Fifteen different artists worldwide have come together to recreate an homage to the acclaimed X-Men #1 wraparound comic cover by Jim Lee. The fan-led project is storming social media utilizing the hashtag #XMenDListMashup.
This time, D-List characters take centerstage and get a glorified cover treatment. Artists include Luciano Vecchio, Joel Furtado, Kyle Petchock, Chahine Ladjouze, Gwen Cox, Nate Xopher, Corn, Danielle St. Pierre, Sergio Torres, Matt Skipworth, Chris Williams, plus Art of Lucas & Jamie Fay, who coordinated the entire endeavor.
“This was a fun experiment,” says Luciano Vecchio, whose work can be seen in the recent X-Men Hellfire Gala comic issue. “I did my part while House of X/Powers of X was being released, so I replaced Gay Icon Iceman with Rictor – itching to draw the costume only shown on previews back then.”
“We each chose a ‘D-List’ character that resonated with us and added them to the composition,” Jamie Fay said. “In the spirit of camaraderie, we conducted a poll to determine which formidable adversary they would confront. To our delight, Mojo emerged as the clear winner, magnificently illustrated by Joel Furtado.”
“This piece would not have happened without Marcus Odoms, who unified our individual styles with his magnificent colors,” Art of Lucas admitted, who chose to illustrate D-Lister, Maggott, for this creation.
Credits of artists and their Instagram handles:
- Hope by Kyle Petchock (@k_petchock_art) – Catonsville, MD, USA
- Joseph by Chahine Ladjouze (@chahine.ladjouze.comics) – Nancy, France
- Beak by Gwen Cox (@coxieart) – Lancaster, PA, USA
- Doop by Nate Xopher (@natexopher) – Dayton, OH, USA
- Shark Girl by Corn (@corn.cupine) – Tomelilla, Sweden
- Maggott by Art of Lucas (@artoflucas) – Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Meggan by Danielle St. Pierre (@daniellestpierreart) – Monroe, WA, USA
- Dr. Cecilia Reyes by Sergio Torres (@serge_towers) – El Paso, TX USA
- Stacy X by Jamie Fay (@jamiefayx) – NYC, NY USA
- Rictor by Luciano Vecchio (@lucianovecchioart – Marvel and DC illustrator) – Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Marrow by Matt Skipworth (@crimsonartsillustation) – Cambridgeshire, England
- Feral by Chris Williams (@cdubbart) – Glenolden, PA, USA – with inks by Jake Isenberg (@inkerguy) – USA
- Mojo by Joel Furtado (@joelyface) – Vancouver, Canada
- Colors and background by Marcus Odoms (@confuciusretaliation) – Southern Arizona, USA
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