Russell Dauterman is undoubtedly one of the most talented artists working at Marvel Comics today, both thanks to his gorgeous cover art, his interior work in books like The Mighty Thor and his striking fashion designs for the X-Men's Hellfire Gala. That makes Dauterman a natural choice to join Clover Press' growing lineup of artist showcase books.
With the crowdfunding campaign for The Marvel Art of Russell Dauterman now live, IGN can exclusively reveal the retro-styled trading cards included with higher pledge tiers. Head to the slideshow gallery below for a look at these stunning X-Men cards:
The Marvel Art of Russell Dauterman is a 9"x12" coffee table art book featuring 216 pages of Dauterman's artwork, including both published images and rare and never-before-seen art. The crowdfunding campaign features a number of tiers with different bonus rewards, including the aforementioned trading cards, a 1000-piece Women of Marvel puzzle, art prints and massive 24"x36" posters of Dauterman's Hellfire Gala and X-Men '97 art.
“Since I saw X-Men: The Animated Series as a seven-year-old, I’ve loved the X-Men,” said Dauterman in a press release. “That show led me to a love of Marvel Comics and to a career as a comic book artist. I’m so grateful to work for Marvel and to draw the characters I’ve loved for nearly my whole life. I’m beyond thrilled to share that art in this book!”
“Russell's art is stunning. His sense of design and composition, plus his modern sense of storytelling, makes him one of Marvel's top artists to follow, " added Clover Press Publisher Hank Kanalz. "And follow they do - it was great to see his X-Men '97 #1 variant cover go viral on social media when he and Marvel revealed it, leading into the animated series debut. His love for these characters comes through with every page.”
Clover Press previous Marvel art books have included The Marvel Art of Alex Maleev, The Marvel Art of David Mack and The Marvel Art of David Nakayama.
In other comic book news, the Avengers are about to cross over with the Aliens universe, and we've got an exclusive preview of IDW's Batman: Year One Artist's Edition hardcover.
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