I still have this as a poster from Wizard, his X-men is just fantastic.
Joe Madureira is one of my all time favorite artists. I started reading comics in the late 80's and Joe Mad came along and blew me away. If you look at his art, it's much more refined now, but there was something really dynamic about what he brought to comics in the '90's. As an artist myself, he's one of my biggest influences along with Art Adams. Joe Mad is a legend and he brought something fresh to the X-Men.
Mutant and Proud!
Iconic! Alongside Jim Lee, Greg Capullo and Chris Bachalo they are the quintessential 90's X-Men artists.
Absolutely adored his work in the 1990s. Blink vs. Holocaust and Psylocke vs. Sabretooth are the most gorgeous and breathtaking fight scenes I can remember from my youth. His art is probably one of the reasons I became a comicbook fan in the first place.
He's been my favourite artist since his Uncanny X-Men run. His newer stuff is a little too exaggerated but he's still my favourite.
Joe Mad is one big reason why I'm such a huge fan of Blink:
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Edit: Thinking about this poster specifically though, the signature looks off. Style seems very close to Joe Mad, though. Can anyone confirm this was Joe? I always assumed it was.
Either way, loved his work.
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Absolutely love his work, but it can definitely feel dated, or a better way to say that, is that if feels tied to an era. He's way up there in my lists of favorite artists though.
Ironically, I’m rereading 90s X-men for the first time since I was a kid and I’ve got to say, his art really impressed me from the first issue. He really added tons of energy and character, even if it was very 90s in terms of the portrayal of women.
also wasn't he a teenager when he started on the books, talk about gifted
I loved his work on the team and was really unhappy that he retired from the business to work in the video game industry. His take on the X-Men was fresh and exciting and I think it still holds up. Wish he would have had a longer run. Great energetic story telling too. While the Kubert Bros are great story tellers I never really liked their work as much. Not saying they aren't talented, just that it doesn't gel for me personally for some reason.
Maggott with 3 worm like creatures, instead of the stubby slugs and Cecilia Reyes without dreadlocks. Those promo images were interesting in how they showcased that there were still some last minute alterations done to all 3 late 90's recruits.
What about Carlos Pacheco?
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