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The incredibly talented artist Peach Momoko is perhaps good know for her belovedMarvelseriesDemon DaysandDemon Wars- her own Nipponese folktale rendition of the Marvel Universe - but her body of work as a screen artist is what helped make her the mega - popular illustrator she is today . victor of 2021’sEisner AwardandRingo Awardfor " Best Cover Artist , " Peach ’s " Momoko - poesy " uphold to exposit , with the adore illustrator recentlyannounced as the writer and creative person behind the upcoming reboot ofUltimate X - man .
Peach Momoko ’s first variation coverfor a major comic publishing company add up in 2019 when she illustrate a gorgeous book binding forMarvel Rising#1 , and since then she has had a meteorological rise , strike part in Marvel’sStormbreakersprogram for up - and - coming artist and releasing variant covers for countless comics . Peach ’s fine art is done with watercolor and inking , an telling feat , and isa remarkable commixture of enchanting and frightful . Momoko has done covers for Marvel Comics , DC Comics , BOOM ! , Image , IDW , and more , and below are ten of her most stunning and impressive covers to date :
10A.X.E.: Judgement Day Variants
The 2022 Marvel crossover voter eventA.X.E. : Judgment Daysaw the Avengers , X - Man , and Eternals fighting against a rogue Celestial , the nefarious plotting of the Eternal Druig , and the overwhelming might ofThanos ' Great Uncle Uranos . For the event , Peach Momoko did a number of breathtaking variant covering fire , each featuring one member of the three teams represented in the larger-than-life crossing over . Momoko ’s strain masking for the serial publication were shockingly lovely - something she is known for -pairing up iconic champion like Scarlet Witch , Jubilee , Magneto , Sersi , and Ikarisin ethereal scene of celestial energy .
9Usagi Yojimbo
The belovedUsagi Yojimbois an iconic , long - running main comedian by Stan Sakai about an anthropomorphous rabbit samurai mesh in the Edo period of Japan , name Usagi . First published in 1984,Usagi Yojimbohas been published by many different companies , likeDark Horse ComicsandFantagraphics , recently returning toDark Horse . Peach Momoko did an absolutely stunning covert for IDW ’s finalUsagi Yojimboissue , 2022 ’s # 31 , incorporatingher classic watercolor artistry into the black - and - white world ofYojimbo . Momoko ’s cover honor the titular Usagi ’s seriousness and fighting spirit , blending her artistry ’s well - known nimbleness with the darker , reflective flavor of the series .
8Dark Ages Stormbreakers Variant
In 2020 Peach Momoko joined Marvel’sStormbreakersprogram and began releasing breathtaking variant book binding for various Marvel Comics along with the other amazing artists in herStormbreakerscohort . One of these covers was forDark Ages#5 , an substitute cosmos floor that visualise Earth come down back into the Dark Ages after Doctor Strange accidentally released an EMP , destroying all electrical devices across the planet . Momoko ’s beautiful cover version depicts Laura Kinney ’s Wolverine , a fan - favorite X - men zep , in all her flaming glory . Laura played a major role inDark Ages , and Peach absolutely honored her intensity and mania in the impressive cover .
7Timeless Stormbreakers Variant
AnotherStormbreakersproject by Peach Momoko was a variant blanket for 2021’sTimeless#1 , which operated as a preview of Marvel ’s large tale for 2022 . tax with creating a " time imagery"-themed cover , it come along that Peach decided toillustrate a fascinating version of Mariko Yashida , from Momoko ’s hitDemon Days . This cover is the complete showing of Peach ’s incredible watercolour mastery , and the incorporation of the clock using number and Japanese kanji was a beautiful addition to the piece . Mariko ’s journeying to accepting her Oni inheritance and power has been long in the " Momoko - verse , " but this concealment suggest that in the future she will be a great warrior .
