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John Byrne, X-Men #115 Cover, Commission / Re-imagination

Artist: John Byrne (All)

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John Byrne, X-Men #115 Cover, Commission / Re-imagination Comic Art

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Title:	John Byrne, X-Men #115 Cover, Commission / Re-imagination
Artist:	John Byrne (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	2,775
Likes on CAF:	5 6
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	6/15/2020
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Description

2020 is a big year for X-Men anniversaries.

It�s the 50th anniversary of the original title�s cancellation (Issue #66). It had struggled to find consistent commercial success or creative direction for much of its original seven-year history.

It�s the 45th anniversary of the X-Men�s �comeback� with the launch of Giant-Size X-Men #1, possibly the greatest rags to riches story in comics� history. If anyone else can tell me where a book goes from cancelled to a company�s most popular title in less than 10 years, I�m all ears.

And, perhaps more importantly from a broader pop culture perspective, it�s the 20th anniversary of the X-Men film franchise from Fox, which concludes forever in a short while with the release of the problem-plagued New Mutants. (Postponed many times, it was most recently scheduled for an April 3 theatrical release, and is now delayed because of the COVID outbreak.)

The first X-Men film launched eight years ahead of the MCU, and in my mind, established what a Marvel film could do in terms of both creativity and commercial success. It paved the way for what was to come.

Meanwhile, we have this great commission by John Byrne.

John Byrne. X-Men. Not much to add here except a few details.

This is a Byrne re-imagination (as John calls them, I believe) of the cover of X-Men # 115 featuring the dinosaur villain Sauron. The re-imagination is more dynamic and dramatic than the original, which was only John�s third cover on the book. Dave Cockrum had a few in the can when Byrne took over art duties on issue #108.

Byrne�s commissions can be found easily in CAF and through a Google search and there a lot of great ones � at sizes up to 30x 40! (This one is pretty close to the standard 11x17 size.)

https://greggoldsteincomicartgallery.com/john-byrne-x-men-redux/

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P A
Member Since 2013

Posted on 6/15/2020

Awesome Byrne X-Men piece!

* From The Land Beyond
Member Since 2006

Posted on 6/15/2020

Nice Byrne!

Dave Philpott
Member Since 2010

Posted on 6/17/2020

Congratulations Greg. Can't go wrong with a Byrne X-men Savageland combo!

Joe Murray
Member Since 2006

Posted on 6/22/2020

Great stuff, congrats!

Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015

Posted on 6/22/2024

Gorgeous!

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