Rankins, Michael :: "Common Elements" Commissions : Volume 09

"The Mystery of the Suspicious Surnames" : Matt Haley

Artist: Matt Haley (All)

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Title:	"The Mystery of the Suspicious Surnames" : Matt Haley
Artist:	Matt Haley (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	1,360
Likes on CAF:	2 3
Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	2
Added to Site:	4/10/2018
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You know I love a good story, and this Common Elements commission has one.

At Silicon Valley Comic Con 2018, I stopped by Barbara Kesel's table to show her Carlos Rafael's Common Elements artwork (CE #153: "Foster Children") featuring Ultragirl, a character Barbara co-created. After I explained the Common Elements concept, Barbara was curious to hear about the other pieces in the series. I told her that at that very moment, Matt Haley was drawing a new CE commission a few tables away, featuring the first Spider-Woman and the modern Black Cat.

When I noted that the common element in this new piece was the linked surnames of the characters -- Jessica Drew (as in Nancy Drew) and Felicia Hardy (as in The Hardy Boys) -- Marv Wolfman, who was set up at the table next to Barbara's, commented, "I named both of those characters, and that's why I did it."

And there's some Common Elements history, straight from the creator's mouth.

This is Common Elements #157.

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	Michael Rankins Premium Gallery Owner
Joined:	September 2004
Last Login:	January 2026
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Country:	UNITED STATES
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Timothy Finney
Member Since 2006

Posted on 4/11/2018

I tip my hat to you, Matt Haley, Marv Wolfman suspicious surnames and synchronicity!

Michael McIsaac
Member Since 2020

Posted on 10/26/2021

That's a really great story about Wolfman, and this is a really nice piece!

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