Wolverine: The Jungle Adventure (Marvel Comics) — Walter Simonson / Michael Mignola / Bob Wiacek
Wolverine: The Jungle Adventure
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writer: Walter Simonson — Art: Michael Mignola — Inks: Bob Wiacek
Original Graphic Novel / One-Shot
Condition: pre-owned, light wear, good shape
A stunning, painterly original graphic novel cover rendered in Mignola’s unmistakable early style — loose watercolour washes and expressive ink linework combining into something that sits between comic art and fine illustration! The composition is wide and epic — set on a dramatic rocky outcrop in a dense prehistoric jungle. At the centre: Wolverine in his classic brown and tan costume — claws extended on both hands — body low and coiled — crouching on the rocky ledge in a defensive stance — facing off against an armoured figure at the right — the villain in dark blue-grey tactical armour with a hose or cable running from the suit — body airborne and kicking outward toward Wolverine — the two figures caught in a dynamic mid-combat freeze frame. At the lower foreground: a dark-haired woman face-down on the rocky surface — collapsed or fallen — dark hair fanning outward. In the upper left background: a dense jungle canopy in warm ochre and green washes — and rising through the mist above: the massive dark silhouette of a Tyrannosaurus Rex — jaw open — prehistoric and ominous. Additional shadowy jungle warriors with spears visible in the right background. Mignola © 1989 signature at the lower right. WOLVERINE in large white hand-lettered title at the top. the jungle adventure in elegant script below. Creator credits at the bottom. Marvel Comics logo at the lower left.
A highly collectible Mignola art piece from his pre-Hellboy Marvel era — Simonson writing with Mignola art is a dream team pairing serious collectors seek out. Great for Wolverine fans, Mignola art hunters, and vintage Marvel OGN collectors. Light wear, good shape.