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Duke #1 Pg 8 - Duke Vs Starscream

Artists: Tom Reilly (All) , Joshua Williamson (Writer)

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Title:	Duke #1 Pg 8 - Duke Vs Starscream
Artist:	Tom Reilly (All)
Artist:	Joshua Williamson (Writer)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	306
Likes on CAF:	11 12
Comments:	12
Added to Site:	2/19/2024
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This new Duke/GI Joe project is a perfect meeting of one of my current favorite artists meeting up with the personally nostalgic properties of GI Joe & Transformers. Few current comics have excites quite like the new Energon Universe. The announcement of it all was made all the more exciting when Tom Reilly was announced as the artist on Duke, a series exploring his role in this new shared universe!

I knew once the book came out that I’d love to be able to secure a page featuring a Transformer as well as Duke and sure enough when the issue came out, I saw the perfect page for me. This beautifully laid out page recounts Duke’s encounter with Starscream, as seen in Transformers issue 2. I love how Tom essentially took 3-4 pages of insanely cool Daniel Warren Johnson art and boiled it down to one killer panel page. The whole sequence in here and it reads wonderfully. I especially love Tom’s use of reflections in Duke’s visor as a way to show Duke’s point of view. Just some amazing storytelling from Tom. This to me is a perfect panel page, no words needed and it still reads quite well!

Excited to see what is next as this series unfolds and will no doubt last the groundwork for a future GI Joe series. I’m here for all of it!

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R S
Member Since 2023

1 - Posted on 2/19/2024

That's incredible that you snagged one of the Transformer pages with Starscream! The whole Energon universe is turning comics fun again, you really scored! Congrats!

Carl’s Collection
Member Since 2018

Posted on 2/20/2024

R S wrote:

That's incredible that you snagged one of the Transformer pages with Starscream! The whole Energon universe is turning comics fun again, you really scored! Congrats!

I agree, it's the most fun I am currently having in comics! I definitely feel like I lucked out here too! Thanks so much for the kind words!

Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 2/19/2024

It certainly does have a DWJ vibe! You ended up getting a page with losts of energy and and movement and I love how the first and last panels bookend the middle ones. Congrats!

Carl’s Collection
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 2/20/2024

Ruben DaCollector wrote:

It certainly does have a DWJ vibe! You ended up getting a page with losts of energy and and movement and I love how the first and last panels bookend the middle ones. Congrats!

I completely agree, that was another thing that I found appealing, it just feels so balanced, even in its frenetic storytelling!

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 2/19/2024

It plays out like how Duke saw what happened as he's being debriefed. They try to convince him that it wasn't real, but the way Reilly draws this page, it's meant to be very vivid and stuck in his head no matter how much they try to gaslight him.

Carl’s Collection
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 2/20/2024

Marcus Wai wrote:

I also think he went with heavy shadows on Starscream because it was a memory. So while Duke knew what he saw, he also didn't know, or fully comprehend, what he saw. However the sheer size of this thing, what he thinks is a weapon is what was seared into his memory. A vivid combination of shock & confusion!

Nathan S
Member Since 2015

1 - Posted on 2/19/2024

It's so good........and the best page in the book!!!

Carl’s Collection
Member Since 2018

Posted on 2/20/2024

Nathan S wrote:

It's so good........and the best page in the book!!!

Thanks man! It's definitely the one that called out to me! It had everything that I wanted from the story itself, and as a wonderful example of creative storytelling!

Jeff Singh
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 2/20/2024

Well designed and executed page. There is a lot ot like about it from a pure "art" point of view, very dynamic with an effective layout.

Carl’s Collection
Member Since 2018

Posted on 2/20/2024

Jeff Singh wrote:

Well designed and executed page. There is a lot ot like about it from a pure "art" point of view, very dynamic with an effective layout.

Absolutely agree! While thr subject matter on the page is initially what grabbed my attention, the more I studied the page, the more I appreciated the artistic choices that were made! I really do think it's a darn near perfect example of visual storytelling!

Bill J
Member Since 2009

Posted on 2/21/2024

Yowza! Fantastic page featuring the battle between Duke and Star Scream! Grogeous art from Tom Reilly featuring Duke's retelling of his confrontation with the Decepticon! Beautifully laid out and nicely inked page. Great pick-up, congrats!

Ken Martin
Member Since 2005

Posted on 2/29/2024

Glad to see you posted this! I was hoping to grab this one too but you beat me to it. Excellent page and congrats on securing it.

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