Order of the Decapod

Wow!  Thanks for the great scan.  It really makes you appreciate the work involved here.

Absolutely mind-blowing! Congrats on this great addition and thanks for the large image, which allows us to appreciate the incredible intricacy of Bastian's work! 

Congrats on the win!  It's a beautiful (and large!) example of Jeremy's work.

Incredible piece to have seen in person. Congrats again!

Alas, I wish I had known that mustache in life! Amazing detail, and congrats on the auction win!

Okay, without even a hint of exaggeration, this is far and away, over and above, by orders of magnitude THE SINGLE MOST IMPRESSIVE illustration I've ever seen Bastian create! I doff my cap...

You
Why do you always act the poor?

Pirate Girls for Landlubbers
With Cursed feels
Victorious notorious zeal
For brand new Bastain deals
Auction fever, now I win it
Skull hypnotic to bidders
You depend on illustration
Yet you Order fried up the Decapod

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, ooh
Everybody's going to CAF party
Have a real good time
Auction in the Charlotte
Bid it up, you see why

Glad to see this is going on the wall. It was incredible in person and I was thrilled to see you win it.

Welcome to the club!

Oh my, just gorgeous. Looking at the detail up close brings great joy. Sincere congratulations, this is a beautiful piece of art.

You didn't just win this, you COMMANDED the win, it was glorious to behold. Congrats again on this!

The hatch work is exquisite. Very impressive.

Next level stuff! 

Such amazing detail in that. Love the large scan for this one. Very impressive.

Gorgeous and intricate piece and loved watching you real it in at the auction!  I've seen hair atop a skull in art before, but I can't recall a 'stash, let alone one of this swashbuckling character.  The swirling shapes in the background are as impressive to me as all the other amazing textures in the piece.  Every part of this must have taken careful planning and painstaking execution.

Thanks Mike! And you are absolutely correct - the planning part of this must have been mind-boggling! I can't even imagine how one goes about executing something like this. I take my hat off to the artist (and put it on a skull). 

Straight to frame for the win! 

I got caught up in conversations and missed most of the auction, including seeing this piece. Thanks for the large scan so I can soak up some of the details. 

Congrats - this is mind-blowing. Those details are insanely good

Stunning use of lines x a million!

So incredibly impressive. Great snag ML.

Congratulations!

I'm speechless, M L.  This is simply astonishing.  Beautiful, beautiful work.  Congrats on what sounds like an incredible auction win; what a prize!  Mega-congrats, sir.

For god sake ... what a freaking fantastic piece. Congrats. Reminds me a bid to this one: https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=208544

I was lucky enough to see this in person and when I did it made the art in my portfolio seem like kid stuff. This is the real deal. Absolutely stunning art. my friend!!

It's always a treat to see the pieces Jeremy brings to auction, and he surpasses himself with every passing year. I can't imagine how this one can be topped (though I am sure he will continue to shock and awe in 2023). This piece is something that can stand on its own without its comicbook antecedents, a magnificent still life (life?) that takes your breath away with its interplay of light and shadow. Wonderful addition to your gallery!

Thanks for the assist! Zero regrets on that last bid!

that is some beautiful work. just the details in the skull and his hat,amazing. even the background to the piece is beatifully done without taking away from the skull/hat.

That detail is insane! Glad you were able to land this one! Huge congrats!

I was lucky enough to see this incredible piece in person at Heroes. Insane details. Congrats!

My absolute favorite print I've ever seen by he. The original is surely breathtaking! WOW. Just wow. Big gratz'!

Thank you! I didn't realize he had released this as a print. Do you happen to know what the title of the print is? Cheers!

Sorry, been a while, just noticed this.  There was no title of such on the print, it's larger sized 11x17ish and just catches so many comments from guests. It was a limited (I believe 14 or 15 for paetrons). One of my favorite pieces I've ever seen by him for some reason, just screams of mystery and amazement.

I'd buy that for a dollar!