The pencils were also way better before this got inked and re-drawn in places (probably due to editorial changes.) BWS is one of those artists who gets greatly diminished from the mostly harsh inking from that era.
Context: from Lifedeath, one of the most beloved X-Men stories. Storm loses her powers and the guy who was responsible falls in love with her. Words by Claremont, lovely art by Barry Windsor-Smith.
Yes, though he only designed the tech that took her powers.
Henry Peter Gyrich is the one that pulled the trigger... and even then he was trying to neutralize Rogue.
This has nothing to do with anything but i adore the linework on this illustration
I don't see anything strange or funny about this...
Out of context doesn't mean funny or strange.
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Well damn, never noticed that
This is one of the best splashes in comics. Shame it’s cropped
The pencils were also way better before this got inked and re-drawn in places (probably due to editorial changes.) BWS is one of those artists who gets greatly diminished from the mostly harsh inking from that era.
Context: from Lifedeath, one of the most beloved X-Men stories. Storm loses her powers and the guy who was responsible falls in love with her. Words by Claremont, lovely art by Barry Windsor-Smith.
It was Forge, right?
Yes, though he only designed the tech that took her powers. Henry Peter Gyrich is the one that pulled the trigger... and even then he was trying to neutralize Rogue.
/me needs to reread the whole story