Marvel Entertainment has announced their exclusive agreement with newest WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN artist, Mahmud Asrar.
Reflecting on how he got started with his Marvel work, Asrar reminisced, “The first time I worked for Marvel was back in 2007. I was to do a NOVA ANNUAL where I’d be retelling the origin of the character. I was already pressured to be doing my first work for Marvel but I was to reinterpret a story originally drawn by John Buscema, one of my all-time biggest influences. Talk about anxiety! That gig and several others after that, along with years of doing other comic work, I was offered to work on an ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN story.”
He may not have been in the industry for long, but Asrar knows that when the stars align, he needed to take the leap. “The timing was just right so I took it on even though I was doing an ongoing book at the time. That work led to more offers by Marvel which I was excited about, however, C.B. Cebulski knew I had a weak spot for Wolverine so he asked if I’d be interested in doing WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN with Jason Latour. The lure worked and I just couldn’t resist jumping on board.”
When asked who he is looking most forward to visually tackling, Asrar continues, “Aside from getting to draw some of the original X-Men I’m looking forward to [drawing] Fantomex. He’s one I wasn’t expecting but I suppose Jason’s writing has my interest piqued.”
