A 15% BUYER'S PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THIS ITEM AT CONCLUSION OF THE AUCTION Al Rio New Mutants Forever #4 Original Title Splash Art – Story Page 2 (Marvel Comics, 2011); image size 10.5" x 15.75"
From Marvel’s Modern Age – Original comic art of “The Red Skull – Cypher” battling “Warlock”Title splash of The Red Skull (Cypher) battling Warlock. One of the last titles that Al Rio worked on. Published (Jan 2011) as Page 2 to the story “Living...A Nightmare!”
The art is accomplished in ink over graphite on Bristol board and measures approximately 11 x 17 1/4 inches. Both artists signed the work in the upper right margin. The art is in excellent condition.
The Story: “Living...A Nightmare!” The Fall of Nova Roma (Part 4 of 5)
As Doug Ramsey struggles with the hideous transformation he has undergone at the hands of the Red Skull, his once best friend, Warlock, has decided it’s time to take him down! Meanwhile, Magik, Cannonball, and Sunspot work hand in hand with Selene to rally the people of Nova Roma to their cause! Legendary X-scribe Chris Claremont teams with spectacular art team Al Rio and Bob McLeod to bring us the next chapter in the tale of Xavier’s young pupils!
Within Nova Roma, in the chamber of the Red Skull’s latest servant, the alien New Mutant Warlock has appeared, hellbent on avenging his friend, Doug Ramsey, by killing the Skull’s servant. He is unaware that his horribly changed foe is Doug Ramsey, who has only just regained his memory. However, Doug is aware that he mustn’t simply tell Warlock, as he is sure the Red Skull is watching them.
Indeed, an amused Skull watches the battle to come via a holographic display.
From a private collection.
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Artists InformationBob McLeod is an American comic book artist best known for co-creating the New Mutants with writer Chris Claremont. McLeod drew the graphic novel and the first three issues of the New Mutants and inked a number of subsequent issues. He penciled some issues of Star Wars and Spider-Man as well. In 1987, he inked Mike Zeck’s pencils on the Kraven’s Last Hunt storyline in the Spider-Man titles.
Álvaro Araújo Lourenço do Rio aka Al Rio began his career as an animator at Disney, he soon moved over to comics where he worked for most of the publishers of the Modern Age, particularly recognized for his work on Gen 13 and DV8, Rio's specialty was Good Girl Art. d. 2012