X of Swords Destruction pg 16 (Pepe Larraz art, Hickman and Howard story) - Magik opening portal for alien demons
Artists: Pepe Larraz (All) , Jonathan Hickman (Writer) , Tini Howard (Writer)
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DescriptionHeck of a non-hell portal from Magik!My first piece of original art from Pepe Larraz, first piece of computer original art as well. It’s an odd piece for me that I really don’t know how to feel about it but really wanted to get a piece of Larraz X-Men art in my collection. For my flavor and taste, I rarely enjoy the fully computer drawn art pages, not that they aren’t beautiful it’s just missing the romanticized idea of hand drawn pencil/pen on paper (with the visible mistakes erased), instead of digital pen and Wacom tablet. My work industry primarily involves lots of amazing artists working on computers creating entire new worlds, but for pleasure seeing or getting the very unique one of a kind art pages brings more joy. This is what an authorized certificate tells me to be a one of a kind authentic print of Larraz’s page art from the X of Swords final chapter - Destruction. To be completely honest, this storyline had a huge build up for something really magical and when I read it, I enjoyed the world the were playing in but the storyline and contests were really poorly executed. I am not a fan of Tini Howard’s work but really love the world Hickman created for the X-Men to now live in. This page, however with all the reasons to not like it listed above, is absolutely beautiful. It’s a great example of Larraz’s talent. His composition and storytelling in the art alone is eye-catching without all the verbal garbage that X of Swords presented. The page features a portal that Magik opens as a final battle thrust of the sword that turns the tides of the war between the Amenthi Demon Summoners and the X-Men, spilling out hordes of alien demons to wipe out the Summoners. The deadly vortex swirl of her Soul Sword helps to eviscerate the enemy literally at their gates. The detail of the destruction is immense and really made this foul-tasting storyline a visual feast. Overall the sweet art outweighs the sour storyline, the computer art is overtaken by the detailed design of what Larraz’s hands can magically perform. I don’t yet love this piece, the reasons are complex, but very happy to have a representative piece like this in my collection. Social/Sharing |
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Marcus Wai 
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 3/28/2022
Very interesting to compare with the published page with the digital motion blur, digital zip for ben-day dots, and colors. They work to contain all this killer brushwork on the page.
André .
Member Since 2015
2 - Posted on 3/28/2022
Marcus Wai wrote:
Very interesting to compare with the published page with the digital motion blur, digital zip for ben-day dots, and colors. They work to contain all this killer brushwork on the page.
Yeah, curious that even though this is a digital print out, that there're still differences to the published page.
James S
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 3/28/2022
If you can't find a party I guess you bring your own! I'm sure alien demons know how to rock! Nice!
Dino Mauricio
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 3/29/2022
Amazing page with incredible details and the angled panels only magnify the chaos of the demon horde. Very cool James!
Kin Wong
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 4/2/2022
Awesome Larraz page with crazy alien action as only he can draw it! I do have similar mixed thoughts about monoprints, but at the end of the day, there isn't much physical X-Men art by Larraz. And it's nice to be able to see the detail he puts into the art on a larger scale (before the colors/digital effects).
Bill J
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 5/12/2022
Pretty stunning page no matter how the artist achieved it.
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