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First Wave #3 Variant Cover Doc Savage, Batman, The Spirit

Owner: Larry Wilson
Artist: Lee Bermejo (Penciller)

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Title:	First Wave #3 Variant Cover Doc Savage, Batman, The Spirit
Artist:	Lee Bermejo (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pencil
Art Type:	Cover
Views:	1,042
Likes on CAF:	18 19
Added to Site:	9/3/2021

Description

Grail Alert!

I first became aware of the beautiful art of Lee Bermejo with the wonderful "Wednesday Comics" oversized book in 2010 where he contributed a stand-out Superman series.

I'm very picky as to the modern comics I read, so after that he sort of faded from my memory to some extent.

Also in 2010 I was reading the ambitious reboot of characters like Doc Savage in DC's "First Wave" series. I'm a HUGE Doc fan with quite a collection of Doc memorabilia including Pulps, Prints, Comics, Books... and a few pieces of original art here in my CAF gallery. (A Bob Larkin Cover, A Pat Broderick Splash, and a Pulp Cover Prelim by George Rozen)

While I was reading First Wave I was unaware that Bermejo contributed a Variant Cover that I missed at my comic shop! It was some years later during one of his CAF podcasts that Bill Cox mentioned his appreciation for Bermejo's work and I remembered my love for his Superman story. I then began seeking out some of his originals.

Finally I saw this art, and man do I love it! Such a dramatic rendering, so well thought out, with tons of personality added. I found it at Splash Page (who reps Bermejo, thanks Mark Hay!) and I just drooled over it for the longest time. Then when I learned that Bermejo is going predominantly, if not completely digital with his published comic art going forward... I just had to pull the trigger.

The art just fills up the 17x11.5 board and is just so spectacular... I can't really describe it well enough here. I've already mentioned what a Doc fan I am, but if you look through my gallery you can't help but notice my love for Batman (multiple pieces), and The Spirit (an Eisner drawing). And this early Batman sporting a gun... how often do you see that!?!?)

Anyway, I can stop collecting now. Hope you all like it!

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	Larry Wilson ( 4 ) Premium Gallery Owner
Joined:	February 2012
Last Login:	September 2025
Country:	UNITED STATES
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