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Spawn #159 Unpublished Cover w/Inks

Artists: Philip Tan (Penciller) , Matt 'BATT' Manning (Inker)

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Spawn #159 Unpublished Cover w/Inks Comic Art

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Title:	Spawn #159 Unpublished Cover w/Inks
Artist:	Philip Tan (Penciller)
Artist:	Matt 'BATT' Manning (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	836
Likes on CAF:	9 10
Comments:	11
Added to Site:	4/29/2021
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Description

I love Matt "BATT" Manning inks, from his days at Top Cow to the present, and I always wanted something done by him. Not many things organically came my way until one day when I had the thought to have Matt ink this unpublished cover I had purchased years before by Philip Tan. Fast forward to SDCC 2019, I met Batt and asked if he'd like to ink it? He immediately said that he would love to ink over Philip's pencils. I waited about a year and pulled the trigger. I couldn't be happier with the work he did and am blown away by the depths of the black ink. Tan's pencils were already so tight, but Matt had a lot of areas where he needed to embellish or interpret. It's great to see the collaboration between two great artists! It's the perfect blend of them both.

Great job! The Nineties kid in me would have been blown away to think that Batt would ever personally ink something for me.

Pencils and Inks are on the same board. I asked BATT to ink directly on top.

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John Livesay
Member Since 2009

Posted on 4/29/2021

nice!

Johnny M
Member Since 2014
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1 - Posted on 4/29/2021

John Livesay wrote:

nice!

That means a lot coming from you!

John Livesay
Member Since 2009

Posted on 4/29/2021

Johnny M wrote:

That means a lot coming from you!

Ha, thanks!

Jordan Joanou
Member Since 2008

Posted on 4/29/2021

Good call on having Batt ink the cover.

John C
Member Since 2014

Posted on 4/29/2021

This piece is perfect. Call me if anyone says otherwise and I'll come and fight them.

Dave W
Member Since 2006

Posted on 4/29/2021

What a great piece of art - publish-worthy for sure. Congrats!

Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011

Posted on 4/29/2021

Great story, and man, that inking! Just amazing. Congrats!!

Bill J
Member Since 2009

Posted on 5/10/2021

Spectacular! Love Batt's inks over Tan's pencils! Congrats!

Johnny M
Member Since 2014
Forum Moderator

1 - Posted on 5/10/2021

Bill J wrote:

Spectacular! Love Batt's inks over Tan's pencils! Congrats!

Thanks Bill, I was a little nervous, but 'Batt' crushed it.

Jordan Joanou
Member Since 2008

Posted on 6/4/2021

Great call on having Batt ink over Tan's pencils. Mesmerizing....

chad larsson
Member Since 2018

Posted on 8/6/2021

Great piece. Love Batt's inks.

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