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COMICS: Two Page Sneak Peek Of John Cassaday's Artwork From UNCANNY AVENGERS #1

It's the funeral of an X-Men legend in this sneak peek at two more pages from Rick Remender (Venom) and John Cassaday's (Astonishing X-Men) Uncanny Avengers #1. Marvel E-i-C Axel Alonso also comments on how he convinced the artist to return to the world of comic books.

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By Josh Wilding - 9/29/2012
John Cassaday's last major work at Marvel was with Joss Whedon on Astonishing X-Men; a run which ended way back in 2008. That made the announcement of him being the ongoing artist on Rick Remender's Uncanny Avengers all the more surprising, and Comic Book Resources recently asked Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso about how he went about bringing the artist back to the House of Ideas. Also below is a brand new two page preview from the issue which clearly features Wolverine (and Rogue) preparing for the funeral of Charles Xavier.

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"I met John at his favorite watering hole and leveled with him, said, 'This series set the tone for the next decade’s worth of Marvel publishing and I’d kill for you to draw it.' Then I gave him the series outline and a sampling of Rick’s work, most notably Uncanny X-Force, and that was that. A few days later, John texted me and said, he liked it. Shortly after, we closed a deal. The orders for Uncanny Avengers are insane, and it’s a team effort, but John's role in putting us through the stratosphere can't be underestimated. He's a one-of-a-kind artist.
Source: Comic Book Resources
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CoughCough - 9/29/2012, 8:09 PM
Another funeral for Xavier.
*sniff and cries*
marvel72 - 9/29/2012, 8:22 PM
this book is gonna be f*ckin awesome,can't wait to read all new x-men,the avengers,guardians of the galaxy,thor god of thunder & the indestructible hulk.
RexBlazer1 - 9/29/2012, 8:25 PM
Even Superman said, "Let us pray for a ressurection" at the funeral of Martian Manhunter in Final Crisis. You'd think the mutant and Superhero community would be so used to this by now that they'd expect it.
DioFoRio - 9/29/2012, 8:27 PM
ewwwww. that art sucks
BattlinMurdock - 9/29/2012, 8:30 PM
Dreamy eye Wolvie <33333
jimpinto24 - 9/29/2012, 8:41 PM
Uncanny Avengers is another anticipated title for Marvel NOW!
soundwave129 - 9/29/2012, 8:44 PM
Hmmm... yes... $5 says he's back before next Christmas.
ATrueHero1987 - 9/29/2012, 8:44 PM
Can't wait for this series to start! I already subscribed to Uncanny Avengers Thursday.
ATrueHero1987 - 9/29/2012, 8:53 PM
Shout out to John Cassaday, love his artwork!
CaptainObvious - 9/29/2012, 9:18 PM
How come everybody in comics gets upset when somebody dies, especially if that person has died several times?

Death is hardly ever permanent in comics. The only characters I know of that stayed dead forever are Gwen Stacy and Uncle Ben.
JustinCJWiggins - 9/29/2012, 9:20 PM
easily the best X-Men artist ever, beats out Quitely cause Quitely has 0 consistency/ work ethic.
DioFoRio - 9/29/2012, 9:21 PM
@Marvel87...cassiday is usually good. The page posted blows (IMO)
GLprime2814 - 9/29/2012, 9:47 PM
@ captainobvious
I believe it's because when characters would die back in the day it meant they were dead for more than couple of month, so it meant something because we would be left waiting for the day that character if and when they would be back.

For me when superman died i was devastated i first heard of his death on CNN.same with colossus when I heard about it and how big it was but he was back in the next year or two.
so when a character dies now a days he/she is back by dinner time.
GetsugaTensho22 - 9/29/2012, 10:31 PM
it's foolish and gullible fans like Stigmartyr that give fans a bad name.
It's not a big deal. He's going to be literally shat back to life in a few issues time and everybody's gonna act like it was no big deal.
Boo-freaking-hoo.
loki668 - 9/29/2012, 11:07 PM
And, thus, the countdown begins until everyone's favorite follicly-challenged psychic returns.

