Superb Immonen page, S!  The wide open space in that top panel is positively thrilling, and a -very- lovely and unorthodox POV to illustrate what could possibly have been a fairly routine panel description along the lines of "Spidey hits villain through clock face".  Immonen upping the game!  The clock hand pointing straight down almost had me laughing aloud, too.  It has a very intense Bachalo feel to me, such is the wonderful and very unique way that's handled...!  Panel 2 is a great storytelling shot of Spidey (the follow through after the large blow of the panel before) and the lighting from below on the falling body in panel 3 is absolutely wonderful.  Congrats on a stunning pick up, S!  Love this!

Great pick up!  Bachalo's Wolverine just keeps getting better and better and meaner and meaner... :)  Super fun piece!  Congrats! 

...And Hulk never stops smiling throughout the whole transaction. :)  Another super cool, super smooth Keown page, with the added benefit of it featuring the Super-Skrull (personal fave).  And from a -completely- fanboy perspective, why don't we ever see more of the Hulk and Super-Skrull throwing down? ;) Another great add, Simon!  Congrats!

Great write up, Jason, and I'm totally with you: Simone's interior page work gives us a great opportunity to see an angle not shown in his (also awesome) painted covers.  His hatching and the lighting effects he can achieve using pan and ink are pretty breathtaking, and the harsh corners of his unorthodox panel layouts have you looking for subliminal "x-es" hidden everywhere, don't they? :)  Love how the falling gent's hand and tie break the panel borders (er, sorry, falling gent!) and a black and white of Simone's is never -just- black and white, is it?  The -incredible- dash of color on Psylocke's lips and eye is like nuclear fission on the bottom corner of that page - spectacular!  Congrats, Jason!  Great page!

Well, it's good that we made it to page three before things got -really- creepy... :)  More beautiful (and unsettling) work.  Super impressive pointillism here as well (which is a word I learned from Rubén's comment on page two - thanks, Rubén! :) ).  That top panel of the baby dolls / drones / maquettes is a very powerful sci-fi statement, standing shoulder-to-shoulder alongside works like The Matrix in showing how the "raw materials" of human frailty can be grafted onto something... not so nice.  Challenging, compelling, impressive work!  Great page, Mark!

Wow - this is an intense sequence,  Never have seen the work of this artist before, but the dot hatching is -super- impressive, offering a very unique and -very- raw flavor to this obviously incredibly personal work.  Really love the styrofoam heads of the first two panels, and how the dot hatching captures the candle flame.  Much more often than not, I always see something new when I visit your gallery, Mark!  You have a great eye and fearless sense of exploration in your art choices.  This is really compelling work - thank you for sharing!

Super sweet renderings by Humberto here, Paul!  Awesome depth and texture to the blacks here, as Humberto infuses a gorgeous, steampunky flavor to this one, pulling out all the stops to give us gears and pipes and gagues and vapors... and Madame Monstrosity looks -GREAT-.  Fantastic clothing and hair (with those goggles with flip-up lenses and extra magnifying lenses) but it's that expression of genuine curiosity (almost -but not quite- divorced from a cruel glee) that is the icing on the cake.  Super cool work, and it's beautiful to see Humberto bringing along some of the amazing techniques he really perfected in his superb work on Strange Academy.  Brilliant pick up, Paul!  Congrats!!

So, so, SO cool.  A great project that Bill was obviously all-in on.  Love the Invisible Man here!  I know these were based on the famous movie stills, but Bill has a way of making them feel like these are the stills -themselves-; pieces of old celluloid chopped right out of an original weathered master print.  So fun... it's scary! :) Great Halloween-time post, Justin!  Congrats!

Great personality and charm to this one, Justin!  A fun, cartoony aspect to it, but the eyes elicit real sympathy.  Really sweet touch to this - a terrific Kickstarter reward (especially in light of one of the main themes of your collection)!  Congrats!

Ho-leeeeeey moley!  I remember back in the day I wasn't too thrilled about the clean lines of Ordway's inking over Byrne (I always liked Byrne with a bit of grit!) but looking at this now, I'm delighted to admit my mistake (or, to sand off the edge there, acknowledge my "growth"...? lol :) ).  A wonderful, classic Byrne FF cover, and Ordway adds great balance and weight to the image by leaving the backgrounds light so the players pop out beautifully.  Fantastic pick up, Bill!  Awesome!

Superb Byrne heroics!  Great write up, Bill, that really encapsulates so many of the special things about this piece: portraits of not one, but -three- heroes beautifully realized by Byrne (yet no one can upstage Supes! :) ). The simple, strong compositional design is paired with brilliant execution and balance (setting the darker wings against the white sun & Superman's white flight trail against the black backdrop of space) to create an image that is super tight, terrifically exciting, and totally deadline-friendly.  Byrne is the consummate pro, and this cover (just like your collection, Bill) is out of this world.  Wow - MEGA-congrats, Bill!!

