Owens, Damon :: The Timely Heroes

The Twelve minus The Seven = The Five

Artist: MC Wyman (All)

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The Twelve minus The Seven = The Five Comic Art

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Ardian Syaf's MASKS cover

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Artwork Details

Title:	The Twelve minus The Seven = The Five
Artist:	MC Wyman (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	906
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Comments:	11
Added to Site:	10/17/2015
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Description

Ardian Syaf is a very talented, relatively new comics artist. MC Wyman is a very talented veteran comics artist. I can't afford to commission Ardian Syaf. I can afford to commission MC Wyman. So when the very talented Mr. Syaf did a cover for Dynamite Entertainment's MASKS limited series, I thought it would make a great template for a similiar piece I wanted drawn but using old Timely heroes instead. Therefore, I commissioned Mr. Wyman, and the rest is history

The Masks cover (shown below) depicts (clockwise from the top) Zorro, Kato, the Spider, the Shadow, and the Green Hornet. I asked MC to replace them with the Blue Blade, Mr. E, the Laughing Mask, the Phantom Reporter, and the Witness, respectively. The more astute among you may recognize them as five members of The Twelve, a group of Timely heroes that starred in their own limited series from a few years back by J. Michael Straczynski and Chris Weston.

I always thought it would be interesting to have these guys star in a series set in the 1940s where they originated. I'd throw in one more member of the Twelve -- Mastermind Excello -- make it happen as a noir-ish type series set in the 1940s Marvel Universe. Are you listening, Marvel? That's what's known as a rhetorical question, folks.

Special thanks to MC Wyman who both pencilled and inked this piece. My wallet thanks you as well.

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	Damon Owens
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Damon Wright
Member Since 2008

Posted on 10/17/2015

Outstanding!!

Michael One Minute Later
Member Since 2005

Posted on 10/17/2015

This is lovely!!!

michael dunne
Member Since 2004

Posted on 10/17/2015

I love MC's work, he so captures that wonderful Bronze Age look popularized by Neal Adams feel that brought me hours of enjoyment,

Congratulations on a teriffic get!

Aidan (Re-Legion ) Lacy
Member Since 2005

Posted on 10/17/2015

Perfecto...you are on a one man crusade to help preserve some obscure but still very cool characters. Keep up the good work

Kevin Moorhead
Member Since 2008

Posted on 10/17/2015

-1 point for making me do math

+∞ points for such a great commission

An _amazing_ commission from MC. Blue Blade is perfect and Laughing Mask is beautiful. An exceedingly coolness!

Travis Ellisor
Member Since 2009

Posted on 10/17/2015

Lovely work from Mr. Wyman! Also, anything with the Blue Blade in it has to be awesome!

Jason Versaggi
Member Since 2005

Posted on 10/20/2015

I LOVE this! I was thrilled Marvel decided to revive some of their Timely heroes in The Twelve even if there were some obscure options chosen. This is an awesome homage cover to DYnamite's excellent pulp revival and Wyman executed it perfectly. Bravo!

Rob Shalda
Member Since 2013

Posted on 10/21/2015

Maybe you can give me a heads up before you post such awesomeness so I don't have to be the last one to comment!! You had me with Laughing Mask here!! Congrats sir!

Bobby Simpson
Member Since 2005

Posted on 10/24/2015

Someone brought a sword to a gun fight! I'm sure he'll be fine. This image is so cool, I love forgotten characters for the forties. Thanks form having MC do his thing here and sharing it with us.

Damon Owens
Member Since 2005

Posted on 10/24/2015

Bobby Simpson wrote:

Someone brought a sword to a gun fight! I'm sure he'll be fine. This image is so cool, I love forgotten characters for the forties. Thanks form having MC do his thing here and sharing it with us.

Thank you, Bobby. More obscure characters forthcoming!

Shannon Weathers
Member Since 2005

Posted on 12/12/2015

I would gladly buy this book. Great piece!

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