Roosevelt should have stuck with Lodge.

This was one of my favorite titles on the newsstand at the time. Truman doesn't seem to get the accolades he deserves for producing such high quality work independently in the 1980s small press era —or even after with Vertigo. 

This is a beauty.

...And ants are everywhere!

This answers the question (pun intended) of, "How could Rorschach have been more terrifying to criminals?"

Head to toe Spandex —that's how!

Incredible.

The skin tones are great. The eyeline suggests a very close object of interest merely inches from our POV —which is an interesting choice that you don't see very often. Not sure if this became a cover or not but if it did it probably gave a lot of double takes to Scarlet Witch fans.

Speaking to Dan's versatility, this could have just as easily been Archie's Veronica if not for the detail on that pinball machine.

A new, stunning Ogami Ittō & Daigorō for Daryl's collection!

I especially like the Atom engaging with his friends and teammates from the center of the table. Carlos Pacheco is an undervalued illustrator —more than a mere journeyman.

Peak Chaykin and on the cover of my favorite publication at the time.

This perfectly captures the absurd fun of the mid 70s Team-up books

Learned last night that you beat Bill Cox to get this, so congrats to you (and condolences to Bill)!

I've got an equally as nice LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT illustration by Mr. Stout that's still available.

Love that hand lettering!

Bad investment? You can always sell it to me ;)

I can practically hear the keyboards and the blood-geyser foley work from Shogun Assassin

Vader!

Any depiction of the Thing wearing a necktie is one worth celebrating, and the interaction as depicted has a wonderfully subtle sense of movement even though there isn't a lot of "action" per sé.

Q: Is Jennifer a new riff on Alicia Masters? 

Very few modern artists have captured the essence of fun and good cheer inherent to Marc Swayze's Mary Marvel, but here Danny Kim has channeled both he and Mac Raboy and even Al Plastino via a bit of Art Arams and J. Scott Campbell. This is wonderful!

Frank is one of my all tinenfavorite artists. I've seen a couple of his different Death commissions and they are each unique. 

That's a comic I'd read!

Another fun stylized piece from David!

Score!

This is an interesting concept.

Great work!

Whoever keeps hiring Kev Walker to do superhero comics needs to pivot to bringing him onto gnarlier subjects. This is great —was it published?

I haven't been keeping up on this Blood Hunt theme —and I never particularly cared for Union Jack, but this is gloriously over-the-top in a Rafael Albuquerque meets Steve Bissette kind of way. I need to pay more attention to Kev Walker. 

As a huge fan of Blood of the Innocent I was overjoyed to see Hempel land the Sandman gig. He brought a Love and Rockets feel in so far as it was hyper stylized. His bold outlines helped to showcase some of the best coloring in the series, too.

In the Nornan Rockwell tradition —I van almost see a 1940s title treatment for Saturday Evening... Roast!

I didn"t realize Walt sketched!

Dynamic perspective

Yes, and very much looking forward to seeing how Harvey will choose to render Zeen's hair, which is such a distinct point of render!  Especially after the Perez like dedication to Lula's curls here.

Very stylized with respect to arm-to-head, and spine lengths ratios, but Hanna's parallel line shading brings an almost Arthur Adams-ness to this dual character stacking —irrespective of anatomical correctness, and enjoyable regardless. 

The most Dream panels on a single page I've ever seen!

Great panel layout!

Ross Andru is so underrated. He was the artist on the very first Spiderman comic cover I ever saw on the newsstand. This page from one of Archie Comics' many forays into the superhero genre showcases Andru's versatility. If he'd taken the leap into self publishing during the first B&W indie explosion with an original character in this style, he could have struck gold. I can totally see him penciling crossovers with the Turtles or Usagi Yojimb and connecting with fans of that era in a way that neither Jack Kirby nor Steve Ditko could. 

That's cute! So much better in B&W, too.

This was one of my favorite single comic issues as a child.

Looking at this art in black and white I would never have imagined all that blue sky in the published cover. 

Great write-up, and I also scoff at the over usage of the term "grail". Happy to see that you were able to obtain yours. The comic that I first remember buying on the newsstand (which I kept in good enough condition to get it pressed and cleaned to a 9.0 grade) was Werewolf by Night #32, and that Don Perlin cover if it ever went back up for sale would be significantly more than the value of my house. The other comic that remains a childhood touchstone for me is different Hulk cover from the Herb Trimpe era. That would also cost a small fortune, but more akin to a new car than a house. 

Congrats for scoring your Holy Grail back when it was was still financially possible!

The 21 year gap between Battlechasers #9 and 10 is beaten only by the 29 year gap in completing Miracle Man: The Silver Age. If there's ever a #11, Souza would be a great pick to pencil it.

Perkins, absolutely slaying yet again!

This is the best page in the issue —and I always loved the coloring in that book!

Perkins has been absolutely slaying lately.

Great pick-up!

Hot damn! Arguably the best Batman page without Batman on it –or damn close to it.

Spectacular composition and a fine study in shadow and shading to pop the character from the background.

From the hair to the fabric to the waves, this is a wonderful study in textures.

It's brand new but it still brings me right back to High School. Fantastic!

At a point in the early 90s I was buying complete issues of Lobo's Back with Gaston (Meltdown) and Glenn (Danzig), so I've seen a lot of his work up close. This is very dofferent and I think I prefer it. Killer composition and detail. This room looks lived in. 

Sook commissions are always satisfying, and this one is stunning

Savage!

Just came across this again and had to give more kudos! 

I like the Peter Max influence in the graffiti. Even in black and white this screams psychedelica!

Baxk when I was fifteen, Chas. was the first person to ever pay me to write something. I even have a Gore Score skull tattoo. So great to see some of his art on this site.