National Geographic have opted for true variants of their newsstand and subscription February 2019 issues.

In principle this is nothing new. NG have been using cover variants dating back to their very, very early issues.

However, unlike many back issues, this time it’s not just a different crop or substituting copy, it’s a completely different photograph.

Worth taking a look, oh and the cover story is a fascinating read about the master that is Alex Honnold, the living Spider-Man - but even Alex doesn’t need a web.

Hats off to the photographer!