The end of the Krakoan Era of the X-Men is already fading into the distance, but to commemorate the closing of one door and the opening of the next From the Ashes era, the incredibly talented artist Scott Koblish has created a beautiful, wildly impressive work of art. Spread out across four different X-Men covers, Koblish’s wraparound connecting cover features nearly every major and minor character in the X-Men mythos – from Jean Grey to Sugar Man – in a stunning spread of art honoring 60 years of X-Men publishing.
X-Men #1, written by Stan Lee with art from Jack Kirby, first debuted in 1963, and over the past six decades, the incredible Merry Mutants have spread across the Marvel Universe, becoming one of the most beloved and prolific franchises at the company.
Scott Koblish, who had previously illustrated a similar cover for The Fantastic Four, created this massive art spread to cover eight full-size comic covers, wrapping around the front and back of X-Men #35, X-Men #1, Uncanny X-Men #1, and Exceptional X-Men #1, highlighting literally hundreds of iconic X-Men characters.
Scott Koblish’s Wraparound Cover Features Every X-Men Character Since 1963
It is a truly impressive piece of art honoring the franchise
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Marvel claims that Koblish’s connecting covers feature every character to ever appear in a mainline X-Men cover, spinoff, or limited series, a claim that looks shockingly accurate given just how vast and detailed the art is. The X-Men have lived many lives and encountered innumerable teams they have fought and partnered with, like the Shi’ar, Alpha Flight, X-Calibur, and Magneto’s Brotherhood, all of whom feature in the connecting cover. Koblish has also included an intense number of villains, such as Onslaught, Joseph, Selene, and various Sentinels, while also highlighting some lesser-known baddies like Wendingo and Stryfe.
Koblish also made sure to feature different versions of beloved characters in drastically different eras, so while there are