You know CAB, every time I take a cyber-stroll through your gallery, I have to prepare.  I need to steel myself, knowing that the wonders that await me here are the trappings of a world class collection, and feelings of woeful inadequacy are par for the course (but are always overpowered by the pure joy and wonder of seeing the amazing art, never fear :) ).  It's like confronting your mortality, or staring into the abyss... and there staring back at you is a Ditko and a Kirby and a Simonson and a Windsor-Smith, and, and, and... :) And while I -love- visiting your gallery, it -can- be a pretty harrowing experience, by golly.  Case in point: this.  An absolute slobberknocker of a glorious page; as classic as classic can be, and worthy of bumping more than a few pieces out of a "proper" museum.  I can't believe this exists on the physical plane, quite honestly. :) Thank you -so- much for sharing this with us, along with so many more of your inestimable treasures.

Boy, you're not kidding, CAB!  Dynamite layout here (love the 3-panel "time lapse" on the top tier, producing a horrific end to an unfortunate evil doer... with a total Two-Face vibe to it!), and just as you say, Perkins leverages his talent to fill the (ample!) space to overflowing with atmosphere and gorgeous art.  Panel 4 (intentionally, no doubt) looks like an early horror movie still (and look at the wash textures on the castle's bricks!), but panel 5 may be my favorite, with the building and the Bat-Man standing, defiant, in the face of the cruel and unforgiving elements.  Bravo, CAB!  Outstanding pickup!  Congrats!

Whoolf!!  Opens showing us all why he's a cut above!  Through the cheek?!?  Dude, that's hardcore... although given the three blighters involved here, the chances of punches being pulled are -not- high...  Really stellar, visceral work by Jerome; great pick up, JN!

The Mighty, given their chance to shine!  I'm with you: I really enjoyed the event!  It's hard to go wrong when you had Stuart and Wade firing at the peak of their powers...  A wonderful assemblage of heroes here, with Ms. Marvel and Doctor Strange looking as good as they ever have.  And Red-She-Hulk.  And Iron Fist, Hawkeye, and Black Widow. :) Great Spidey hanging around, too (and the shadow he's casting behind him is a good lighting effect reminder of the magic and energy these new weapons and recharged heroes are giving off)....  Great example, Kit!

Fantastic, rich pencils, with a stunning level of depth.  Severely underrated talent!  Great pick up, Kit.

Good heavens!!  (Literally!)  A cosmic-level score here, Kit!  Not only is it from an intensely all-time historic project, but it is showcases multiple fantastic examples of what Gentleman George Perez could do so very, very well.  Characters, action, and rubble (LOVE panels 3&4), gorgeous star fields and even a character getting subsumed by the heavens in panels 7 and 8.  I love how George stacks panels 1-4 (my favorites on this page), what he pops out, and how he does it.  A signature piece, without question!  And this is from issue 12?!?  Isn't this the point where folks usually get tired?  You go, George!  You go, Kit!  (And what do you mean about "poor financial decisions"?  Can one really put a price on a potent, heady combo of ass-kicking and happiness? ;) ).  Sincere and MAJOR congrats, pal!

Gorgeous piece!  I love how the angle her fan and wrist make focuses her gaze to a point and gives a sharp focus (and slight feeling of danger or menace) to the sleek and fluid movement of the piece... like the night wind itself!  Spectacular!  Congrats, Newell!

For all his well-deserved reputation as a master of explosive action and page-melting intensity, he certainly doesn't steer clear of quiet, emotional moments.  A piece like this one feels -way- more special and intense than a typical hero shot action pose.  Really fantastic execution!  Congrats, Newell!

You nailed it with your description, Newell: a fantastic perspective and atmospheric lighting to effectively transport the viewer to an alien landscape.  Outstanding sense of movement here, and Stingray's billowing cape adds to the otherworldliness of it all.  Marco's signature even looks like an air bubble! :) Super cool, Newell - congrats!

Fantastic choice for your inaugural DPS, Newell!  I was hoping this one might still be available after the interview, but, alas, it was not meant to be. :) Blistering, all-out Hitch action, with some fantastic inking technique to convey a nova-level blast (love some of the harsh shadows here)!  Adding Reed being stretched all over was a great compositional move to give the image some oomph and variance.  GREAT pick up, Newell - can't wait to see your -second- DPS now! :) Congrats!

Excellent!  Love the gradation of light here, and the teeth and mouth look incredible.  What a talent!  Jim sure can shoehorn a ton of detail into a small space.  Great grab, Justin!

