Jean Grey + White Queen Poster Adam Hughes

Description

The X-Men universe is known not only for it’s strong female characters but also the striking beauty of those ladies and Jean Grey and Emma Frost are no exception. The rivalry of these two for the heart of the leader of the X-Men, Cyclops ended when Jean tragically lost her life. In 2001 Frost appeared in New X-Men as a teacher for the mutant population of Genosha, which was then controlled by Magneto. After a Sentinel strike leveled the island nation, the X-Men found Frost amidst the rubble with a “secondary mutation” which hardened her skin to a diamond-like density. Using Frost as a character was suggested to writer Grant Morrison on his website by a fan. While Morrison initially had no plans to use her, the death of the character Colossus left Morrison with an opening. He created Emma’s secondary mutation – a super strong diamond form – as a replacement for Colossus’ powers and added her to the cast. Subsequently, Frost joined the X-Men. This would lead to her instigating an affair with fellow X-Man Cyclops, who was having marital difficulties with Jean Grey.

Quite possibly the hottest piece of art Adam Hughes has ever done…and that’s saying something!

Comics fans know Hughes as the master of the pin-up, a man whose facility for drawing bodacious ta-tas helped make him one of the most sought-after cover artists in the industry. “I think that the women I draw are usually pretty much more than the size of any part of their anatomy, or the amount of what they aren’t wearing, I think most people can see that there’s something going on behind the eyes, and the women are characters, not just ciphers.”-Adam Hughes. “They’ll follow Adam Hughes on covers if it’s a chick book.”-Dave Johnson.

Adam Hughes (born 1967) is an American comic book artist and illustrator who has worked for companies such as DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Lucasfilm, Warner Bros. Pictures, Playboy magazine, Joss Whedon’s Mutant Enemy Productions and Sideshow Collectibles. He is best known to American comic book readers for his renderings of pinup-style female characters, and his cover work on titles such as Wonder Woman and Catwoman. In late 1998 he began a five-year run as cover artist on DC Comics Wonder Woman. Hughes’ artistic influences include comics artists such as Dave Stevens, Steve Rude, Mike Mignola and Kevin Nowlan, classic American illustrators such as Norman Rockwell, Maxfield Parrish, Drew Struzan and Dean Cornwell and notable pin-up artists like Alberto Vargas and George Petty. Hughes also keeps collections of works by Alphonse Mucha near his drawing table.

Near mint condition.