Defenders #1 pg 38 by Erik Larsen (ft Silver Surfer, Doctor Dr. Strange)
Artists: Erik Larsen (Penciller) , Klaus Janson (Inker)
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DescriptionI’ve wanted a nice published Larsen page for a bit so I’m glad we made it! An ASM page would be great, but pretty pricey these days as we know, and after that Defenders works just fine for me. I remember it being a fun book when it came out – so many characters, multiple plot lines, crazy action…again just a FUN read. Larsen (with Janson ink assist) drew a lot of killer pages, especially in the oversized first issue, from which is the last page.I like the way Doc Strange’s collar is framing him in black in the middle there, and on the bottom got a splashy shot of Pappa Hagg from his first appearance (probably not as “key” as other first appearances, lol), and we also got Hellcat and Nighthawk…but this is about the Surfer. Love the way he’s surfing out of that first panel, the last of the OG Defenders team leaving the scene of the just completed battle. And that sheen rendering on his board looks like an S :) So clearly Larsen top to bottom. Lastly, last page cappers are always great with that preview for what’s coming next. Better with the older pages where you’ve got the lettering on the board, but still. See published image. Thanks, JD, for allowing met to get this! Social/Sharing |
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John C 
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 12/17/2024
"Sail on!" it says, "sail on,ye stately ships!
And with your floating bridge the ocean span;
Be mine to guard this light from all eclipse,
Be yours to bring man nearer unto man!"
Kavi H
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 12/17/2024
Defenders books are some of the most fun team ups Marvel has to offer, very cool Larsen page! Silver Surfer image is top notch and the Strange is very nice too. Great pickup man!
Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 12/17/2024
Top panel would make for a great vacation postcard! Congrats!
James Dornoff
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 12/17/2024
Look at that gorgeous Silver Surfer panel, nice find!!
Eric B
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 12/17/2024
Makes the team look as dynamic as in the old days. Huge congrats!
André .
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 12/17/2024
Great, almost Simonson vibe to this page. Congrats!
Spidey-Man4444 .
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 12/17/2024
Very cool Defenders page by the legend that is Larsen!
Congrats !
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
2 - Posted on 12/17/2024
Long ago, for a page
Line was clear
Close your thighs
Defenders, is a page from long ago
Defenders, filled with Janson inks you know
Defenders, when you're glad you feel it now
Defenders, Surf around
Defenders, Hagg’s first in memory
Defenders, chose plot lines it is a key
Defenders, ink on all that life can be
Defenders
Dream, love is Larsen’s only dream
Defenders
Defenders, life is never as it reads, team
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 12/18/2024
Marcus Wai wrote:
Long ago, for a page
Line was clear
Close your thighs
Defenders, is a page from long ago
Defenders, filled with Janson inks you know
Defenders, when you're glad you feel it now
Defenders, Surf around
Defenders, Hagg’s first in memory
Defenders, chose plot lines it is a key
Defenders, ink on all that life can be
Defenders
Dream, love is Larsen’s only dream
Defenders
Defenders, life is never as it reads, team
"Close your thighs", LOL! Forgot about that one for sec!
Thanks, man, and all, for the comments! Happy Holidays!
Rick W
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 12/17/2024
The top panel alone would get this into the Surfer Hall of Fame!
E. C.
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 12/17/2024
There's so much to love about this page. Looking forward to seeing it in person.
Mark V
Member Since 2021
1 - Posted on 12/17/2024
Some peak Larsen here when it appeared he was incorporating some Simonson influence!
JN 80
Member Since 2016
1 - Posted on 12/17/2024
Great panels especially that Surfer shot in the first panel. Congratulations on a beautiful Larsen
Travis Ellisor
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 12/17/2024
Janson's inks on Larsen looked great, and they are not two artists I ever would have thought to pair up!
Paul Brzegowy
Member Since 2010
1 - Posted on 12/17/2024
Cool end page by Larsen and the Silver Surfer panel really stands out. Congrats.
Kirk Dilbeck (3-Wishes and Patron-of-art)
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 12/17/2024
Fun page- congrats!
Jason D'Ambrosio
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 12/17/2024
Magnificent page! I'm so happy you got this!
Troy C. Punswick
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 12/17/2024
You are right...it IS all about the Silver Surfer here! Excellent page!!!
T Shen
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 12/17/2024
Love a great Defenders page and that first panel with Surfer is just stunning. Congrats on a fantastic Erik Larsen page!
Benedict Judas Hel
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 12/17/2024
The Defenders? Where are Mandrake, Flash Gordon, the Phantom or Lothar?
George H
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 12/18/2024
Larsen bringing the old with the new to create fun and intriguing art for a great comic experience!
Neon Dragon
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 12/18/2024
I don't know how but the Silver Surfer looks 3D, as if he's flying off the page, leaving the others behind. Great addition!!!!!!!!!!!!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 12/18/2024
Neon Dragon wrote:
I don't know how but the Silver Surfer looks 3D, as if he's flying off the page, leaving the others behind. Great addition!!!!!!!!!!!!
