When it comes to variant covers, some people love them and others don't like them. For those that do enjoy them, it can become a matter of wanting to collect the different covers. It's a chance to get another great piece of art and often gives a different interpretation by today's great artists.

With variant covers, people might not immediately think about Archie comics but in case you're unaware, there have been many great variant covers released. Archie Comics has given us the exclusive first look at three new ones from Tim Seeley, Jill Thompson and Phil Jimenez along with their thoughts on their approach and interpretation.

ARCHIE #645 by Tim Seeley

Sure I like drawing monsters and superheroes and all that, but one of the greatest honors I've had was drawing the lovely ladies of Archie! Betty & Veronica are two of the most enduring and important female characters in the history of comic books.

BETTY AND VERONICA #266 by Jill Thompson

It's an honor to be able to draw characters that I have loved since I was a little girl and follow in the footsteps of some of my favorite Archie artists, Harry Lucey, Bob Bolling, Dan DeCarlo....their art shaped my childhood and are some of the main influences on my decision to become a comic book creator!

LIFE WITH ARCHIE #30 by Phil Jimenez

Sure, I may be better known for drawing super-heroes and transforming robots, but when an opportunity to draw the Archie gang -- especially in my own "style" -- presented itself, it was an opportunity I couldn't pass up. Talk about cultural icons! And talk about a universe of characters everyone knows, and if they don't, they should -- some of Archie's adventures and cast are more sophisticated and relevant to young people (and old) than half the material being printed by other publishers. I simply couldn't get over how cool Archie and his gang turned out to be, and how much fun they always are to draw!

Here's a list of past variant covers:

Here's a gallery of those covers:

Gallery

Let your comic shop know if you're interested in the variants.

i always think of betty and veronic as sweet and inocent but what that first cover shows us is that there sweet and innocent but there sexy in a classy way and thats pretty cool

That Jimenez cover to Life With Archie 30 is tremendous. No one draws people in regular clothes like Phil Jimenez does. He's one of the few artists that pays attention to fashion and current trends.

That Fiona Staples Josie and the Pussy Cats cover is awesome as well.

If only an Archie article could get 100 comments.

@mattitude22 said:

i always think of betty and veronic as sweet and inocent but what that first cover shows us is that there sweet and innocent but there sexy in a classy way and thats pretty cool

nice art.

Ive never thought of Betty or Veronica as "hot" characters. That 1st cover is very strange to me.

That seagull is up to something

@jesusdisciple001 said:

If only an archie cud get 100 comments

If only : (

These are some fantastic variants!

Anyone else notice Jughead's cameo?

@TheHood said:

Anyone else notice Jughead's cameo?

Whoah, now I see him. The sneak! How did I miss that?

i would like to read this if the writing follows some of the themes the artist on here have set out. but i doubt that archie would ever change somany decades of cheesyness 2 girls chasing 1 boy strategy. just in case though, i think i will start skimming them at the checkout at walmart to see if it has become a good comic.

i do lve these covers especially the grill of thrones, the super teens and i love the clothing of jimenez and jill thompson! thumbs way up ;-)

Archie has been some interesting stuff to draw attention to their books the last few years. They're almost sneaky about it, but man, it seems to be working. Good for 'em.

Fiona and Phil, Wow!

That #645 variant cover is the best! Totally awesome I say.

If Archie comics actually looked like that 1st variant, I'd be a reader. Shallow maybe, but true.

@CapFanboy said:

@mattitude22 said:

i always think of betty and veronic as sweet and inocent but what that first cover shows us is that there sweet and innocent but there sexy in a classy way and thats pretty cool

you saying you want to crush their heads with a salt lick?

@jesusdisciple001 said:

If only an archie cud get 100 comments

Quite a bit of Facebook likes there. Also, there's been a bunch of RT's on Twitter. Comments do not represent views at all on articles here.

@Reignmaker said:

If Archie comics actually looked like that 1st variant, I'd be a reader. Shallow maybe, but true.

@mattitude22 said:

i always think of betty and veronic as sweet and inocent but what that first cover shows us is that there sweet and innocent but there sexy in a classy way and thats pretty cool

I love Life With Archie: Married life.

@Bluefox170 said:

This is what I think of when I seen that.

@LarryDavis: I'm saying it better not be for touching kids.

@mk111 said:

@TheHood said:

Anyone else notice Jughead's cameo?

Whoah, now I see him. The sneak! How did I miss that?

I caught his crown....then I saw this comment.....to funny.

I still love reading Archie mainly because even if I don't pick up the newest issues I can re-read my old ones as they rarely get old to read. I can only read my Marvel and Dc's so much but Archie just keeps entertaining.