'Icons: The DC Comics & Wildstorm Art of Jim Lee'

On November 2nd Icons: The DC Comics & Wildstorm Art of Jim Lee sails into bookstores in plenty of time for you-know-what-smas. This big ‘ol book of Lee creations features the legendary artists work at DC and Wildstorm (the company he helped found in the ‘90s).

The 296-page book promises to feature Lee’s work on a host of DC heroes—he’s drawn a ton of them since he first came to DC in 2003 to work on the mega-successful Batman “Hush” storyline with Jeph Loeb. While his work has met with many delays, there is no disputing that Lee’s work is as dynamic as it’s ever been. Just look at the book’s cover (above).

Icons is expected to also feature many never before seen drawings by Lee and it looks like some concept work for various heroes (Green Lantern, left). I’d be interested in seeing some of the other Wonder Woman makeovers that remained on the drawing board.

Will Marvel be preparing a companion?

Click here for an in-depth interview with Lee from Publisher's Weekly.