Marvel

To ensure authenticity we enlisted the help of seasoned British comic book artist Alan Davis, the man behind Captain Britain, The Uncanny X-Men, and much more besides.

The main stamps were kept clean and uncluttered to appeal to comic book purists, but come complete with a sheet of stickers bearing catch phrases, sound effects and logos, so they can be loaded up and customised. This way the stamps could appeal to two demographics – children and more sophisticated collectors.

For the companion miniature sheet we created a ten-panel comic book strip in which the Mad Titan, Thanos, launches a deadly attack on the world. The strip incorporates stand-alone stamps as frames within the visual narrative, and once again drawn by Davis.

To coincide with the 60th anniversary of Marvel’s X-Men we were then commissioned to design another series of stamps celebrating the awesome mutant team, as well as a miniature sheet featuring their evil counterparts.

As well as the central set of stamps, we were asked to produce a huge range of collectible materials to accompany them.