Yeah, had to swing past for another gander at this beauty.  A perfect Mignola example: creepy fun, reeking of character detail (and shadows!), and built for a backstory that is undoubtedly compelling as hell. :) Super piece, Justin!

Incredible commission, Justin!  Flippin' -fantastic- choice of character, and I think Michael's inspiration shines through very clearly.  Great use of thick and thin lines (just as you say) to create a piece with weight, depth, and style.  Superb execution - congrats!

Incredible, gorgeous work - WOW!  If I were you, I'd leave this book laying around for folks to flip through, just to hear the gasps and exclamations when they open it up and see this. :) Amazing piece!

Oh!  So... um... "Spoilers"...? 😜

AWESOME!  Wow - I thought they'd be just a small little thing in the upper corner of a print or trade paperback title page or something, but that's a really sweet piece of art!  Love this!  Congrats again!

Word, bird.  This is the story I think of most often when I think back on the Hickman run.  I didn't even know who Synch and Darwin -were- before this story, and by the end I was desperately attached to them.  Their struggle here is wedged in my memory.  Outstanding writing, and Mahmud's fantastic art was just as superb.  Congrats again on the great examples from this arc!

Fantastic blend of a clean Marvel house style (in the vein of Ramos) with a hint of the gleefully anarchic sensibility that would soon be Skottie's stock in trade... SUPER cool, historic cover in the context of Skottie's evolution.  Gorgeous example, EM!  Superb pick up!  Congrats!

Fairyland's "Excalibur moment", right?  Dare you to pull -this- thing out...  Superb gradation of color here, going from the top down, from the dramatic night sky and ending in a puddle of gore.  These covers are -fabulous- Kelsey, and I have to pay more attention to Ewan's work!  Congrats on grabbing such great examples!

That is very, very naughty.

Had to swing past for another love session with this monster, Kelsey!  I mean, what could possibly be better than a healthy shot of Skottie Young insanity?  How about a healthy shot of Skottie's insanity -painted- by someone who can inject (literally here - sorry, Larry) an insane amount of insanity INTO Skottie's already insane insanity.  Like, it's all the Mad magazine antics Skottie grew up on, concentrated (and fermented) into a highly flammable, unbelievably toxic, cancerous pustule of multichromatic brilliance.  This one is so, so, so, unflinchingly, uncompromisingly awesome.  An absolutely spectacular piece, Kelsey!  Congrats again!

Absolutely -sensational- piece, Anthony!  Mike was really dialed in on this series and was able to go as "deep sci-fi" as he wanted... and he went deep!  Look at this beauty: fantastic character renderings (Mike's Rocket is -always- a treat, and Angela looks as beautiful as she does deadly here), but "next level" is officially achieved with the bottom sixth of the right side of the page, and that absolutely -insane- cityscape: a Blade Runner-worthy mic drop of artistic nuclear detonation.  The whole thing is brought to life and given insane amounts of depth and texture by Mike's masterful washes.  Mike Deodato at the peak of his considerable powers; MEGA-congrats, Anthony!

Cowan and Sienkiewicz...  The best there is at what they do... and what they do is so very, very nice...  Sensational inking by Bill on this (over Denys's superb figure work), of course, adding that signature frenetic, savage Wolverine energy, but my favorite part may be the inking on his left leg and boot: it is absolutely fantastic.  Such a solid, grounded, perfect realization of his posture and power here.  Another terrific add, Miki!  Congrats!

WOW - GREAT shot of Spidey here (!!), but there's no way -anything- can top the indelible image of the Mole Man riding shotgun on a chariot being pulled by bomb-toting velociraptors riden by Moloids... Coolest.  Thing.  EVER. :) Beautiful, high octane renderings by Ryan here; he threw everything at this one!  Great piece, Paul!  Congrats!

Yes, rounding out the substitute FF with more waves and swooshes than you can shake a hair stick at, Fred's Medusa never fails to bring a smile.  A great set of cards capturing the complete team of this fun little blip of an era for the FF, I certainly wish it would have gone on for longer, like the curly, snaking tendrils of... something... I can't put my finger on what, exactly... :) Great set of grabs, Paul!  Congrats on completing the set right out of the gate!

The leader of Matt's Kooky Quartet (the "Matt" in question being Fraction, scribe of the charming tale)!  I mean, the premise was simple enough: the Fantasic Four were, in theory, only going to be gone on their trans-dimensional journey for a few seconds in our reality, so why not have a fun group of pals formally assume the mantles and responsibilities of the FF for those few seconds?  It'll be a laugh and a fun and easy PR victory, right?  I mean, what could go wrong?  There's NO way that the real FF -wouldn't- arrive back 3 seconds later, is there...?

