1 - Posted on 4/1/2023

Awesome page!

1 - Posted on 4/1/2023

Many thanks, and many congrats on your Kieron Dwyer Batman artwork!

1 - Posted on 4/1/2023

Lets put it out there. Dagger has one of the sexiest costumes ever designed. I love Cloak & Dagger. I bought any comic they appeared in. Its still a real pity to me that the guy who owns all the original artwork from issue 64 never let me have a look at the original artwork, even though he only lives a few miles away from me. Paranoid comic art collectors are one of my bugbears. Bar a couple of people I would happily have a chat about art with those with similar interests. Did I say the page is nice? Obviously  it is. You have a great collection of artwork.

Posted on 4/1/2023

Many thanks as always, Peter!  I can't believe, though, that a fellow collector of such close proximity would deny you a view of his artwork.

2 - Posted on 4/1/2023

Honestly, this is from, to me at least, the best era of Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man. While ASM got all the accolades and rightfully so, the 5 years on this title from around issues 60 to 120 were a ton of fun. I always really enjoyed Milgrom and Mooney's work during this era, which I believe is Milgrom's career high point as a penciller, doubly so for his cover work.

While it sucks that Peter was "denied entry" to the aforementioned collector's house, it doesn't surprise me. Word on the street is that the reason the IDW Silver Surfer book didn't include #4, the most legendary issue, is because the owner didn't want anyone scanning it and having it included. So nothing surprises me where certain collectors' behaviours are concerned.

1 - Posted on 4/1/2023

Many thanks, Rubén!  As for the Silver Surfer #4, I can see arguments going both ways - the need for exclusivity; however, there is the countervailing need to share with others and that wouldn't detract from the fact that the true originals are still with oneself.  So, again, I fail to understand why there could not have been more generosity.  But that is human nature for you.

1 - Posted on 4/3/2023

Rubens words, as usual, are full of wisdom. The very worst thing for me is that all I asked was a chance to see the artwork. This guy has all the artwork to issue 64, the cover to FF243 and my favorite Astonishing X-men cover by Cassaday, along with two Hannigan/ Milgrom Cloak and Dagger Spidey covers. Hes got even better stuff too. He strung me along for over three years saying I could see some artwork when it was convenient and making feeble excuses when I enquired once a year asking when it would be convenient. I offered to meet him at any location of his choosing. As I said, paranoid collectors. What did he think I would do? Go crazy and run off with a portfolio? Lol. Please note that I am not giving out the guys name. He removed his artwork from the site but I know he was still actively collecting till at least recently.

Posted on 4/3/2023

Peter, your experience contrasts with one of mine.  A very famous collector (whom I shall not name) actually volunteered to show me the original artwork from an entire issue of an extremely key issue.  I was quite shocked!  However, I availed myself of a thoroughly unexpected opportunity and all I can say is that there is no substitute for viewing the original artwork in person.  So I can understand why you would have liked to have viewed the artwork in person.  I also just wanted you to know that there are nice collectors out there as well.  I guess that is the way our imperfect world is - it is always good with bad mixed in.  

1 - Posted on 4/5/2023

All I can say Is Peter allowed me into his home recently and I went through hundreds of pages of beautiful art,he was a fantastic host and I learned more in a few hours than in the last few years I have been back into collecting.

1 - Posted on 4/6/2023

Dear Declan, it is wonderful to have a person who practises what he preaches - in spades.  Good on you Peter!

1 - Posted on 4/1/2023

Oooooh!

So very nice!

1 - Posted on 4/1/2023

Many thanks, Rick!  And many congrats on a great combination of artists on a wonderful Marvel Comics Presents page!

1 - Posted on 4/1/2023

Gorgeous CAB!  I was thinking of going after this, and glad I didn't.  It's perfect in your gallery!

Posted on 4/1/2023

Many thanks as always, Nick!  And thank you for letting me have this gorgeous piece of artwork.

1 - Posted on 4/2/2023

The layout is fantastic!  The ladder of closeups in the second column is perfect to show all the bouncing of dialogue!  It also allows for a nice vertical panel of Dagger's lean and leggy physique!

1 - Posted on 4/2/2023

Many thanks, as always, Marcus for a very insightful appraisal of the page - in this instance, the design of the page.

1 - Posted on 4/2/2023

What a fantastic grab, CAB!  An early C&D is lovely enough, but I think this unorthodox vertical layout here is pretty darn thrilling.  Love the staging of the action and the flow of the thing (how the tip of Cloak's cloak moves the reader's eye down column 1 and establishes the direction to go, the stacked panels in column 2, and then Dagger guiding the reader's eye back up the page to start on those great Spidey panels of column 4...  VERY cool page, CAB!  Congrats! 

1 - Posted on 4/2/2023

Many thanks, Jason!  You always have such an in-depth analysis of artwork.  It is an honor to have you comment on my artwork.

1 - Posted on 4/2/2023

A very fun page! Congrats!

Posted on 4/3/2023

Many thanks, Mikail!  It is a fun page indeed with great art and layout.

1 - Posted on 4/3/2023

Great mix of character on the page. Love it.

Posted on 4/3/2023

Many thanks, Ian!  Not everyone appreciated Cloak and Dagger, but I thought that they were interesting characters.

1 - Posted on 4/3/2023

These panels are great CAB,congrats !

Posted on 4/3/2023

Many thanks, Michael!  And if I haven't done so before, many congrats on a wonderfully curated CAF Gallery.

1 - Posted on 4/7/2023

Outstanding page, dynamic panels of Spidey, Cloak and Dagger!

Posted on 4/7/2023

Many thanks, Dino!  As many have mentioned, the layout for this page is absolutely awesome.