Rankins, Michael
My life with comics: I read my first superhero comic book, Fantastic Four Annual #3, when I was five years old. I read Marvel avidly, and DC furtively, from 1967 until I graduated from college in 1984. My collection focuses on commissioned art rather than published pages, because I'm egocentric enough to find it wicked cool that professional artists will draw stuff just for me. My signature theme, Common Elements, features scenarios pairing unrelated comics heroes and heroines who share some quality (often obscure) in... well... common. My Bombshells! theme (which predates the DC series of the same name) showcases Golden Age superheroines in vintage bomber nose art-styled pinups.
Taarna : Barry Kitson (watercolor)
Art Details
| Artist: | Barry Kitson (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Watercolor |
| Art Type: | Commission |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 576 |
| Comments: | 7 |
| Added to Site: | 3/13/2023 |
About the Owner
Michael Rankins
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| Member Since: | September 2004 |
Taarna : Barry Kitson (watercolor)
Artist: Barry Kitson (All)
576 Views, 7 Comments
"Meet The Beetles" : Geof Isherwood
Art Details
| Artist: | Geof Isherwood (All) |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Commission |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 240 |
| Comments: | 4 |
| Added to Site: | 12/8/2023 |
About the Owner
| Michael Rankins
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| Member Since: | September 2004 |
"Meet The Beetles" : Geof Isherwood
Artist: Geof Isherwood (All)
240 Views, 4 Comments
Wonder Woman: Michael Jason Paz / Geof Isherwood
Art Details
| Artist: | Michael Jason Paz (Penciller) Geof Isherwood (Inker) |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Commission |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 3447 |
| Comments: | 1 |
| Added to Site: | 6/23/2005 |
About the Owner
| Michael Rankins
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| Member Since: | September 2004 |
Wonder Woman: Michael Jason Paz / Geof Isherwood
Artist: Michael Jason Paz (Penciller)
Geof Isherwood (Inker)
3447 Views, 1 Comment
"Widows' Sting" : Cat Staggs
Art Details
| Artist: | Cat Staggs (All) |
| Media Type: | Mixed Media |
| Art Type: | Commission |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 131 |
| Comments: | 1 |
| Added to Site: | 11/3/2024 |
About the Owner
| Michael Rankins
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| Member Since: | September 2004 |
"Widows' Sting" : Cat Staggs
Artist: Cat Staggs (All)
131 Views, 1 Comment
"Heavenly Creatures" : Sean Chen
Art Details
| Artist: | Sean Chen (All) |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Commission |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 3343 |
| Comments: | 6 |
| Added to Site: | 1/13/2012 |
About the Owner
| Michael Rankins
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| Member Since: | September 2004 |
"Heavenly Creatures" : Sean Chen
Artist: Sean Chen (All)
3343 Views, 6 Comments
"Today I Met the Woman I'm Going to Mari" : Rags Morales
Art Details
| Artist: | Rags Morales (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Commission |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 2503 |
| Comments: | 10 |
| Added to Site: | 8/15/2019 |
About the Owner
| Michael Rankins
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| Member Since: | September 2004 |
"Today I Met the Woman I'm Going to Mari" : Rags Morales
Artist: Rags Morales (Penciller)
2503 Views, 10 Comments
Black Panther #1 (2016 series) variant cover : Ryan Sook
Art Details
| Artist: | Ryan Sook (All) |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Cover |
| For Sale Status: | |
| Views | 1544 |
| Comments: | 12 |
| Added to Site: | 3/20/2016 |
About the Owner
| Michael Rankins
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| Member Since: | September 2004 |
Black Panther #1 (2016 series) variant cover : Ryan Sook
Artist: Ryan Sook (All)
1544 Views, 12 Comments
Ms. Marvel : David Williams
Art Details
| Artist: | David Williams (All) |
| Media Type: | Mixed Media |
| Art Type: | Commission |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 2267 |
| Comments: | 8 |
| Added to Site: | 5/19/2014 |
About the Owner
| Michael Rankins
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| Member Since: | September 2004 |
Ms. Marvel : David Williams
Artist: David Williams (All)
2267 Views, 8 Comments
"A Season for War" : Tony Parker
Art Details
| Artist: | Tony Parker (All) |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Commission |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 2976 |
| Comments: | 4 |
| Added to Site: | 4/22/2017 |
About the Owner
| Michael Rankins
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| Member Since: | September 2004 |
"A Season for War" : Tony Parker
Artist: Tony Parker (All)
2976 Views, 4 Comments
Isis : Aaron Lopresti
Art Details
| Artist: | Aaron Lopresti (All) |
| Media Type: | Mixed Media |
| Art Type: | Commission |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 3790 |
| Comments: | 6 |
| Added to Site: | 10/30/2019 |
About the Owner
| Michael Rankins
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| Member Since: | September 2004 |
Isis : Aaron Lopresti
Artist: Aaron Lopresti (All)
3790 Views, 6 Comments
The Spirit's Bombshells! : Ellen Dolan
Art Details
| Artist: | Darryl Banks (All) |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Commission |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 4632 |
| Comments: | 1 |
| Added to Site: | 3/4/2010 |
About the Owner
| Michael Rankins
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| Member Since: | September 2004 |
The Spirit's Bombshells! : Ellen Dolan
Artist: Darryl Banks (All)
4632 Views, 1 Comment
Bettie Page, Series 3, Issue #4: Linsner variant cover
Art Details
| Artist: | Joseph Michael Linsner (All) |
| Media Type: | Mixed Media |
| Art Type: | Cover |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1299 |
| Comments: | 2 |
| Added to Site: | 12/27/2021 |
About the Owner
| Michael Rankins
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| Member Since: | September 2004 |
Bettie Page, Series 3, Issue #4: Linsner variant cover
Artist: Joseph Michael Linsner (All)
1299 Views, 2 Comments
Michael Rankins's Gallery Rooms
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Most Recent Additions (Last Update: 7/16/2025)
Isis : Barry Kitson |
"Widows' Sting" : Cat Staggs |
"Meet The Beetles" : Geof Isherwood |
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