1 - Posted on 9/7/2022

Absolutely gorgeous Swamp Thing page by Mike Perkins!  The amount of detail here is simply insane! Congrats on another fine addition to your collection!

1 - Posted on 9/7/2022

Thanks so much, Bill!  It may be somewhat OT, but many congrats once again on that fantastic Buscema cover homage to FF #39.

1 - Posted on 9/7/2022

A page of all out action!  It doesn't happen often, but when it does, Perkins is brings it on full blast in pages like this!  

1 - Posted on 9/7/2022

Many thanks, Marcus!  The detail here is indeed insane!

1 - Posted on 9/7/2022

I never imagined I'd ever see Swamp Thing hacking and slashing away at other creatures using hand held weapons, but there you go! I don't feel bad for those creatures though, since they are simply manifestations of the contagion that was running through the forest. Such wonderfully intricate details on the large Swamp Thing figure. The wash used for the backgrounds is lovely as always and I'd be remiss if I didn't again mention how much I love Perkins' facial closeups and extreme closeups. It was also fun seeing Tefé in this story, helping a Swamp Thing who ISN'T her father! Lovely choice , as always, CAB!

1 - Posted on 9/7/2022

Many thanks as always, Rubén!  And an excellent description as usual!  I should post more of Mike's amazing artwork in my CAF Gallery.  Many thanks for helping to make Mike's work available to us collectors.

2 - Posted on 9/7/2022

Super page!  There's lots of praise for detail in comic art on CAF, but detail for it's own sake is a total waste, IMO.  Perkins has injected so much into these pages, but none of it is supurfluous or showy to my eye.  All the details serve to set the scene, tell the story, and it looks amazing.  I especially like his use of wash, as you pointed out.  

Posted on 9/8/2022

Thanks so much!  Yes, it's detail that feeds into the whole, and vice versa.  Mike is an amazing talent.

1 - Posted on 9/8/2022

Love the bottom middle panel.

Posted on 9/8/2022

I totally agree.  Mike is as great with close-up shots as with other perspectives.  He is truly a complete artist.

2 - Posted on 10/7/2022

(Another!) Incredible piece, CAB!  Wow...!  Mike's and Ram's run was pretty darn thrilling (and so distinctive) for many reasons, not the least of which was the unique presentation of "stuff" we really hadn't seen before... but when they indulged in a situation that occupied more "familiar ground" in terms of mainstream comics (like a straight-up throwdown) they could still blow the roof off the place.  You have exhibit A right here, with Levi on a rampage that is supported by the depth and texture of those otherworldly (and gorgeous) washes that Mike instilled into all his swamp scenes.  Honestly, it looked like he was drawing pen and ink renderings over sepia-toned photos much of the time...  I mean, look at that splashy image...  So lovely.  Having Swamp Thing's makeshift bludgeon overlap and blow through panel one in its entirety adds even more depth and dimension to the page.  Fantastic!  Congrats on another stunning piece, CAB (and thanks for sharing it here with us)!

1 - Posted on 10/7/2022

Many thanks, Jason!  You must be one of the - if not the - most erudite commentators on CAF.  Simply amazing.  You have said it all - and more eloquently than most at that.