John Cassaday - Planetary 17 Cover

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Title:	John Cassaday - Planetary 17 Cover
Artist:	John Cassaday (All)
Media Type:	Mixed Media
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	97
Likes on CAF:	10 11
Comments:	7
Added to Site:	12/13/2025
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Description

While the mid-80s to early 90s were my peak childhood comic book years and are therefore very nostalgic, I am also extremely fond of the late 90s and early 00s which was a particularly fertile period for the evolution of more mature storytelling. So many great books came out during this time that it's hard to remember them all, but Planetary was towards the top of that list. In a way Planetary seemed to pick up the torch for The X-Files and John Cassaday's art was the cherry on top of the sundae.

Picking up a nice Planetary cover has always posed a bit of a challenge in that the series was only 29 issues long, and of those 29 issues most had covers that were very design heavy (with minimal original art) and/or did not prominently feature main characters, etc. When JC's art collection went up for auction at Heritage I did my due diligence by re-reading the entire series for the first time in 15 years and this cover stood out for several reasons. Not only is it a great shot of Snow, but it's gorgeously rendered, and ties directly into Snow's backstory and his relationship with Jakita Wagner. The homage to Tarzan's first appearance in All-Story is also a nice touch.

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	Court Gebeau
Joined:	March 2005
Last Login:	January 2026
Ebay Id:	comiconart!!
Website:	http://www.comiconart.com
Country:	UNITED STATES
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John Bamber
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 12/13/2025

Magnificent cover from a superior series by a master artist... congratulations...

André .
Member Since 2015

1 - Posted on 12/13/2025

This was probably the best cover that was up recently. Just lovely. Congrats!

Court Gebeau
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 12/13/2025

André . wrote:

This was probably the best cover that was up recently. Just lovely. Congrats!

Thanks - it was my favorite as well and I was thrilled to win it at the same price as the others

Brett Corbit
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 12/13/2025

Great buy on this one. JC really nailed the vintage pulp vibe!

Michael Kirton
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 12/14/2025

Fantastic cover from a pivotal issue in the series. Congrats, Court!

Ben Bressel
Member Since 2003

1 - Posted on 12/14/2025

i bid heavily on this one. stunning!

Alex B
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 12/16/2025

Breathtaking cover of my favorite issue of the whole run. Huge congrats !

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