Thursday, October 4, 2012

1985 - Anatomy of a cover - Iron Man #200

A commission based on Iron Man #200
(http://nostalgicinvestments.com/comic-art/iron-man-issue-200-cover-recreation-signed)

The same piece as above but with the title and captions.
http://www.boblayton.com/Art%20Gallery/artgallery_page17.htm


Another commissioned version by Bob Layton.
(http://www.boblayton.com/Art%20Gallery/artgallery_page15.htm)

And lastly, the published version:





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4 comments:

  1. ComicsfanOctober 4, 2012 at 8:41 AM

    I like Layton's commissioned cover a lot--but perhaps the published cover displays Iron Man's new armor to fuller effect. (I can't imagine any other reason why Iron Man would fight the Iron-Monger with his back turned to him!)

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  2. Pj PerezOctober 4, 2012 at 11:59 AM

    Finally met Layton last weekend at a con we both exhibited at. It was interesting to see how many "recreations" of covers he had in his original art for sale.

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  3. Matt P.October 8, 2012 at 2:08 AM

    I remember reading that series and the hype building for the new armor Stark was working on (and to debut in that #200 issue) only to have that red/white armor show up a few weeks early in West Coast Avengers #1 instead.

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  4. Jason ShayerOctober 8, 2012 at 7:53 AM

    Hey guys, thanks for the comments.

    Comicsfan, the only reason I could think was that the Iron Monger snuck up on him.

    PJ, that's cool, thanks for sharing.

    Matt P., it was a great build up and I always loved his Silver Centurion Armor, one of the big reasons I liked the WCA.

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