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Nightmare's Trophy Wall by Andy Brase

Location: "Trophy Wall" Themed Commissions 2
Artist: Andy Brase (All)

Location: "Trophy Wall" Themed Commissions 2
Title: Nightmare's Trophy Wall by Andy Brase
Artist: Andy Brase (All)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Commission
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 8002
Likes on CAF: 4
Favorited on CAF: 3
Comments: 35
Added to Site: 4/28/2007

UPDATE..by popular demand.. I have added a gallery of 300 DPI 100% Giant Scans of sections of this piece to show detail here.. http://cafurl.com?i=4238

Before I say anything else I have to thank Ruben Azcona of www.comicbookartgallery.com for being responsible for making this piece possible. Let me tell you in no uncertain terms there was no way I would have this piece today without Ruben's assitance and professionalism.

Ok...on to the art..

A little used and oft misunderstood Marvel Comics villain in the 1980's was Nightmare. Doomed with a bad haircut back in the day, he did not have the same impact that his powers did portend. Well, Andy Brase fixed all that..AND HOW!.

Here you have the Marvel Heroes Nightmare did have a chance to face off against in comics. Hulk, Dr.Strange, Wolverine, Spider-Man, and providing the torch within his wicked realm....the head of Ghost Rider.

Take a few minutes and drink in the details in this piece. A sincerely twisted lair, part hell-raiser, part Cthulu, and all nightmare. Eyes peek out of the darkness, and vile creatures crawl along the ground and walls and swim behind his head.

I wish you could see this piece in person all the fine details to the rings on his fingers, laces on his boots, strands of his hair, the lines in the brick work, and a thousand other fine line aspects no scan could ever show.

This piece really floored me.....I know it's mine, and I know it's bad form to say....but Andy really created a masterpiece of pencil and ink here.

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Matt E. Member Since 2004

Posted On 4/29/2007

LOOK AT THAT Detail. How does he do it!!! Amazing

Brett Corbit Member Since 2005

Posted On 4/29/2007

Wow - that's an INSANE amount of detail. Congrats!

Marvel Two-in-One Guy Member Since 2003

Posted On 4/29/2007

Gulp!

Rubén DaCollector's Paperback Art Member Since 2005

Posted On 4/29/2007

WOW ! I thought Brase's Hellboy and Wolverine pieces could be seen as "definitive" looks for those characters, but with this piece I truly believe Brase has outdone himself! In my eyes, the best thing about this piece is that Brase has taken a second or third rate character in Nightmare, who has always looked pretty goofy and clown-like despite his name, and with a combination of his own realistic illustrative style and a costume redesign has with one single image transformed him into a character who is truly terrifying looking and for the very first time since he was created and first appeared back in the 1960's, befitting of the name Nightmare! Although I've always cringed whenever Nightmare would appear as the main villain in a story, I can honestly say that by using this piece as a 'template', in the hands of a great writer/artist team he could become a 1st rate villain. Awesome !

Ken Z Member Since 2006

Posted On 4/30/2007

This Is An Absolutely Amazing Piece of Art Worthy Of Being A Cover If Not A Poster ! Congrats !

Craig Hamilton Member Since 2005

Posted On 4/30/2007

Absolutely Jaw-droppingly Amazingly beautiful! I can't believe my eyes!

Michael One Minute Later Member Since 2005

Posted On 4/30/2007

Yet another Masterpiece from one of the greatest theme collectors in the biz -- you go!!!!

P. Portillo Member Since 2006

Posted On 4/30/2007

It is an amazing piece. Thanks foor sharing.

J. Sid Member Since 2004

Posted On 4/30/2007

Get 'em while you can--I don't know how old Brase is, but his eyeballs will surely explode at an early age if he keeps this kind of work up!

Jonathan H Member Since 2005

Posted On 4/30/2007

This is really an amazing piece, and a great addition to an inspired ongoing theme!!

Damon Bader Member Since 2004

Posted On 4/30/2007

Holy JEEZ! That is crazy! What a fantastic piece of work. Congrats.

Rich Cirillo Member Since 2004

Posted On 4/30/2007

With this piece Andy has surpassed any artists his work has been compared to in the past! He has risen to league all his own!

Craig Rogers Member Since 2004

Posted On 4/30/2007

HOLY....

Detroit Mike Member Since 2005

Posted On 4/30/2007

almost on par with a rembrandt engraving. nice, nice, nice!

Rodney Wong Member Since 2004

Posted On 4/30/2007

Whoa! Simply amazing! A great addition to your trophy collection...

Jason Versaggi Member Since 2005

Posted On 4/30/2007

I'm without words.

Jonathan Mueller Member Since 2005

Posted On 4/30/2007

The variety of lines Andy has used to depict different shades and surfaces is awe-inspiring! I want an Andy Brase of my own!!~:)

Brian Monroe Member Since 2004

Posted On 4/30/2007

one of the best pieces of art on this entire site.

Sean Clarke Member Since 2005

Posted On 5/1/2007

A textbook example of the "not phoned in" school of cartooning! Brase's passion for his work shines through... I hope we don't lose him to Hollywood or commercial art!

TOM SMITH 30 year veteran professional COLORIST ! Member Since 2004

Posted On 5/1/2007

Amazing ! Andy's work stands right up there with Wrightson for being some of the scariest looking art out there ! He should be doing a horror comic.

Chris Stevens Member Since 2006

Posted On 5/1/2007

Ba..ga..I mean..just......how did you......Wow! Andy truly outdid himself here. You are such a lucky guy to have this. And what a perfect choice for Andy to do Nightmare. I'm just......speechless.

Lloyd Braddy Member Since 2004

Posted On 5/1/2007

EXquisite!!!

Danny Tran Member Since 2006

Posted On 5/2/2007

INCREDIBLE!!!.

Spam & Ramen Member Since 2005

Posted On 5/3/2007

THIS IS ABSURDLY GOOD!

Icon UK Member Since 2005

Posted On 8/3/2007

I don't think I've ever felt that I could use the word "Nightmare-ish" as a compliment, but in this case, no other word suffices. Jaw-droppingly good!

Kirk Dilbeck (3-Wishes and Patron-of-art) Member Since 2006

Posted On 12/12/2007

Andy Brase is one of the very best in the business and this is his best piece to date. Congratulations on an amazing work of art. Insiprational choice on your part and insiprational work on his.

comicinkking. com Member Since 2004

Posted On 12/30/2007

This has got to be one of the best pieces of art on all of CAF!! I would love to see this in person - AMAZING!!

TJ Perreira Member Since 2004

Posted On 1/12/2008

An absolutely SPECTACULAR work of art! I've never spent so much time studying the details of a piece posted on CAF.

Jonathan Mueller Member Since 2005

Posted On 1/18/2008

One of my Comic-L Best of 2007 choices... Congratulations... and thanks for sharing!~:)

Brian Jones Member Since 2005

Posted On 1/30/2008

Stunning! WOW.......

adam miller Member Since 2006

Posted On 2/7/2008

My favorite of your trophy walls. Amazing.

Giacomo Iori Member Since 2007

Posted On 3/24/2011

W-O-W !

eewwnuk 1 Member Since 2008

Posted On 8/11/2012

stunning

Jason Caldwell Member Since 2014

Posted On 6/21/2016

Simply the best thing I've seen made regarding Nightmare- including published stuff. Just mind boggling.

Bill J Member Since 2009

Posted On 4/13/2020

Absolutely amazing! Love Brase's technique here. Stunning pick-up!

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