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Beta Ray Bill #1 pg. 2

Artist: Daniel Warren Johnson (All)

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Title:	Beta Ray Bill #1 pg. 2
Artist:	Daniel Warren Johnson (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	273
Likes on CAF:	7 8
Comments:	13
Added to Site:	8/7/2021
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I have become a huge DWJ fan over the last few years, but his work on Beta Ray Bill really blew me away. When there was a surprise drop announced for issue 1 I was hit with two realities: 1) I HAD to have a page; 2) I�m poor. With those two facts in mind, I thought long and hard on what to do. I decided my strategy would be be to go after a �C� page (which was hard here because there really was no C pages in this entire series), but I told myself it had to be a page that mattered to me. I looked through issues 1, and immediately on page 2 I was hit this touching scene between Bill and his mother in a brief glimpse into his origin. It fit all my requirements for this drop. The hard would be actually getting it. When the drop came I barely gave myself a second to actually look at what I was clicking on, but did manage to click on this one, and thanks to the Comic Art Gods, I was able to get my name in first on this one. I think all the high rollers were busy chasing after the A+ pages (which was the majority of pages from this series). Very happy to have this in my collection.

Big thanks to DWJ and Felix for breaking up issue 1.

11x17 pen and ink

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Joined:	October 2014
Last Login:	September 2025
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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 8/7/2021

The early world building and setting the time frame is at the heart of what made the series work. This page is at the core of Bill's character and you will think of it every time a punch is thrown or a blow is taken as it speaks to his origins and what he fights for.

Joe Lara
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 8/7/2021

Marcus Wai wrote:

You get it.

Tyler T
Member Since 2020

1 - Posted on 8/7/2021

Excellent page, really does set the whole story up.

Joe Lara
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 8/7/2021

Tyler T wrote:

Excellent page, really does set the whole story up.

So many lesser writers would have been tempted to make that opening scene drag on for 10 pages. DWJ is so economic with her writing.

Tyler T
Member Since 2020

1 - Posted on 8/7/2021

Joe Lara wrote:

So many lesser writers would have been tempted to make that opening scene drag on for 10 pages. DWJ is so economic with her writing.�

Very talented all around

Felix Lu
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 8/7/2021

The quiet, heartfelt pages are the most "DWJ" parts of the story. And what separates him from everyone else.

artless artmore
Member Since 2013

1 - Posted on 8/8/2021

Awesome page! Love how DWJ depicts BRB's people and the panel-to-panel storytelling is right on the money

kent mansley
Member Since 2015

1 - Posted on 8/9/2021

This page is an A+ in my book. No such thing as a bad DWJ page and these heartfelt moments are what he does best. Huge congrats!

Joe Lara
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 8/9/2021

kent mansley wrote:

This page is an A+ in my book. No such thing as a bad DWJ page and these heartfelt moments are what he does best. Huge congrats!

No arguments here!

Kevin A
Member Since 2019

1 - Posted on 8/10/2021

This page has everything you could possibly want in a DWJ piece - I especially love the trademark, moody backgrounds in the final panels. Congrats.

Keith Becker
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 8/10/2021

Nice heart felt page. This moment helps the whole book hit hard! Congrats on making it through the pirahnas!

Joe Lara
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 8/10/2021

Keith Becker wrote:

Nice heart felt page. This moment helps the whole book hit hard! Congrats on making it through the pirahnas!�

Thanks! Felix drops are stressful! Haha

John C
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 8/10/2021

And who says money can't buy happiness.

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