Yor 5 — BEAT CREATIVE BLOCK TODAY!ESTE NY Cex bras s creativity bec, Pe sn NYEditor's letter 7 SUVECUETFSeFSTSrVsEssEe Welcome... to marvellous new art This year the two giants of the comic world celebrate anniversaries, with Marvel's X-Men marking 50 years of world saving and Superman hitting the 75-year mark. They both set standards by which ‘comics should be judged. Superman defined the superhero template, while X-Men broke it apa Speaking of X-Men, what do you think of our cover art? We're celebrating the team’s Jack Kirby roots, with the 60s costumes given a spruce up by the great Adi Granov. His creative process mixes traditional media and Photoshop ~ read all about it on page 74 There's more X-Men on page 26, as we take a closer look at the art behind the comic, with X-Men artists Stuart Immonen, Chris Bachalo and Nick Bradshaw all revealing their love of Marvel's mutants (On page 50 we celebrate the Man of Steel, with a look at Superman's 75 years as arguably the world’s best-known superhero, There's art from. Jim Lee and Alex Ross, and reflections from Superman artists Ralph “Rags Morales, Kenneth Roca‘ort, Frank Quitely and Tony Daniel on why DC's old man of comics is the pinnacle of the gente Ifyou want to join these artists in the comic industry, then turn to our workshops section, starting on page 73, where Ash Thorp breaks his creative block and Ryan Sook establishes mood in his comic art. Speaking of milestones, ImagineX will soon smash through the 100th issue mark. 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