, ▁but ▁an ▁icon ic ▁life - size ▁st ande e ▁for ▁com ics ▁sh ops , ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁two ▁other ▁post ers ▁by ▁Adams , ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁X - Men ▁poster ▁featuring ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁characters ▁that ▁had ▁ever ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁that ▁team , ▁and ▁" M ut ants ", ▁a ▁modification ▁of ▁Adams ' ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Marvel ▁Age ▁Ann ual ▁# 4 ▁cover ▁that ▁featured ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁characters ▁appearing ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁X - Men - related ▁books ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁also ▁with ▁a ▁charg ing ▁Wol ver ine ▁in ▁the ▁center . ▁By ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Adams ' ▁professional ▁career ▁had ▁been ▁c ement ed , ▁and ▁he ▁moved ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁parents ' ▁home ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁same ▁Oak land , ▁California ▁a partment ▁building ▁where ▁fellow ▁artists ▁Mike ▁M ign ola ▁and ▁Steve ▁Pur cell ▁lived . ▁Adams ▁and ▁N oc enti ▁reun ited ▁for ▁a ▁story ▁in ▁Web ▁of ▁Spider - Man ▁Ann ual ▁# 2 ▁( 1 9 8 6 ) ▁in ▁which ▁War lock ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Mut ants ▁enc oun ters ▁Spider - Man . ▁ ▁His ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁X - Men ▁franch ise ▁would ▁continue ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁covers ▁for ▁The ▁New ▁Mut ants ▁and ▁The ▁Un c anny ▁X - Men ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁respectively . ▁He ▁also ▁drew ▁all ▁but ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁first