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New Mutants (Vol. 01), Issue 81, Page 24

Artists: Louis Williams (Penciller) , Chris Claremont (Writer)

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New Mutants (Vol. 01), Issue 81, Page 24 Comic Art

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Title:	New Mutants (Vol. 01), Issue 81, Page 24
Artist:	Louis Williams (Penciller)
Artist:	Chris Claremont (Writer)
Media Type:	Pencil
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	221
Likes on CAF:	8 9
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	12/23/2022
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In this issue, Amara is talking with Empath about their religions, and Amara reveals that she knows that hers is true because she's met one of her gods, Hercules. Queue story of prior Magma and Hercules adventure. However, the Empath pages were added later making this particular issue four pages longer than the norm. Let me explain.

The majority of this issue is told as a flashback and takes place between New Mutants #44 & #45. Claremont wrote the story, and Williams penciled all of the pages back at that time. For whatever reason (perhaps it was always intended to be held for a fill-in issue) the story was shelved and put into inventory status instead of going into final production. Fast forward, and a fill-in issue is needed for issue #81 and this one is pulled back out and dusted off. Terry Shoemaker was brought in to pencil three new opening pages to tie the story into the current timeline since the series is now 35 issues further along.

This page was the original last page of the story, and got a new bottom third pasted on during production with a revised hospital bed scene with astral Zeus. Shoemaker penciled one additional page to be a new ending page, wrapping up the Amara-Empath conversation and again tying it back to current timeline following issue #80. Joseph Rubenstein inked the whole issue, but with the changes to the bottom of the page inked this one on a new board.

Heritage listed this as an unpublished, uninked, undated inventory page with no artist info. However, this is Louis Williams' original pencil board, and the top two-thirds were published in issue #81 from these layouts after being inked by Rubenstein and mated with the new bottom panel from Shoemaker. Check out the additional image for the published page.

So yeah, technically uninked and unpublished, but certainly a piece of vintage New Mutants art that I'm willing to find a cozy home for in my collection.

Oh yeah, and for those counting that makes three (three!) non-Star Wars pages in a row added to my gallery. A new record, but I'm also starting to have withdrawal symptoms.

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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

2 - Posted on 12/23/2022

I wasn't jealous before we met
New Mutants women I see is a hospital threat
And I'm possessive, it isn't nice
You've heard me saying art buying was my only vice

But now it's pencils Lou
Ink everything to new
And all I've learned has pages turned
Say's twenty two

Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay for your Hercules

Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 12/23/2022

I loved seeing this at auction. Louis Williams did a short stint on Daredevil and then seemingly left the business But with this particular story, he clearly inspired by Kevin Nowlan's style, which was at its peak at this time and it's great to see this because while you still see hints of the Nowlan style in the NM #81 story, Rubinstein clearly didn't know or maybe just didn't care for the look Williams was going for and really did a subpar job with the inks. Being able to see these pencils is a treasure because it shows us what the final product shouldn't looked closer to! a fun, great piece. Congrats and Merry Christmas!

Jeffrey Wedding
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 12/26/2022

Ruben DaCollector wrote:

Ghosts of pencil pages past (seasonal reference!) that escaped inking are magical nuggets of OA goodness. Williams had escaped my attention before, frankly, but now I'll need to dive into some of his other work. Sounds like it might not be that large of a pool.

John C
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 12/24/2022

Hugging in a elevator in a hospital. That is where the decline into the dark side always starts.

James Dornoff
Member Since 2019

1 - Posted on 5/11/2023

Great looking character page!

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