Banner transformation to Hulk by Sal Buscema - Homage to What if (#12) Rick Jones Had Become the HULK?
Artist: Sal Buscema (All)
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DescriptionWOOT! Banner to Hulk transformation! Sal Buscema art days are always the best art days! Published or commissions, I always have a smile when opening an art package from my favorite artist(s). This piece is no exception and was a long time coming, and especially appreciated as shortly after I received this, I read an announcement that Sal will only being doing single character commissions going forward and nothing more complicated. I feel very fortunate to have this piece in the collection! Huge thanks to Sal Buscema and his art rep, Scott Kress at Catskill Comic Art, for making this happen. I have made several transactions with Scott and each has been a flawless and enjoyable experience.2 CAF posts in 2022, 2 commissions and another doozy on the way. Maybe this is the year of the commission?! This trend will slow down and move more toward published art, but I am enjoying the shift toward commissions for the moment. No Prize for the first comment to identify the art that this commission pays homage to. EDIT: Michael McIsaac spotted the homage to What If (#12) Rick Jones Had Become Hulk? Social/Sharing |
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Kelsey S 
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 1/10/2022
Great one Dave! Congrats on such a beautiful piece!
Daryl R
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 1/10/2022
Awesome transformation scene in classic Sal style! Congrats!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 1/10/2022
Outstanding! Hard to beat a Hulk transformation piece. I like here that he's got the exact same expression all the way through, and you got 5 head shots! Awesome way to start out the year on the commission front. I'm in a similar boat. Will have a good chunk of commissions to post early this year - well see about later :) Congrats, man!
Dave W
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 1/10/2022
K Gearon wrote:
Outstanding! Hard to beat a Hulk transformation piece. I like here that he's got the exact same expression all the way through, and you got 5 head shots! Awesome way to start out the year on the commission front. I'm in a similar boat. Will have a good chunk of commissions to post early this year - well see about later :) Congrats, man!
Thanks KG! Can't wait to see your new gems!
Dave W
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 1/10/2022
Steve N. Comic/Fantasy Art wrote:
C l a s s i c.
Thank you! In my view, classic is spelled B U S C E M A!
George H
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 1/10/2022
Such a great choice for Sal! Love these 70's feeling transformation pieces.
Eranga Devasurendra
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 1/10/2022
Sal hasn't lost a step. Great piece from an OG, man!
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
3 - Posted on 1/10/2022
Never made it as a wise man
I couldn't cut it, too late for a drawing
Tired of collecting like a blind man
I love to see Sal Buscema art with feeling
And this is how you remind me
This is how Hulk reminds me
Of what I really am
This is how Sal reminds me
Of Jack Kirby and Stan
It's not like Hulk to say sorry
It was always going to be Bruce and Betty
This time Sal has taken
Story of Jeckyll and Hyde worth adaptin'
And I've been wrong, I've been down
Been to the bottom of the portfolio
These five faces of my head
Scream, "Are we wearin' pearls yet?"
Dave W
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 1/10/2022
Marcus Wai wrote:
Never made it as a wise man
I couldn't cut it, too late for a drawing
Tired of collecting like a blind man
I love to see Sal Buscema art with feeling
And this is how you remind me
This is how Hulk reminds me
Of what I really am
This is how Sal reminds me
Of Jack Kirby and Stan
It's not like Hulk to say sorry
It was always going to be Bruce and Betty
This time Sal has taken
Story of Jeckyll and Hyde worth adaptin'
And I've been wrong, I've been down
Been to the bottom of the portfolio
These five faces of my head
Scream, "Are we wearin' pearls yet?"
Classic, I owe you a nickel and a beer when we meet some day Marcus. Thanks as always!
Dino Mauricio
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 1/10/2022
Great score Dave, that's a killer Transformation page!
Dave W
Member Since 2006
Posted on 1/10/2022
Dino Mauricio wrote:
Great score Dave, that's a killer Transformation page!