Exactly, ND! Loved that about - it's like SS is leaving the scene and literally flying out of the panel/book doing it! Thanks for the add!
Carlo M
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 12/18/2024
Great example from a somewhat misunderstood series. The Larsen - Janson collaboration produced some stunning images
Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 12/18/2024
When you look at a fun & cleverly drawn page like this, it's just so clear that Erik Larsen had a blast drawing this book. That top image is fantastic with Surfer's head, hand & board all breaking panel, and that character on the left side of the last panel puts me in mind of his work on Savage Dragon. Great add!!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
Posted on 12/18/2024
Paul P Spiderversity wrote:
When you look at a fun & cleverly drawn page like this, it's just so clear that Erik Larsen had a blast drawing this book. That top image is fantastic with Surfer's head, hand & board all breaking panel, and that character on the left side of the last panel puts me in mind of his work on Savage Dragon. Great add!!
Totally agree, Paul! It really does feel like Erik had a blast doing this when you flip through the series and just look at the pages, especially those from the first couple issues. You have some sweet pages yourself, especially from issue 2. I'm glad to join the club :) Thanks for the add, man!
Fisch Benz
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 12/18/2024
That top panel of Surfer is absolutely sublime!
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 12/18/2024
I can never get enough of Janson's organic inks. Absolutely sublime! The Silver Surfer image may be the most three dimensional one ever drawn. Astonishing!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 12/18/2024
Ruben DaCollector wrote:
I can never get enough of Janson's organic inks. Absolutely sublime! The Silver Surfer image may be the most three dimensional one ever drawn. Astonishing!
You're not kidding about Janson. He's got those wispy organic inks that just add life and energy to whatever he works on. I think of that quote from Rick Leonardi when I showed him a piece I owned where Dan Green inked over him (he hadn't seen before then as Rick pencils on one board and inks were done over blue line on another): “Really cool to see Dan’s inks like that! Fearless gestural inking, no sign he’s scared to let the brush be itself”.
Same vein!
Thanks for the add, Ruben!
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 12/18/2024
K Gearon wrote:
You're not kidding about Janson. He's got those wispy organic inks that just add life and energy to whatever he works on. I think of that quote from Rick Leonardi when I showed him a piece I owned where Dan Green inked over him (he hadn't seen before then as Rick pencils on one board and inks were done over blue line on another): “Really cool to see Dan’s inks like that! Fearless gestural inking, no sign he’s scared to let the brush be itself”.
Same vein!
Thanks for the add, Ruben!
Thanks for that Leonardi anecdote, KG, that's exactly what I mean whenever I see Janson's inks!
Tyler T
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 12/19/2024
Klaus does a great job of inking Larsen here. The flow of the page also works very well, from tilted Surfer to Strange to a great half splash. Sincerely something to like in every panel. Nice one KG!
Miki Annamanthadoo
Member Since 2003
1 - Posted on 12/19/2024
Great page. You had me with Surfer in the top panel!
Michael Weigant
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 12/19/2024
You got to have at least one Larsen in your gallery and this is a nice one!
Tony B.
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 12/19/2024
Obviosuly that fist panel is the star of the show. I love that second one too. I'll rock with the third as well, see a new detail each time you look at it.
But again, that Surfer is awesome. The perspective is cool, makes me want to turn my head to get a different angl!
Ted Latner
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 12/20/2024
Very cool -- especially that Surfer image! I really enjoyed Larsen's over the top style on this series!
REDEMAGNI CLAUDIO
Member Since 2016
1 - Posted on 12/21/2024
Very beautiful page, with Erik's particular ability to cancel the logic of gravity :)
great congratulations Gearon
Toni S
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 12/22/2024
The Surfer and Doctor Strange panels are killer!!!! Such a great and beautiful page by this modern master!!! Huge congrats!!!
ALFREDO QUINTERO
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 12/25/2024
Wow!!! I Love that first panel. Surfer is surfing out of the Page. Great Pick up.
Jason G
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 12/28/2024
That surfer panel is really amazing! I love how he did the surfboard with the "s" shaped shadows on it. Wonderful piece!
Anthony T
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 12/28/2024
Nice page. The first panel with Surfer slightly breaking the panel border is really great.
Bill J
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 1/9/2025
Gorgeous Defenders page from Erik Larsen! That first panel is the real money shot here. What a fabulous full body drawing of the Silver Surfer! I even love that he's posed sideways, allowing Larsen to make him larger. But somehow, I also think the Surfer could ride his cosmic surfboard at any angle he chose to. He is, after all, a cosmic being. In the second panel, I like the way Doctor Strange's black collar frames his face. And at the bottom, I like the way the glowing crystal ball that shows Dr. Strange and Hellcat is eerie and cool. Fantastic pick-up, congrats!
Ken Martin
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 1/13/2025
Great page! That top Silver Surfer panel is cosmic perfection. This was a fun book when it came out.
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