Ever since I picked this up late last summer, my buddy Artemis has been waiting for me to throw it up. Don’t ask me why I haven’t. Just dawdling really, no particular reason. I could be mean and say that I was doing it deliberately just to torture the poor guy, but nah, it was just me being lazy. Anyway, here it is buddy! Just for you! Hope it was worth the wait.

Okay, well, I think the very first time I saw this piece was on ebay while I was still living in San Diego. Of course it immediately reminded me of my limited edition Warlock print original (also in this gallery). While certainly not identical, the basic design idea is very similar. A full figure of the main character with a large close-up of his face at the top. I honestly can’t remember if I bothered to place a bid or not since I did already have a very similar looking piece. Obviously I didn’t get it back then, since it traveled around before making its way back to me.

I think the biggest difference between the two pieces is emotional content. One scene is quite serene and almost reflective, while the other is much more dramatic and intense. I don’t necessarily feel that one scene works better than the other, but I would have to say that the rendering is stronger in the piece done for the limited edition print (okay, okay, I’m more than a bit biased since I’ve owned that one for so long). I’ve often wondered whether this other version was a rejected first attempt by Craig for the final print, but a friend of mine asked him and he has denied it. Apparently he just wanted to do two different pieces. Besides, this one is dated a year AFTER the print original.

Anyway, I guess I don’t get any sort of credit for “re-uniting” these pieces, since Craig has denied that they are indeed related to each other. So now I just have to pretty similar pieces sitting in my gallery. Granted, they are both pretty SPECTACULAR similar pieces! LOL!

Thanks to my buddy Joe for selling the piece to me at cost. Whatever it is you needed the cash for, I’m glad the need arose for me to benefit from.

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