Avengers & X-Men: Axis 9 page 15 by Jim Cheung & Mark Morales

A very nice half splash from Axis by Jim Cheung.

Axis may not have been a great crossover event, but it didn't lack in the art department, at the very least regarding Jim's contribution.

Here we have a verrrrry nice Thor with his axe, fantastic use of moody blacks, something you don't usually see in a Cheung page.

This may be due to Mark Morales' inking who is used to ink Olivier Coipel pencils. This was an interesting point for me that Mark inked that page actually as I find many similarities between Cheung and Coipel's styles. And I think having Mark inks over Jim tends to underline those similarities. Plus, I'm a sucker for cross-hatching. Silly, I know but it works very well with me ^^

The page also reminds me of the old Jim Cheung Scion days (the title on which he exploded artistically in my opinion) as featuring a helmetless Thor and his axe throws a more fantasy feeling over the page.

See additional image for a nice prelim on the back of the page.

This is part 7 of my 2017 CAF b-day.