Note: I don’t know about you, but the recently launched Wolverine And The X-Men has been a breath of fresh air in Marvel’s mutant comics — and that was only doubled when artist Nick Bradshaw took over. Following after Chris Bachalo is a challenge unto itself, but Bradshaw excelled and also introduced us to a future team of X-Men featuring some of today’s teen mutants all grown up — and some merged with other concepts. Quintin Quire as Phoenix, with a tinge of Charles Xavier? A Brood as X-Man? Lapsed X-men fans might not know who any of these are, but you can’t help but enjoy the decisions and maybe — just maybe — want to give this title a look. Here’s sketches Bradshaw did of the future team, taken from this Newsarama.com interview with writer Jason Aaron. Be sure to click on each image to blow it up — the small notes Bradshaw makes are worth reading! – Chris A.
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Wolverine And The X-MenNote: I’ll let Kevin Wada‘s art do the talking on this one. If you like these, check out Part 1 and Part 2. – Chris A.
Note: For an artist working full-time in super-hero comics, sometimes when you have some free time you want to experiment. Wonder Woman artist Cliff Chiang did just that a few years back with a series of illustrations imagining a band of Japanese superheroes inspired by the heroes of the Justice League. In what Chiang describes as a mix of DC, old school anime and kaiju, this take was almost greenlit by DC a years ago. Just imagine. – Chris A.
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Wonder WomanNote: Artist Aaron Diaz continues his one-man march on DC’s Finest with this compliment of redesigns of the Batman family. Which is your favorite? Go over to Aaron’s site to see his thoughts on his new approach.- Chris A.
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Note: One of the most popular posts in recent memory has been Kevin Wada‘s high-fashion take on Marvel’s mutants, and he’s back again with a new line of outfits featuring some classic (and surprising) faces from the X-Men corner of the Marvel U. Pay special detail to the fine detail put into each piece… and enjoy! – Chris A.
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Note: We here at P:R HQ were genuinely giddy when it was announced that Ross Campbell and Joe Keatinge were reviving the 90s Rob Liefeld character/series Glory for Image’s upcoming Extreme revival. As a long-time friend-of-the-site (and good artist to boot), Ross is full of ideas on different directions to take characters and this upcoming project of his is no different. Ross provided us some exclusive sketches as he planned out Glory’s look in advance of its early 2012 debut. - Chris A.
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Note: Although DC Fifty-Too has come and gone, there’s still a lot of artwork some people have missed out on — including me and this pin-up of Green Lantern by Ron Salas. Ryan Reynolds should have had Ron on speed-dial when it came time to find some clothes to match that ring. – Chris A.
Note: It’s tough to relaunch a comics universe — just ask DC Comics. But it looks like that’s what Archie Comics is doing to their super-heroes as they’ve pulled them back from DC’s recent licensing and are bringing them back in a big way. Announced at San Diego Comic-Con, this pin-up by Ben Bates has a lot to like in this piece — Check out the Fly! – Chris A.
Note: Project: Rooftop is about super-hero costume design appreciation, both with redesigns and respecting what’s gone on before. Artist Karl Heitmueller recently did a comic strip for Back Issue Magazine about the evolution of Superman’s costume in the wake of DC’s New 52. Karl has graciously allowed us to reprint it here. – Chris A.
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