Wolverine VS Captain America by Jason Pearson
Artist: Jason Peason (Penciller)
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Zeck's initial cover (used as reference)
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DescriptionOk so this will be what I consider the crown of this year’s edition of my CAF party. The last piece and part 16.A splendid Captain America vs Wolverine commission by the incredible Jason Pearson. I had tons of ideas for a commission from Jason with this being my very first one from him. Funny it took so long after madly collecting his art for so long. This actually started with a reinterpretation of the famous Captain America annual 8 cover. I love that cover and this probably Zeck’s most famous or close to. The layout of the initial cover highlights Cap more than Wolvie (which is normal considering it was a Cap issue after all). But then I thought that I basically prefer Wolvie to Cap as a character. So the idea came to ask Jason to reverse the cover in order to showcase Wolvie more. Truth be told, I was a bit nervous as the Zeck cover was close to perfect and despite my request and my faith in Jason’s abilities, I could not picture how he would choose to interpret it. But you will agree that my gamble paid off. I was floored when I received the scan. You can truly feel Wolvie’s ferocity and relentless attacks putting Cap in difficulty here. I also love how Jason has been drawing Wolvie for years now. Basically as small aggressive pit-bull of a man which to me is pushing the Claremont/Byrne era logic of the character to its fullest. The technique is also incredible. Jason’s use of copics is truly amazing. The lightning effect on Cap’s shield from Wolvie’s attack alone is spectacularly rendered. Now I’ll let Jason express his thoughts on the piece: “Based after a Michael J Zeck cover design and nowhere near as good. Also a very bad scan. This piece was more arduous than planned. Zeck's design looked simple but the client (Truth be told, I’m not sure I like being called a “client” even though it is obviously what I am. It feels a bit distant ;) wanted a 'opposite' view. I had to make changes to the composition to keep it dynamic. Otherwise, all you would see is the back of Captain America's shield....” To this I will add that Jason put this commission in the small group of his own favorite commissions on his BB kickstarter campaign which is its own reward in itself considering how hard a critic he seems to be with his own art. I could not be happier with the result, so again my thanks to MGA and Jason for this gem. PS: thinking about what to write about the piece this week, I realized this commission could look like a swipe of Michael One minute Later theme. If you read all of the above, you will understand that his theme was not my rationale nor intent. But if apologies are needed, here they are. Social/Sharing |
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Michael One Minute Later 
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 2/18/2017
A wonderful piece and I'm thrilled for you.
Timothy Guerrero
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 2/25/2017
No apologies needed for having a great artist reimagine a great cover!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 3/1/2017
Great choice by you and killer execution by Jason! This truly is an awesome battle image, and you're right, Jason does one of the best Wolverines. Sincere congrats!
Peter Venkman
Member Since 2003
1 - Posted on 11/19/2021
A great homage to an iconic cover, congrats !
James Dornoff
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 3/10/2023
Gorgeous detail work and so intense, great piece to honor and tribute to Pearson's work.
Bill J
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 5/17/2023
Holy moly! What an insane Captain America vs Wolverine commission by Jason Pearson! I mean it--Wolvie seems to have gone totally into his berzerker rage here! He's clearly doing his very best to rip apart Cap's adamantium shield! This version is much more aggressive than the Mike Zeck original. I love Pearson's work here! It's too bad we won't be seeing any more new work from the late Mr. Pearson.
Some Collector
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 10/14/2023
I like what's going on with Cap in this. Cap is putting everything he can into keeping a berserker Wolverine off him. Congrats!
E DLS
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 2/7/2024
Fantastic homage to the Zeck original. And you can easily imagine Jason's dilema in tweaking the design as per your request. The easiest (and most obvious) way to solve the problem would have been to just do the standard profile shot with the two combatants squarely facing off (ala the iconic FF #112). He also made it harder on himself by choosing not to get the shield out of the way, as Zeck did by raising it overhead. When you told him to reverse it, I'm sure his first thought was to just swing the camera around and show the same scene from the opposite side. But as Jason states, all you would have gotten by doing that is Cap's backside. The only reason Wolverine works in the original version is that the follow thru of his swing turns his body toward the camera. That obviously would not have worked for Cap in reverse (as he is not swinging). Ultimately, I think Jason nailed it. The Zeck cover is one of the all time most iconic comic images ever. And Jason pays tribute to it beautifully.
ComicArt Fan
Member Since 2012
1 - Posted on 4/26/2025
Love the intensity of Wolverine in this piece!
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 5/4/2025
I'd suggest that you invest acouple hundred Euros into a large format scanner so I can actually see this properly, but I already know what your answer will be!
F M
Member Since 2005
2 - Posted on 5/4/2025
Ruben DaCollector wrote:
I'd suggest that you invest acouple hundred Euros into a large format scanner so I can actually see this properly, but I already know what your answer will be!
...That I make the date of my birthday pretty public ? (each year to boot) ;p
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 5/4/2025
DEFINITELY the wrong answer, you cheap bastard!
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