Marvel, while beginning at roughly the same time as DC Comics, took a more circuitous path to the modern day, with its legacy only really beginning with Fantastic Four No. 1 in 1961. But like DC, some of the gems are found in short-lived and less popular books.
Many of the items here are process posts showing recolouring. Largely utilising scans of original art, I restore art when it needs it, and re-create logos and other trade dress. Some pieces have their originally-published colour schemes reconstructed and a version with new colour.
While most pieces are of vintage material, I bring my design, colouring and production skills to commissioned art as well. Check out the Production Services page.
Omniverse No. 3 Cover by Hannigan & Beatty
September 19, 2023
Omniverse No. 3 Cover by Hannigan & BeattySeptember 19, 2023|In Comics, Marvel Created by Mark Gruenwald and Dean Mullaney,…
Worlds Unknown No. 8 Cover by Kane & Colletta
September 18, 2023
Worlds Unknown No. 8 Cover by Kane & CollettaSeptember 18, 2023|In Comics, Marvel The Golden Voyage of Sinbad is one of my favourite…
Conan the Barbarian No. 4 Cover by Rob de la Torre
September 16, 2023
Conan the Barbarian No. 4 Cover by Rob de la TorreSeptember 16, 2023|In Comics, Marvel Rob de la Torre is channeling the late John…
Tales to Astonish No. 95 Cover by Marie Severin
July 25, 2023
Tales to Astonish No. 95 Cover by Marie SeverinJuly 25, 2023|In Comics, Marvel As I've mentioned a few times before, when I was growing…
The Doom Patrol vs MODOK by John Byrne
July 23, 2023
The Doom Patrol vs MODOK by John ByrneJuly 23, 2023|In Comics, DC, Marvel I've never been big on the Mechanized Organism Designed Only…
Underoos Concept Art by Alex Toth
June 3, 2023
Underoos Concept Art by Alex TothJune 3, 2023|In Comics, DC, Marvel Alex Toth was one of the true visionaries in the development of the…
Marvel Treasury Edition No. 8 Giant Super-Hero Holiday Grab-Bag Cover by John Romita
December 11, 2022
Marvel Treasury Edition No. 8 Giant Super-Hero Holiday Grab-Bag Cover by John RomitaDecember 11, 2022|In Comics, Marvel I'm not sure I'm…
Spider-Man 2099 No. 50 Unpublished Cover by Joe Kubert
December 3, 2022
Spider-Man 2099 No. 50 Unpublished Cover by Joe KubertDecember 3, 2022|In Comics, Marvel Joe Kubert didn't do an awful lot of work for…
The Amazing Spider-Man by Mike Bunt
November 20, 2022
The Amazing Spider-Man by Mike BuntNovember 20, 2022|In Comics, Marvel This one was so deathly simple that it took longer to extend the…
The Lizard by John Byrne
November 19, 2022
The Lizard by John ByrneNovember 19, 2022|In Comics, Marvel A simple – yet complex – one this time out. Images from the life of Dr. Curt…
Chamber of Darkness No. 7 Cover by Bernie Wrightson
November 16, 2022
Chamber of Darkness No. 7 Cover by Bernie WrightsonNovember 16, 2022|In Comics, Marvel Wrightson emerged as the 1960s ended with a lush…
Conan the Barbarian No. 30 Cover by Kane & Chan
November 14, 2022
Conan the Barbarian No. 30 Cover by Kane & ChanNovember 14, 2022|In Comics, Marvel The Marvel years of Conan the Barbarian started…
The Invaders by John Byrne
November 13, 2022
The Invaders by John ByrneNovember 13, 2022|In Comics, Marvel First appearing in mid 1975 as a Giant-Size issue, The Invaders was the…
I was Face-to-Face with the Forbidden Robot by Lee, Lieber and Heck
April 24, 2022
I was Face-to-Face with the Forbidden Robot by Lee, Lieber and HeckApril 24, 2022|In Comics, Marvel Atlas Comics of the late 1950s are…
DC Special Series No. 27 Cover – Batman and the Incredible Hulk by José Luis García-López
February 19, 2022
DC Special Series No. 27 Cover – Batman and the Incredible Hulk by José Luis García-LópezFebruary 19, 2022|In Comics, DC, Marvel It was…
