tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382259233943252272024-03-16T14:52:54.807-04:00The Unpublished X-MenA Collection of unpublished or rarely seen art from Marvel's X-Men Comics. This blog will also feature promotional art, commissions, alternate covers, and trade paperback & graphic novel covers.CitizenXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086566660883744347noreply@blogger.comBlogger277125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38225923394325227.post-57788361627225185812014-04-25T05:59:00.000-04:002014-04-25T05:59:00.340-04:00Nightmares of Futures Past<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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CitizenXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086566660883744347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38225923394325227.post-27917404175256097352014-04-21T05:54:00.000-04:002014-04-21T05:54:00.422-04:00Days of Future Unpublished<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This cover for X-Men 142 was not used, but later saw print in Classic X-Men.</div>
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<br />CitizenXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086566660883744347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38225923394325227.post-11705671872919817792014-01-16T21:02:00.001-05:002014-01-16T21:02:00.227-05:00Todd McFarlane Wolverine<div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhITboQpAuXUj2B03jfyuV_pGxVefeQ8Ty3_o90NpvA0lcQc4VzcrewtFQxvCLYuyqvGtRAOyTkrU1Xw4cEJUoE4Q92qoJz7YIQLrZIlSO6s0zJO6icsyDUyzu5PiByAVa8nJLXpwD4Ww/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhITboQpAuXUj2B03jfyuV_pGxVefeQ8Ty3_o90NpvA0lcQc4VzcrewtFQxvCLYuyqvGtRAOyTkrU1Xw4cEJUoE4Q92qoJz7YIQLrZIlSO6s0zJO6icsyDUyzu5PiByAVa8nJLXpwD4Ww/ cursor: pointer;" height="400" width="400" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px;" /></a></div>CitizenXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086566660883744347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38225923394325227.post-50575944478561662912014-01-15T10:43:00.001-05:002014-01-15T10:43:40.730-05:00Amazing X-Men<div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02ECgx-pYLvjUrh9QOjAwups9iNG0Co1-8nB5SPRIy0Vb4J6MPbqoHfyLJ_rpfJKfb57a43wPcobikLK0Ia9uuLlons6fnw2sWh7t-ftwy_vEuY6_XpKEyahue0vcs6d_1J87jQaRxyg/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02ECgx-pYLvjUrh9QOjAwups9iNG0Co1-8nB5SPRIy0Vb4J6MPbqoHfyLJ_rpfJKfb57a43wPcobikLK0Ia9uuLlons6fnw2sWh7t-ftwy_vEuY6_XpKEyahue0vcs6d_1J87jQaRxyg/ cursor: pointer;" height="445" width="320" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px;" /></a></div><p>From a U.K. reprint title, I couldn't locate any information on the artist.<br>
Image from Psylocke Visions  <a href="http://psylockevisons.blogspot.com/">http://</a><a href="http://psylockevisons.blogspot.com/">psylockevisons.blogspot.com</a><a href="http://psylockevisons.blogspot.com/">/</a> </p>
CitizenXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086566660883744347noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38225923394325227.post-55350740269297915782014-01-12T14:41:00.001-05:002014-01-12T14:41:18.289-05:00New Mutants Inventory Cover<div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jLWcKI3WRAEM7U4Mb3GPZxW1TIYVlsc1hOrbKSFftIYlvhxpDmXfMgNbs51G_RL-Z0mGHsQiEA7yatT-HE5vVe4iNNeoHYDQyCE7dnt5CQB-gkAhFac_Fc7M_z4peMv7aL2dlhy63ok/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jLWcKI3WRAEM7U4Mb3GPZxW1TIYVlsc1hOrbKSFftIYlvhxpDmXfMgNbs51G_RL-Z0mGHsQiEA7yatT-HE5vVe4iNNeoHYDQyCE7dnt5CQB-gkAhFac_Fc7M_z4peMv7aL2dlhy63ok/ cursor: pointer;" height="869" width="560" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px;" /></a></div><p><br>
Art by Bob Layton and Jack Abel. From <a href="http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1080108&GSub=146368">comicartfans.com</a>:<br>
"It was an inventory cover. At that time, alot of the books had generic covers on file,in case there was ever a problem. After Jack had his stroke, a lot of us created work for him while he recovered. That cover was one of them. I'm not sure if it was ever published or not,but it's rare because I seldom allowed anyone else to ink my pencils. Jack was a dear friend and colleague who goes back with me to my early days at Continuity Associates."  </p>
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This take on Juggernaut was done by Jack Kirby many years after he stopped drawing X-Men, and gives us a peek at how things might have been if he stayed on the book.</div>
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The sketch was printed in <span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16px;">"Jack Kirby's Heroes and Villains." From <a href="http://www.whatifkirby.com/">www.whatifkirby.com</a>:</span></div>
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<br />CitizenXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086566660883744347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38225923394325227.post-78046501626597492342014-01-01T06:50:00.000-05:002014-01-01T06:50:00.554-05:00X-Men T-Shirt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This image was produced for what may have been the first X-Men t-shirt, which was offered for sale in X-Men #12. The image itself was not published until it was used as a pin-up in X-Men #74. Writer (and former Kirby assistant) Mark Evanier was kind enough to confirm that the art was by Jack Kirby and Chic Stone. Check out his blog for tons of Jack Kirby stories, and tons of great articles in general! <a href="http://www.newsfromme.com/?s=jack+kirby">http://www.newsfromme.com/?s=jack+kirby</a> </div>
