X-Men #35 pg 23 (Sharp pencils, Riggs ink, Nicieza story) - SUNSET GRACE
Artists: Liam Sharp (Penciller) , Robin Riggs (Inker) , Bill Oakley (Letterer) , Fabian Nicieza (Writer)
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DescriptionSUNSET GRACEFrom the creative geniuses of Nicieza, Sharp and Riggs comes a piece of beauty that was the X-Men in the mid 90’s, from issue #35. This storyline takes place soon after Scott and Jean were married, just returning home from a decade plus of being gone as they traveled to the future to raise their son, Nathan Christopher Summers, but to their world they were only gone a few hours. Grace Lavreaux, aka Sunset Grace, created a dimensional fissure that slowly destroying life on eart as we knew it. She was broken and in pain, her powers had returned and she was dealing with decades of grief after losing her husband and son years earlier, sending them through a portal that she could no longer access. It’s a sad story, I guess my favorite kind in the land of X. Even sadder knowing the truth to the story, that both her husband and son died in a car crash and she only sent the car wreckage through the portal. In this beautifully done page we see Grace reunite with her family (as they have all aged), in a land she created called NEVER NEVERLAND. She creates the reality she wants/needs in order to move forward. Jean helps unlock what Professor X locked away years earlier (so Grace wouldn’t have to deal with this huge loss), and releases the memory of her family, so she can live with them in her own reality and closes herself off from Earth, negating the issue at hand. This storyline precedes the Phalanx Covenant which started right after this one-off issue. This was a great time to grow up with X-Men and their stories. This particular one-off story was rich and full of great character depth and amazing art. This is my first Liam Sharp page and hoping to have more. His line work and design so absolutely gorgeous, full of emotion and intent. Almost every page in this book feels like a splash page with story flowing all around it. Making it feel a lot more unstructured and free flowing, like being in someone’s mind and seeing their thoughts. This worked perfectly for the type of story being told and pairs well with Nicieza’s ideas/writing. I’ve always loved these art pages that have an overall outer shape of a head/profile but you get lots of imagery radiating inside and out of the main figure. I may have to find more of these. Social/Sharing |
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John C 
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 11/2/2023
In Never Neverland there is no such thing as stat pages.
André .
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 11/2/2023
Great splash from Sharp from his way too brief stint. Congrats!
Shelton Bryant
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 11/2/2023
Powerful Close up and figurative rendering!!.....Congrats!!!
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 11/3/2023
This layout is something born of the 70's stories from the likes of Steranko, Adams, and Starlin as pop art. Now used here by Sharp effectively to showing scenes in the mind behind the emotions of the page.
S. H!!
Member Since 2023
1 - Posted on 11/3/2023
I'm generally pretty mixed on the 90s, having come into it during Onslaught and the Clone Saga of all things, but Nicieza really put out some bangers in that era. The layout of this is great and I really like that inset border a lot.
Wolvie Fan
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 11/3/2023
Heluva splash, James. Love Liam Sharp in the nineties. His Death's Head art back then was some of my favorite art at the time. Congrats, this XMen page is a beauty.
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 11/3/2023
I remember this one! So much packed into this splash, incorporating the extra large profile shot with lots of other characters AND dialogue. A real bang for your buck with this one. Congrats!
Dino Mauricio
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 11/3/2023
Extraordinary X-Men splash with creative composition and amazing details. Congrats James!
Rick W
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 11/3/2023
Lots to love on this page. Awesome profile, with great dialogue and detail!
Eranga Devasurendra
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 11/3/2023
This was a beautiful issue from Liam...congrats on scoring a page from it!
Byron B
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 11/3/2023
Nice! I had Liam sign this issue at NYCC last month. He was very proud of this and the Cyclops splash faceoff embedded in the comic. Congrats!
Tangled Web Art
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 11/5/2023
One of the most memorable issue of X-Men around that period with gorgeous art by Liam Sharp. Congrats with this beautiful page!
Michael McIsaac
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 11/5/2023
I thoroughly enjoyed this issue when I first read it, and I remember being very impressed with Sharp's art. This is a spectacular page that really showcases what Sharp can do.
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