Malevolent #3 Cover B John Bivens & Felipe Sobreiro Invincible Team-Up Variant Mature Readers – Image Comics
Malevolent #3 Cover B John Bivens & Felipe Sobreiro Invincible Team-Up Variant Mature Readers – Image Comics
Malevolent #3 – Cover B: John Bivens & Felipe Sobreiro Invincible Team-Up Variant (Mature Readers)
Dark meets dynamic in one of the most striking crossover variants of the year. Malevolent #3 arrives with a stunning Cover B Invincible Team-Up Variant by the powerhouse artistic duo of John Bivens and colorist Felipe Sobreiro — two of the most exciting talents working in creator-owned comics today. Their collaboration brings a raw, visceral intensity to this Mature Readers crossover that perfectly captures the tone of Malevolent while nodding to the kinetic energy of the Invincible Universe.
Whether you’re a Malevolent reader following the series from the start, an Invincible Universe completist, or a John Bivens and Felipe Sobreiro collector, Cover B of issue #3 is a must-have variant that showcases two of comics’ most compelling artistic voices at their very best.
- Title: Malevolent
- Issue: #3
- Cover: Cover B – Invincible Team-Up Variant
- Cover Artists: John Bivens & Felipe Sobreiro
- Rating: Mature Readers (MR)
- Publisher: Image Comics
- Format: Single Issue / Comic Book / Ongoing Series
- Genre: Horror / Action / Mature / Supernatural
- Crossover: Invincible Universe
- Published Date: April 2026
- Available in Stores From Publisher: April 2026
- Condition: New, Unread
👿 Fun Fact: John Bivens is best known as the artist on Something is Killing the Children — one of the most acclaimed and best-selling horror comics of the past decade from BOOM! Studios — making his work on Malevolent a natural evolution for fans of dark, atmospheric horror storytelling.
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