( CNN ) -- What Kanye West wants , he gets . After all , he wanted Kim Kardashian for years , and is now set to marry her in May . ( They already welcomed their first child together , North , last June . ) So should we be surprised that the rapper , who 's previously campaigned for his bride-to-be to appear on the cover of Vogue magazine , can place a checkmark next to that goal ? It 's true . Kardashian and West are appearing on the April issue of Vogue magazine . And this , soon after West proclaimed on Ryan Seacrest 's radio show that it was preposterous it had not yet happened . `` There 's no way Kim Kardashian should n't be on the cover of Vogue , '' West told Seacrest back in October . `` She 's like the most intriguing woman right now . ... and collectively , we 're the most influential in clothing . '' `` No one is looking at what Obama is wearing . Michelle Obama ca n't Instagram a ( bathing suit ) pic like what my girl Instagrammed the other day . '' The cover is vaguely reminiscent of Kardashian 's other high-profile appearance on the front of People magazine in 2011 , when she posed with her then-fiancÃ© , basketball player Kris Humphries . Except this time , she 's traded in the contemporary clothing for sumptuous luxury wares . Calling Kardashian and West # theworldsmosttalkedaboutcouple , Vogue is promising a firsthand look inside the pair 's `` fashionable life and surreal times , '' including a glimpse of how they interact as parents . The pair 's daughter , North , appears with them in a behind-the-scenes video of the Vogue photo shoot . The unveiling of the issue , which arrives on newsstands March 31 and digitally March 24 , was met with a mix of reactions , from stunned to supportive to upset . `` Somewhere , Victoria Beckham is flipping a table , '' joked one observer . `` Vogue negotiates with terrorists , '' quipped another . Vogue is n't a stranger to controversy -- earlier this year it was criticized by some for its treatment of `` Girls '' star Lena Dunham -- but the vitriol directed toward Vogue editor Anna Wintour regarding the April issue has been visceral . `` If someone could start a petition to have Anna Wintour fired over this , society would appreciate it , '' said @ RunBritRun . `` Anna Wintour RETIRE NOW . You 're mentally unstable , '' chimed in @ Jenovia . `` I just wonder what went through Anna Wintour 's mind . Has she gone mad ? '' asked another onlooker . Given the timing of the issue , a handful wondered if Vogue was pulling some sort of elaborate ( not to mention expensive ) April Fool 's Day prank . Fans of the couple were just as breathless as Kardashian tweeted she was when they spotted the pair 's glossy cover shot . `` If you 're actually mad at Kim and Kanye 's Vogue cover , '' tweeted @ Kia_Mak , `` go outside , start walking and do n't stop until you reach the horizon . '' Added @ PatrickSandberg , `` Kim and Kanye refuse to accept the limitations people try to put on them and it 's inspiring . They win . '' Mostly , though , it looks some are just confused by the # worldsmosttalkedaboutcouple hashtag Vogue is trying to promote . `` Wait , '' said @ NikiBlasina . `` That does n't look like Jay-Z and Beyonce . ''
Shane West and Kim Kardashian are on the cover of Vogue magazine 's March issue . West had previously said he felt there was no reason Kardashian should n't be on the cover . The couple 's manager North was also present at the photo shoot . The cover debuted digitally March 24 and on newsstands March 31 .