Usually I'm not a big fan of caricature style renderings of characters unless it's in MAD magazine or as a political cartoon but this one is an exception. This guy has a distinctive style that I like. It's kinda tongue n' cheek and bad ass looking at the same time. Not at all an easy thing to pull off. You may also recognize Zahler's work from IDW's Love & Capes title.SAVE YOUR MONEY!
The first few pages of Avengers Academy #25 can be read here: http://www.theouthousers.com/forum/previews-f35/marvel-preview-avengers-academy-t76976.html
And for those of you who are interested in how the Avengers Academy Hybrid story arc ends you can see a comprehensive review of #25 here: http://xmanscomicblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/avengers-academy-25.html
I had a hard time deciding whether I wanted him to do ROM or Mal Reynolds (Firefly), so I ordered BOTH ;)
ReplyDeletethanks for bringing this to my attention Rick. it's always good to be the first to display new fan art before it starts making the rounds all over the net.
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