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<br />CitizenXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086566660883744347noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38225923394325227.post-11363882029860953442013-12-30T06:40:00.000-05:002013-12-30T06:40:01.127-05:00Jack Kirby Week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Not only is this unused cover for X-Men #10 the oldest unpublished cover featured on this blog, but it is also the earliest X-Men cover still in existence. We've also got a version colored by a friend of Unpublished X-Men, Professor H!</div>
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<br />CitizenXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086566660883744347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38225923394325227.post-1695715879946582752013-12-27T11:50:00.000-05:002013-12-27T11:50:01.709-05:00Havok By Clay Mann<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />CitizenXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086566660883744347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38225923394325227.post-83523016415531517862013-12-25T06:00:00.000-05:002013-12-25T06:00:02.916-05:00Uncanny X-Mas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This Marvel Subscription ad imposed Santa hats onto Marc Silvestri's X-Men. I'm not sure what this image was originally produced for, but I'm fairly certain it was used on a coffee mug. The image at bottom was taken from a comic produced for Marvel's stockholders. There's some horrible photoshopping on Rogue's head because part of her face and hair was missing in the original publication.</div>
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<br />CitizenXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086566660883744347noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38225923394325227.post-33978232309021114562013-12-23T06:00:00.000-05:002013-12-23T06:00:05.872-05:00Sam Kieth Weapon X<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />CitizenXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086566660883744347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38225923394325227.post-85903727198697876962013-12-20T06:00:00.000-05:002013-12-20T06:00:01.695-05:00Pirate Kitty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />CitizenXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086566660883744347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38225923394325227.post-44140706197808678932013-12-18T06:00:00.000-05:002013-12-18T06:00:09.211-05:00X-Men 50th Anniversary<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide celebrated 50 years of The X-Men this year with this cover by Mike Deodato. The guide is available for purchase here:</div>
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<br />CitizenXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086566660883744347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38225923394325227.post-46352306969400878922013-12-16T06:00:00.000-05:002013-12-16T06:00:02.955-05:00Longshot Original Design<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Ann Nocenti's original Longshot Bible included this character design by Carl Potts, which was later changed drastically by Art Adams. The bible can be read in it's entirety in 2008's Longshot hardcover.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;">I posted the blue Iceman because I've never seen a blue Iceman before, and, to be honest with you, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;">I wanted to see a blue Iceman.</span></span></div>
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<br />CitizenXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086566660883744347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38225923394325227.post-59877892780741786032013-12-11T06:00:00.000-05:002013-12-11T06:00:03.796-05:00X-Men Revisited<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This Marvel Super-Heroes Cover, featuring X-Men reprints, may have been the only Kirby X-Men rendition done after his original run on the title.</div>
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<br />CitizenXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086566660883744347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38225923394325227.post-76800809720800495322013-12-09T06:00:00.000-05:002013-12-11T11:25:28.214-05:00X-Factor Unknown (Updated)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Will's Comic Art Page has this unused X-Factor inventory page for sale. If anyone knows who the artist was, please let us know! - Update! John Trumbull and several other eagle eyed readers recognized these as Joe Stanton pencils, from an inventory story that was ultimately published in inventory clearing house Marvel Fanfare 50! As an E-Man fan, I'm ashamed I didn't catch this myself. Mark this one as published, and check out the color version below.</div>
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<br />CitizenXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086566660883744347noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38225923394325227.post-42744985484703343962013-12-06T06:00:00.000-05:002013-12-06T06:00:11.854-05:0080's Storm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This cool sketch of 1980's Storm is one of several unearthed by 80's archeologist Jason Shayer at Marvel Comcis of the 1980's.</div>
