Air Jordan Anniversary

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Air Jordan, "An Illustrated Tribute to Michael Jordan's 'The Shot'" sees a series of illustrators recreate one of the most iconic moments of Michael Jordan's on-court career in their own unique style. Commissioned by Complex UK and working with Foot Locker and Jordan Brand, five artists were asked to interpret 'The Shot' - "The Shot is the name of the series-winning basket hit by Michael Jordan in Game 5 of the 1989 Eastern Conference First Round on May 7 against the Cleveland Cavaliers. It is considered to be one of Jordan’s greatest moments and gave birth to this memorable image." Butcher Billy says of his final piece "Jordan is a hero to millions of people around the world - also The Shot was the equivalent of saving the plane from crashing at the last second. So naturally in my line of work I really wanted to bring the superhero element to the piece.  He's the Jumpman after all." Read more...