Quesada variant cover to 'Avengers: X-Sanction' #1

From Marvel Comics

Oct. 5, 2011

Marvel Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada Covers AVENGERS: X-SANCTION #1!

Cable’s back and he’s got just 24 hours to destroy the Avengers! Except one Avenger won’t go down without a fight, as Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Marvel CCO & legendary artist Joe Quesada’s Avengers X-Sanction #1 variant cover. Missing since Second Coming, Cable must resort to dire measures in order to save the future – even if that means taking on the heaviest hitters in the Marvel Universe. But how is he back? And can he take on all of Earth’s Mightiest alone? Find out as superstar creators Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness kick off the countdown to the 2012’s status quo-shattering event in the Avengers: X-Sanction #1 Quesada Variant!

AVENGERS: X-SANCTION #1 QUESADA VARIANT (OCT110607)

AVENGERS: X-SANCTION #1 QUESADA SKETCH VARIANT (OCT110610)

Written by JEPH LOEB
Art by ED MCGUINNESS
Variant Cover by JOE QUESADA

FOC – 11/7/11, ON SALE – 12/14/11

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Philip Portelli October 5, 2011 at 1:42pm

Didn't they just do the weapon switch bit with Cap in Daredevil?
Jason Marconnet (Pint sized mod) October 5, 2011 at 2:15pm

I don't typically like Quesada's art and I don't plan on buying this series. However, this is not a bad looking cover. I like it actually. My brother would love it because Cap and Cable are two of his favorite characters.
Captain Comics October 5, 2011 at 3:09pm

Maybe they're showing off Cap's new "super-power." In a recent story, probably one of the Fear Itself tie-ins, someone complains when they're put on crowd control or something instead of being with Cap on the front lines. Someone says "that's because Cap is a super-soldier who can quickly master any weapon that comes to hand, and you're not." Or words to that effect.
Philip Portelli October 5, 2011 at 3:15pm

Which is odd because Cap could and should be carrying a couple of weapons but chooses not to!
ClarkKent_DC October 5, 2011 at 4:26pm

"Weapons are for the weak."

-- Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu #39, April 1976.
Travis Herrick (Modular Mod) October 5, 2011 at 4:30pm

Seams and pouches! What a deal.
Luke Blanchard October 5, 2011 at 4:52pm

Possibly they've switched bodies.
Figserello October 5, 2011 at 5:57pm

For a super-soldier, Cap seems to have terrible aim there.

That's re-defining "point-blank."

But I think Luke has called it...
Figserello October 5, 2011 at 6:01pm

Captain Comics said:

Maybe they're showing off Cap's new "super-power." In a recent story, probably one of the Fear Itself tie-ins, someone complains when they're put on crowd control or something instead of being with Cap on the front lines. Someone says "that's because Cap is a super-soldier who can quickly master any weapon that comes to hand, and you're not." Or words to that effect.

You're probably thinking of Moon-Knight being palmed off with the simple idiot's gun in Secret Avengers #16, while Cap gets the latest super-sophisticated masterpiece.

I say this because SA #16 was the first Marvel comic I bought in God knows how long.
Captain Comics October 5, 2011 at 6:10pm

That's it! That's the scene! And I'm guessing you bought that book because it was written by Warren Ellis?

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