The Micronauts' Acroyear by Michael Golden

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Title:	The Micronauts' Acroyear by Michael Golden
Artist:	Michael Golden (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	2,996
Likes on CAF:	2 3
Comments:	8
Added to Site:	3/2/2015
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Description

When a fellow collector on CAF contacted me about the possibility of trading one of my pages, he knew I had a soft spot in my heart for '70's &'80's era comics. After a few emails, an 8.5 x 11 commission of Prince Acroyear from the Micronauts series by the comic's first and best artist, Michael Golden, was one of the pieces he offered up to make the trade work.

When I saw the first issue of Micronauts on the stands, the cover (which was by Dave Cockrum and Al Milgrom) indicated that it was a Star Wars pastiche, but, hey, I liked Star Wars, so I picked it up. When I opened the cover and saw Golden's art, I could not get my �35 (plus tax) to the cash register fast enough.

I had followed and loved Golden's prior work at DC and I especially loved his Batman work, but his and inker Joe Rubinstein's work on the Micronauts blew me away. By the end of the first issue, the similarities with Star Wars faded to the background and it became its own thing to me.

Many of the stories he drew on that series stand out in my memory, but this commission reminds me of his last issue as the book's main artist. In issue 12, the blood fued battle to the death between Acroyear and his brother, Prince Shaitan, was one of the most unforgettable and a hell of a swan song for the original art team.

Since joining CAF, I've enjoyed seeing many of the nice commissions (and one very infamous one) that Mr. Golden has done over the years. Now, thanks to a trade, I can enjoy one of my own.

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	Timothy Finney
Joined:	August 2006
Last Login:	September 2025
Country:	JAPAN
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Gal Schwartz
Member Since 2005

Posted on 3/2/2015

Great piece ! I'm happy this trade went so well.

aric shapiro
Member Since 2006

Posted on 3/2/2015

Golden rocked it!!!!!!!!

Eric Callen
Member Since 2005

Posted on 3/2/2015

Congratulations, Timothy! This is a great piece of art and the description for it is just as awesome. Thanx for sharing with us.

E DLS
Member Since 2005

Posted on 3/2/2015

When it comes to visual association, Golden is to Micronauts what Perez was to Teen Titans (although Mike's run on his book was nowhere near as long as George's on TT). For 12 short issues, he owned that book and those characters. Congrats on a cool pinup!

dusty abell
Member Since 2006

Posted on 3/9/2015

LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tommy Kohlmaier
Member Since 2008

Posted on 11/17/2015

Superb art with one of the best characters of the series !

Justin Leigh Leiter
Member Since 2004

Posted on 3/25/2018

Awesome Golden Acroyear...! Classic!

Bill J
Member Since 2009

Posted on 7/17/2021

Nice Golden commission! He was the best Micronauts artist ever, IMHO.

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