Thank you my friend! Great DD show with JJ recently, I really enjoyed it and might have been in trouble on the double pager transformation if I had been able to catch live. Hope you are well!
Ted Latner
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 1/10/2022
Wow -- that's so great! Big congrats on getting that before Sal decided to stop doing more detailed commissions! By any chance is that an homage to the great Bob Larkin cover from the 1978 Fireside Incredible Hulk reprint book?
Dave W
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 1/10/2022
Ted Latner wrote:
Wow -- that's so great! Big congrats on getting that before Sal decided to stop doing more detailed commissions! By any chance is that an homage to the great Bob Larkin cover from the 1978 Fireside Incredible Hulk reprint book?
Thanks Ted, I feel very fortunate! Great guess, but no cee-gar
Ted Latner
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 1/10/2022
Dave W wrote:
Thanks Ted, I feel very fortunate! Great guess, but no cee-gar
Aww -- there is a certain similarity, but I guess I'll have to keep looking...
T Shen
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 1/10/2022
Amazing transformation piece by a master of the subject! Congrats Dave and thanks for sharing!
James S
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 1/11/2022
"I HAVE THE POWER!"
Wrong franchise but cool piece!
Eric Wenger
Member Since 2012
1 - Posted on 1/11/2022
Dave, this is classic Buscema - and what better than the classic Banner to Hulk transformation. The Kirby sparkles really brings the amazing history of this great character. Congrats on this!
Michael Weigant
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 1/11/2022
This is great Dave,I love Sals work ! Congrats !
E DLS
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 1/11/2022
Okay, so I guess you've decided that you're not messing around this year. Two killer pieces and we're only ten days in. If that's the way it's gonna be, let me go make some popcorn and just sit here in front of my computer while I wait for the next show. Anyway, congrats on this SB commission. I know what a big Sal fan you are, so the art high from a piece like this will probably last a while. Enjoy it my friend.
Dave W
Member Since 2006
Posted on 1/11/2022
E DLS wrote:
Okay, so I guess you've decided that you're not messing around this year. Two killer pieces and we're only ten days in. If that's the way it's gonna be, let me go make some popcorn and just sit here in front of my computer while I wait for the next show. Anyway, congrats on this SB commission. I know what a big Sal fan you are, so the art high from a piece like this will probably last a while. Enjoy it my friend.
Thanks my friend! You comments are always appreciated. Get an exra large tub of that popcorn, more to come!
Michael McIsaac
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 1/11/2022
Very cool take on the cover of What If? #12!
Dave W
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 1/11/2022
Michael McIsaac wrote:
Very cool take on the cover of What If? #12!
And we have a winner! ... the No Prize has been claimed!
Jeremiah Avery
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 1/11/2022
Awesome commission, congratulations! Sal Buscema is the Hulk artist, for me.
J H
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 1/11/2022
What If #12! Where's my No Pri....DAMMIT! ;) You pulled an Indiana Jones slide under the closing gate, and got the golden bust, Dave. A little bittersweet, to be sure, but so good. Very cool homage, and top-notch Sal work. Hulk Approve, No Smash! Congrats
Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 1/11/2022
I can understand having a HUGE smile when opening this one. Absolutely STUNNING Sal B Hulk transformation piece!!!
Dave W
Member Since 2006
Posted on 1/12/2022
Paul P Spiderversity wrote:
I can understand having a HUGE smile when opening this one. Absolutely STUNNING Sal B Hulk transformation piece!!!
Thanks Paul! Nothing like getting a commission from a favorite artist that exceeds expectations! Always the best packages to open.
M L
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 1/12/2022
I saw this when you posted it a couple days ago and I keep coming back to it, drinking in all the details and gorgeousness of this piece. Congrats!
David Askani’Son
Member Since 2012
Forum Moderator
1 - Posted on 1/16/2022
Straight up Killer Piece!
Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 2/3/2022
This does beg once again asking the age old question...Where does he get those super stretchy trousers and why does he not get the rest of his clothes made of the same material?
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