Marvel Treasury Edition No. 23 Cover – Conan the Barbarian by Buscema & Sinnott
February 10, 2022
Marvel Treasury Edition No. 23 Cover – Conan the Barbarian by Buscema & SinnottFebruary 10, 2022|In Comics, Marvel Another volume in…
The Superhero Women Cover by John Romita
February 5, 2022
The Superhero Women Cover by John RomitaFebruary 5, 2022|In Comics, Marvel In the 1970s, both DC and Marvel released comic book…
Marvel Treasury Edition No. 13 Cover – Giant Superhero Holiday Grab-Bag by Kane, Romita and Sinnott
December 24, 2021
Marvel Treasury Edition No. 13 Cover – Giant Superhero Holiday Grab-Bag by Kane, Romita and SinnottDecember 24, 2021|In Comics, Marvel…
Marvel Treasury Edition No. 6 Cover – Doctor Strange by Frank Brunner
August 8, 2021
Marvel Treasury Edition No. 6 Cover – Doctor Strange by Frank BrunnerAugust 8, 2021|In Comics, Marvel Frank Brunner was at Marvel Comics…
Amazing Spider-Man No. 102 Cover by Kane and Giacoia
July 31, 2021
Amazing Spider-Man No. 102 Cover by Kane and GiacoiaJuly 31, 2021|In Comics, Marvel The last issue of the Six-Armed Spider-Man saga,…
Amazing Spider-Man No. 101 Cover by Kane and Romita
July 26, 2021
Amazing Spider-Man No. 101 Cover by Kane and RomitaJuly 26, 2021|In Comics, Marvel How do you top giving Spider-Man four extra arms in a…
Amazing Spider-Man No. 100 Cover by Romita and Giacoia
July 24, 2021
Amazing Spider-Man No. 100 Cover by Romita and GiacoiaJuly 24, 2021|In Comics, Marvel It was a time of transition. The Sixties were…
Marvel Treasury Edition No. 30 – X-Men Fractures by Dave Cockrum
January 1, 2021
Marvel Treasury Edition No. 30 – X-Men Fractures by Dave CockrumJanuary 1, 2021|In Comics, Marvel Rarer than regular tabloids that…
Marvel Treasury Edition No. 29 by Severin & Tartaglione
January 1, 2021
Marvel Treasury Edition No. 29 by Severin & TartaglioneJanuary 1, 2021|In Comics, Marvel If you were reading comics between 1975 and…
Daredevil Poster by Frank Miller & Klaus Janson
October 31, 2020
Daredevil Poster by Frank Miller & Klaus JansonOctober 31, 2020|In Comics, Marvel It had made Miller a star creator, first joining…
FOOM No. 9 Cover by Jim Starlin
September 19, 2020
FOOM No. 9 Cover by Jim StarlinSeptember 19, 2020|In Comics, Marvel Here's another cover to FOOM, Marvel's 1970s fan magazine. Jim…
FOOM No. 14 Cover by John Buscema & Tom Palmer
September 18, 2020
FOOM No. 14 Cover by John Buscema & Tom PalmerSeptember 18, 2020|In Comics, Marvel FOOM was the successor to the MMMS and was the…
The Incredible Hulk Annual No. 5 Cover by Kirby, Abel & Romita
November 30, 2019
The Incredible Hulk Annual No. 5 Cover by Kirby, Abel & RomitaNovember 30, 2019|In Comics, Marvel This was the second appearance of…
Captain America No. 1 Cover by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby
November 16, 2019
Captain America No. 1 Cover by Joe Simon & Jack KirbyNovember 16, 2019|In Comics, Marvel Coming a year before the Japanese attack on…
Iron Man No. 67 Cover by Gil Kane and Mike Esposito
October 10, 2019
Iron Man No. 67 Cover by Gil Kane and Mike EspositoOctober 10, 2019|In Comics, Marvel I have to admit, I've never read many issues of…
Wizard No. 10 Cover by Rob Liefeld
September 15, 2019
Wizard No. 10 Cover by Rob LiefeldSeptember 15, 2019|In Comics, General, Marvel Rob Liefeld had started at DC, then moved on to Marvel…
Wolverine No. 10 Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz
September 11, 2019
Wolverine No. 10 Cover by Bill SienkiewiczSeptember 11, 2019|In Comics, Marvel By 1989, Bill Sienkiewicz had cemented his place in comics…
Amazing Spider-Man Annual No. 14 Cover by Frank Miller
July 28, 2019
Amazing Spider-Man Annual No. 14 Cover by Frank MillerJuly 28, 2019|In Comics, Marvel A standout issue from 1980, Amazing Spider-Man…
