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Alter Ego #70 - Gene Colan Invaders v. The Skull Commission

Artist: Gene Colan ()

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Alter Ego #70 - Gene Colan Invaders v. The Skull Commission Comic Art

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Title:	Alter Ego #70 - Gene Colan Invaders v. The Skull Commission
Artist:	Gene Colan ()
Media Type:	Pencil
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	Never in a million years
Views:	2,104
Likes on CAF:	0 1
Comments:	10
Added to Site:	1/21/2006
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Description

In 2001, my late grandmother Pearl Franklin gave every grandchild a bit of money to spend on something really cool -- she didn't want to have it be an inheritance after she died -- she wanted us to all get something interesting and fun so that she could share in our joy. I went out and commissioned this wonderful piece by the great Gene Colan which hangs in my study. My grandmother knew how much I loved this piece and I think about her (she died in 2005) every time I see it....Thanks to Grandma Pearl, Gene and his wife Adrienne for this great piece and thanks to the great Roy Thomas who will be publishing it as the cover of Alter Ego #70 this summer.

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Spider Guile
Member Since 2005

Posted on 9/15/2006

Impressive illustration!

Alex Johnson
Member Since 2006
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Posted on 3/20/2008

Terrific story and a wonderful commission to go with it. That's art.

Timothy Finney
Member Since 2006

Posted on 3/20/2008

I like art that has a story behind it. And how cool is it to have a commission be discovered (by Roy Thomas, no less) and actually turned into a cover?

aric shapiro
Member Since 2006

Posted on 3/25/2008

A truly sentimental story about a splendid piece of art. If I wasn't so touched by how you got this one, I would hate you for owning it. LOVE this. One of Gene's very best pencil drawings

Marvel Two-in-One Guy
Member Since 2003

Posted on 4/25/2008

Impossible to get any better than this.

Stefan H
Member Since 2003

Posted on 8/6/2009

Great artwork, great story behind this. Wonderful.

Gary Shipman
Member Since 2006

Posted on 9/14/2009

So nice.

Jason Versaggi
Member Since 2005

Posted on 7/18/2010

GREATNESS!

George H
Member Since 2009

Posted on 9/9/2010

Thanks to your grandmother for giving us all a chance to enjoy this beautiful commission! Thanks for sharing.

Craig Rogers
Member Since 2004

Posted on 1/16/2011

Your OML theme gets all the attention, but the rest of your collection is simply stunning. Amazing piece, after amazing piece. You have a wonderful, wonderful collection. Thanks for sharing it with us!

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