Spectre #17 pg.1 (1992)

With COMIC ART LIVE show happening this weekend, I thought I would post the pieces I bought in the previous COMIC ART LIVE event. This is the third of four pieces I bought.

While technically not the last piece I bought this was the last one I made an offer on. Tom Mandrake's Spectre art is hard to come by. I had to pick this one up as I already have the end splash to this issue. The Spectre written by John Ostrander with art by Tom Mandrake was one of the best series of the 90's. Tom Mandrake's art is phenomenal in this series, it's dark, spooky and fits the subject matter perfectly. The Spectre really is an amazing combination of the right writer and the right artist on the right character.

Love the mood Tom creates on this page. The tiny Spectre atop a mountain of skulls while a close up of the Spectre screams in the background. Tom's inks are both bold and delicate on the page. Captures the Spectre perfectly. Love this page.


Spectre #17 pg.1 "Into The Dark Side" written by John Ostrander with art by Tom Mandrake.