Gambit and Rogue commission (Joe Madureira) / House of X #1 variant cover
Artist: Joe Madureira (Penciller)
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DescriptionThis is my grail, the one piece of artwork that I've always hoped to get when I entered this hobby. Joe Madureira has always been my favorite artist, and Gambit and Rogue are my favorite characters (especially when Joe drew them during his run on Uncanny X-Men), so I've always been on the lookout for a great Joe Mad Gambit and Rogue piece. There are some amazing pages and covers that feature one of the two, but there have been very few that feature both of them together (and that have appeared for sale). So I asked around and kept my fingers crossed that I could maybe commission Joe to draw something with the two of them. The closest I ever came was a pair of head sketches at SDCC in 2008 (which is still one of my coolest con experiences). At that point, I had a nice Joe Mad art collection already, and if that was all I could get from the man himself, I wasn't in any position to complain.Fast forward several years- Joe announced that he was taking on commissions as a reward for the Battle Chasers video game Kickstarter campaign, and I had to get on the list for that. It took almost 4 years for this to arrive (and cost a pretty penny), but it was so worth the wait. Joe sketched three different prelim layouts for me to select from- two action ones and one romantic one. I loved the action layouts, which Joe does so well; but I ultimately went with the last one since I'm a romantic at heart, especially when it comes to Gambit and Rogue (and it helped that Joe seemed excited to do something different with the emotional layout). I also asked Joe to add in some snow, reminiscent of the Rogue/Joseph exchange in Uncanny X-Men 341. I loved the tenderness and emotion in that sequence, even though I always wished it had featured Gambit rather than Joseph. After Joe shared this online, Marvel reached out to publish this as a variant cover to House of X #1. So it's also technically a published cover, but I'll always think of this as a commission. An immense thank you to Ryan for his help in getting this set up and to Joe for putting this beautiful piece to paper! Social/Sharing |
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James S 
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 12/29/2020
Fantastic piece, great story, and incredible patience! Congrats!
Mac Ray
Member Since 2012
1 - Posted on 12/31/2020
Oh don't get me started on the whole Joseph crap... thy most pointless and useless character ever created in X-Men history.
Casey A
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 1/2/2021
For me, the first artist I think of for both of these characters. This is really tremendous. Congrats, my friend.
Jake G.
Member Since 2010
1 - Posted on 1/8/2021
Love this piece! I remember reading his kickstarter and seeing the price he wanted for these pieces, which was a little too rich for my blood. But I must say yours came out terrific =)
Bill J
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 5/14/2021
Gorgeous cover! Joe Mad is astonishingly talented! Congrats on acquiring your grail!
Witchblade collector
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 12/13/2021
Joe Mad is such a great artist. And congrats for the cover upgrade! It's a great feeling when this happens (my Witchblade Churchill commission was published as a cover too).
VZA Victor
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 6/5/2022
So you're the lucky guy who owns this? Fabulous art and a wonderful story. Even the prelims to this are awesome. Way to go!
Eric B
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 11/29/2022
Woah! How did I miss this stunning piece! Wow. Huge congrats on this incredible commission turned cover!
James Dornoff
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 8/15/2024
So great to see a commission like this become a cover, beautiful piece, congrats!
Mugen R.
Member Since 2023
1 - Posted on 2/7/2025
Impressive, magnificent piece of art. Extremely jealous :)
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