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Jim Lee Reveals Pencil Sketch of "Action Comics #1000" Variant Cover

Jim Lee has revealed a pencil sketch of his variant cover for "Action Comics #1000" which goes on sale April 18th.

Unlike other variant covers which focus soley on the Superman character, Lee's cover features the Man of Steel battling the new alien menace Rogol Zaar who is being introduced into the comics by writer Brian Michael Bendis.

The new villain will serve as the primary antagonist in Bendis' five-issue "The Man of Steel" mini-series this June and have a backstory involving a connection to Krypton before the planet was destroyed.

With "Action Comics" speeding toward its landmark 1,000th issue on Superman’s 80th anniversary, not only will we see a series of variant covers capturing the look and feel of the Man of Steel throughout different eras of his 80-year run, but certain comic book stores will also have their own exclusive variant covers available in limited numbers.

Some of comics’ most prolific artists will be lending their considerable talents to celebrate Superman’s incredible impact on comics, literature and popular culture through these variant covers:

1930s by Steve Rude (FUTURE QUEST, FUTURE QUEST PRESENTS

1940s by Michael Cho (BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE)

1950s by Dave Gibbons (WATCHMEN)

1960s by Michael Allred (BUG!: THE ADVENTURES OF FORAGER)

1970s by Jim Steranko (CATWOMAN: SELINA’S BIG SCORE)

1980s by Joshua Middleton

1990s by Dan Jurgens (ACTION COMICS) and Kevin Nowlan (HAWKMAN: FOUND)

2000s by Lee Bermejo (LUTHOR)