6Nightmare Variant Covers
While much of the cover work Peach Momoko has done for Marvel could be trace as " cunning , " a lot of her incredible original art is deeply disturbing - while still being hauntingly beautiful - and Marvel has at long last let this creepiness shine inPeach ’s new " Nightmare Variant Covers"series . debut in December 2023 across a series of 26 different Marvel series , Momoko ’s horrifying geographic expedition of Marvel ’s dark underbellyis sincerely splendiferous to find . From a skeletal Black Panther to a monstrous Daredevil , Peach ’s nightmare sight of iconic Marvel heroes will delight and touch , and the cobwebby book of variant cover is a will to how heavily the creative person works .
5DCeased’s Poison Ivy
Outside of her impressive work with Marvel Comics , Peach Momoko has also painted several gorgeous cover for DC Comics . One of Momoko ’s most breathtaking DC variant covering was forDCeased : all in Planet#1 , have a haunting and beautiful depiction of Poison Ivy . DCeasedis an alternating universe story involving the remainder of the DC Universe after the zombifying Anti - Life Equation quickly diffuse across the macrocosm , and Poison Ivy ’s Gotham - base Green - empowered sanctuary is one of the last good post on Earth . Momoko ’s stunning coverhonors the hero ' dependence on Ivy ’s thaumaturgy , and the revulsion of a world slowly being destroyed by freak .
4Madelyne Pryor Hellions
Marvel’sHellionsseries by Zeb Wells was one of the most beloved of the Krakoan Age , which is soon coming to an end . The serial publication focused on a ragtag and bobtail group of mutant cull work on for Mister Sinister , and it also set the level forthe iconic Madelyne Pryorto rejoinder to comics . Peach Momoko ’s variant top featuring Pryor is one of her most visually stunning , utterly seize the seductiveness of the demonic antihero . From her deathly pale pulp to the demon skulls wrap around her pegleg , Momoko ’s interpretation of the Queen of Limbo is truly perfect .
3BOOM! Studios' Wynd
One ofBOOM ! Studios’most beloved and popular serial publication isWyndfrom James Tynion IV and Michael Dialynas , which follows a wizardly boy named Wynd who must run away from the only home he has ever known , on a grand risky venture . Peach has done several binding for theWyndseries , and the one seen above is one of her most bewitching and memorable . Beautifully capturing the innocence , determination , and forlornness of the angelical but fierce Wynd , the cover is a gorgeous internal representation of Wynd ’s inner tumult and the magic that resides within his someone .
2Star Wars Women’s History Month
Peach Momoko recently did some haunting artwork forStar Wars : Darth Vader - Black , White & Red#1 , as well as the recentStar Wars : Visions - Peach Momoko ( 2023)#1 one - shot , but started herStar Warsart life history with a series ofstunning Women ’s History Month variation cover . Momoko paint 11 gorgeous covers , for everyStar Warscomic Marvel was publishing , feature iconic charwoman from theStar Warsfranchise . Her covers ofAmilyn Holdo and Khel Tanna were particularly moving and impressive , but her interpretations of other iconic distaff characters like Leia , Chanath Cha , and Barash Silvain were as as awe - inspiring .
1Demon Days: Blood Feud
Last , but certainly not least , is the cover of Peach Momoko’sDemon day : Blood Feud , the conclusion to the first arc of her darling " Momoko - poesy " larger-than-life , starring Mariko Yashida . FeaturingMariko and her vindictive baby Ogun , the covering is just one of Peach ’s many covers for herDemon DaysandDemon Warsseries that enthral the viewer . Peach Momoko ’s watercolour and demarcation study is all so delicate , and yet simultaneously brutal , that the characters she depicts seem to jump off the pageboy , and you need tolook no further than herBlood Feudcover to interpret the power of her artistic vision .
Peach Momoko ’s cover art has catapulted her into the glare , and for good understanding . Momoko ’s ability to capture the quintessential essence of a grapheme - without even need to acknowledge them intimately - is unendingly impressive , andan inspiration for artists and buff around the world . Hopefully awing publisher like Marvel , DC , IDW , and BOOM ! will continue to commission Peach for more arresting covers , and make certain to check out her upcoming interpretation of the X - Men creation whenUltimate ex - Mendebuts in March 2023 .
