All-New XMEN 17 – Cover
Artists: Stuart Immonen (Penciller) , Wade Von Grawbadger (Penciller)
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DescriptionIn the last year or so, I've been trying to streamline my collection. The goal is to have 1 portfolio of great examples by my favourite artists.*Stuart was on this list. I loved the art from his run on All-New XMEN. Cartoony, beautifully drawn and expressive figures, and a fearless appetite for backgrounds. This cover is a wonderful example of this. The framing with the blacks helps create depth. The scale of it has so much detail your eye can enjoy something new with each viewing. I especially love the corrugated roof and wires. The air conditioner is so simple, yet perfectly executed. Beast's pose, the rubble underneath them, the clothes hanging, the lamppost light... All a treat to take in. Hope you enjoy as much as I do. *Also worth noting, my portfolio is one of those fancy ones with rings. Meaning I can add a few extra pages if I need too. Social/Sharing |
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Shelton Bryant
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 12/13/2023
FANTASTIC!!! Powerful and Stark...Very BOLD!!......Congrats!!
Anthony Meunier
Member Since 2010
1 - Posted on 12/13/2023
The background remind me Ghost in the Shell or Akira.
Marcus Wai 
Member Since 2005
3 - Posted on 12/13/2023
The background is the star! It's probably based off a photo of Hong Kong that's in a NY gallery.
F M
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 12/13/2023
Fantastic use of backgrounds and light to center the characters and create some depths. A modern master.
Christian L.
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 12/13/2023
I was sooo tempted to bid on this piece. Such a good get. Félicitations!
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
2 - Posted on 12/13/2023
Christian L. wrote:
I was sooo tempted to bid on this piece. Such a good get. Félicitations!
Hey! Between the artist, the cover owner, you and me, we have hella strong Canadian and French Canadian content here. Vive le Québec et l'Ontario! Oh, and congrats on the cover acquisition, Eric!
Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 12/13/2023
Beautiful image! Love the background element and of course am a big fan of Magik. Just a terrific pick up!
Joe A
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 12/14/2023
Great cover. I love it when artists play with the scale of the characters in relation to the background. Congrats!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 12/19/2023
What a way to set a scene! Whether it's his sequentials or a splash like this few can mess with Immonen on the storytelling front! Big congrats!
Jason Hussa
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 1/2/2024
Terrific write-up, Eric, and you're not kidding: this one is all about the technique. A brilliant composition, flawlessly inked, that utilizes the darkened foreground alleyway walls as a foreboding border frame to spotlight/highlight the destroyed apartment building in the background. And details, details, details! Power lines zig-zagging, signs outside of abandoned stores (mostly non-English signs to enhance the feeling of isolation for our heroes...). Absolutely fantastic. It looks like Illyana's posture was changed from a wide stance to a more reserved one, which beautifully serves the story and depth of feeling of the piece by putting our heroes on a more guarded alert. LOVE it. And more than just a pretty picture, it also fulfills the essential purpose of a cover: hooking the reader and getting them to buy the book: What's going on, and what is this awesome (and unusual) duo of heroes going to do about it? Breathtaking work by Stuart and Wade. My most sincere congrats - this one is an absolute KILLER.
Bill J
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 1/18/2024
Absolutely stunning cover by Stuart Immonen and Wade Von Grawbadger. Beast and Magik have arrived...where? It's clearly a city, but it's falling apart. Is this a dystopian future? These are the kinds of questions that covers like this arouse in readers and compell us to buy to comic to find out what's going on. Handsomely composed by Immonen and superbly inked by Wade, it's a beautiful piece of art. Serious congrats on a fabulous pick-up!
Steven Dilworth
Member Since 2012
1 - Posted on 6/1/2025
This is a great illustration. I don't usually say this, but it looks really great colored.
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