Great summary about part of what made Nexus (among other indie comics of the time) so wonderful.

No comments on this beauty?! Shocking. This is such a moody piece showing Horatio with the weight of the world on his shoulders. From the marginal notes, it looks like the ink washes were done by Steve. This is a really lovely piece, thanks for sharing it.

Fantastic page! Love the VAM transition, absolutely classic.

Time for a new comment on this beauty - amazing how fast Steve rose to the top of his game. I didn't realize these pages were oversized art - talk about wall power! This is a treasure.

Rude inking Rude, early issue, Nexus in action - it doesn't get much better than this. Absolutely fantastic page.

Epic! That's an overused word, but it's the only one that fits this page. 
THANK YE, MR. TEW!
THANK YE, MR. TEW!
THANK YE!
THANK YE!

My college roommate and I used to chant that at random moments in our best pirate voice. Thank Ye, Sean!

Fantastic! I still remember seeing these pages when they came up for auction via Russ Cochran and thinking I should bid, but I really wanted one of the WW2 stories, and stupidly was put off by the prices those went for. This and page 7 are just Kurtzman as his epic best! Thanks for sharing.

Just insane skills on display in this painting. It's stunning! 

No comments on this page?! It's magnificent. Panel five: hubba hubba! And I love the editor's facial expressions in panels 1 and 3. This is a magnificent complete Toth story. Thanks for sharing it.

Awesome action! Love the first panel, and the way it sets up the explosion that comes immediately afterwards. Given how much vellum BWS used on this page, it's a wonder he just didn't do it all on a clean sheet!

I love love these pages. I just have one, but it's a doozy in so many ways. Looking at how much of this issue Smith reinked and corrected himself is, I think, a clear indicator of what an obsessively driven artist he would soon to become. And I love the drawing of Gabe on this page.

Stunning, dynamic, one of the best pages in the issue!

I can't tell from the scan, but are any of these characters on vellum? I know a huge portion of the characters were reinked by Smith on vellum and taped to the page, but I can't tell if that's the case on this page. I ask because I have pg 20 and it looks like it's all Barry Smith pencils and inks (with one figure on vellum, but that was done because he changed the character from the General to Dugan).

Smith seemed to have a much lighter touch on the faces he inked, making them look more youthful. These look like his inks over his own pencils directly on the page. I'm wondering if he saw the inked pages before Greene was finished and took them back to finish by himself, and then redid a lot of the figures on vellum on the pages that were already inked by Greene.

Superbe example of Kirby at his best! One could use this page to teach how to make complex scenes with tons of characters dynamic, clear, and exciting. There's not a wasted mark of the page, and nothing there that doesn't belong. I also have to agree with a couple of other comments - I think Colletta's inks are rock solid here, and complement the pencils well. 

Thanks for sharing the story of the creation of this beautiful piece. It's one of the most beautiful and interesting commissions I've ever seen.

One of my favorite Paul Pope covers. Truely epic! I love his take on the Marvel characters, and wish he did more with them.

Wow, this is the most elaborate Pete Millar CARtoons page I've ever seen! It's fantastic. Have you ever posted the other pages from this story? I'd love to see the rest of it. Also, if you're comfortable saying, I'm curious where you found your CARtoons pages. They seem to come up very rarely, which isn't surprising given how undervalued they seem to be. I happened upon a stack of CARtoons OA around 1980 in Encino, and bought most of them at $1-2 per page! Since then, I don't think I've ever seen any others come up for sale, though I haven't looked terribly hard. 

This is amazing. How can this only have one comment!? (I assume it's because this was posted rather early in the history of CAF). Your collection is increadible, but these Krazy Kats are spectacular. I've also enjoyed reading your detailed stories about the pieces and how you acquired them. Thank you for putting this history out there.

It doesn't get much better than this!

Fantastic! Thank you for sharing this.

These are two great pages! I had dropped out of reading comics for a good while, bored with the same-ol', same-ol' cliches and stereotypes, and then found Nexus on my first visit back into a comic shop in years. Scenes like this really hooked me on the series and on Rude's art.

You have a great gallery. I especially like your stories behind the acquisitions. 

Love this page! It reminds me a lot of my Daredevil page from issue 80: https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1208056

One thing I like about Colan's work is even when he's kind of repeating himself, he's never using repetitive stock poses or relying on a limited set of tricks.

I wonder how many car roofs Daredevil wrecked during the Colan years?

Steve's inks here deserve special mention. The beautiful line quality of the Merk's hand in panel 3 is beautiful.

Yes, one of Steve's great assets is the ability to draw various characters with authenticity and distinctness, and do it consistently. So many comic artists have a standard 'pretty girl' face, standard angry guy face, etc.

Epic! I imagine this looks absolutely amazing in person.

The is a wonderful page that encapsulates a key part of what I loved about Nexus - the crazy, fun, dynamic, goofy, alien, oddball-but relatable secondary and peripheral characters.

It's also amazing how quickly the mild awkwardness of Rude's earliest art gave way to this level of mastery. Every character is expertly positioned and posed and executed.