This rendition of Thunderbird by Rafael Kayanan reminded me that he also did a portrait of Thunderbird for the Uncanny Dave Cockrum tribute book, so I decided to show both pieces here.
A Collection of unpublished or rarely seen art from Marvel's X-Men Comics.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.
Friday, May 31, 2013
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
The Rampaging Hulk
The Rampaging Hulk #2, printed in 1977, featured a black and white tale of the original X-Men written by Doug Moench with art by Walt Simonson and Alfredo Alcala. It was unusual to find the original X-Men featured in a story this soon after the introduction of the All-New All Different X-Men. Incidentally, the painted cover is by Ken Barr.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Stan The Man
Scott Edelman's blog has some detailed character descriptions believed to be written by Stan Lee in the 1970's. Scott was an assistant editor at Marvel Comics at the time, and he did print these in an issue of FOOM. For more information, check out his post: http://www.scottedelman.com/2012/02/11/did-stan-lee-think-cyclops-should-sound-like-anthony-perkins/
Apologies for the scans, but with my secretary on vacation, I was unable to provide a transcript. However, you can click on the image for a larger version. Also, I know how much my readers appreciate rare X-Men art, so I have included a dose of John Romita Sr. to keep you from going through withdrawl symptoms.
Friday, May 24, 2013
What is it that disturbs you, Colossus?
We're bringing Paul Smith Week to a close with a special treat! Paul Smith is well known for his work on both X-Men and Dr. Strange, and here's an image that combines both. If only this could have been published as a complete story, as Dr. Strange conjures an image of Colossus's sister Magik, who was thought to be dead at the time.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Brotherhood
This Paul Smith pinup of The Brotherhood of (Evil) Mutants originally appeared in X-Men Unlimited #7. Scans of the original art can be found below.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Paul Smith Week / Uncanny X-Men 169
While this image later saw print in the back pages of Classic X-Men #24, it was originally intended to be the cover for Uncanny X-Men #169. Check out the original art and the published cover below.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Like a Phoenix
I just can't resist anything by Adam Hughes, and this Dark Phoenix sketch is no exception.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Fifth Line-Up
From The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition, here's the fifth X-Men lineup, roughly from the John Romita Jr. era. Art is by Brandon Peterson and Josef Rubinstein.
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