Best of 2025 :: Published/Unpublished Double Page Splash or Spread

John Byrne - Uncanny X-Men #115, pp. 2-3 (Marvel, 1978)

Owner: Gene Park
Artists: John Byrne (Penciller) , Terry Austin (Inker)

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Artwork Details

Title:	John Byrne - Uncanny X-Men #115, pp. 2-3 (Marvel, 1978)
Artist:	John Byrne (Penciller)
Artist:	Terry Austin (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Double Page Splash
Views:	1,346
Likes on CAF:	52 53
Favorited on CAF:	3
Added to Site:	5/15/2025

Description

Sometimes dreams do come true!

Here it is - my absolute favorite piece of John Byrne/Terry Austin X-Men artwork. There is no cover, splash or interior page in the entirety of the Chris Claremont/John Byrne X-Men run - the greatest X-Men creative run ever - that hits as hard for me as this magnificent double-page splash from issue #115.

There are only five full double-page splashes and two double-page spreads in the Claremont/Byrne X-Men run. What makes this one unique is that it maximizes the extra Bristol board space like none other, with a huge image of Wolverine doing what he does best; a looming, menacing Sauron; and beautifully-drawn figures of Storm, Cyclops, Nightcrawler and Banshee in the Savage Land.

I love the way this DPS focuses on the main scene with big, bold figures and without overcomplicating the background with unnecessarily distracting elements. It's everything you want and nothing you don't need - it's simply sublime; comic art just doesn't get better than this as far as I'm concerned.

Wolverine is the character that turned me into a lifelong comics fan at a young age and, for me, this is my favorite image of the character: in costume, claws out and doing Wolverine things!

Details about the trade for this piece were discussed in this episode of the Felix Comic Art podcast: https://www.felixcomicart.com/podcastdetail.asp?pId=70

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