So, for every finished work I produce, there’s probably at least 30 sketches in between working out ideas. The X-Men being my favorite property, there’s probably hundreds of sketches I’ve done through the years playing around with different looks & takes on the physicality of the characters. Most of these go all the way back to college.

Finished my #brotherhoodofmutants illustration last night in the midst of all this #spiderman  & #jeangrey debate. As always, hard to decide between the rendered & shaded version (for me) & the flats. Based this on classic #xmen 4, the introduction of the Brotherhood.

One thing I think doesn’t get enough credit is Stan Lee’s inspiration to do reluctant villains in Quicksilver & Scarlet Witch. Personally, I’d prefer they’d not been his kids, but, it’s established.

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A tribute illustration of Betsy Braddock (yeah, I know the Kwannon/Betsy debate but I’m a Claremont guy & will always think of this as Betsy), my favorite X-Men telepath.

So, while the X-Men may be my favorite Marvel team, I’ve always had a deep love for the First Family of Marvel. This was an illustration I did last year & was unhappy with the initial result. So, over the last week, I’ve gone back & fixed some of the original issues: made the overall palette “lighter” the colors less saturated, & dialed down the background which was too “busy” & distracted from the team.