Another killer Hembeck portrait from this unique series.  Super cool, Paul!  Love the colors on this one, from Darla's hair to the different flavors of orange rocks, to the red nd blue of the trunks...  Great piece!  Love this weird and wacky team lineup!

Right on!!  I really enjoyed this fun run.  Matt Fraction picked up the baton from Jonathan Hickman after the latter's all-time classic run on Fantastic Four and FF, and turned both titles into something new and different.  Matt left the title before we were able to see his vision for the big story finish he had been building up to (which was a heartbreak for me), but it was a fun time to be an FF (both iterations) fan, for sure.  Incredibly special to have Hembeck portraits of the team from this era, Paul!  LOVE these!

BOOM!  Whoa, Miles isn't messing around!  Fantastic, Harren-like top panel, flawlessly executed by Humberto (showing immense bravery and stylistic bad-assery to leave so much undefined there...).  Equally capturing the inhuman speed and un-human invisibility, that is superb draftsmanship.  Not a wasted line!  It takes a lot to upstage an image of Spidey emptying his web-shooters in all directions, but Humberto does it easily here. :) Whoolf!  Great battle sequence, Paul!  Congrats!

Oh, yes - ABSOLUTELY.  The mirror/reflection theme is taken to the next level by Mike here.  A superb composition which uses the simple, fantastic design elements of the bricks and ledge of a building to construct the illusion of the reflecting pool that Peter can gaze into...  The rich washes of the costumes stand out in bold (and literal) counterpoint to the monochromatic bricks and open air.  Phenomenal work by Mike here, Paul!  Spiderversity is in session!  Outstanding pick up!

Had to swing past for another look; superb weight and balance to the composition here (as is so often the case with Mahmud's work).  Great add, JN!

Another huge fave, JN!  Had to swing past for another humble tip of the hat to such a beautiful piece.  I know that in these divided times, the path to healing is always touted as starting with someone reaching out, but I'm not reassured by Ultron's gesture here...  Call me crazy... :)  Impeccable, powerful work by Hitch and Neary!

GAAH!  ANOTHER one I missed out on commenting on?!?  Totally sorry, man - don't know what was up with me!  Some beautiful, splashy storytelling by Leinil as Amora makes quite the entrancing entrance.  So striking is her arrival that you could be forgiven for overlooking the terrifyingly awesome rendering of the big Axis baddie in panel 1, but please don't!  More of those gorgeous, densely-packed scratchy pencils by a master of his craft.  GREAT Leinil Yu / Enchantress page, JN!  Congrats!

I'm stymied as to how I haven't commented on this yet, JN...!  It is always -such- a treat to see Leinil ink his own stuff; his densely-packed thin lines counterpointed by the thick and heavy blacks in the backgrounds of some pieces like this leave a lasting impact on the viewer.  His covers contributed a fantastic, indelible, unifying element to Hickman's X-Men run, and that air of authenticity and tone spills over (in a positive way) to other titles whose editors are clever enough to call on Leinil. :) Superb piece, JN!  Congrats on the great pick up!

Great sequence - congrats on reassembling and preserving it!  Beautiful black and white art, I find that top panel especially rich and potent.  Fantastic examples of Mahmud's work from a special period of X-history!  Congrats, James!

Great sequence with your page 7, James.  Love the organized chaos of the computer cables, allowing the dark flow of power and data into the creepy CPU like so many twisted veins and arteries.  More fantastic Asrar composition and inking, and really fun to see the journey the images took (to enhance the storytelling) after the physical art was produced.  Another great pick up!

Absolutely -excellent- pick up, James, and you're spot on about how fantastic this intense story was.  I need to re-read it to refresh, but my -memory- of the story is that It had all the rich depth (and delicious hard sci-fi) of the best Hickman, but I remember it also having a stark, insulated feeling, as if these issues only contained this one, single storyline (instead of multiple tendrils), and we (as readers) were just as cut off from the other characters (and wider X-world) as Wolverine, Synch, and Darwin were.  Like I said, I need to re-read it, but that's the impression/memory of it that I carry with me.  Super intense and lovely, just like this piece!  Fantastic balance and composition here, sporting some killer, chiaroscuro-laden, intentionally "binary" character designs (honestly, can you ever go wrong with a flaming skull?) and weighty menace.  Super duper cool.  Congrats, James!

Stunning piece by Yo, balancing black and white with past and future!  Obviously some of Yo's favorite source material; an inspired choice for a commission!  Sweet piece & superb execution!  Congrats, A T!

YES!  Gotta have the good Doctor represented!  (And you even get a few tentacles!)  Love how Chris draws the Eye of Agamotto, with the two thin lines bisecting the "lids" (rather than a single line).  It feels much more like a closed, slightly creepy, sleeping eye that could wake at any moment and wither you with its unflinching, all-seeing gaze.  Great stuff!