Epic Illustrated #9

Marvel's Epic Illustrated magazine arrives at a dramatic milestone with issue #9, promising the climax of the long-running Metamorphosis Odyssey saga alongside the start of a brand-new Weirdworld adventure. Tim Conrad's cover painting is a breathtaking piece of fantasy illustration — a small, awe-struck figure with arms raised stands before a colossal bronze-toned centaur statue locked in a powerful struggle, set against a sunlit Mediterranean landscape of cypress trees and distant mountains. James P. Starlin serves as sole writer, artist, inker, and colorist for the interior Metamorphosis Odyssey chapter, making this a remarkably singular creative achievement in Marvel's 1981 fantasy anthology lineup.