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The Ring of the Nibelung #4 page 40 (Death of Siegfried)

Artist: Gil Kane (All)

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The Ring of the Nibelung #4 page 40 (Death of Siegfried) Comic Art

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Title:	The Ring of the Nibelung #4 page 40 (Death of Siegfried)
Artist:	Gil Kane (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	536
Likes on CAF:	3 4
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	1/16/2022
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Description

You wouldn't think that adapting German opera to comics would be a popular idea, but Wagner's "The Ring of the Nibelung" was actually adapted twice -- first by Gil Kane in the late 80's and then again by P. Craig Russell in the early 2000's.

This was obviously a passion project for Kane and he put a lot of heart into it. The series was well received at the time, but I think it's mostly forgotten about today. This key page features the gruesome death of Siegfried, who's the main protagonist of the story. No one drew violence like Gil Kane!

I purchased this page in 2013, so it's not really a new acquisition.

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	Ted Latner ( 10 ) Premium Gallery Owner
Joined:	January 2005
Last Login:	September 2025
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Country:	UNITED STATES
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Israel Collado
Member Since 2010

1 - Posted on 1/16/2022

An incredible page with all the dynamics and composition of Master Kane. Congrats!

Michael McIsaac
Member Since 2020

1 - Posted on 1/16/2022

Kane did some of his best work on this series. This is an excellent example of what the man could do when he really cared about a project.

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 1/16/2022

The layout is amazing! Kane's choice to highlight the fatal blow over the stillness of death at the bottom shows the emphasis on the high moments like an opera!

J H
Member Since 2019

1 - Posted on 1/20/2022

SPLUTCH! I felt like some gory onomatopoeia needed to be supplied. Man, when Kane hit, he hit. I really like his work from this series, and this is great page. And I always enjoyed how he would use the layout to support the action and story so well. Very cool find. Congrats!

Henrik Henrik
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 7/8/2022

This is really a very special, well-known and important scene in the Nibelungen saga... and it's artistically/drawingly really fabulous. Congratulations on this work of art.

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