Ant Specialty Illustration Original Art

About this work

This specialty illustration of Ant by creator Mario Gully, dated 2008, presents the character in a focused, standalone rendering that moves away from sequential storytelling into iconic portraiture. Executed in graphite on Marvel Bristol board with an image area of approximately 8.5" x 12.75", the drawing highlights Gully’s linework and anatomical stylization, emphasizing Ant’s costume details and physical presence. As a non‑story page, the piece functions as a character study and potential commission or portfolio work, demonstrating how creator‑owned heroes circulate outside their published issues in sketches, pin‑ups, and convention‑style art. Signed by Gully in the lower right of the image, the illustration offers direct creator provenance and a complementary counterpoint to your published Ant #4 story page, together tracing the character’s visual identity across both narrative and standalone formats. Within The Askia Jones Collection, the work reinforces your attention to Black‑led independent comics and the ways their characters are developed, promoted, and remembered beyond the printed series.