Buck Rogers Sunday 5/17/1981 by Neal Adams
Artist: Neal Adams (All)
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COA Got to have it!
Tangents left and right
Tangents above for the head
Tangents above from the concentric circles
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SDCC 2019
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DescriptionPosted for Neal Adams’ birthday 6/15/1941. This is the Sunday strip for Buck Rogers in the 25th Century from May 17, 1981. The Buck Rogers strip came back because of the Gil Gerard and Erin Gray TV series revival of the property (thank Star Wars). The strip did not adapt the show and followed their own stories. I got this from Neal’s family with a COA. According to them, Neal Adams filled in for his friend, regular artist Gray Morrow who was Sick for a few weeks. For the dailies, Denys Cowan did the pencils and Neal inked them. For six Sundays (per Paul Michael Moon Rogers) Neal Adams did the pencils and inks by himself. This has that art style he did from that era with more of the magazine fantasy look. Adam’s superhero figures and full page design with lots of tangents are present. It’s got Buck, Wilma, a couple of red shirts, plus is that lady the Scarlet Witch?Neal was one of the best storytellers and detonated the new way to do comic books and fought for artists rights. He was there to usher in the Bronze Age of comics. There will be a set of IDW Artist Editions of Neal Adams work coming later this year. If you don’t know the history, look him up. His legacy can be felt all over comics, comics in movie and TV media, and even live claim shows! Social/Sharing |
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Comicart Boston 
Member Since 2010
1 - Posted on 6/15/2024
An excellent piece of artwork. Many congrats, Marcus! And, yes, my first reaction too was: is that the Scarlet Witch?
Rick W
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 6/15/2024
Neal moves your eye along the page like a master mason laying a stone wall. Spot-on anatomy and the gorgeous detail we've come to expect and respect!
Steve N. Comic/Fantasy Art
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 6/15/2024
A tremendous artist and Buck Rogers a tremendous influence on the generations of artists -- spanning comics and film and beyond -- that followed.
Mark V
Member Since 2021
1 - Posted on 6/15/2024
Great choice not to follow the designs or stories of the tv show, although now I want to see what Adams might have done with Twiki or Hawk.
Kavi H
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 6/15/2024
what a gorgeous Sunday! HBD Neal. great piece Marcus
Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 6/15/2024
Beautiful work by Adams. Adored the show backing the day.huge congrats!
James S
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 6/15/2024
Beautiful art! And we better be able to shoot beams from our forehead in 400 years!
John C
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 6/16/2024
James S wrote:
Beautiful art! And we better be able to shoot beams from our forehead in 400 years!
I'm intrigued where things are secretly stored 400 years in the future.
M L
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 6/15/2024
A very nice example. I sure could use some Alpha Sleep myself!
E DLS
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 6/15/2024
So nice to see this again, and on Neals birthday no less. Had the pleasure of seeing it in person and it's just as beautiful as I remember. Congrats Marcus, and Happy Birthday Neal.
Ted Latner
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 6/15/2024
Very cool! I had no idea that Neal had filled in on the strip in the early 80s.
James Dornoff
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 6/15/2024
Fun Adams piece to commemorate his birthday. Cheers!
Paul Michael Moon Rogers
Member Since 2021
1 - Posted on 6/15/2024
Excellent score Marcus. Neal actually did 6x Sundays on this strip between 26 April 1981 and 24 May 1981.
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
Posted on 6/15/2024
Paul Michael Moon Rogers wrote:
Excellent score Marcus. Neal actually did 6x Sundays on this strip between 26 April 1981 and 24 May 1981.
I'll credit your name in the description. Thank you Paul. 👍
Davide G.
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 6/15/2024
A legendary artist whose work is always a real beauty to behold. Congrats on this fantastic page!
Brian Norton
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 6/15/2024
boy you can sure see neal's stamp all over this page. I am sure he had some fun doing it also. it seems right up his alley.
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 6/15/2024
The style is very much in keeping with his Continuity advertising and early Continuity Comics work. That is, right up until and including the 2nd to last panel. But the Scarlet Witch in the final panel is more a cross of both his 60's/70's work and his 80's work. Really cool. It's very fortuitous that it comes with a COA, otherwise nobody would ever be able top tell if it was truly an authentic Neal Adams piece. Every page of comic art should come with one. They're SO useful!
D. J. Peters
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 6/16/2024
Great work of art by a master! Congrats Marcus!
Robert C
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 6/16/2024
Nice piece - and nice narrative. Glad you are in so many spaces, as you are CAFs best representative. 😊
Jeff Singh
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 6/18/2024
Very cool piece and I was unaware of Neal's work on Buck Rogers until now. There is always something to learn and I can certainly see Neal's work in this piece.
Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 6/19/2024
Awesome Neal Adams Sunday strip! Great description too.
John Voytek
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 6/21/2024
Wow...awesome strip Marcus! Congrats! This one's a keeper!
NEBUR ADLAN
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 6/25/2024
Amazing work of Neal Marcus !
And yes , this lady is Wandastyle !
A N H
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 6/29/2024
As usual with your artwork, great write up! Beautifully done Sunday loaded with action & fine detail.
Alex B
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 7/10/2024
What an awesome find ! Adams at his peak : no one can compare imho. Huge congrats for this beautiful page and thanks for sharing !
Bill J
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 7/11/2024
Incredible example of Neal Adams' work! I wasn't aware he'd filled in on this strip but you can sure see it when you look at the page. I always thought Neal's work seemed to be inspired by photography in terms of the composition, the way he drew bodies and clothing and faces. For example I love the expressions on the faces of the two characters in the bottom panels (Yes, one of them looks like Wanda), he really captured their expressions well. I also love the way he drew hands--Look at the hands on the two bottom panels--Neal's hands have bones and knuckles in them. Lots of artists don't understand anatomy as well as Neal. He was an incredible draftsman who inspired a lot of artists.
Al Simpleton
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 7/14/2024
Very nice pick! And if the mystery woman is not Wanda Maximoff, I'll bet she's a close relative!
Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 7/17/2024
No need for a c.o.a. It's clearly Neal. Great stuff.
Bob Diamond
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 8/21/2024
Beautiful page! Sunday strips are so cool and it's Neal at the top of his game.
CJ Design
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 7/2/2025
An area of Neal's work many Comic Book only people don't look into...so fine
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