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Terry Shoemaker, Cloak & Dagger

Artist: Terry Shoemaker (All)

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Terry Shoemaker, Cloak & Dagger Comic Art

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Title:	Terry Shoemaker, Cloak & Dagger
Artist:	Terry Shoemaker (All)
Media Type:	Mixed Media
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	190
Likes on CAF:	13 14
Comments:	7
Added to Site:	2/19/2025
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Description

In the 2006 I was at SDCC and came across Terry Shoemaker. Big fan of his art on X-Factor and Cloak and Dagger. I took the opportunity to get a commission. As shows go SDCC is busy and Terry was unable to complete the commission. We agreed he would take it and complete it at home and mail it to me after.

Then we lost touch.

Fast forward to Comic Art Live in spring of 2024 and I find that Terry is offering commission opportunities. This jogged my memory that he and I still had an outstanding business transaction to complete.

I reached out to him and we reacquainted ourselves. A few months later I received this art. It's so much more than anything I expected all those years ago.

I'm very grateful to finally have this in my collection. 100% worth the wait!

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	E. C. ( 13 ) Premium Gallery Owner
Joined:	August 2006
Last Login:	September 2025
Ebay Id:	zerifo
Website:	https://pencilandink.com
Country:	UNITED STATES
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E DLS
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 2/19/2025

No one hates waiting for art more than I do, but if this is the result, I would be thrilled. Congrats on a fabulous commission! Wow!

Rick W
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 2/19/2025

Impressive commission!

Kavi H
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 2/19/2025

nice Cloak & Dagger piece for sure...don't be mad at me for saying this next part though. the 20 year wait where you have to remind the artist you're due a commission and the thing that spurs up that rememberance being a brand new sales/commission opportunity really rubs me the wrong way personally. I understand the better late than never mentality and being greatful to finally get the piece, but that is sort of ridiculous to put people through. Did you actually pay for it 20 years ago?

E. C.
Member Since 2006

2 - Posted on 2/19/2025

Kavi H wrote:

You're 100% correct. I waited almost 10 years to get a commission from Skottie Y that was of the wrong character only to watch him churn out his daily sketches for sale. I would see him every year and remind him only to be told that he was " busy but working on it." Currently Mark Millar owes me a published piece of art from his personal collection I won in a charity auction. He says he will refund me but then broke off communication with the broker of the charity.

I did pay for this commission back in 2006. Compared to today's prices. It was relatively inexpensive even though it was a good chunk of change for me at the time.

This is why I tend to stay away from commissions. I've been burned or put on the back burner too often. In this case it worked out. I think that. Terry 's style has matured since then and the illustration definitely shows it. He could have easily told me to go fly a kite but stood by his word and paid engagement even though it was from when we were both much younger men.

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 2/19/2025

E. C. wrote:

You're 100% correct. I waited almost 10 years to get a commission from Skottie Y that was of the wrong character only to watch him churn out his daily sketches for sale. I would see him every year and remind him only to be told that he was " busy but working on it." Currently Mark Millar owes me� a published piece of art from his personal collection I won in a charity auction. He says he will refund me but then broke off communication with the broker of the charity.

I did pay for this commission back in 2006. Compared to today's prices. It was relatively inexpensive even though it was a good chunk of change for me at the time.�

This is why I tend to stay away from commissions. I've been burned or put on the back burner too often.� In this case it worked out. I think that. Terry 's style has matured since then and the illustration definitely shows it. He could have easily told me to go fly a kite but stood by his word and paid engagement even though it was from when we were both much younger men.

I feel you EC! Some creative types need to be cornered into doing what they agreed to.

K Gearon
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 2/19/2025

Yes! All else being equal talk about a perfect commission subject in C&D. Shoemaker did his thing here - lotsa energy! Congrats, E!

Jerry Bourne
Member Since 2023

Posted on 8/31/2025

This looks disappointly similar to a commission from Terry Shoemaker that I posted in January 2025. Dagger's leg are different, and the background is different, and mine is colored, but look how similar.

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