Lord Loki has spoken
Durango95 - 9/29/2012, 11:18 PM
Cassaday shouldve stayed away from comics. His art is terrible. If Granov would be on art then maybe I would give it a look...as far as Im concerned,the X-books are [frick]ing dead.[frick] you Quesada.
Jolt17 - 9/29/2012, 11:58 PM
John Cassaday...[frick] yes.
jimoakley666 - 9/30/2012, 3:55 AM
The really sad thing about this is that the two people closest to Xavier, the closest he has to family are not there. Jean is dead and Scott betrayed and killed him. And the one guy who really should be holding his wake, with no mutual love lost between them although they shared a mutual distorted twisted respect for each other, he (Wolverine) is the one giving Xavier the grand sendoff. I hope Magneto says a few words and I hope Scott is there, either skulking or in custody, to witness what he has done. And thus begin his redemption.

Xavier will be resurrected, probably with Jean, in a few years. They were both killed while in contact with the Phoenix force. That'll be the way they do it.
Shadowelfz - 9/30/2012, 5:57 AM
"Here we are, again, mourning the death of Charles Xavier, again, until he comes back, again." Prof X's Eulogy. I can see it now.

Stigmartyer- Sorry you sound naive and optimistic, but a lot of us comic fans on here have read comics long enough to see Xavier and other characters get killed and come back over and over. It does make it seem meaningless and, in our minds, disprespectful to the CHARACTER because the publisher is just using their death to sell mags with no plan to keep them dead. We have a damn good reason to be jaded.
CoughCough - 9/30/2012, 6:18 AM
^ wut he said.
JustinCJWiggins - 9/30/2012, 6:42 AM
no redemption for modern Cyclops, thats the whole reason they brought in alternate dimension teen Cyclops, so they could have their cake and eat it too. I [frick]ing hate alternate reality, future, clone, alien resurrection continuity, just let the comic be as realistic as a comic about mutants can.
TankD - 9/30/2012, 7:08 AM
^ stupid.
xstryker - 9/30/2012, 9:09 AM
No redemption for a guy who was possessed and killed one guy? But Jean Grey (killed a planet) and Scarlet Witch (depowered almost the entire mutant race, directly leading to the deaths of thousands, plus killing Hawkeye, Vision, and Jack of Hearts) are A-OK?. Logan's a crime boss and has murdered innocents before, in his berserker rages. Professor X was part on Onslaught for f***'s sake! Scott will be a good guy as soon as Bendis moves on to ruin another franchise.
seamuskeaneart - 9/30/2012, 9:21 AM
Considering how slow an artist he is I wonder how long before we get a Delay/fill in. I mean the Astonishing was consistently late.
hope420 - 9/30/2012, 10:42 AM
Man Wolverines eyes look like he walked off a Disney cartoon!
13echo - 9/30/2012, 12:31 PM
Hey everyone knows that when you die in the marvel U you stay dead just look at Uncle Ben....wait he's back, what about Bucky.... what? He back from the dead too? Well what about Captain Marvel... like i said dead is dead in the marvel U.
darkjedv - 9/30/2012, 2:59 PM
@JustinCJWiggins

Wow. No way. This art panel sucks. What about Marc Silvestri or Jim Lee?
EarOne - 9/30/2012, 4:27 PM
i LOVE Cassaday's work..but, logan in those panels just don't look like, well..LOGAN.

still..i'm NO DOUBT still lookin' forward to this title VERY MUCH. hope the writer's not too far off from cassaday's last one. forgot his name...i heard he became some big shot director now...
loki668 - 9/30/2012, 10:39 PM
@Stigmartyr

It's not nice to troll them so. Funny, but not nice.

Lord Loki has spoken

CorronZenith30 - 9/30/2012, 11:18 PM
"i LOVE Cassaday's work..but, logan in those panels just don't look like, well..LOGAN..." - EarOne

took the words right outa my mouth mate, thinking the same thing. kinda made him look like a 15 yr old with mutton-chops
plasticman - 10/1/2012, 7:20 AM
It's the anime eyes.
JohnnyTorch - 10/1/2012, 4:26 PM
I could care less Charlie died. He's a horrible person. I've disliked him since the 90s so i hope he Stays dead.
CorronZenith30 - 10/1/2012, 6:08 PM


@plasticman - your right :-)
smartell511 - 10/2/2012, 8:45 PM
so does uncanny avengers come out october 3rd or 10th?

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