1 - Posted on 4/5/2022

Beautiful Winter Soldier cover.  Congrats!

Posted on 4/5/2022

Thank you, Larry!  It was great to see you a few weeks ago.  Thanks again for organizing the collector's gathering with Lee; it was a great deal of fun.

1 - Posted on 4/5/2022

I'm absolutely in love with this.

1 - Posted on 4/5/2022

Thank you, Chris!  I am very lucky to own it.

2 - Posted on 4/5/2022

Fnasntsic!  (That's my astonished fingers trying to type "fantastic!", obviously frostbitten by the elements so beautifully rendered here...)  Good heavens - Butch Guice never seems to get the love that he deserves, and I am absolutely stumped as to why that is.  His Captain America run (among many, MANY others) produced such solid work, and he distills all of it, every last drop, into this glorious thing.  Standing strong in the face of the unforgiving (and sublimely depicted) elements (look at the wind howl!  look at the snow swirl!), you just KNOW the Winter Soldier isn't going to miss this impossible shot he's teeing up...  A fantastic testament to the character and the great stories we've all enjoyed him in.  Prize pick up, A K!  Mega-congrats!

2 - Posted on 4/5/2022

Thank you for the great comment, my friend!  And I'm with you; I don't know why Guice hasn't gotten the love he deserves.  I've been a huge fan since I read Swords of the Swashbucklers so many years ago...

2 - Posted on 4/5/2022

Overstreet cover! Oh, man, I'm right with you about wanting one, too. I've poured though these since I was a kid, wearing out pages, seeing if I was being offered a fair price. Lots of great collecting memories. And what a sweet one from Guice, with the Winter Soldier, no less. Awesome. Big congrats! 

2 - Posted on 4/5/2022

The Overstreet guides were part of so many childhoods, mine included.  Thanks for the comment!

1 - Posted on 4/5/2022

The photograph tells the story of this cover better as it has Guice more of a painter with his creativity using the brush.  This is the modern style that he used for stories of the Winter Soldier that helped push the character into prominence.  Guice puts the comic world on notice with an Overstreet cover!   

1 - Posted on 4/5/2022

That's exactly why I included the photograph, Marcus!  No scan, as good as it could be, did justice to the textures that Guice created for this cover.  "A painter with his creativity" is a lovely phrase and one I will have to remember.  

2 - Posted on 4/5/2022

So good!  Makes me want to warm up to my fireplace!

2 - Posted on 4/5/2022

You can feel that old-style Siberian cold coming off this cover, James!  Thanks for the comment.

1 - Posted on 4/5/2022

The Winder Soldier in a climate appropriate setting. Congrats.

Posted on 4/5/2022

Thank you, Harry!

2 - Posted on 4/5/2022

As fine a Guice piece as I have ever seen.  This piece does such a great job of pulling you in, that you can almost FEEL the cold.  Butch has really outdone himself here.  Fantastic pickup!  Congrats!

Posted on 4/5/2022

Thank you, Eric!  I'm very lucky that Butch's agent gave me first crack at this cover.

1 - Posted on 4/6/2022

This is incredible!! I love the Overstreet covers. 

Posted on 4/6/2022

Thank you, Johnny!  You have an incredible collection of art.

2 - Posted on 4/6/2022

Guice is perfect for the more street wise/spy-ish characters.

1 - Posted on 4/6/2022

He really is!  Thanks for the comment.

1 - Posted on 4/7/2022

One of the best drawings of the Winter Soldier I have ever seen. Jackson Guice masterfully rendered the costume, the weapon, and the background; however, the star of this piece for me is the face of Bucky Barnes  

Posted on 4/7/2022

Bucky's face is what I keep going back to, as well.  Thanks for the comment, my friend!

2 - Posted on 4/10/2022

Stunning cover !! I've been a huge Guice fan since early 1992 and his art never fails to impress me ! I love his ink wash work and this is a great example of his mastery of that technique !

Posted on 4/10/2022

Thank you, Gal!  It's great to hear from another long-time Guice fan.  The ink wash was a big part of what drew me to this cover.

1 - Posted on 4/14/2022

One of the best Winter Solder pieces I've seen!  So much great looking art, corner to corner.  Love the snow effect. Congrats!

2 - Posted on 4/14/2022

Thank you, my friend!  The Winter Soldier has become one of my favorite Marvel characters and I was looking for a piece with him.  I was very lucky to get this cover. 

1 - Posted on 9/26/2022

I remember when the Brubaker run was coming out and I rebelled against the idea of reading it since I heard Bucky was brought back to life. Nearly 20 years later and I am finally getting over my irrational dislike as I just finished reading the first 20 issues of the run and I love it. And I love the Winter Soldier now. And I LOVE LOVE LOVE Butch Guice's work. 

Sooooooooo... I started looking here on CAF for Winter Soldier work and lo and behold- I see your Overstreet cover here. I know others have said this in the comments above. And this might seem like hyperbole. But this truly has to be the greatest rendition of the Winter Solider in a single image. 

I could go on like others before me about how the winter setting helps make the piece. Or how Guice's techniques are top notch. But I do want to say two simple things- 

1) I like how he's pointing his rifle and

2) I like how his cybernetic arm is emphasized here. 

I'm not entirely sure why, but I think this is one of the most intelligently, creatively composed pieces of artwork I've seen in a long time. It completely illustrates Guice's mastery. And it is downright COOL. 

I will definitely be back to view this; I've got it in my favorites here on CAF now. AND-- I just put a copy of this Overstreet edition into my Amazon cart. Thank you so much for sharing. All the best! 

Posted on 9/30/2022

Wow.  I don't know whether I have ever received a more thoughtful comment on one of my artworks.  Thank you so much!  Guice is special, as you so aptly note. His mastery of anatomy, mood and technical drawing are all apparent in this cover.  

I was like you; I thought it was a very bad idea to bring Bucky back.  But Brubaker and Epting and Guice and others made the Winter Soldier into a poignant character and now he is one of my favorite Marvel characters.  

Thank you also for reminding me to pick up a copy of the Overstreet price guide with my art on the cover!  I need to see with my own eyes how this piece looks in color.  But Guice's pen and ink technique is so flawless, I am sure that I will prefer this black and white version.  Thanks again for your kind comments, my friend.  
 

1 - Posted on 12/19/2022

Stunning Winter Soldier cover by Butch Guice! It's a strong image of Winter Soldier aiming his sniper rifle. I love the way Guice rendered the clouds and blowing snow, you can almost feel the cold wind on your neck. Great pick-up!

Posted on 12/19/2022

Thank you very much, Bill!  I agree with you; Guice did a great job rendering the weather here.  It reminds me of the first time I saw Dr. Zhivago -- where I could feel the cold seeping into my bones.  

1 - Posted on 1/24/2023

This is art you wish you could hold in your hands to truly appreciate. Thanks for including the detailed image. 

Posted on 1/25/2023

My pleasure, Bill.  Thank you for the compliment.

1 - Posted on 11/5/2023

Great find,

Posted on 12/8/2023

Thank you!  I was very lucky to get this piece.

1 - Posted on 12/12/2023

Looks great!

1 - Posted on 1/19/2024

Thank you very much, John!

1 - Posted on 5/22/2024

All kinds of cool!

1 - Posted on 6/7/2024

Thank you, Rick!