“The Strange Death of Alex Raymond (page 230 panel)” by Carson Grubaugh and Dave Sim

“The Strange Death of Alex Raymond (page 230 panel)” (2021)
by Carson Grubaugh (1981- ) and Dave Sim (1956-)
8.75" x 6.5" image on 14" x 11", brush and ink on bristol board
Coppola Collection

In The Strange Death of Alex Raymond, Dave Sim, legendary creator of Cerebus the Aardvark, and Carson Grubaugh, talented and creative artist across multiple media, explore and examine the line-making techniques of some of comics' greatest photorealist creators.

The art is impressive. And thanks to work of master production designer and line-smith, Sean Michael Robinson, the integrity of the printing and reproduction is truly unmatched.

The Strange Death of Alex Raymond is self-contained in a 320-page, 8.25x12 inch oversized hardcover book.

From April 28 – May 22, 2021, the book is available for its normal retail price at a pre-sale Kickstarter, along with (as long as they last) a S/N limited edition.

Kickstarter.com, search for The Strange Death of Alex Raymond

There was also one (morbid) reward tier in the Kickstarter, a 1/1 edition with the original art for the bookplate affixed to the book along with a few pages of original art (“morbid” because the tier price of $906.56 is the date of the titular death).

Yes, yes… that was me who got it. I also picked up some other art that I liked from the book.

Page 230 panel. This is the original art from the Rip Kirby panel on pp 230-231, featuring talk of chemistry, so that was a must-have for me (pp 230-231 are posted separately).