Just a few months after unleashing a talking goat cover to Quantum and Woody #1, Valiant has revealed another unconventional, QR-activated variant: the "8-Bit Evolution Variant" to November's Unity #1.

Valiant calls it the "first fully animated 8-bit cover," although it's really a two-and-a-half-minute animated short that can be viewed on a mobile device via a code found on the cover -- or watched right now. The clip gives background on the book's main characters -- X-O Manowar, Toyo Harada, Eternal Warrior, Ninjak and Livewire -- in the distinctly whimsical 8-bit style, which Valiant has used before on a series of covers. The video was produced in partnership with YouTube channel CineFix, as part of its "8-Bit Cinema" series.

Unity #1, written by Matt Kindt and illustrated by Doug Braithwaite, is scheduled for release on Nov. 13.