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GREEN ARROW #15

Artist: Matt Wagner (Painter)

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Green Arrow #15

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Title:	GREEN ARROW #15
Artist:	Matt Wagner (Painter)
Media Type:	Paint - Acrylic
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	339
Likes on CAF:	11 12
Comments:	10
Added to Site:	10/10/2021
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Welcome back to Shemp's Gallery. It's Birthday month here at the Gallery. Not my birthday, but artists birthdays. I will try to celebrate a new artist every week whose birthday is in October.

Happy Birthday Matt Wagner! Born October 9, 1961. Love Matt Wagner's art. He's one of those artist whose style fits any subject. He can draw anything or anyone and make it look right. I have a whole gallery of Matt Wagner pieces that you should look at. It's a bunch of obscure DC characters that I've asked Matt to draw over the years. He's killed every one of them!

Matt Wagner was the artists/writer of the 1987 Demon mini series and 1991's Legends of the Dark Knight: Faces. He was the writer for 1993's Sandman Mystery Theatre and 1999's Doctor Midnight mini series. In 2001 he became the cover artist for Kevin Smith's Green Arrow series. He wrote and drew Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity a limited series featuring DC's three major heroes in 2003. He followed it with Batman and the Monster Men and Batman and the Mad Monk in 2006. he wrote Madame Xanadu for Vertigo, with artist Amy Reeder Hadley in 2008. He's also worked on such characters as Zorro, the Shadow, the Green Hornet and the Spirit(All he needs is the Lone Ranger, Tarzan and Flash Gordon to round out the classics).

For me, Matt will always be known for doing 1) Legends of the Dark Knight: Faces, one of the best stories. His Batman was awe inspiring. 2) Writer of Sandman Mystery Theatre, that was just a great series. 3) Creator and writer of Grendel. The character, the storytelling it was all perfect. One of the best characters ever created.

I've wanted a Green Arrow cover by Matt Wagner for such a long time, my favorite character by one of my favorite artist, but the right one never showed up. This one is the right one! Classic Green Arrow shooting right at you. As an added bonus not only was this the cover to #15 but the image was also used as a stamp by the USPS in 2006.

Happy Birthday Matt! Thanks for all the great art and stories through the years and looking forward to more.

From 2002 Green Arrow #15 by artist Matt Wagner.

*Special shout out to Jason Hussa for scans of the DC Stamps.

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Rick W
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 10/10/2021

How many pieces of art can you say were used on a U.S. Postal stamp?

Amazing cover painting!

E DLS
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 10/10/2021

I've seen corner box art, I've seen UPC box art, but I've never seen postage stamp art. Love Wagner and this is a great piece, not to mention somewhat unique.

Nash of the Titans
Member Since 2020

1 - Posted on 10/10/2021

Cover? Check. Stamp? Check. Hell of a slice of Wagner as well as the Arrow himself. I got a feeling this image will be used more and more. Congrats!

P T
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 10/10/2021

Beautiful cover.

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 10/10/2021

Great iconic work when Kevin Smith revitalized Daredevil and Green Arrow when comics could use all the good vibes it could get.

Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 10/10/2021

Classic "aiming the arrow right at the reader" pose, nicely painted by Wagner. So cool that it was selected as one of the DC stamps!

Jason Hussa
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 10/11/2021

Classic, CLASSIC cover, flawlessly executed. What a treasure (and a lovely addition to your great Matt Wagner gallery)! Plus, if you really needed to get your bills paid (and didn't have time to stand in line at the post office), you could probably just stick this puppy on your envelope, drop it in a mailbox, and you'd be covered. Phew! Huzzah for backup plans!

(It might take a little extra saliva to make sure you moisten the WHOLE back of the piece to attach it to the envelope, but that's a small price to pay to skip the PO line!)

(Seriously though, GLORIOUS piece, and a terrific way to celebrate this awesome creator's birthday! A terrific idea!)

K Gearon
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 10/13/2021

Viewer...best move outta the way, I think :) Classic looking GA cover, and the color brush work is tops. Congrats!

Malvin V
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 10/24/2021

Great iconic image! Congrats!

Mike (aka Off White) White
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 1/11/2024

Love this GA cover by Wagner!

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