And check out OUR NEWLY LISTED ITEMS. This is an original printed production art cover for X-Men 2099 #1, published by Marvel Comics in 1993. This is a full-color production art cover on glossy coated cardstock, including both the front and back covers, and with printing on both sides of the covers, the same way it looks in the published comic. Please note that this is NOT a mass-produced print or lithograph. It is a production art cover that is created during the production process for the book. You can see printer key target symbols at the top edges of the front and back covers. It features a classic straight-on image of the future mutant team, with artwork by the amazing Ron Lim and Adam Kubert. Lim has done great work on a number of titles, including Spiderman and X-Men, but is probably best-known and loved for his work on the Silver Surfer, particularly on the Thanos and Infinity Gauntlet storylines. There is a light bend at the lower right corner. This does not really show in the scan, so please be aware of this. Also, please note that in the scanner it doesn’t really show well, but this is a foil enhanced cover, and the blue border on the cover is an awesome light reflective foil. It looks dark blue in the scan, but when you see it in person and light reflects off of it, it is really more of a lighter blue. So the actual item looks much nicer when you see it in person than the picture here shows. This is a very cool and rare comic collectible that you will hardly ever get a chance to see. A great piece which would look fantastic framed and prominently displayed. Please note that this is an authentic piece from the first printing, not something made for a later reprint or collection book. We have been told there are reprint production art pieces being listed by other sellers that make them seem to be old and from original printings, even though they are not for example, older production art did not have the words on a separate sheet from the images. Those kinds of things were only done much more recently, using computer technology. We advise buyers to be careful, as there are disreputable sellers tricking many people into believing they are purchasing items that are older and more valuable than what they actually are. Some sellers simply do not state their items are from reprints, while others make very long listings and put a tiny mention about reprints buried deep in the listing, and/or use a hard-to-read font color (like yellow) to prevent buyers from seeing this information. Unfortunately, everything else in the listing the title, pictures of the cover of the comic from the 1st printing, etc. This item is a genuine piece from the first print, not something made for a reprint. Check out our other auctions for more great items. Check it out, you’ll be glad you did!