BIGGS, jamie

Biggs certainly does capture the spirit of McFarlane with this piece.  I think it's spectacular!

What an absolutely awesome piece. Congrats on this as it looks amazing.

Slick piece! Like how he made the finger and toe tips more spider-like. 

Big time McEnergy!  

Jamie is so talented, and he's such a great guy.  This Spidey leaps off the page!!  I sold my only McSpideys years ago, and I feel the void too, so I totally treasure my Biggs Spidey pieces because they do capture that essence so incredibly well.  And they are classic Jamie as well!

Paragraph 3 is the most sensible thing I have read in ages. Ditch the z lister knockoffs I say! Whenever I think of evil Spider-Man I snigger at  the thoughts of hilariously 'evil'  Venomised Peter in Sam Raimis Spider-Man 3. Comedy gold. You are a font of wisdom. Nice art pickup too.

Thanks Pete.  Wasn't sure if I would fall into the minority with that sentiment (at least among a certain age group).  Anyway, it's nice to have at least one person agree with me.  Ha!   Glad you liked the write up and the art.  Appreciate the comment my friend.

Interesting and thoughtful analysis of a piece that I might typically not spend too much time thinking about it--thanks for sharing both the journey of how this piece got to you, but also your thought process on it!  I would never guess that this was all pencil--also interesting!

Thanks buddy!  Yeah, that description (controversial or not) covers a lot of ground.  It probably has less to do with my opinion of Jamie and his work, than it has to do with my opinion about Todd.  Plus, of course, there's the whole Peter Parker argument.  Probably the easiest way to make that point would be to imagine anyone other than Bruce Wayne being Batman.  But yeah, there's certainly a lot to chew on there.  LOL!  Anyway, appreciate the comment.  Glad I could give you something to ponder.

Beautiful piece , well chosen !

Spectacular piece. Couldnt agree more with the Mcfarlane comments. Would I like to have a McSpidey? Absolutely!!  Just dont wanna take out a second mortgage to do it. Mr Biggs does some fantastic work and I might have to pay him a visit myself.

Hi Ernest.  First of all, yes, you should absolutely get in touch with Jamie.  He does beautiful work (as you can see), and he's just the nicest guy.  As for that whole McFarlane thing, I guess the question some might be asking is, if I still had my ASM cover, would I still have bought this piece (or even have any interest in Biggs art at all)?  Well, since I have already gone on record as saying that McFarlane was a one-and-done collecting goal, I guess the honest answer would be, no.  At the same time, when you consider how good (and inexpensive) Jamie's work is, versus how crazy the market is for Todd's art, it's hard not to see the opportunities there.  Yes, McFarlane is a one-and-done.  But tecnically, I'm buying a Biggs, not another McFarlane.  And think about it, you could probably get Jamie to recreate every single Spider-man cover Todd ever did, for a fraction of the price of one of Todd's original Spidey covers.  That there is what you would call one of them no-brainers.   LOL!  Anyway, thanks for the comment.

The thing I like about Jamie Bigg's work is not only does he capture the look of McFarlane's Spider-Man, he captures the youthful enthusiasm and optimism of that era. You look at his drawings and they're happy, enthusiastic, and optimistic. I like that.

Funny, as I am such an old, angry, lethargic, and pessimistic person... lol

not half bad :)

I appreciate all the kind words from everyone commenting on here, but I can, for sure, tell you that I know some people that don't like my work at all... Those being the submission editors for pretty much every big comic company, other than Dynamite, in the world.

I have been rejected SO MANY times by every company you can think of, and probably a few you can't. I would love to do some covers for Marvel, DC, Image... That's the dream. 

Marvel even sent me a 7 page rejection letter once saying I had problems with anatomy, lack of detail, you name it. Funny, that "detail" part anyway, because that exact same day I was at a local grocery store picking up some diet sodas and saw an issue of The Amazing Spiderman mixed in with the magazines... I thumbed through it and noticed that almost every single image of Spidey, back views anyway, featured six legs on the spider symbol on the back of his costume! Still though, a seven page rejection letter... I mean, SEVEN PAGES!! lol I didn't know whether to be insulted, or flattered that someone would take that much time.

Number one reason they gave for rejecting my work though was the sheer fact that my work resembles McFarlane's so much. "You should never copy another artist's style or anatomy" were their exact words. I know that I have NEVER seen any Marvel (or any other company) work where there are artists that share a style or look to their art(?!) :)

I framed those seven pages and hung them, side by side, over my drafting table for a couple years so that I could see them every day. Motivation, if you will. 

I guess I have rambled on long enough, and much like Forrest Gump, I guess "that's all I've got to say about that." Thanks for the time, guys.

"You should never copy another artist's style or anatomy"?????  REALLY?  So what the hell did Todd, Rob, Jim, and Marc do when they left Marvel?  They hired a bunch of guys who drew EXACTLY like they did.  And they all made a crapload of money.  LOL!  Guess they got the last laugh there.  The bottom line, skill is skill.  Stylistic similarities have nothing to do with how well an artist wields a pencil, pen, or brush.