Art Day: MARVEL SECRET WARS II Promo Poster Art (1985) with 70+ Super-heroes 0

[GreatEscape]

Really excited to share Marvel Secret Wars II Promotional Poster Art featuring The Beyonder vs. 70+ Marvel super-heroes by Ron Wilson.  Back in 1985, the poster adorned the walls of comic stores and Marvel fans including mine! Drawn on a huge piece of illustration board with an image area of 22" x 34"!

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Edited November 19, 2022 by GreatEscape

[Drummy]

Whoa!  Amazing piece by an artist who (to me) doesn't always get the credit he deserves.  Congrats! 

Dan

[Dr. Balls]

Oh man, congrats on a truly epic piece in every sense of the word. That’s amazing. The massive size must be something to see in person.

[KirbyCollector]

So many questions about the shoulder things... Air filters? Easily accessible hand fans? Humidifiers designed to keep the curl in his naturally curly hair?

[Logan510]

Are you sure this was a promo poster as opposed to a Marvel Press poster?

The reason I ask is because the only SW2 promo poster I remember is the one below. Either way, congrats on a VERY cool piece.

 

 

[Unstoppablejayd]

That is excellent Dino! 

Congrats!

[GreatEscape]

On 11/21/2022 at 12:49 PM, Logan510 said:

Are you sure this was a promo poster as opposed to a Marvel Press poster?

The reason I ask is because the only SW2 promo poster I remember is the one below. Either way, congrats on a VERY cool piece.

 

 

Often, Marvel issues more than one retailer promo posters as it did when SW2 launched.

[bisquitodoom]

On 11/19/2022 at 11:55 AM, KirbyCollector said:

So many questions about the shoulder things... Air filters? Easily accessible hand fans? Humidifiers designed to keep the curl in his naturally curly hair?

D- for character design but A+ for nostalgia (like a lot of 80's Marvel)

Congrats on a really cool piece!  Fun to have a piece that actually shows the Beyonder. 

[fsumavila]

On 11/19/2022 at 11:05 AM, GreatEscape said:

Really excited to share Marvel Secret Wars II Promotional Poster Art featuring The Beyonder vs. 70+ Marvel super-heroes by Ron Wilson.  Back in 1985, the poster adorned the walls of comic stores and Marvel fans including mine! Drawn on a huge piece of illustration board with an image area of 22" x 34"!

Link

Great piece, Dino! I remember this poster. Incredible how many heroes Wilson fit into this image. Also, I noticed ROM was erased from the printed poster. Was that around the time Marvel lost the rights to the character? 

[Nate Hartz]

Really cool! I know I am in the minority but I really liked this story. It came out when I was 7 and I lived in a small town with little access to comics. Getting a comic with a lot of different heroes in one issue hooked me.