Location: Fantastic Four (Anacleto, Brodsky, Bulanadi, Byrne, Colletta, Ditko, Ha, Immonen, Johnson, Jones, Kirby, Koblish, Maleev, Pini, Reinhold, Royer, Ryan, Sinnott, Stone, Verpoorten)
Artists:
Stuart Immonen
(Penciller)
,
Scott Koblish
(Inker)
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Fantastic shot of Thing. Love the light & shadows. And the backgrounds are terrific.
Many thanks, Eric. Absolutely agree - the atmosphere is captured perfectly for the story that follows.
Awesome splash!
Many thanks, James. OT, but many congrats on your wonderful Liefeld splash.
This Man, This Monster. No more tragic a figure than Ben Grimm. Trapped in his hide as the Thing, he now represents the many outcasts of the city that can only hope to be ignored when they walk amongst the populous. A very busy looking 60's NYC street with the old architecture and the start of urban decay.
Now, that FF #51 splash is the quintessential, indeed iconic, Thing splash page. Many thanks, Marcus, for a very vivid as well as perceptive description of the context in which this splash page is situated.
Now that's just lovely! The Thing has weight. And the attention to detail in the background to fill the composition? Simply exquisit. Congrats CAB.
Many thanks, Eric. I totally agree that the attention to detail is truly ... well ... fantastic!
Wow, the manner in which Immonen lit this scene provides so much weight, depth and emotion to it. It evokes a quiet solitude, yet simultaneously a lot of power. A very beautiful piece all around and I'm especially happy to know that you got it for far less than you expected you may have to pay for it. As you know, CAB, you and I are both equal proponents of the idea that if you are willing to broaden your horizons as a collector, there IS indeed still art out there that can be acquired for reasonably affordable amounts. Congratulations!
Many thanks, Rubén, for such a wonderfully apt description. Yes, there is indeed art out there that is top notch without notching one's wallet too badly.
Superb splash indeed. So grounded in reality due to various factors.
I think the fact it was cheaper than you thought (even though I found it was quite decent an amount) is that it was drawn before Immonen really exploded with Nextwave which is when everyone began paying attention to him and prompted his artistic evolution, at a time when he was perceived as very solid but not a fan favorite. But you can clearly see hints of that evolution in this and I find the inks and the way the blacks are spotted help in that.
As I mentioned in the description, it was the artwork itself that caught my eye and, much more than that, spoke to me.
Yeah wow this is super impressive. Immonen creates a great atmosphere. Love that little guy running away, haha (I would too). Great addition!
Many thanks, Paul. Yes, actually, atmospheric is another succinct description for this particular piece.
Great splash cramed with so much detail and depth to it, and yes, from a fun story too. I have a couple of pages from the issue so take that as a seal of approval, for whatever that is worth!
Many thanks, Simon. It is worth a lot!
What an atmosphere man!!!! Benn is always relaxed in any context any situation.... it looks he is always waiting for a clobbering moment... that is sooooooo cool! Huge congrats!
Many thanks, Toni. He does cut a menacing figure, doesn't he?
Great splash!! Congrats
Many thanks Ernest. Koblish is a great inker, and really did a great job on this particular piece.
Fantastic Thing splash!!! Very Noir-ish. Koblish inks are really nice over Immonen here. Congrats!
Many thanks, Kavi. Yes, "noir" was the word I was thinking of but couldn't quite pin down - many thanks!
This is FANTASTIC! And a FANTASTIC ONE! Congrats CAB!
Many thanks, Nick. What a FANTASTIC comment!
I was wondering who was going to wind up with this. I took a stab at it, but y'all topped my bid. Congrats!
Many thanks DJ. I do honestly thank you for not bidding the piece up.
Fancy Yancy!
Many thanks, Rick. It's the calm before Clobbering Time!
Yancey Street's Finest!
Well said, Jimmy, although I don't think that the rest of the Yancey Street gang would agree! Still he'd clobber them all into submission in a second!
What an incredible street scene! The Thing looks like he's a private detective on the job. Congratulations!
Many thanks, Peter. And thank you once again for an excellent show with Ruben!
Everything about this is awesome, and incredible detail!!
Many thanks, Phill. And many congrats on a wonderful OA collection!
Beautiful splash! Great shot of Ben and so much eye candy in the background.
Awesome page from one of the best issues of his run ! Congrats for this excellent score.
