X-Men Forever #18 Cover - Cyclops!
Artists: Tom Grummett (Penciller) , Terry Austin (Inker)
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DescriptionJust look at those hands! You know what they say about men with big hands, right people? Big hands, even bigger visor!I must say, since the body is shown only from the waist up and he isn't firing his optic blasts, I'm glad Grummett at least gave it more life be drawing Cyke in an aggressive pose. As always, he took care to show the emotion through the hands as well as the face, something only the best draftsmen typically take the care to do. The anatomy is realistic and typically excellent. This is also one of my favourite Austin inked covers, as he did an excellent job all around. Do any of you see the Michael Golden (modern era, not early career) look of the finishes throughout the abdominal area? An unimportant but interesting observation. Before I started reading and collecting comics, my neighbour had given me a small pile of comics and one of them was a reprint of a Silver Age X-Men story. In the back after the story ended, there were a few pinups of the individual original X-Men members, I believe by Werner Roth, but my memory is vague. Anyway, I was mesmerized by the Cyclops pinup, probably because I was already a fan of the Cyclops of Greek myth by then. So once I began reading X-Men comics, I was already a Cyclops fan. The interesting thing is that I later grew to have more of a love/hate relationship with him because while I loved him as a standalone character, my gut instinct was always to side against him whenever he and Logan got into arguments. But visually, as simple as his costume was, I've always loved it. I'm more a fan of the original than this particular costume, but I still really like this one as well. I'm really thankful to own a solo cover of my favourite member of the original 5 X-Men, more so as it's done by one of my all-time favourite artists and inkers. Cyclops fans unite! EDIT: Okay, I've now discovered that the Cyclops pinup I referred to up above was not a pinup, but rather the splash page to the backup story in X-Men #43, which I now remember loving so much I read it over multiple times, as it explained the "secret" of Cyclops' optic blasts! I remember trying to draw this image of Cyclops and it was the first time I had ever attempted to copy a drawing, which led to me strong interest in the artistic aspect of telling stories with pictures within the comic book art form. The story even showed a panel of Cyclops firing his optic blast at The Hulk, who was my absolute favourite character then, which made me love Cyclops even more because the story led me to believe that a slim guy with no power other than the optic blasts could take on the "strongest one there is"! I've added a scan of the 5-page story in case any of you want to read it... Social/Sharing |
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Brian G
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 5/17/2022
Probably my favorite of his costumes over the years. Really cool looking Cyclops, congrats.
K Gearon 
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 5/17/2022
The face and the hands are definitely where artists can show out in terms of expression, and Grummett definitely did that here. Being waist up, it's cool that you got a more close up shot, though not as close as a head shot, which is good. As far as the look/costume, main thing for me is having that classic hooded look with visor - love it. And yes, I'm a Cyke fan! Congrats!
Miki Annamanthadoo
Member Since 2003
1 - Posted on 5/17/2022
Nice cover !
Cyclops was my favorite also! Congrats!
Heidjer Staecker
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 5/17/2022
Needs a thought bubble: "I'm so going to blast you .... no, no, no, don't it .... yes I'm so going to blast you!" :-)
Johnny M
Member Since 2014
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1 - Posted on 5/17/2022
Great Grummett cover, and it made your TOP 12!!!
E DLS
Member Since 2005
2 - Posted on 5/17/2022
Yup, nothing like "comic hands" (which is totally different from jazz hands, LOL). Love the exaggerated clutch. It's funny, the other day (I must have been really bored), I was just sitting around looking at my hand, and then I started tying to do some of these exaggerated hand poses from comics. I couldn't stop laughing, because it was just so ridiculous trying to hold your hand in some of these positions. Looks great in comics though. LOL
James S
Member Since 2017
2 - Posted on 5/17/2022
Nice, man! Everyone loves to hate on Cyclops, but he just wakes up every day to lead the team and fool around with the hottest X-Women! Respect!
Chris Snorek
Member Since 2009
2 - Posted on 5/17/2022
James S wrote:
Nice, man! Everyone loves to hate on Cyclops, but he just wakes up every day to lead the team and fool around with the hottest X-Women! Respect!
Hahahaha I came here for this comment.
Rick W
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 5/17/2022
Hard to go wrong with Austin inks. Cyclops Grummett grail!
John C
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 5/17/2022
Lucite... hardening... must... end life... Classic... Lorne... Green... death... pose... from... Battlestar... Galactica.
Best... death... ever.
Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 5/17/2022
Another incredible piece of art. Hard to believe this is #526 in the Grummett art you have posted thus far!!!
Derek Crabbe
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 5/17/2022
What are your thoughts on the amalgamation of the 'skull cap' look with the Jim Lee Era body costume?
Bob Kopman
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 5/17/2022
Great cover, Ruben. Did Austin ink much of Grummett's work?
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
2 - Posted on 5/17/2022
Cyclops in covers by Grummett and Austin
Bright optic levels and don't ever settle
Tight X-Men leadership tied in with Slim
These are a few of my favorite things
Clutch tension fingers on Scott mutant Summers
X-Men Forever and Eyeblasts with visors
Phoenix that flies with the flames on her wings
These are a few of my favorite things
Girls in white dresses or bright golden sashes
Visors that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Lord Havok Summers that's DC again
These are a few of my favorite things
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 5/17/2022
Marcus Wai wrote:
Cyclops in covers by Grummett and Austin
Bright optic levels and don't ever settle
Tight X-Men leadership tied in with Slim
These are a few of my favorite things
Clutch tension fingers on Scott mutant Summers
X-Men Forever and Eyeblasts with visors
Phoenix that flies with the flames on her wings
These are a few of my favorite things
Girls in white dresses or bright golden sashes
Visors that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Lord Havok Summers that's DC again
These are a few of my favorite things
I typically don't have the patience needed to sit through musicals, but there are exceptions to every rule, right? Along with The Wizard of Oz and Grease, The Sound of Music is one of only 3 musicals I can say I've always loved and have seen dozens of times. Excellent choice of song and an equally excellent cover version, my brother in music! Thanks, dude. 😀
Brian Norton
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 5/17/2022
more Grummett goodness. great cover of the x-man people love to hate. this must be in-between dating jean grey clones. He looks like he is pinching his right nipple. I never knew Scott liked some rough trade.
Tyler T
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 5/17/2022
Now that's a Cyclops! Congrats on it being a Grummett as well. The ruby quartz visored mutant comic art stars have aligned :)
Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 5/17/2022
Fantastic cover Ruben! Just beautiful!
Michael McIsaac
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 5/18/2022
Poor Cyclops. It's not his fault that writers like to turn him into a jerk from time-to-time (I particularly disliked him during "Avengers vs. X-Men" and the years immediately preceding it). Cool cover here with the great expressiveness of the hands.
F M
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 5/18/2022
Indeed the work on his face and hands is fantastic.
Having Austin inking him also brings out the Byrne influence/similarity even if Terry provided looser inks here than during his early days. And I do see some modern Golden similarity in the abs and even in the other bold black areas (it would be interesting to check if Austin inked Golden on a jo during that time period).
Eranga Devasurendra
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 5/18/2022
I'm an unabashed Cyke fan so loving this splash! Bonus for the Austin inks :)
Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 5/18/2022
When I first saw this, I thought "Wow, Cyclops must have a really itchy right pec." Then it seemed that the hand coming out of the left side of the image might not even BE Cyclops' hand. That someone might be reaching for him from off camera, causing his very expressive emotional response. Then I decided to stop trying to be funny and just say "Great cover, Ruben! Cyclops looks fantastic!"
Wolvie Fan
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 5/18/2022
Killer cover, Ruben! Optic blasts, here they come!
J H
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 5/19/2022
Well, it is a big visor...Cyke showing off those Meaty Man Mitts! I always was a Cyke fan, too...but I have to admit I always rooted for Logan. Team Wolvie 4eva! ;) Grummett really does convey emotion with the whole body. Great point. And that inking by Austin is excellent, as he does. Another inch closer to cornering the Grummett market. Congrats!
Frank Lanza
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 5/20/2022
Cyke is my favorite X-Man and this one exudes the classic 90's vibes. Great stuff all around, congrats!
Andy Wurst
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 5/31/2022
Wow what a huge and pretty visor!
Fun aside, this is a very cool looking cover, with a nice size visor.
James Dornoff
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 5/31/2022
Great intense cover of Cyclops, matches nicely to his level of leadership and all weight he has to continually carry for his team. Congrats!
Bill J
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 6/28/2022
Fantastic cover! Really different pose for Cyclops. Instead of showing him shooting off his eyebeams, Grummett depicts him tensing up as he prepares to blast the heck out of whoever has just pissed him off. Love how Terrry Austin's inks really bring the drawing to life. Congrats!
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