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Ultimates #2 Cover-Bryan Hitch

Artists: Bryan Hitch (Penciller) , Andrew Currie (Inker)

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Title:	Ultimates #2 Cover-Bryan Hitch
Artist:	Bryan Hitch (Penciller)
Artist:	Andrew Currie (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	343
Likes on CAF:	10 11
Comments:	11
Added to Site:	10/19/2023
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It's hard to believe it's been over 20yrs since the Ultimates came out on the stands. I was in college at the time and had completely stopped reading comics. One serendipitous day I happen to walk by a local comic store and saw this cover on the window display. I froze. I wasn't sure what I was looking at, is this an alien Ironman? It was a mix of anime Gundam design with actual robotic functionality. It was the most drastic Ironman redesign I had ever seen. I went into the store picked up the book, blown away by the interior art and quickly picked up the first issue and I was hooked. This is still one of my personal favorite stories that I consistently re-read.
This series was also very influential to Phase one of MCU; the 'widescreen panels,' the updated contemporary take on the characters and of course Samuel L. Jackson.
Ultimates series to me is Bryan Hitch's best work. The book had a ton of delays because he kept adding pages and details and Marvel actually allowed it because the sales were off the roof. He's never had that luxury since.
Diamond Select Toys also produced an amazing Ultimate Iron Man figure with a playset that is an exact replicate of this cover. Thank you Alex for working with me on this, a real treasure of a nostalgia piece.

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E DLS
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 10/19/2023

Love that bare arm and hand in the front. Congrats buddy!

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 10/19/2023

Killer piece! It's where the anime inspired armor really got the spotlight and put them on the road to getting us the MCU Iron Man. Great industrial theme to the whole cover to represent the world Tony comes from.

anim sketch
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 10/20/2023

Marcus Wai wrote:

Generally Anime armors are designed to function. Where most ironman armors are just metal plates with muscle lines drawn over it, which makes no sense for movement.

K Gearon
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 10/19/2023

Man, one of the THE original images from the series. A truly great looking piece of art as well as super important - that's what we call a double whammy. Love this series to this day, as it really changed the game, and part of that had to do withe designs. Witness exhibit A :) I still flip through my Ultimates and Ultimates 2 trades for sure. And I agree. When I think "Hitch" I think "Utimates". Huge congrats!

anim sketch
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 10/20/2023

K Gearon wrote:

Thansk Kahlil! Now I know what a double whammy is! Glad you also enjoyed the series.

James Dornoff
Member Since 2019

1 - Posted on 10/19/2023

Great piece of art utilized in a variety of places, congrats!

Shelton Bryant
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 10/19/2023

Luv the Precision Robotic and Mechanical Detail line Work!!

Bill J
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 10/20/2023

Fantastic Iron Man from Ulitimates #2 by Brian Hitch! Like you, I love the design of the armor here, it really gives Iron Man a totally different look. I also love that he's surrounded here by lots of cleverly designed tech. The crisp, sharp inks of Andrew Currie finish the cover off nicely. Great pick-up, congrats!

Carlo M
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 10/20/2023

Agreed Ultimates was so shockingly good - heroes you can't actually like and stunning all action art by Hitch . Out of this world ! Great cover from a seminal book.

Jason Hussa
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 10/21/2023

A breathtaking array of details that leaves the viewer's brain pan rattling around in the floor! One of -THE- indelible images from that classic run (well-deserving of its "classic" status!) and an iron-clad testament to the design brilliance of Bryan Hitch. This is not visual techno mumbo-jumbo: each bolt, rivet, plate, socket, and winch serves a very distinct purpose and speaks to a forethought of intentionality and design that grounded this hyper-reality in "dry reality", and made the reading experience of The Ultimates engrossing and engaging in ways I had never seen before. An INCREDIBLE piece!! :)

A titanic add to your already towering collection, anim sketch! What a treasure! Sincere congrats!

anim sketch
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 10/25/2023

Jason Hussa wrote:

A titanic add to your already towering collection, anim sketch! What a treasure! Sincere congrats!

Thanks for the kind words Jason! and well said!

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