Spider-Man/Peter Parker by Mark Buckingham
Artist: Mark Buckingham (Penciller)
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DescriptionAnother Heroes Con pickup and my first piece from Mark Buckingham! Got to chat with him for a bit…talk about a NICE guy.I was flipping through his art and this was about half done. Was a piece he was doing on the plane ride to Heroes and I asked if he would finish it, which he obliged. Had a feel I was vibin’ right away. Mark’s got this style that has a classic throwback quality while still feeling modern at the same time. The half Spidey/half Pete head shot is one of my favorite comic tropes that we don’t see enough of today. Check out these con sketches I’d been doing over the years and hope to try to get back into : https://www.comicartfans.com/galleryroom.asp?gsub=146287. So there’s that. But then this one here looks like early Pete from the ‘60s where he’s just gotten started as Spidey and I love that about it, too. AND there's Doc Ock! I thought about maybe getting a blue line copy inked as a side-by-side but I’m not sure if it needs that. Looks good as is, but we’ll see. I had to leave the con earlier on Sunday so thanks to fellow collector bud E. C. for picking it up from Mark! Social/Sharing |
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E DLS 
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 7/10/2024
Nice alter ego shot of the true one and only Spider-man. Love it.
Peej Sy
Member Since 2023
1 - Posted on 7/10/2024
Love the reflection of Doc Ock on the camera lens. Very cool!
Eranga Devasurendra
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 7/10/2024
Mark's one of (if not THE) nicest guy in comics. His Spidey run with Jenkins was top notch and this is very reminiscent of that. Congrats!
Benedict Judas Hel
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 7/10/2024
Composite Spider-Man being attacked by angry skill cranes! Nooooo!
Steve N. Comic/Fantasy Art
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 7/11/2024
Classic Buckingham doing his thing!
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
2 - Posted on 7/11/2024
Ev'ry line half Peter's face,
It reminds me spider senses and tentacles.
But all I got is a photograph
And I realize you're Mark Buckingham, I adore.
I thought you'd sketch it the day I went away,
But E.C. ships it
Till it comes home always to stay.
I can get used to pencilling here,
While I'm artwork broke, leave here or inks on blue.
I want you here alter ego,
As the years go by and we pencil it grey.
Killian Cramers
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 7/11/2024
That's neat! This looks spot on like a companion piece that Mark painted for me a few years ago. But with Gobbie instead of Doc Ock! Nice one!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 7/11/2024
Killian Cramers wrote:
That's neat! This looks spot on like a companion piece that Mark painted for me a few years ago. But with Gobbie instead of Doc Ock! Nice one!
Ha ha, yup, them's very similar :) It is cool to see that image again in colors! Glad you like the this one in pencil, and congrats again on yours.
Thanks, Killian, and all, for the comments!
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 7/11/2024
The thing about these half and half drawings is that they're usually just of the head and nothing else. You got lucky in that he was working on a 3/4 body piece and also has the hint of Dock Ock tentacles added for extra drama. Excellent piece!
Sean Rutan
Member Since 2012
1 - Posted on 7/11/2024
The split costume/alter ego thing seems to be uniquely iconic to Spidey and I've always loved it. I can't think of seeing half-faced Steve Rogers or Bruce Wayne or Tony Stark, but I can immediately think of several iconic Peter Parkers. This is a cool image and the little touches (Doc Ock off panel, the camera) enhance the fun of it.
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
Posted on 7/11/2024
Sean Rutan wrote:
The split costume/alter ego thing seems to be uniquely iconic to Spidey and I've always loved it. I can't think of seeing half-faced Steve Rogers or Bruce Wayne or Tony Stark, but I can immediately think of several iconic Peter Parkers. This is a cool image and the little touches (Doc Ock off panel, the camera) enhance the fun of it.
It is pretty unique to Pete, no doubt. In recent years in Black Panther, they've had his mask come over in a Kirby tech-y way, and that actually kind of reminded me of it, at the point where the mask is halfway on. Not the same thing, but similar. I got a Stelfreeze commission of that masking up look and been using it as my avatar :) Thanks for the add, man, and was great catching up for a bit at Heroes!
