Wizard #111 Thundercats Pin Up by Jim Cheung

Freakin amazing Thundercats piece! Locking it down! 

Forgot to mention, ridiculous Mum-Ra! 

Oh my gosh, this is insane!!!  So much to like here, but wow that Mumm-Ra!

Was just thinking how nice the lines look on this, and then I noticed that Dexter was the inker.  Makes perfect sense now.  Great piece!  While the animated versions are obviously more notalgic, I do like seeing these characters done in a non-animated style.

Razor-sharp pinup pays homage to the lore while updating the look to modern splendor.  Stellar eye, K, we can both dance over this one!

The Thundercats are definitely on the loose here! Jim Cheung is awesome! 

Cheung pulling out all the stops! This is a wonderful cover quality illustration that is jam packed with detail. Big congrats!

Superb early Cheung T-Cats pinup.

Love the composition. Feral!

Ending your Thundercats run strong with this piece! Great stuff by Cheung - didn't read Wizard much past the first 30 issues or so, but so much great art from that book. 

This is sick!! Amazing cover!

Phenomenal - loving these Thundercats pieces man!

Those old Wizard covers are incredible! Huge congrats!!

By the moons of Thundara!

I totally remember this issue! That Joe Mad TMNT blew my mind and I remember thinking this piece was so crazy it just might work. It really doesn't get any better for a 80's convergence with modern comic art. Congrats on the pickup, it's a really fun one!

Yes!  I was really like "WOW!!" when first seeing these, as I didn't remember seeing those properties of my younger years really taken to today (or today in 2000, lol) like that before!  The TMNT was nuts, they all were.  If I had to pick one that floored me most, probably would be the Transformers one by Alvin Lee.  In any case, happy to have the OA to one of 'em here :)  Thanks, Frank, and all, for the comments!

Imposing pin up!

Congrats!

Now I want to see Jim Cheung on a Thundercats book. I remember this piece from Wizard but I forgot how cool it was and didn't realize that Jim was the one who drew it. Absolutely awesome pin up. 

Yeah, man, would've been cool but we did end up getting a McGuinness book out of it, so I'll take it :)  And yeah, I don't think I recognized the name Jim Cheung at the time as I was almost exclusively a Marvel reader.  We do know it now, don't we?!  :)  Thanks, Ken!

It's truly amazing how Jim Cheung can include so many characters, plus a quite busy background, without turning the piece into a confusing mish-mash.  Every character is delineated so nicely, each one 'popping' in their own unique way.  And having Lion-O front and center is really terrific. The Cheung/Vines artistic team truly rocks.  Congrats on this fantastic addition!!

Great point on the composition, Paul, with each character standing alone but all combining to make a killer image.  Gotta love that in our OA - packing LOTS in without it feeling packed :)  Thanks, man!

I thought this was a cover the first time I saw it. You know I'm a big fan of Jim's work and super cool to see Dexter Vines' inks on this one. Congrats my friend.

Oh yeah, I KNOW you dig some Jimmy OA :)  And you were a big fan of his pretty early on, too.   Glad you dig this one from early on in his career!  And the inks by Dexter are great, too - not sure if they had worked much together to this point but we know they'd collaborate a lot for a number of years after.  Thanks, man!

So great!

Who doesn't love Thundercats?!?!?  Congrats on getting this piece.

Sockamagee!

Damn this is cool!!!

Jim is a genius! This piece rocks! Congrats 

Any piece with a description that references classic Conan and Andy deserves a thousand likes!

Fabulous Thundercats pin-up By Jim Cheung! IMO Cheung not only captures the spirit of Thundercats, he also successfully manages to update them! Dexter Vines' spot blacks and fine linework gives the art a fresh, modern look!

Woah fierce piece. Love the villiany looming in the background 

Whoo!  NOTHING beats an artist who is totally fired up about the piece they're working on, and this is Exhibit A right here.  There is no way the joy and energy cascading off of this thing is by accident!  A FANTASTIC composition by Mr. Cheung, realized to perfection by Mr. Vines.  I really love the non-animated (yet distinctly manga) look here, serving to update the T-Cats and prime the franchise for relaunch for a new generation (with a big, smoochy kiss for long-time fans).  Absolutely spectacular piece, K, from an amazing art team!  Terrific pick up - congrats!

Mumm-Ra fascinated me as a child.  He was mysterious and a perfect villain.  Just a terrific piece, congrats!

Yeah, Tim, I hear you.  I remember the first episode intro, the narration, referred to him as the "ageless devil priest".  That combined with his look...yeah...definitely a BAAAAD guy, lol.  A worthy adversary for 'Cats!  Thanks for the add, man!

I've never this this image and Cheung is a Rockin' Hot Young Gun whose worked I wouldn't see until 2005's Young Avengers. I need this issue of Wizard! Has there been a run on it on eBay yet? Your Thundcats collection is looking amazing!

Thunder, thunder, Thundercats!  What an amazing pin-up by Jim Cheung!  So nice.  Congratulations!

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Make mine Mum Ra!

love the inking on this beauty!  One of my favorite cartoons when I was a kid.

Pretty Kitties!  

I had a nice exchange with Cheung at con, was great to tell him his art was some of my first pieces.  He's done a wonderful job on this one as well, great stylings with each character, unique to his talents but still featuring the right qualities to figure each one out. 

Wow! Cheung on Thundercats! Great take on Liono. Love that depiction of the claw shield.

Yay, CrossGen! If onlythey had looked to license properties for their titles, they would've done a great job with Thundercats. I say that never having read a word of Thundercats or watched a second ofthe cartoon, but CrossGen was so ahead of its time in terms of production values back then that I know it would've been amazing. Anyway, a beautiful looking piece as only Cheung could produce. I love seeing original art to Wizard covers and we rarely see Wizard interior art, so all the more reason to enjoy this wonderful piece. Congrats, man!

Got one of my votes for best of 22'. Awesome piece. Crème de la crème!