Artist Peach Momoko has unveiled jaw-dropping new portraits of Black Knight, She-Hulk and others. Momoko has emerged as one of the most exciting illustrators working in comics today and these stunning portraits reveal why. She-Hulk and Black Knight are on the verge of stardom, thanks to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and these new portraits capture these characters on the eve of their breakthroughs.
Peach Momoko is an award-winning illustrator, winning both the 2021 Eisner and the 2021 Ringo Awards for Best Cover Artist. Peach’s anime-themed covers have graced numerous Marvel titles, and she is the writer and artist for the popular Demon Days series, which reimagined some of Marvel’s top characters in feudal era Japan. Alongside R.B. Silva, Natacha Bustos and others, Peach was a member of Marvel’s 2020 Stormbreakers initiative, designed to call attention to today’s cutting-edge artists. Momoko has also illustrated stories for Heavy Metal magazine as well. Peach Momoko also maintains an active social media presence, regularly sharing her amazing illustrations with a worldwide audience, and now she has shared not one but four gorgeous illustrations, each showing a Marvel character the public will be talking about in the years to come.
In a Twitter post, Momoko shared portraits of Black Knight, She-Hulk, Jane Foster as a Valkyrie as well as Ka-Zar, Shanna and Zabu. Momoko explained that she likes to choose themes for her Marvel illustrations; in this instance she chose flowers, and a floral motif runs throughout each illustration. Beyond the flower theme, each portrait captures some aspect of the character. For example, Black Knight’s sword and Valkyrie’s mace are bloody, and She-Hulk is breaking free of chains; the floral theme works especially well for Ka-Zar, whose current mini-series is seeing the Lord of the Savage Land experiment with plant-based biotech. Fans have responded enthusiastically, giving the Tweet nearly 200 retweets and over 1,000 likes.
This latest round of Marvel illustrations from Peach Momoko not only continues her winning streak at the publisher, but it captures a group of characters set to break through to the mainstream. Black Knight made his MCU debut in last year’s Eternals and She-Hulk will receive her own show on Disney + later this year; likewise, Jane Foster will return for Thor: Love and Thunder as a Valkyrie. And while Ka-Zar and his family are not MCU-bound (yet), the character is undergoing a transformation in the pages of his current mini-series, a change that will position him as a potentially powerful player in the Marvel Universe.
Peach Momoko has illustrated some of the best covers in recent Marvel history, providing fans with jaw dropping takes on some of the company’s most iconic characters. Momoko’s latest batch of covers, including She-Hulk and Black Knight shows why she is one of the most sought-after cover artists today.
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