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Journey #18, pg. 2 (1985)

Artist: William Messner-Loebs (All)

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Artwork Details

Title:	Journey #18, pg. 2 (1985)
Artist:	William Messner-Loebs (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Splash Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	277
Likes on CAF:	7 8
Comments:	6
Added to Site:	2/19/2022
Comic Art Archive:	Journey Issue: 18 Page: 2 View

Description

Thrilled to pick up a page from William Messner-Loebs’ Journey series, a fanciful look at life in and around Michigan’s Fort Miami settlement in the 19th century. This page depicts one of the series leads, Joshua “Wolverine” MacAlistaire. It’s fair to say I prefer this “Wolverine” over others! 😂

Journey, Love and Rockets, Nexus and other indie books of this era were central in my discovery of work outside the typical superhero fare and Journey also kindled a love for early American history that, indirectly, lead me to the field of study I pursued in academia.

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Michael McIsaac
Member Since 2020

1 - Posted on 2/19/2022

Really nice splash. This is one of those titles from the 1980s independent comics boom that needs to be exposed to a wider modern audience.

Comic Art Channel
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 2/19/2022

Beauty! And personally significant!

artless artmore
Member Since 2013

1 - Posted on 2/19/2022

Spectacular page from this amazing series! Interesting to hear how much it affected your comic book tastes and broader interests. This was my favorite (well, maybe tied with Cerebus) of all the indipendent books coming out in the 80's, and I'm surprised it doesn't show up more on CAF and in current discussions. It's due for a resurgence in interest!

Rick W
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 2/19/2022

Sweet Journey page!

Nils E
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 2/20/2022

I love Journey also, love the ingrained Eisner. Don't forget Concrete from this period.

Mark V
Member Since 2021

Posted on 2/20/2022

Nils E wrote:

I love Journey also, love the ingrained Eisner. Don't forget Concrete from this period.

Can't forget Concrete. I wish there were more great pages from that series available.

I actually encountered Messner-Loebs' work before Eisner and remember thinking "Why does this art look like WML?" the first time I ever read anything by him.

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