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Mystique #15 Cover Prelim - Mike Mayhew

Artist: Mike Mayhew (Penciller)

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Title:	Mystique #15 Cover Prelim - Mike Mayhew
Artist:	Mike Mayhew (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pencil
Art Type:	Prelim
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	140
Likes on CAF:	4 5
Comments:	4
Added to Site:	10/17/2024
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Mike Mayhew’s thumbnail cover prelim for Mystique #15

To celebrate the new MYSTIQUE series, I wanted to post this prelim cover Mayhew did from the first volume (2003 - 2005). This was done in 2003 and may have been an idea Mayhew wanted to do for issue #1 but ultimately ended up being the cover for issue #15. It’s a very rough prelim sketch but even this small 3.5” x 5” art piece (on 8.5” x 11” paper) is a fun representative piece of art from that series. The covers were x-tremely eye catching with Mayhew’s stylings really made the covers stand out vividly on the shelves.

Getting this quick sketch art idea for only around $15 a year or so ago felt like a steal. It’s not very detailed and barely what you see in the published cover, but stands for a great step in the process. I really enjoyed this specific cover of Prof X Giant head behind Mystique as she works undercover. Initially looks as if Prof X eyes are focused in on her, but the final cover has it a bit more ambiguous and his mind is focused in on her. I kind of like the original idea with just the head and her, no hands and she has more of a stance that is less angry and more WTF!

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JN 80
Member Since 2016

1 - Posted on 10/18/2024

Love seeing how art evolves...nice prelim

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

2 - Posted on 10/18/2024

It looks cool and is part of Mayhew's spark before he starts using photo reference. This proves he isn't just copying things he sees and can compose a cover.

André .
Member Since 2015

1 - Posted on 10/18/2024

This was a fun series. Nice prelim!

Kavi H
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 10/19/2024

I really enjoy Mike's work and his multi-step multi-piece process to eventually get to his fully realized covers. Even at the thumbnail prelim stage such as in this cover prelim you get a sense of his originallity and what he's envisioning, and then you get to see the progresssion. Pretty cool to own any part of his process towards a cover and this is a nice one, and $15 bucks!? That's basically free for something this cool and part of a published cover process. Nice pickup!

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