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Uncanny X-Men #121 Cover Reimagining by John Byrne (2006)

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Bound Volume of John Byrne File Copies of Uncanny X-Men Nos. 117-128

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Title:	Uncanny X-Men #121 Cover Reimagining by John Byrne (2006)
Artist:	John Byrne (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	3,133
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Added to Site:	7/1/2012
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Artist Dave Cockrum penciled a number of X-Men covers during John Byrne�s definitive run on the title. As much as I love Cockrum�s art, the Byrne fan in me has always wondered how these covers would have looked from the master himself. This sketch by Byrne of the cover to Uncanny X-Men #121 (May 1979) is faithful enough to Cockrum�s original layouts to be classified as a recreation but is probably better titled a reimagining since Byrne brings his own inimitable style to the piece.

This sketch was done in the opening end pages to a bound volume containing Byrne�s own file copies of Uncanny X-Men nos. 117-128 and X-Men King-Size Annual no. 3. I�ve always considered file copies of comics kept by their artists to be sacred items of sorts since it�s very cool to imagine them referring to their prior work for reference as part of the creative process. I purchased this bound volume from a fellow collector in 2011 who had previously bought it from Byrne through his rep Jim Warden.

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Posted on 6/16/2013

This is X-cellent!

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