Women of Marvel Finished Cover by Alan Davis

Alan Davis recently put up a new batch of original art on his web site and I was thrilled to find this double-cover from the Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades (2010) special edition. I actually didn’t know that it was a double cover since the magazine I bought only had the left side of the art, so some of the character’s expressions and poses make a lot more sense when you see the piece in its entirety.

The characters from left to right:

Golden Age Black Widow
Miss America
Scarlet Witch
Ms. Marvel
Invisible Woman
Phoenix (Jean Grey)
Medusa
Kitty Pryde
Black Cat
Mary Jane Watson
Molly from the Runaways
Gwen Stacy
Storm
Black Widow
Spider-Woman
Elektra
Wasp
She-Hulk

Looking at just the left side of the piece on the cover of the magazine that I bought, I wondered why Black Cat and Kitty Pryde were looking to the right off the page. In fact, Black Cat is staring over her shoulder with a smile and a knowing look at Mary Jane and Gwen who are glaring back at her, while Kitty is looking over at Molly from the Runaways. Nice touches that demonstrate the personality Alan brings to his work.