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No kidding! I bought the regular cover on a whim and really liked the book a lot. Gambit is one of my favs and who doesn't like Rogue? When I saw this variant I had to snag it! =D

Yes they are both in it.

If you haven't read the new Astonishing X-Men, it's worth a read. Just recently got a nice 1:100 variant!

Thanks!

Feel free to chime in if I am asking a silly question. I genuinely don't know which one to go forward with....

Ahoy everyone! TLDR: I'm new to comics, been of fan of superheroes since the 90s and am in it for both reading enjoyment and classic collecting/investing. My "first appearance" was a handful of books as a kid, none of which survived to this day, at least not in my possession. I was always a Spider-man, Batman and X-Men fan because of the animated series of the 90s. About 6 months ago my interest in comics was piqued when I learned about the Darth Vader series from 2015. I tried out the Ben Reilly: The Scarlet Spider and Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-man series but neither of them were quite what I was looking for. However, 3 other series have cemented me in for current runs on a pull list: Black Bolt, Bane: Conquest and the latest Astonishing X-Men! I also have been haphazardly picking up interesting issues. Most notably was the Uncanny X-Men #266 (1st app. Gambit) that I got signed by Andy Kubert at SDCC. Gambit has always been my favorite X-Men member. Waiting to get that one back as my first slabbed book, Signature Series! The one book I vividly remembered having as a kid was Spider-man Maximum Clonage Omega. Fortunately for me that bit of nostalgia didn't cost much! Anyhow, I am looking forward to learning and sharing with the crew around here!

I purchased a sweet variant of the new Astonishing X-Men #1 (NM). When I recieved it, there was a small bend in the bottom right corner of the cover, about 1" in length and very slight color break in a 1/4" of it. The seller immediately sent me another copy. This copy looks great, except for what looks like a fleck of recycled paper in the title. This is glossy and looks like something from the printer. Anyways, which would be considered the more egregious flaw? I got what I feel is a good deal on the book, so I am not going to bother the seller any more; just send back the one I don't want. Thanks in advance for your advice/opinion!