Last Chance to Pre-order Paul Smith’s Uncanny X-Men Artist’s Edition
Paul Smith is the latest to have his art immortalized in IDW’s popular Artist’s Editions. And this marks one of the last chances to pre-order the book, at a discount, ahead of its planned January 8th release date. Also, following in the steps of Dave Cockrum, John Byrne and Jim Lee, this book is a testament to the X-Men’s lasting legacy and fandom.
Owning both the Cockrum and Byrne X-Men Artifact Editions, I can say these are great pieces to own for fans of these creators and of comic art in general. Being able to see the art in this scale without owning the original pages is of course a huge draw.
Solicitation info and links below the images.
From the solicitation:
“A veritable cornucopia of classic Paul Smith original X-Men art, collected into one glorious Artist’s Edition!Although the art appears to be in black and white, all Artist’s Editions are shot in color so all the subtle nuances are clearly visible to the reader—and printed at 100 percent size as drawn, a massive 12 × 17 inches. The only better way to see Paul Smith’s original art would be to hold it in your own hands.
This volume not only includes pages from of his original run on X-Men (issues #165–175) but also showcases his classic two-issue crossover event X-Men/Alpha Flight. Plus, all of his original covers and two special foldouts of Marvel Fanfare #4 and X-Men/Alpha Flight #1.”
Pre-order links:
MyComicShop (search under November Previews)
Head over to Penguin Random House’s retail page to see more Artist’s Editions.