Marvel Comics Introduces Jonathan Hickman And Valerio Schiti's G.O.D.S. From Upcoming Event Series

Who are the G.O.D.S.? This fall, we'll find out in what's being described as a "revolutionary" new series from Jonathan Hickman and Valerio Schiti.

Announced back in March, G.O.D.S. will redefine Marvel's pantheon of cosmic beings and deconstruct the forces behind reality. Along the way, this saga will introduce a host of new characters, all of whom are players in a secret conflict at the crossroads of science and magic. 

Heralding their debut, a new line of variant covers this August will spotlight some of the core cast as they team up with heroes and villains from throughout the Marvel Universe. 

We met Wyn in the pages of Free Comic Book Day: Avengers/X-Men #1, and this latest artwork showcases the likes of Aiko Maki, Dmitri, Cubisk Core, and Mia. From powerful mystics to daring scientists, these are agents of "The Powers That Be" and "The Natural Order of Thing," and servants to the very building blocks of creation itself. They're new to us, but according to Marvel Comics, they've been scheming and clashing with each other for eons in the shadows.

Here are the characters spotlighted in the variant covers and bonus pages:

• Wyn, a powerful magic expert who’s operated in secret for thousands of years and is now forced to come out of the shadows.
• Aiko Maki, a high-ranking agent brutally loyal to the ways of science and willing to do anything to keep the building blocks of creation in balance.
• Dmitri the Science Boy, Wyn’s reckless partner who has a secret mission of his own to discover the dark truth of his past.
• Mia the Magic Girl, a young sorcerer struggling to achieve her full potential.
• Cubisk Core, a mysterious being of pure corruption seeking to shatter the existing systems.

"When I came back to Marvel a few years ago, I wrote two series bibles. The first was House of X and the other one was G.O.D.S.," Hickman explains. "To say that I’m excited to finally be able to share this story with everyone is a massive understatement."

"G.O.D.S. takes place in its own special corner of the Marvel Universe - in the cracks that lie at the intersection of science and magic - and revisits some characters and concepts that we’ve reimagined for a more modern, continuity-driven audience."

Check out the variant covers below: