Ken Lashley
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C’est dans un truc en particulier, ou bien une illu pour l’occasion ?
Le Fantastic Four de Larsen et Timm ?
Jim
Je ne trouve pas l origine pour l instant
Fantastic Four : The World’s Greatest Comics Magazine #5.
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Merci : j’avais oublié que Giffen y avait participé.
J’en ai un bon souvenir, je relirais bien ça, tiens.
Jim
Ah bah j avais trouvé ça mais je ne connaissais pas cette affaire de magazine et je me disais que ça ne pouvait etre un 5 de la série.
Jim en avait parlé plus en détails par là :
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Mike Deodato Jr
This was my variant cover for Immortal Hulk #7, created as part of the celebration of 20 years of Marvel Knights. When I approached this image, I was thinking first about impact and physical presence, about making the reader feel the weight of the character before even reading a word. The camera is placed low and frontal, slightly tilted upward, so Hulk fills the frame and breaks through it at the same time. The hands and knees come forward in forced perspective, almost invading the reader’s space, while the shattered wall works like a visual explosion behind him, framing the figure and amplifying the sense of violence and momentum.
Compositionally, everything pushes inward. The debris, the cracks, the radiating lines, all converge toward the face and torso. I wanted the eye to land first on the expression, then travel through the arms, into the fists, and finally spill out into the rubble. It’s a circular movement that keeps you trapped inside the image. The anatomy is exaggerated on purpose, not for realism, but for emotional truth. Hulk here isn’t just strong, he’s compressed rage, about to burst.
In terms of blacks and whites, I kept the lighting very directional, carving the muscles with hard shadows and letting large black shapes define the form. The deep blacks in the arms and torso anchor the figure, while the lighter background keeps him readable even with all the chaos. The textures are controlled. There’s hatching, but it’s secondary. Most of the weight comes from solid shapes and contrast, not from decoration.
Storytelling-wise, this isn’t just Hulk breaking a wall. It’s Hulk breaking into the reader’s world. There’s no safe distance, no calm space. You’re right there with him. That was important to me, especially for something tied to Marvel Knights, a line that always pushed for intensity, mood, and emotional weight, not just spectacle.
Looking back, this piece represents a moment where everything had to be clear, direct, and unapologetic. Strong camera, strong silhouette, strong contrast, and storytelling built through composition. No distractions. Just power, drama, and presence on the page.
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