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Daredevil "The Tides of Change" by Paolo Rivera

Artist: Paolo Rivera (All)

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Title:	Daredevil "The Tides of Change" by Paolo Rivera
Artist:	Paolo Rivera (All)
Media Type:	Paint - Watercolor
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	2,681
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	10
Added to Site:	10/10/2011
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Paolo Rivera is absolutely blowing my mind on his nascent run on the relaunched Daredevil title with writer Mark Waid. He has churned out some of the most inventive panels and visual elements that I've ever seen in a DD comic before. It's been really exciting to see him and his father (the inker on the title) cut loose and push the envelope on how DD is portrayed and interacts with the world around him. I'm so glad to see him handling the art chores on DD, especially since I was really disappointed that his Daredevil Mythos project (with writer Paul Jenkins) did not come to fruition.

All of this preamble aside, I'm so glad hat I was finally able to snag an original commission piece from Paolo. He and I had been emailing back and forth for almost two years now, and the stars finally aligned for him to whip something up for me. Paolo was excited about trying his hand at DD's original yellow costume, which he'd never attempted before, and the enthusiastic results speak for themselves. Paolo did a brilliant job of capturing all of that naive bravado of an unjaded DD at the very beginning of his crime-fighting career. The subtle self-confident smirk really says it all, and the crafty use of orange for DD's eyes lends the piece a nice POP that conveys a piercing determination implicit within his gaze. I'm so thrilled to have added such a poignant piece of DD art to my collection. Thanks so very much, Paolo, for doing such an outstanding job. A big thanks also goes out to Global Convention Alliance member and Mister Freeze art afficianado, Patrick Brooks, for agreeing to pick the artwork for me from Paolo at the upcomig New York Comic Con. You guys rock!

Update: Here is a description of the piece by Paolo from his blog:

"I managed to get the above head shot finished just before the con. The patient commissioner had been on my list for nearly 3 years, so I was more than happy to put a check next to his name. When he mentioned the yellow costume, I jumped at the chance, never having painted (or drawn) it before.

I tend to be pretty conservative with my convention portraits, but since I did this at home, I chose to paint ol' horn-head lit from below. To assist me in that pursuit, I enlisted my new digital Matt Murdock maquette, which I sculpted in a wonderful (and free) program called Sculptris. I've been promoting it on Twitter for some time now, but this is the first time I've mentioned it here. Download it. Please. This is the greatest sculpture tool I've come across since Super Sculpey."

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Tom Forbes
Member Since 2007

Posted on 10/10/2011

love it!!

George H
Member Since 2009

Posted on 10/11/2011

This is such a stunning addition my friend! Paolo delivered something special with this one.

Mike W
Member Since 2007

Posted on 10/11/2011

Beautiful piece!! I agree that Paolo managed to capture the spirit of the early Daredevil. Congratulations, my friend!!!

Brian Jones
Member Since 2005

Posted on 10/11/2011

Paolo did a great job, love it! Congrats

Patrick Brooks
Member Since 2008

Posted on 10/11/2011

Dude, this is really nice!! I can't wait to see it in person. (as I'm sure neither can you) What strikes me most about this piece as well as all of Paolo's pieces is the light source. Very dramatic. Congrats my friend. I'm glad that I could help.

Craig Rogers
Member Since 2004

Posted on 10/11/2011

LOVE it! His work is certainly the finest on the book since Mazzucchelli. I marvel at each and every panel he creates.

Andrew Van Embden
Member Since 2006

Posted on 10/11/2011

There have been many great artists to pencil Daredevil since 1964, but Paolo Rivera is easilly the BEST to lend his talent to this title in the past decade.
Congratulations Matthew on this beauty, and for me, nothing tops DD wearing his original red and yellow costume - come on Marvel, BRING IT BACK !!!!!

Eric Meador
Member Since 2009

Posted on 10/11/2011

Great piece matt!! With each viewing it seems to bring more emotion.

Travis Ellisor
Member Since 2009

Posted on 10/11/2011

This is lovely! Somehow it's the eyes which make the piece for me. Congrats!

Alex B
Member Since 2008

Posted on 12/7/2011

That's an incredibly dense piece as with each viewing it finds a different meaning. Congrats for that instant mesmerizing classic !

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