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The Defenders cover prelims by Kevin Nowlan (from Gerry Turnbull)

Artist: Kevin Nowlan (Penciller)

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The Defenders cover prelims by Kevin Nowlan (from Gerry Turnbull) Comic Art

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Title:	The Defenders cover prelims by Kevin Nowlan (from Gerry Turnbull)
Artist:	Kevin Nowlan (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Prelim
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	322
Likes on CAF:	13 14
Comments:	11
Added to Site:	8/12/2024
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Description

Now I could make this one of my trademark unnecessarily long and excessively wordy descriptions about how I�ve known Gerry Turnbull almost as long as I�ve been on CAF. Or what a great guy he is (and has always been), or what a wonderful collection/gallery he has. Or that he�s an incredibly talented colorist who has generously graced many of my art pieces with his brilliant coloring skills (click here to see them all). But I think he would be better served if I just got to the point.

I was browsing through Gerry�s fine gallery one day recently, and I happened upon some wonderful prelims that looked very familiar. They were by Kevin Nowlan and looked to be design sketches for my Defenders cover. You can all probably guess what I did next. Of course I reached out to Gerry and told him that if should ever decide to part with them, I would be happy to reunite these concept pieces with the finish cover. While waiting to hear back, I imagined all the usual responses. Like, okay I�ll let you know. Or, they�re not for sale. Or, how about a trade? But I wasn�t quite prepared for the reply I got. It contained one simple question. What�s your address? Four days later, Fedex was knocking on my door.

That pretty much tells you all you need to know about Gerry. If you have not made his acquaintance, you should do yourself a favor and pop over to his CAF and say hello. You�ll be better for it.

Thanks Gerry! Your kindness and generosity over the years has meant so much.

Thanks you all for stopping by.

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Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011

Posted on 8/12/2024

Holy cats, that Gerry is one generous guy! And that's wonderful that you got to unite these prelims with your finsihed cover. Fantastic!

Will K
Member Since 2006

Posted on 8/12/2024

Very generous of Gerry to gift you something from his Dr Strange collection. And yes, his colorwork I've seen on CAF is great.

E DLS
Member Since 2005

Posted on 8/12/2024

Will K wrote:

Very generous of Gerry to gift you something from his Dr Strange collection.� And yes, his colorwork I've seen on CAF is great.

Yeah, you good guys should start a club. Don't know if I'd be qualified to join, but at least I could say I was friends with all of you (plus of course all the cool free art). Thanks again buddy!

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 8/12/2024

Dude ships fast and knows most people don't have the patience like he does.

Will K
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 8/12/2024

Marcus Wai wrote:

Dude ships fast and knows most people don't have the patience like he does.

I see what you did (t)here.

A K
Member Since 2017

Posted on 8/12/2024

Gerry is a great guy and I'm not surprised by his generous gesture. These prelims by Nowlan are just beautiful!

Rick W
Member Since 2017

Posted on 8/12/2024

Solid foundation!

Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan
Member Since 2013

Posted on 8/13/2024

If nothing less, this art reminds us the importance of swirly breast plates. Congrats!

E DLS
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 8/13/2024

Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan wrote:

If nothing less, this art reminds us the importance of swirly breast plates. Congrats!

Just as long as it doesn't infringe upon Hembeck's knee squiggles.

Gerry Turnbull
Member Since 2005

Posted on 8/15/2024

Eric, thank you very much for the kind words ! i was happy to help reunite the art, and your friendship is very much valued :)

Fabio C.
Member Since 2005

Posted on 8/26/2024

you just reminded me of a fellow collector who surprised me on a few occasions with prelims of cover/illustration pieces that I owned, he would come to me during a Comic Con (usually when I was in the queue for a sketch) and just say "here, this is a gift for you", and left me speechless

anyway, love Kevin's prelims here!

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