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X-Force (Hickman Era) #24 Cover

Owner: Dan T
Artist: Josh Cassara (All)

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Title:	X-Force (Hickman Era) #24 Cover
Artist:	Josh Cassara (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
Views:	426
Likes on CAF:	27 28
Favorited on CAF:	1
Added to Site:	7/13/2023

Description

On the eve of the 2-year anniversary from when I initially inquired about the piece, I'm thrilled to unveil the cover of X-Force #24 by Josh Cassara.

I don't overly hype up my pieces often, but in my opinion, Josh's cover rendering of Colossus establishes an iconic modern image of the character. It evokes an image of strength & anguish that the character is carrying through issues as recent as this week.

I first reached out to Josh about the piece when the cover was solicited in July 2021, to find out he planned to hold onto it for a while.

A year later, he put a price on it, but I was still chasing certain vintage X-Men targets and, despite making a day trip to Terrificon to specifically see this piece, I held off.

In December of last year, vintage targets achieved, I reached out again and he put his Fastball Special (also in my CAF) in front of me, a piece I couldn't refuse. Not being able to swing both at the same time, I put plans for this cover on hold.

Viewing this piece as my top target heading into 2023, I finally made the call in January, as Josh announced his first show appearance of the year and my belief this wouldn't last through another Con season. Colossus came home shortly thereafter and I couldn't be happier about it.

Thanks so much to Josh for this one. The Big Fella has absolutely found a good home in my permanent collection.

https://twitter.com/joshuacassara/status/1616481363334688768

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Last Login:	August 2025
Country:	UNITED STATES
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