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Uncanny X-Men #213 cover recreation by Stephen Green

Owner: Dan T
Artist: Stephen Green (All)

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Title:	Uncanny X-Men #213 cover recreation by Stephen Green
Artist:	Stephen Green (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Commission
Views:	409
Likes on CAF:	14 15
Added to Site:	12/27/2023

Description

I met Stephen at Dragon Con 2021 where he was the first entry in my first X-Men sketchbook. After getting a great Nightcrawler to kick off the book, I realized Stephen would be a perfect artist for my X-Men cover recreation project.

After chatting about it, he was interested in doing one and it was just a matter of timing for his list to open.

While waiting for that to happen, Stephen just continued to level up his work quality over the past few years, especially in conveying dynamic action in his art.

Arriving in 2023, after chatting with Stephen at HeroesCon, the UXM #213 cover came up as his favorite. Surprisingly, despite Alan Davis being my favorite artist, this cover wasn't on my list. That said, given how passionate Stephen was about the cover, I had to include it among the choices provided when Stephen's list opened up during the late Summer.

I'm so glad I did, as Stephen thoroughly exceeeded expectations, creating a killer piece, true to the original, but with so many added touches of his own - the added blood spatter effects, putting Wolvie's claw through Sabretooth's hand, as well as clawing Sabertooth's face, which looks even more menacing than the original cover, the extended use of zipatone to effect the lighting, and the nod to his friend, Tradd Moore, by using Silver Surfer Black in the corner box.

Just an excellent piece of work all around, another example of success when gearing a commission request to what will get an artist excited, and being patient & ready for when it may take some time for an artist's list to open up.

An incredible way to close out the Class of 2023 additions to my X-Men cover recreations project, thanks so much to Stephen for his great work and Felix Lu for his assistance in facilitating the commission.

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Country:	UNITED STATES
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