Daredevil #9 pg 2 & 3 DPS by Paolo Rivera

I really like the inking (bit more than the pencils) on this piece.  Really added depth.  Congrats.

This could have been a wrap around cover for sure.  Just looking at it makes me want to buy the books to read the story arc.  Really great DPS!!!

Wow! What a gorgeous DPS done by Rivera !

Congrats K !

Love the Daredevil lurking in the top-left corner!

I'd imagine lava and sulfur would be hell on Matt's senses! Lovely pages.

Stalac-tight!

Beautiful buddy!

Both the pencils and the inks are each sublime to look at. Paolo has created such a great looking cave scene! I love how Paolo has steeped the raised portion of the cave in deep shadow on the left, with Daredevil hiding inside. Joe applied his inks with a very beautiful softness and in the process created a nice textural feel. One of the other cool things about owning this piece is that it also happens to contain subject matter reminiscent of the subject matter on the cover for the following issue, which in MY opinion at least, is the single most impressive cover of Paolo and Joe's careers, undoubtedly inspired by Gustave Doré. Congratulations on this wonderful acquisition, Kahlil!

Totally agree on that deep cave shadowed on the left, Ruben.  As your eye moves right, things light up.  A real panoramic feel to the image.  And yeah...the cover to DD #10. A true masterpiece.  I remember it being on CLink years back...not sure why I didn't make a run.  But I think it's probably cuz it got too rich for my blood.  Some very lucky collector our there!  It does have that Dore etching look for sure.

Thanks, man, and all, for the comments!

Not your normal DD scene, but it's lovely!  

Reminds me of that scene in the movie Phantasm, and DD seems just as unsettled as the characters did there. Excellent inks on the left! Offbeat and memorable! Big congrats!

Daredevil on the down-low from the Moloids! Not only were you not done, but you went out with a Billy-Club Bang!

Stunner K!  So cool and in this case, this is one where the color printed version does keep up the magic!

Very excellent pièce - congratulations my friend !!!

Such a gorgeous DPS from Rivera's run. Major congrats.

The Waid/Rivera run was awesome. Congrats on this DPS!

There are probably a dozen compliments one could heap upon this piece.  But for me, it comes down to just one thing.  The light and shadow work.  It's just brilliantly lit.  Absolutely perfect and absolutely gorgeous!  Especially in the left and lower portions.  I could stare at this for hours.  So, so, good.

Yea, man, you hit the nail.  The lava is providing the light source in an underground scene...not easy to redner.  But the Riveras indeed killed it, delineating what's lit and how it's lit vs what's shadowed and how it's shadowed.  Glad you like it, and thanks for the add!

Another great OAX GRAB. Fantastic dps

When Kahlil went down Florida he was lookin' for art priced to steal
He was in a bind 'cause these Sunday art finds
And he was willing to make a deal

When he came across Wolvie-Fan
Selling all the Marvel and playing it hot
And Daredevil jumped up on a hellishly stump

G said, "boy let me tell you what I guess you didn't know it but I'm an art collector too
And if you'd care to take a dare, hell makes a bet with you"

"Now your page pretty good double, son but give the Kahlil his due
I bet a Paolo of gold against your sold I think art's better from you"

The boy said, "My name's Wolvie
And it might be a win but I'll take your bet, Bub you're gonna regret
I'm the best that's ever been"

Wovie you resin up beardo and pay Daredevil lots
'Cause hell's broke loose Florida and Orlando deals are hot

And if you win, you get this shiny Paolo made of gold
But if you lose, Daredevil piece has sold

*CUE FIDDLE*

Lol, this is FIRE (pun intended), Marcus!

I think you were inspired by the song when you came up with your lyrics.  Namely the line "let me show you how it's done!"  Well you done did, man, you done did :)

Thanks!

Great use of light and shadow and composition within it to lead the reader's eye from left to right.

I haven't read this but the art definitely makes me want to! Beautiful DPS!

I definitely thought you were done! But I'm glad you are not - this is gorgeous! I haven't read the run but I'll put it on the list after this strong endorsement. 

Wow man, love this dps - the contrast is incredibly cool. 

I was there when you picked this one up at OAX and the detailed background really is impressive and I can't imagine how long it took to draw it all. Now I am going to have to go and read the book. 

For some reason, this DPS makes me think of an Indiana Jones movie with Daredevil standing in for Indy.  Like, DD has come across an epsiode where he will now insert himself into the action.

Ha, ha, yes, I totally see it!  He's surveying before he springs into action, fedora firmly placed, and bullwhip (wait, a billy club is like a bullwhip!) at the ready :)  Thanks for the comment, Paul - always love hearing what others see in art that I hadn't!

Great DPS by Paolo. Really like the contrast with Daredevil in the shadows against the lighter image on the right. Congrats on picking this up.

And just when you think he's done posting Rivera stunners he drops another one! Holy Stalagmites!!! Love the detail that went into this scene and the inks are just wonderful. I am definitely partial to Joe Rivera inks! Congrats on another beauty.

This DPS is GORGEOUS - dripping in dark inks. HOME RUN KG - this is visually stunning. Congrats!

Bringing out the Devil in Daredevil, he seems almost at home here...

Extraordinary composition on "bianchoscuro" technique. That's AMAZING my friend. It is so nice to see the heroe amongst the shades...

Devilishly good DPS! 

This is a nice two page spread. I'm a fan of Paolo Rivera, hope to pick some of his work up in the future. Congrats

What a great page, love their work.

Loved Paolo's Daredevil run. You got one heck of an example.

Look at those epic caverns and lovely shadowing. Incredible piece!

Breathtaking DPS by Paolo Rivera! Unbelieveably detailed! I love the way Daredevil is just tucked into a corner of the spread, allowing us to see the enormity of the operation that's going on! Striking use black by Joe Rivera to frame the scene. I love the way DD is lit from behind so that the light silhouettes his body. Really this is one of the best DPS scenes I've seen in a while. Great pick-up, congrats!

Yeah, I get more impressed with light and shadow the more I look at it.  Great point regarding DD being lit from behind, providing an outline for the mostly silouetted figure.  Glad you like, Bill - thanks for the add, and congrats again on the unreal DD get you posted yourself today!

BadASS, dude! DD lurking in the shadows almost makes the moloids sympathetic characters in this piece. Congrats!

There's something unique that every step brought to the table--from the depth, composition, and shading of the pencils to the high contrast of the inks and then back to the depth of the scene with the final colors--this is a team working at a high level and firing on all cylinders. 

I go back and forth on whether this or the Mythos series is my favorite of Paolo's work- a DPS like this is a strong mark in the DD column! Who had Mole Man and his minions working as such an effective DD villain? Waid and Rivera, and they were sooo right. Congrats on a mega example!

I hear you, man.  Probably why I got pieces from both :)  How about we say Mythos is our fave Rivera painted work and DD our fave B&W?!  Winners all around!  I kid but I agree...this DD Waid/Rivera run is one of my fave modern ones.  As you say with the Mole Man, lotsa great new narrative and visual spins on the existing...mythos, I guess, lol.  Thanks for the add, Casey!

This is fantastic.  Dante's Inferno with DD.  I have yet to read this run even though DD is my favorite Marvel character.  I stopped reading Marvel comics before this run started but I've heard nothing but good things about it.