Marvel Tōkon Video Game Gets Comics Tie-In, Variant Covers

Tag team fighting games are all the rage right now, what with Invincible Vs. doing 3v3 tag and now Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, an upcoming video game with “reimagined” versions of the Marvel characters that does them one better with 4v4 tag. And to celebrate, Marvel Comics will release a one-shot tie-in to the game, as well as variant covers as a Tōkon of their support.

Written by Steve Orlando, Tom Waltz, and Josh Trujillo, with art by Bruno Büll, Áthila Fabbio and Ryusei Yamada, Marvel Tōkon: First Strike #1, per PR from Marvel, “expands the game’s mythology and reveals the exciting backstories of its playable heroes as well as its antagonists, the Promoter and Champion!”

In addition, there will be 20 variant covers beginning in August, highlighting the designs in the game across various titles listed below.

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls will hit PS5 and PC on August 6, and curious to see if DC will counter with a “f**k everything, we’re doing 5 tags” fighting game some time soon.

Marvel Tōkon: First Strike #1 hits stores on August 5, alongside a slew of variant covers you can check out below.

MARVEL TŌKON: FIRST STRIKE #1

Written by STEVE ORLANDO, TOM WALTZ & JOSH TRUJILLO

Art by BRUNO BÜLL, ÁTHILA FABBIO & RYUSEI YAMADA

Cover by JUAN FRIGERI

Variant Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
Variant Cover by MICHELE BANDINI

On Sale 8/5

On Sale 8/5

CAPTAIN AMERICA #14 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER

IRON MAN #8 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER

MARC SPECTOR: MOON KNIGHT #7 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER

UNCANNY X-MEN #33 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER

On Sale 8/12

X-MEN #35 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER

X-MEN UNITED #6 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER

On Sale 8/19

AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON #3 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER

DOOMQUEST #4 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER

On Sale 8/26

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #35 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER

WOLVERINE #26 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER

X-MEN #36 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER

On Sale 9/2

AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON #4 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER

MARC SPECTOR: MOON KNIGHT #8 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER

SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY #5 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER

TBA #1 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER

THOR #801 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER

WADE WILSON: DEADPOOL #8 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER

On Sale 9/16

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #36 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER

On Sale 9/23

SPIDER-MAN/HULK: FIRE AND BRIMSTONE #2 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER

X-MEN #38 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER

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