John Romita Jr, John Romita Sr. - Daredevil, The Man Without Fear!
Artists: John Romita Jr. (Penciller) , John Romita Sr. (Inker)
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DescriptionWow.I have to post the whole story on how I was fortunate enough to get a piece by TWO of the great masters. A few years back, John Romita Jr. was scheduled to be at a convention in Toronto. I fired an email to the Godfather (aka Spencer Beck) and asked if there was a chance, any chance, that John could do a piece that I could grab at the show. I started reading Spider-Man during the Stern/Romita Jr. run. I loved John's work on the X-Men and the Punisher as well. But, to me, the Nocenti/Romita Jr/Williamson DD holds a special place in my heart, so I went with Daredevil. Spencer set it up. But then, John had a personal issue and couldn't make the show! And, as he's one of the busiest, and, all-time kings of reliability, his full time job of comic bok artist took over. The beauty of dealing with Spencer, of course, is that you need not worry about anything. Fast forward to last year's New York con (which I didn't attend!) and Spencer calls to say "John is done the Daredevil and it's fantastic. You have any interest in getting it inked?" "Inked?" I honestly had not even thought of it - but, obviously I said yes. Here, to me, is where the story gets really exciting! (Yeah, b/c a JR Jr commission isn't exciting enough!) Spencer says he can line up Scott Hanna or Dan Green or Klaus Janson but asks me who I'd like. I say "Can you ask John?" About 45 minutes pass, phone rings again and the question is "How about his Dad?" At that point we talked price and I honestly said I probably couldn't do it, and Spencer said he'd call Klaus Janson and then I could figure out which path I wanted to go. The next day, I sat in my office all day and did the thought process. John Romita. He took over for Steve Ditko for God's sake. He RAN the art department at Marvel for decades. He, legitimately, is a master of the craft and I had a chance to get him involved in a commission? The phrase "...once in a lifetime..." went through my head, and I emailed Spencer and gave the go ahead. I've had this piece sitting in my den for a week and I just can't stop looking at it. Thank you John. Thank you John. Thank you Spencer. Social/Sharing |
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COMIC PARADISE
Member Since 2005
Posted on 3/6/2012
great commission and story. spence is great to deal with. congrats
Filmore W. Bedwick
Member Since 2003
Posted on 3/6/2012
Truly Grail-Worthy! Never sell or trade this!!!!!!!!
Alex Johnson 
Member Since 2006
Forum Moderator
Posted on 3/6/2012
Congratulations! It's a very nice example and a wonderful story to boot.
. BRAUNY
Member Since 2007
Posted on 3/6/2012
Great story and fantastic artwork! Two of the nicest and most talented artists in the business! Congrats!
Michael One Minute Later
Member Since 2005
Posted on 3/6/2012
wonderful story....I'm so happy for you....great artwork
Matthew West
Member Since 2006
Posted on 3/6/2012
That's about the coolest thing that I've ever seen or heard. To say that I'm jealous is an understatement. I could look at 1,000 versions of JRJR drawing DD running across rooftops and never get bored. You've got a true treasure there, sir!
michael dunne
Member Since 2004
Posted on 3/6/2012
Great story, wonderful commission. John Romita Sr. really defined the look of DD for almost twenty years with his 7 issue run.
George H
Member Since 2009
Posted on 3/7/2012
Stunning. This is truly a once in a lifetime commission. You made the right call and thanks so much for sharing!
Jeremy Radisich
Member Since 2004
Posted on 3/7/2012
Wow, what an amazing and unique blend of their two styles--worthy of publication. Definitely worth whatever the price!
Joseph Melchior
Member Since 2005
Posted on 3/7/2012
That really is a wonderful synthesis of the two artists. Congratulations.
Davide G.
Member Since 2009
Posted on 3/7/2012
Congrats on this really unique piece! Now it only begs to be framed and hung in your den for decades to come...
Anthony F
Member Since 2004
Posted on 3/7/2012
I admire your boldness - asking for inks by his "dad"! Wonderful story, thanks for sharing! No question you made the right decision on this "once in a lifetime" commission!
Ron S
Member Since 2007
Posted on 3/7/2012
Just spectacular. Great story, and I agree, Spencer is really the best. Congrats again.
Craig Rogers
Member Since 2004
Posted on 3/7/2012
Perfection. A terrific example of how a penciler and inker can complement each other. Looking at it, it's clear that is a JRJR drawing, but it's equally obvious that Romita Sr inked it. LOVE it!
Don Raskin
Member Since 2010
Posted on 3/7/2012
This is so cool of a story mixed with such a cool piece of art by two masters that I'm pretty much speechless and left with just saying "Wow!".
Tommy Garvey
Member Since 2006
Posted on 3/7/2012
Stunning! Always a treat to see them working together on something this cool. I don't know what it cost, but whatever you paid, you got a steal on it. Priceless.
Crees Tyler
Member Since 2008
Posted on 3/12/2012
AMAZING !!! Simply Awesome piece of art ! you're so lucky ! Congrats
Dimitrios Z
Member Since 2011
Posted on 12/12/2012
Great story, great commission, you got two Amazing DD artists.......WOW!!!!!
Andy Wurst
Member Since 2004
Posted on 6/8/2020
What a fantastic commission and wonderful story ! Huge congrats.
Witchblade collector
Member Since 2018
Posted on 10/30/2022
Awesome story and of course a great art.
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