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Brainiac 5 by Scott Kolins

Artist: Scott Kolins (All)

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Title:	Brainiac 5 by Scott Kolins
Artist:	Scott Kolins (All)
Media Type:	Marker
Art Type:	Pin Up
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	116
Likes on CAF:	5 6
Comments:	4
Added to Site:	12/30/2024
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Description

One night a few months ago, I was doing my usual round of eBay searches, and found about fifty new pieces waiting for me in the "Legion" category - all of them by Legion veteran Scott Kolins! Turns out a collector had commissioned a ton of Legionnaires from him, but had decided to sell them off all at once. If you've noticed a sudden influx of Kolins Legion pieces added to CAF in the last few months, that's why!

I found the pieces early, so I had my pick of any character I wanted. To absolutely no one's surprise, the first piece I added to my cart featured Brainiac 5, my favourite Legionnaire. What's neat is that I had actually seen this artwork before it ended up on eBay, because there's a digitally coloured version floating around Pinterest and Google images. I'm not sure whether the colours were done by Kolins, some other industry colourist, or just a very talented fan, but it's in the additional images gallery, and I'd love to be able to give it the proper credit (so let me know if you know the colourist!).

As for the piece itself, well, it's up to interpretation. I'm not sure where Brainy is, exactly, but my two best guesses are it being some kind of energy generator (think a souped-up nuclear reactor) or an elaborate trap in a super-villain's lair. Either way, Brainy looks perfectly unimpressed by the danger surrounding him, with his trusty forcefield belt working just as well as he designed it to.

Kolins' use of grey markers is absolutely incredible, here! He really nailed the lava lamp-esque globs of energy in the background. There's so much going on in the piece, but it doesn't feel cluttered or messy. I think having the pure white outline of Brainy's forcefield to keep him separate from the chaos of the background was a fantastic touch, too. This is my first commission-style piece with a full background, and I love that Kolins gave every bit of it the same care and attention as he did the main figure in the middle.

I also know Kolins tends to sell the prelims to these pieces separately, so if anyone happens to own the prelim and has gotten tired of it, I'd be more than happy to reunite it with the finished product!

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Last Login:	September 2025
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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 12/31/2024

Certainly a killer background that's even more conplex than the 90's smooth and sleek Legion figurework. The white outline over Brainiac might inidicate a force field against radiation and the face says he ain't none too happy about it.

Margaret Leigh
Member Since 2021

1 - Posted on 12/31/2024

Marcus Wai wrote:

Perfectly put, as always, Marcus!

Brent McDonald
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 3/31/2025

I think these 2 two Kolins pieces are my favorites in your Legion-oriented gallery (so far). They are both so powerful and detailed with awesome backgrounds. B5's forcefield really sets him apart from all the Kirby krackling energy happening around him. And I love Brainy's pose and facial expression here; looks like he's ready to take action!

Margaret Leigh
Member Since 2021

Posted on 3/31/2025

Brent McDonald wrote:

Hey, thanks for the awesome, in-depth comment! I love being able to share my collection so other collectors like you can enjoy it. :) These Kolins pieces are definitely something special, and you've perfectly nailed all the things I like about this one in particular!

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