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Ironwolf by Howard Chaykin

Owner: Alex Johnson
Artist: Howard Chaykin (All)

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Title:	Ironwolf by Howard Chaykin
Artist:	Howard Chaykin (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Commission
Views:	1,055
Likes on CAF:	10 11
Added to Site:	1/1/2023

Description

Back in 2012, Houston's Comicpalooza convention had Howard Chaykin as a guest. I'd read and enjoyed Howard's work from the '70s and early 80s - basically, Ironwolf, Cody Starbuck, Scorpion, Dominic Fortune (who is Scorpion), and American Flagg.

In all of those, I felt that there was a connection that could be made, i.e., they were the same hero. Perhaps, I thought, they are a version of Joseph Campbell's Hero of a Thousand Faces or Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion. I've never asked Howard directly about how much influence each incarnation had on the latter ones. I probably should.

Anyway, I enjoyed them all, but Ironwolf had the greatest appeal.

Back to the 2012 convention, I asked Howard about a commission of Ironwolf and he agreed. He provided contact information. I was really new at comic art collecting and somewhat broke so I didn't follow-up though we would discuss it on occasion at other comic conventions.

Finally, at the 2022 Baltimore Comic Con, I asked again and he again agreed. The deal was painless - no money until the work was finished and I had a scan. After the show, I reached out with a summary of what I wanted - basically Ironwolf and his ship. Howard agreed and said he would be in touch shortly. It took him a little longer than he hoped, but he wrote to me to let me know. That was a first! :)

I'm very pleased with the result.

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