i can confirm Yu's last issue is issue #12
https://twitter.com/MahmudAsrar/stat...144436736?s=20
i can confirm Yu's last issue is issue #12
https://twitter.com/MahmudAsrar/stat...144436736?s=20
Last edited by MAR420X; 05-24-2020 at 11:20 AM.
Sadly, very few of the truly great current artists work for Marvel these days.
Mahmud Asrar just tweeted me he's working on issue 13 and 14 of x-men currently and more
Dauterman has got to have more work in the X-Office coming up, unless he and Larraz are being reserved for one-offs and specials.
I don't think Yu is a bad artist, but I don't know if he was a great fit for the title. I *like* Asrar VERY much, but I also kind of wonder if his art is as haunting/vibe-setting or landscape-oriented as the stories seem to require. Could be good for the Empyre tie-ins, but wonder if it'd still be a great match once we're back to the slower society stuff.
I generally like Yu's work except that when it gets sloppy... it gets really sloppy. But I liked him on the flagship X-title mainly because it kept it from going into the cartoon-y style that's been plaguing the X-books for almost a decade now. I'm just not into it. Not knocking their talent, but star artists like Nick Bradshaw, RB Silva (early works), Marcus To, Jorge Molina, and even Matteo Lolli... I just don't think they fit most of the X-books. I'm so sick of everyone looking like they've just come out of puberty.
Out of all the current X-artists, Pepe Larraz is the highlight for me. His art has a slight cartoony aspect but transcends because his figure work, detailing, and dynamics are amazing. Mahmud Asrar too.
I know he's one of a kind, but the X-books need to find their Jorge Jimenez like right now!
Last edited by superjosh; 05-24-2020 at 01:30 PM.
I hear what you are saying but I feel like Larraz and Asrar have the same cartoony house style as the artists you dont like for the X-books
I dont see much difference
Asrar's art looked amazing in the first part of the Brood story. There was a noticeable downgrade i quality when Yu returned to do the second half.
I actually 100% agree on Asrar. I only added him in there because typically I do enjoy his art, especially when the line-work is more delicate and looks less rushed. He's right at the limit with how much cartooniness I can tolerate.
Larraz's art IMO has more maturity and the characters look more realistic. But I admit he is sort of in their category.
R.B. Silva's PoX run was really good though. Hated his X-Men Blue/ Uncanny stuff.
I didn't think Yu was really fitting in. He had one good issue and the rest were meh or pretty miss. Larraz or Silva would be ideal. The one issue Silva did felt so fresh after having Yu.