X-Men Archives Sketchbook

In honor of the X-Men's 25th Anniversary, and for the first time, Marvel grants open access to the files of the X-Men offices! Over the past few decades, unused character designs and artwork have sat in file cabinets, gathering dust. But now we've taken the best and most interesting pieces and are publishing them for your review! Included here are alternate designs by Jim Lee, variant costumes by Art Adams, and the original New Mutant character sheets (just wait until you see the first version of Cannonball)! Plus, we've thrown in sketches and designs by artists such as Rob Liefeld, Leinil Yu, Alan Davis, Paul Neary, Bob McLeod, Carlos Pacheco, Marc Silvestri, John Romita Jr., Adam Pollina, Barry Windsor-Smith, and Michael Golden! It's the rare bounty that only a select few editors and creators have had the opportunity to see and now it's your turn!