A surprise discovery weekend full of ROM related Marvel 80s nostalgia fan art

For most of this year I was pretty sure my January 1st post would be my last. But then this weekend came along and a number of cool stuff turned up. The kinda stuff I like to post, but has become increasingly rare. So for the 3 or 4 of you out there still checking out this blog I'm pleased to share the following with you. 

Unam The Unseen, one of the most tragic figures of  any spaceknight from back in the day. I don't know anythng about how this ficticious fan art cover in terms of who or how it was put together. I see the name Batista, as in the artist Chris Batista I assume. Is it hand drawn with some graphics added in photoshop or is it AI? Either way, it's an intriging concept and well illustrated with it's bold Marvel 80s cover art style.

Now this cropped cover art reproduction for ROM spaceknight 18 with the Wolverine yellow costume variant is all but certainly AI. But I never the less like it, despite it not being the most creative fan art from a conceptual stand point. It kinda reminds me of The Brothers Hilderbrandt in it's almost photo realistsic style and vivid colors.

Here we have a 3D printed statue of The Torpedo. According to the artist Kelly Green this is just a prototype so it's possible an even better updated version may turn up down the road. I absolutely love the pose, it has the prospects for a great referrence for some new fan art some day.

Now here's a show down many of us woud have liked to see back in the day. Tony Stark's genius technology vs Galadorian spaceknight armor. Many thanks to artist Ron Frenz for bringing this little sneak peak at what might have been. 

Allow me to share with you some art work of my own from this year. Quite a departure from the usual small format sketch cards I usually do.Yeah as you can see I've been pretty busy with my spare time during this politically turbulent 2026.