M L
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 7/11/2024
Great details, particularly the image of Doc Ock in the camera lens. Beautifully classic vibes.
André .
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 7/11/2024
I really shoulda swung by Mark's table. He was doing some excellent stuff at Heroes, and this is no exception. Congrats!
Kavi H
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 7/11/2024
pretty nice pencils man!! good call asking him to finish it. personally I'm also a big fan of the half Peter half Spidey "look" - I asked Ottley to do that for me when they put him on ASM at a show like 6 years ago, need to get a good scan of that
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 7/11/2024
Kavi H wrote:
pretty nice pencils man!! good call asking him to finish it. personally I'm also a big fan of the half Peter half Spidey "look" - I asked Ottley to do that for me when they put him on ASM at a show like 6 years ago, need to get a good scan of that
Get it scanned, buddy! ;) Looking forward to checking that out, and that reminds me, I still gotsta get me an Ottley piece! OK, I'm on it. Right now :)
Glad you like, man, thanks for the comment!
James Dornoff
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 7/11/2024
Fantastic pickup, a familiar image but done in their visual voice. Cheers!
Anthony T
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 7/11/2024
Buckingham had an underrated run on Spidey in my opinion. This sketch is a nice example of his work. Like the Doc Ock details he added to this piece.
Troy C. Punswick
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 7/11/2024
No need for the inks in my opinion. Nice add!!!
Bill J
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 7/11/2024
I always loved it when Perer Parker's spidey-sense went off and Ditko or Romita would depict that with wiggly lines and a split Spider-Man/Peter Parker face. So I was totally delighted to see Mark Buckingham's version--This time with the split image being of their WHOLE BODIES! I've never seen that before! I love Mark's style here, very old school! Even the camera Peter's holding is old school! Great touch adding a couple of Doc Ock's tentacles into the corners! What an amazing pick-up, serious congrats!
Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 7/11/2024
Love the classic look to this piece. And yeah, that image of Doc Ock's face in the camera lens is really fun.
Toni S
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 7/12/2024
I love this piece. As you said it has a very classic look that makes it amazing. If I have to tink about a half Sipdey half Peter headshoot the image that comes to my mind is that. This is one of my goals as a collector... to find a page with this image.... I know exactly which one I want... I don't know if I will be lucky enough to find it... YOU HAVE YOURS!!! Huge congratulations!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 7/12/2024
Toni S wrote:
I love this piece. As you said it has a very classic look that makes it amazing. If I have to tink about a half Sipdey half Peter headshoot the image that comes to my mind is that. This is one of my goals as a collector... to find a page with this image.... I know exactly which one I want... I don't know if I will be lucky enough to find it... YOU HAVE YOURS!!! Huge congratulations!
I have a number of non-published sketches but yet to get that published piece...OK, I'm on it :) Need to check that box! I hope YOU hit your target, man. If anyone can make it happen...
Glad you like and thanks for the add!
F M
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 7/12/2024
I don't own any but you can't go wrong with the half Spidey/half Peter approach indeed.
That tiny Ock is a fun touch :)
Tyler T
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 7/12/2024
Absolutely love it. Such a great perspective and not to mention that it is wonderfully executed.
Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 7/12/2024
Always loved the half and half Spidey/Parker combo. Congrats!
Travis Ellisor
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 7/12/2024
Buckingham's run on Spidey was awesome, and I wish it had been longer! Great pickup!
Brian G
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 7/16/2024
This is such a cool piece! I too love the half & half Spidey sense face. But I don't really recall seeing full body half & half all that much, so it really makes this one distinct and memorable. That Doc Ock reflection is sweet too. Whole thing reminds me of ASM #55, with the POV reversed.
Mark Howland
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 7/18/2024
With all due respect to the others, this one tops your convention sketch gallery. I love the camera lens detail.
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