Steve Rude Nexus issue #18 page 8

I had owned the color blueline for this page for about a decade, before I finally remembered to ask Steve if he's be willing to sell the page to me if he still had it. This was when Steve and Janelle were living out it Duarte, about a 2 hour ride east of where I live in Los Angeles. On this visit, I was helping them out with some computer/ebay issues that they had been having and spent time with both of them troubleshooting minor problems.

I had a chance earlier to ask Steve about the page and he said that he would see if he still had it. I then became occupied working with Janelle, so while I was distracted, Steve snuck the page of art into my bad I brought over, with the intent that I wouldn't find it until I got home. But, as I was getting ready to leave, I checked through my bag to make sure that I didn't forget something at Steve, when I noticed the page in my bad. I tried to get Steve to let me pay for it, but he insisted I keep it as a gift. Hell of a nice guy. Thanks again Steve.