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Wolverine convention giveaway poster art by Tom Grindberg

Artist: Tom Grindberg (All)

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Title:	Wolverine convention giveaway poster art by Tom Grindberg
Artist:	Tom Grindberg (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Pin Up
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	126
Likes on CAF:	16 17
Comments:	15
Added to Site:	12/17/2025
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Description

Nothing special about this one. No big story or lengthy description. It was just an impulse buy. An inexpensive piece of eye candy. I’m not some big Tom Grindberg fan or even a Wolverine fan in particular. Probably the only aspect of this piece to elaborate on is that the Neal Adams vibe caught my eye right off the bat. Along with DC peers like Jerry Bingham and Mike Nasser, Grindberg garnered much of his attention for being able to ape Neal Adams. While I didn’t follow his career very closely, his stylistic journey took some interesting twists and turns. I don’t know if he actually even HAS an individual style of his own. I think probably the most bizarre thing I ever saw from him was this short period of time he started to ape Mignola (see Additional Images). Now THAT was something I definitely noticed, being a huge Mignola fan as well.

Anyway, this is a solid enough Wolverine drawing. Good size, cover quality, nice pose, solid figure work, and even some effective foreshortening. The hand drawn logo is a nice touch. My understanding is that this illustration was used for a convention giveaway poster. Makes perfect sense when you look at it. By the way, if anyone has a copy of the poster (or even an image of it) I would love a phone pic or screen shot. No doubt it would have cost a lot more if it had actually been drawn by Neal Adams. But the price to quality ratio was more than satisfactory for me, so I’m happy to add it to the collection.

If this ends up being my last art post for the year, I’ll see you all on the other side of 2025. As always, thanks for stopping by.

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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

Posted on 12/17/2025

Very nostalgic style to remind us of when Wolverine was first interpreted by artists outside of just Cockrum and Byrne. Very exciting times when we saw many of these macho types of the 80's were based off the bravado of actors like Gil Gerard (RIP).

Justin Porter
Member Since 2003

Posted on 12/17/2025

Bad @$$ Wolvie!

Rick W
Member Since 2017

Posted on 12/17/2025

Gotta love a good price to quality ratio! Liking the way he handled the claws here. Congrats!

Will K
Member Since 2006

Posted on 12/17/2025

Yeah, not sure if Grindberg has his own style. Especially considering the Frazetta phase. Re: Bingham... I talked with him decades ago and he mentioned that his inking style was influenced by an Italian artist. Don't recall the name, it wasn't familar to me at the time. Re: Nasser/Netzer... goes without saying. But I think he did have a recognizable style.

Duke Fleed
Member Since 2013

Posted on 12/17/2025

I don't know why.. but the song Ave Maria.. popped into my head when I saw the art..congrats, by the way!

E DLS
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 12/17/2025

Duke Fleed wrote:

I don't know why.. but the song Ave Maria.. popped into my head when I saw the art..congrats, by the way!

Ha! I don't know, I'm getting a Frank Sinatra "My Way" vibe.

Derek Crabbe
Member Since 2020

Posted on 12/17/2025

I faced it all, and I stood tall, and stabbed him my waaaaay!

E DLS
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 12/17/2025

Derek Crabbe wrote:

I faced it all, and I stood tall, and stabbed him my waaaaay!

THERE it is! I love people who know how to take a cue. Perfect line and perfect timing Derek. Maybe we should take this on the road. I'll keep setting you up, and you'll keep killing it with the perfect one-liners. LOL

Chris K.
Member Since 2008

Posted on 12/17/2025

Eye candy, indeed! Love this!

George H
Member Since 2009

Posted on 12/17/2025

Very cool Wolvie!

F M
Member Since 2005

Posted on 12/18/2025

Tbh, I hated Grindberg as a young adult (Warlock, Surfer, etc...) as he was clearly always looking for his own style by aping the greats. I've come around. He still does it but with enough flavor of his own that we can recognize his art as his even if he wears his Frazetta on his sleeves.

Kavi H
Member Since 2018

Posted on 12/18/2025

Cool looking Wolvie. The hand drawn Wolverine logo up top and the circled X below his left foot really anchor the piece. Def would be cool to see how it was printed, hope someone finds that image for you. I haven't followed Grindberg's career all too closely either but a good price to art quality ratio is always appreciated, nice find!

Phill R
Member Since 2010

Posted on 12/25/2025

Sweet sweet Wolvie piece!!

Dave W
Member Since 2006

Posted on 1/9/2026

I can hear the double SNIKT right now! Congrats - well designed piece with a ton of eye appeal.

Richard Oh
Member Since 2007

Posted on 1/15/2026

So good!!!

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