Coming Soon: The Book of Jusko

By John Freeman on April 10, 2026 • ( 0 )

The Book of Jusko, coming soon from Image Comics, showcases the very best of Joe Jusko’s decades spanning career and painted legacy.

In 1992, Joe Jusko’s Marvel Masterpieces trading card set exploded into pop culture – redefining how the world saw superheroes with raw power, larger-than-life drama, and breathtaking realism in every brushstroke. It became a cultural landmark, inspiring generations of fans, artists, and collectors.

Now – due to overwhelming demand – Image are opening the vaults to celebrate the full scope of Jusko’s legendary career. Inside you’ll discover iconic illustrations, rare and unpublished works, private commissions, trading cards, and personal archive pieces – some revealed here for the very first time.

Few artists have left as bold a mark on comics and fantasy illustration as Joe Jusko. Bursting onto the scene in the late 1970s, Jusko quickly built a reputation for his powerful, hyper-realistic paintings that brought larger-than-life heroes and worlds to vivid detail. His legendary work on the 1992 Marvel Masterpieces trading cards became a cultural touchstone, igniting the collector’s market and inspiring a generation of fans and artists alike.

*Just some of Joe Jusko’s Marvel Masterpieces*

Over the decades, Jusko’s art has graced the covers of Marvel and DC Comics, Conan the Barbarian, Vampirella, and the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs, cementing him as one of the most celebrated fantasy and comic illustrators in the world. His unique blend of dramatic realism, intensity, and his painterly style has earned him both critical acclaim and an enduring place in pop culture history.

“This is the definitive collection of Joe Jusko’s art,” says Image, “a must-have for anyone who treasures painted comics, fantasy illustration, or fine art.”

• The Book of Jusko by Joe Jusko will be published on 16th June 2026 | ISBN: 978-1534332577 | Buy it from AmazonUK (Affiliate Link)

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.