Lykke, Rasmus :: Chris Samnee

Captain America #700, page 16.

Artists: Chris Samnee (All) , Mark Waid (Writer)

3 Comments - 884 Views - 11 Likes

Captain America #700, page 16. Comic Art

Additional Images:

My own picture.

Previous Item:
Cap

Next Item:
Batman

Artwork Details

Title:	Captain America #700, page 16.
Artist:	Chris Samnee (All)
Artist:	Mark Waid (Writer)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	N(EVER)FS
Views:	884
Likes on CAF:	11 12
Comments:	3
Added to Site:	10/17/2018
Comic Art Archive:	Captain America Issue: 700 Page: 16 View

Description

This is my grail piece.

I cannot believe that I actually own a sequential page by Chris Samnee!
And such a gorgeous one too.

From my gallery, I think it's pretty clear that Chris is hands down my favorite artist. I've loved his art since I first saw it on DeviantArt about a decade ago, shortly before he did a brief stint on Ultimate Spider-Man.
I dreamed of one day being able to buy a piece from him and have been fortunate enough to pick up a bunch of his "doodles"/sketches when he has sold those. But from the time he started on Daredevil, I've desperately wanted a sequential page from him.
The problem was that he didn't sell any, at all.

For whatever reason, that changed with Captain America. He started selling off pages from that run on eBay.
For the first several issues, I looked on in anguish, as the pages were sold, while I simply didn't have the money to buy any.
Finally, I decided that I'd regret it forever if I didn't get a page, so I took a small-ish loan, just as the final round of pages went up for sale.
I then spent the next week constantly going over the pages, looking at the scans, reading the issue again and again, trying to decide which page I wanted the most, before ending up with a prioritized list of all 14 pages. After going over the list with my fiancee, she helped me realize that this page was actually the very best, instead of the second best, as I had originally thought.
When the end of the auction finally came, I ended up being the high bidder on this and have been in ecstasy since, simply unable to believe I own this amazing page!

This page is just gorgeous and full of wonderful storytelling from the best comic artist alive.
I love how the first four panels gives the impression that Captain America is made up of Kirby Krackle and doves. Action and peace. It's simple, subtle and masterful.
The way Cap fully enters our timeline again in panel five to seven is also wonderful, really giving the reader the feeling of being disoriented and suddenly being back on the jungle island, before the final panel gives us a great shot of Cap realizing he doesn't have time to settle in. He has to take action.

Once again, I cannot believe I am lucky enough to own this amazing page. Easily the grail of my collection!

(The additional picture is my own photo of the page, which I had to resort to, as the page is too big for my scanner. The main image is the one used by Chris on eBay.)

Social/Sharing

About the Owner

	Rasmus Skov Lykke
Joined:	November 2011
Last Login:	August 2025
Country:	DENMARK
On CAF:	Artworks Commented On Liked Art Site Activity on CAF

Contact the Owner

Use can use a contact form to send an email to this gallery owner,
but, you must be logged in to use this feature.

Comments on this Artwork

You must be logged in to make comments.

K Gearon
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 7/14/2019

Great description and sincere congrats on what’s clearly a huge pick up for you! Always nice to see this kind of excitement with a post! And it’s not hard to see why as a Samnee fan. And....Kirby Krackle! Sweet page all around!

Michael Huang
Member Since 2015

1 - Posted on 9/26/2019

Congrats on getting a Samnee page! I didn't want to even try running the ebay gauntlet, I've had to settle for a commission and a "doodle". I know that is incredibly difficult so congrats!

Glad to see a long writeup.

Marvelman Excelsior
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 9/15/2020

This is a wonderful page, strong, stylish graphics and clear-as-crystal storytelling. I've only recently discovered Chris' work via Firepower, which is blowing me away. Would love to own a Sanmee page some fine day, but in the meantime I get to enjoy beauties like this. And I love your own story behind this - it shows that the page has gone to the right home!

All
	Miki Annamanthadoo 9/6/2025 7:44:00 AM
	Anonimo Italiano 9/6/2025 7:34:00 AM
	Barnaba J. 9/6/2025 7:18:00 AM
	juan manuel lopez 9/6/2025 6:54:00 AM
	R Berman 9/6/2025 6:35:00 AM
View All


	Monty B 9/6/2025 6:28:00 AM
	STUDIO COMICS 9/6/2025 6:24:00 AM
	Malcolm Bourne 9/6/2025 5:54:00 AM
	Gustavo Camargo 9/6/2025 5:44:00 AM
	Rene Dorenbos 9/6/2025 5:20:00 AM