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Savage Avengers #2 1:25 variant cover (Volume 1, 2019) - Wolverine versus Conan The Barbarian

Artists: Nick Bradshaw (Penciller) , Gerry Duggan (Writer)

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Savage Avengers #2 1:25 variant cover (Volume 1, 2019) - Wolverine versus Conan The Barbarian Comic Art

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Artwork Details

Title:	Savage Avengers #2 1:25 variant cover (Volume 1, 2019) - Wolverine versus Conan The Barbarian
Artist:	Nick Bradshaw (Penciller)
Artist:	Gerry Duggan (Writer)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	Nope.
Views:	1,182
Likes on CAF:	7 8
Comments:	6
Added to Site:	4/23/2022
Comic Art Archive:	Savage Avengers Issue: 2 Page: variant cover View

Description

Drawn on 11" x 17" art board by Nick Bradshaw. I'm a huge Conan and Wolverine fan and even bigger Nick Bradshaw fan. So I'm super excited to own this!

The early issues of Savage Avengers were illustrated by Mike Deodato digitally. Same with later issues by Patrick Zircher. The only physical art that exists for the early issues are the main covers and variants. Of those covers only 3 had Conan fighting Wolverine on the cover. The David Finch Conan VS Wolverine cover sold for $17,000 in 2022.

Conan The Barbarian was a big hit for Marvel while they licensed it from 1970 through the early 2000's. Conan was mostly kept within his own universe/ series, but with the magic of the "What If..?" Series Marvel could tell one off stories. Fans of Conan got a hint of "What If" Conan The Barbarian Was Alive Today, Was Stranded In The 20th Century, Battled Wolverine and Battled Thor?

Fast forward to 2019 and Marvel re-obtained the publishing license for Conan through Cabinet Group. This time deciding to introduce Conan to the Marvel Universe of super heroes in the main continuity. Within Avengers No Road Home #5 Scarlet Witch is transported back through time 12,000 years to the Hyborian Age where Conan lives. After a brief adventure with the Avengers Conan is teleported to the Savage Land in present day. There the story of Savage Avengers #1 begins with Conan battling the Hand and then Wolverine! After a draw Wolverine and Conan depart with a mutual resepct for one another. Laying the ground work for the new Savage Avengers team in a 31 issue story arc.

Savage Avengers was popular enough that it continued with Volume 2 in mid 2022. Unfortunately that series is coming to an untimely end in December due to the sale of the rights holder Cabinet Group to Funcom. Funcom has decided to not renew Marvel's contract so that they can publish their own Conan stories. Hopefully Conan will return to Marvel in 2028 when Conan's rights become public domain.

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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 4/23/2022

This is like the Captain America Annual #8 cover in reverse with Wolvie now taking the defensive stance as the big overhead arcing strike comes from Conan's broad sword.

F M
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 4/24/2022

Such a great and fun cover.

Tony Saylor
Member Since 2019

1 - Posted on 4/25/2022

Wow!!! Nick kills it with his cover work

K Gearon
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 5/27/2022

2 savage dudes slashin' it out! Great vs image, accentuated by all the killer trademark NB cartoony detail on the characters AND background! Congrats!

Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 1/21/2023

Super impressive Wolverine vs Conan cover by the amazing Nick Bradshaw!! Look at that background detail! It's mesmerizing ... as all Nick's covers are.

P T
Member Since 2006

Posted on 3/17/2024

What a Beauty.

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