X-Men No. 137 Cover by Byrne & Austin
July 14, 2019
X-Men No. 137 Cover by Byrne & AustinJuly 14, 2019|In Comics, Marvel It had been an incredible run, making stars of Chris Claremont,…
Giant-Size Chillers No. 3 Cover by Hannigan & Wrightson
November 10, 2018
Giant-Size Chillers No. 3 Cover by Hannigan & WrightsonNovember 10, 2018|In Comics, Marvel From August 1975, this was a reprint…
Doctor Strange by Frank Miller
August 26, 2018
Doctor Strange by Frank MillerAugust 26, 2018|In Comics, Marvel Frank Miller was on the rise. He was soon to take over writing Daredevil,…
Marvel Comics Giant-Size Cover Template
MarvelMarvel,Graphic Design,Comics
June 27, 2017
Marvel Comics Giant-Size Cover TemplateJune 27, 2017|In Comics, Graphic Design, Marvel I've rebuilt and coloured a lot of vintage comic…
Marvel Preview No. 4 : Star-Lord by Gan and Wrightson
June 14, 2017
Marvel Preview No. 4 : Star-Lord by Gan and WrightsonJune 14, 2017|In Comics, Marvel, Sci Fi Star-Lord first appeared in Marvel Preview…
Doctor Strange (1978) DVD and Blu-ray Cover
MarvelMovies-TV,Marvel,Graphic Design,Comics,Illustration
June 4, 2017
Doctor Strange (1978) DVD and Blu-ray CoverJune 4, 2017|In Comics, Graphic Design, Illustration, Marvel, Movies-TV You have to feel for…
Spider-Man & Daredevil Special Edition No. 1 Cover by Frank Miller
August 4, 2016
Spider-Man & Daredevil Special Edition No. 1 Cover by Frank MillerAugust 4, 2016|In Comics, Marvel
The Original Star-Lord Covers
February 4, 2016
The Original Star-Lord CoversFebruary 4, 2016|In Comics, Marvel, Sci Fi His mother murdered by aliens, Peter Quill wanted revenge and his…
The X-Men Chronicles by Dave Cockrum
January 16, 2016
The X-Men Chronicles by Dave CockrumJanuary 16, 2016|In Comics, Marvel From 1981, Cockrum's hand-painted cover for this one-shot……
Uncanny X-Men No. 138 Cover by Byrne & Austin
January 16, 2016
Uncanny X-Men No. 138 Cover by Byrne & AustinJanuary 16, 2016|In Comics, Marvel One of the iconic covers in a run of iconic covers…
The Silver Surfer by John Buscema
December 29, 2015
The Silver Surfer by John BuscemaDecember 29, 2015|In Comics, Marvel I ran across a really grotty copy of the late John Buscema's pencils…
ROM the Space Knight by Jeff Slemons
December 10, 2015
ROM the Space Knight by Jeff SlemonsDecember 10, 2015|In Comics, Marvel One of the early integrations of electronic features into an…
Star-Lord by Byrne & Austin
July 28, 2015
Star-Lord by Byrne & AustinJuly 28, 2015|In Comics, Marvel, Sci Fi Back in 1976, Marv Wolfman – then editor-in-chief for…
The Silver Surfer by Kirby & Sinnott
June 17, 2014
The Silver Surfer by Kirby & SinnottJune 17, 2014|In Comics, Marvel From Fantastic Four No. 55, Oct 1966. Kirby's energy and…
Pro! NFL Cover by John Buscema
June 15, 2014
Pro! NFL Cover by John BuscemaJune 15, 2014|In Comics, Marvel From 1970, John Buscema does a Marvel group of characters for Pro!, an NFL…
Superman vs. Spider-Man Cover by Andru, Giordano & Austin
May 14, 2014
When this came out in 1976, fans went apeshit. And rightfully so. For the first time, rivals DC and Marvel teamed up for mutual profit.…
Amazing Fantasy No. 15 Cover by Steve Ditko
February 10, 2014
Amazing Fantasy No. 15 Cover by Steve DitkoFebruary 10, 2014|In Comics, Marvel For a rejected cover, it's made its rounds over the years.…
The Amazing Spider-Man No. 701 Cover by Steve Ditko
October 13, 2013
The Amazing Spider-Man No. 701 Cover by Steve DitkoOctober 13, 2013|In Comics, Marvel The Amazing Spider-Man was cancelled after issue…
Marvel Team-Up No. 4 Cover by Kane & Giacoia
September 18, 2013
Marvel Team-Up No. 4 Cover by Kane & GiacoiaSeptember 18, 2013|In Comics, Marvel I was a wee lad in the summer of 1972. I liked…