X-Men: First Class (2023)

I met Eric at the Lake Como Comic Art Festival 2023, and this was in his portfolio. It was a tough call; I was going to buy either this or a recreation of a classic X-Men cover. I chose the one that had Canete's own layout, in a large 13"x18" format. The X-Men always look best when charging into battle. Toned paper gives the artist leeway to use white paint for highlights. Canete reported that he became accustomed to using red pencil for his layouts when he was working in animation, and every member of the department used a different layout color to help identify who was working on what.