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Will Salmon

Teen Deadpool leads the next wave of New Champions covers

Marvel Marvel Comics Nick Bradshaw

The introduction of Spider-Boy has been one of Marvel's most intriguing developments this year. Peter Parker's supposedly long-lost sidekick, created by Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos, has proved so popular that, a couple of weeks back, Marvel unveiled a whole host of variant covers featuring loads of other potential "lost" sidekicks dubbed "New Champions". You can see those covers right here.

Now they've added four more, including a hilarious Teen Deadpool cover for Deadpool: Badder Blood #5 by Nick Bradshaw. The variant sees a knife-wielding, skateboard-riding Teen Deadpool ride into action while a proud Pops watches on.

You can check out the other new hero designs in the gallery below.

The other three covers, from left to right are Scarlet Witch #9 by Jen Bartel, Sensational She-Hulk #1 by Mirka Andolfo, and Blade #4 by Mateus Manhanini.

The New Champions variant covers are all published this October. Marvel says of the new initiative, "Like Spider-Boy, these new characters inspire a secret history of countless adventures where they've fought side-by-side with their superhero mentors! Featuring fresh, bold designs by all-star talent, these stunning new covers may just be a glimpse into the future of the Marvel Universe!"

It's worth reiterating that, for now, these characters are simply cool variant covers with no actual stories planned that we know of. However, given that last line from Marvel and the fact that Spider-Boy has been a huge success, we wouldn't be at all surprised if some of these became actual heroes somewhere down the line.

Check out the full list of New Champions variant covers and when you can buy them in the list below.