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<br />CitizenXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086566660883744347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38225923394325227.post-41148974561476912192013-12-04T06:00:00.000-05:002013-12-04T06:00:15.015-05:00X-Men Reunion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This is the best quality image I could find of this Joe Quesada poster, featuring everyone who had been a member of the X-Men at the time of publication.</div>
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<br />CitizenXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086566660883744347noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38225923394325227.post-87540015011956727962013-12-02T06:00:00.000-05:002013-12-02T06:00:05.850-05:00More Mike Zeck<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
In the early days of this blog, I noted that Mike Zeck didn't do much X-Men art. Will's Comic Art Page proved me wrong, with this promotional image of the Beast. According to the site:</div>
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<br />CitizenXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086566660883744347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38225923394325227.post-22001383337193515392013-11-29T06:00:00.000-05:002013-11-29T06:00:02.123-05:00Fastball Special<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We conclude our second annual John Byrne month with a classic "Fastball Special". Have no fear, there's plenty of John Byrne X-Men left to post! 'Til next time!</div>
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<br />CitizenXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086566660883744347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38225923394325227.post-62197694926127904362013-11-27T06:00:00.000-05:002013-11-27T06:00:16.471-05:00Marvel Age<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This image of Wolverine and Colossus fighting a Sentinel was printed in Marvel Age 16.</div>
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<br />CitizenXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086566660883744347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38225923394325227.post-64421407273404309352013-11-25T06:00:00.000-05:002013-11-25T06:00:10.997-05:00The Death of Phoenix<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Perhaps the most well-known Unpublished X-Men story was the original ending to X-Men #137, where Jean Grey lived. Of course, this was rectified rather quickly when the story was published in Phoenix: The Untold Story in 1984. This issue publishes the entire story with the original five page ending that was changed due to an edict by Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter.</div>
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"The ending of the story was a matter of intense controversy with the editorial staff. Jim Shooter's recollections are that the original intent of the Dark Phoenix storyline was to introduce Dark Phoenix as a cosmic nemesis for the X-Men. This was what had been discussed originally amongst the creative team and Shooter, and this was the story development that had been approved. When Uncanny X-Men issue 135 was in the final artwork stages, Shooter happened to look at the proofs for the issue and noticed that the story included the destruction of an inhabited solar system, with an explicit mention of billions of lives lost. Louise Simonson feels it was Shooter's outrage over this plot element which led to him taking editor Jim Salicrup off the series several issues earlier than he'd been scheduled to."<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">"Upon questioning Salicrup about where the plot went from there, he was told that issue 137 ended with Jean being permanently depowered by the Shi'ar and released into the custody of the X-Men. Shooter disagreed with this development both from a storytelling standpoint as well as, secondarily, a moral standpoint, likening the ending to "taking the German army away from Hitler and letting him go back to governing Germany," and finding it out of character for the X-Men to retain friendly relations with a being who had committed genocide. Byrne and Salicrup explained that they had no problem with this resolution because they had always thought of Dark Phoenix as a separate entity who had possessed Jean Grey, with Salicrup drawing an analogy to the film adaptation of The Exorcist: "In the movie there's this little girl who's taken over and several people get killed, but by the end, when the demon's gone no one thinks, 'Let's kill that murderous little girl.'"However, on reading the issues over they agreed with Shooter that from the reader's perspective, she did not seem to be possessed, and Claremont admitted that while writing the Dark Phoenix Saga he was never clear in his own mind whether Jean Grey was possessed or her actions as Dark Phoenix were her own."</span><br />
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On a side note, in theory this issue is supposed to take place in the alternate reality in which Rachel Summers is born, leading to <a href="http://unpublishedxmen.blogspot.com/search/label/Days%20of%20Future%20Past">Days of Future Past.</a></div>
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