Levy, Mark :: 7. Independents

Smith / Adkins - Boris the Bear pages, 1987

Artists: James Dean Smith (Penciller) , Dan Adkins (Inker)

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Smith / Adkins - Boris the Bear pages, 1987 Comic Art

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Artwork Details

Title:	Smith / Adkins - Boris the Bear pages, 1987
Artist:	James Dean Smith (Penciller)
Artist:	Dan Adkins (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	277
Likes on CAF:	6 7
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	12/27/2024
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Description

I remember the B&W Independent craze of the 1980s quite well so when I saw a pair of Boris the Bear 11 pages pop up at CAL, I swooped in and bought them. I just haven't run across these so I imagine someone has a stack in a closet somewhere - this story was inked by Adkins so very professional finishes and maybe why these are in the wild.

Most of us enjoy sequential pages and this page 7 has a lot of Boris and a cat also - see the additional image for page 8. And these pages focus on the theme of competing on newsstands overcrowded with superhero comics!

Story Synopsis from GCD:
The spirit of one of the original T.h.u.n.d.e.r. Agents asks Boris to take care of replicas that are being created out of greed.

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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 12/27/2024

A fun meta page with how crowded the marketplace was becoming with so many indie and big two titles came out during the 80's. Marvel and DC began to flood the market as a strategy to combat the rise of the indies taking market share. Boris is trying to lay low and avoid the crossfire. The art is as complete as it'll ever be with the book being published as a b&w indie.

Rick W
Member Since 2017

Posted on 12/27/2024

James Dean said it all so clean ;)

Duke Fleed
Member Since 2013

Posted on 12/27/2024

Not jealous. Nope. Not one bit. Who am I kidding?! This is too awesome!!

Miki Annamanthadoo
Member Since 2003

Posted on 12/27/2024

Interesting! Looks like a fun read. I saw Boris the Bear in the shop but never picked it up.

Ian Saint
Member Since 2021

Posted on 12/27/2024

Dont know this series, but it has a duck that said quack and awesome art. Love it!

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