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Thor

Artist: Joe Sinnott (Penciller)

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Title:	Thor
Artist:	Joe Sinnott (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pencil
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	381
Likes on CAF:	5 6
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	6/25/2020
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On the day of inker-extraordinaire Joltin' Joe Sinnott's passing, I wish to commemorate his life, art and career with a pencil piece.

It was the first day of my first SDCC and I was zipping around the room like an headless chicken. As soon as I got in I met Bill Sienkiewicz and threw him money for a commission, which he drew on the spot, standing, talking to a few fans at the same time. It turned out beautiful.

I then headed out towards Artists Alley and saw Joe at his table. Jack Kirby had passed away a year and an half before and their Fantastic Four issues were engraved in my mind very much like those Thor's issues with John Buscema.
I got close, introduced myself, got all fanboy for a few minutes and then asked if I could get on his commissions list. Joe didn't remember Hogun the Grim (an all-time fave of mine) and a Silver Surfer bust didn't seem a good use of my money, so I went for Thor and he told me to pass by later in the afternoon.
Off I went, throwing money left and right the whole day, and got back to the table a couple hours before closing time, right in time to catch Joe getting started on my Thor.

Wow! WOW!!! Seein' him putting down those lines, with his hand as steady as a microsurgeon, was dazzlin'. Nothing was there and, a fraction of a second later, fluid lines would start filling up the paper sheet.
It didn't take him much to be done with it: decades of drawing indelible lines were seeping out of those pencil traits, just BAM! BAM!! BAM!!!

I thanked him and left, and this unbelievable portrait has been with me since then, a memento of a kind man, a great artist and the best inker any penciller could ask for.

Thank you for the rivers of ink, Mr.Sinnott!

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	Enrico Salvini
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J H
Member Since 2019

1 - Posted on 6/25/2020

Oh, man. This art posting is what informed me of his passing. It's a wonderful commission, and a great story. Thank you for sharing both. RIP Mr Sinnott

Steven Ng
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 6/25/2020

This is wonderful, Enrico, you made great use of your time in San Diego.

K Gearon
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 6/25/2020

A truly classic shot of the God of Thunder - some meticulous lines there! Congrats, and RIP Mr. Sinnott

Dewey Cassell
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 6/25/2020

Great story, great art, and a great man.

Phil H
Member Since 2010

1 - Posted on 6/26/2020

Wonderful piece! As a young kid, i only knew him as "Jack's Inker" on F4, then i picked up a Reed Richards Commission that he did. Safe to say, i was humbled by my lack of knowing how much of a phenomenal illustrator he truly was.

Thanks for sharing!

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