John Bamber QATAR
Member Since December 2004
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Alan Davis - Kirby heroes and villains

Location: Davis, Alan
Artists: Alan Davis (Penciller) ,  Mark Farmer (Inker)

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Artwork Details
Location: Davis, Alan
Title: Alan Davis - Kirby heroes and villains
Artist:  Alan Davis (Penciller) ,  Mark Farmer (Inker)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Pin Up
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 810
Likes on CAF: 26
Favorited on CAF: 1
Comments: 17
Added to Site: 6/28/2023

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In 1994 I attended a convention in England and the auction was filled with respect to Jack Kirby who had just passed away. I watched in awe as this massive over sized piece went for a colossal total of £300. Far more than I could have ever afforded.

But I searched and searched for this piece for years (16 in fact). It was bought by an artist that I repped for a few years, Jon Haward. He put it up for sale on eBay a few days before I was going to my first San Diego so I couldn’t buy it. All I could do was email Jon and say if it didn’t sell I would buy it on my return. Fortunately it didn’t and I got my Alan Davis. I love this piece.

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E DLS Member Since 2005
Posted On 6/28/2023

One of my absolute favorite Marvel pieces that Alan has ever done!  The entire image is stunning, but I'm really partial to the top portion.  But again, every square inch of this is exquisite work.

P T Member Since 2006
Posted On 6/28/2023

Wow! Magnificent piece.

Posted On 6/28/2023

Wonderful piece and story John! 

Marcus Wai Member Since 2005
Posted On 6/28/2023

Great score!  Marvel and DC on the march!  Davis used a lot of the Kirby costumes for the characters.

Simon M. Member Since 2003
Posted On 6/28/2023

Jaw droppingly good.  A show of both the quality of both Kirby and Davis. 

John C Member Since 2014
1    
Posted On 6/28/2023

Sweet gentle Jeebus in a birch bark canoe.

Bill J Member Since 2009
Posted On 6/28/2023

One of the finest pieces Alan Davis ever drew, IMHO. A gorgeous array of Kirby's best and brightest creations. A veritable menagerie of superheroes and villains. My sincere congratulations!

F M Member Since 2005
Posted On 6/29/2023

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing.

Mark Yanko Member Since 2009
Posted On 6/29/2023

I love back stories about the thrill of the chase, and this and Alan Davis are fantastic! Congrats!

Rob T Member Since 2018
Posted On 6/29/2023

Congrats on the awesome piece and the equally as exciting search! 

Rob T Member Since 2018
Posted On 6/29/2023

Congrats on the awesome piece and the equally as exciting search! 

Jeremy Radisich Member Since 2004
Posted On 6/29/2023

This is incredible!  You could truly get lost in this piece... often in these types of images you'll see some characters look great and others are given less attention by the artist; but in this every single character looks fantastic!  And gorgeous inking by Mark Farmer--wow.  Have you shown this to the folks at the Jack Kirby Collector mag?  Would think this would be right up their alley!

TAMD 1 Member Since 2019
Posted On 6/29/2023

This one is on a different level, even for Alan. Galactus' expression of forlorn aloofness is haunting. Mezmerising stuff.

K Gearon Member Since 2011
Posted On 7/1/2023

16 years and the hunt is over!  SO much to pore over, particularly in person, as I've sure you have :)  Huge congrats!

Alkis V. Member Since 2004
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Posted On 7/26/2023

Fantastic piece!

Timothy Finney Member Since 2006
Posted On 7/26/2023

Sockamagee!

André . Member Since 2015
Posted On 10/27/2023

Great seeing this mashup of characters from Alan. Love it. 

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