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John Romita Jr, John Romita Sr. - Daredevil, The Man Without Fear!

Location: Romita, John Jr & John Sr
Artists: John Romita Jr. (Penciller) , John Romita Sr. (Inker)

Location: Romita, John Jr & John Sr
Title: John Romita Jr, John Romita Sr. - Daredevil, The Man Without Fear!*
Artist: John Romita Jr. (Penciller) , John Romita Sr. (Inker)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Commission
For Sale Status: NFS - Ever
Views: 12917
Likes on CAF: 14
Favorited on CAF: 7
Comments: 36
Added to Site: 3/6/2012

Wow.

I have to post the whole story on how I was fortunate enough to get a piece by TWO of the great masters.

A few years back, John Romita Jr. was scheduled to be at a convention in Toronto. I fired an email to the Godfather (aka Spencer Beck) and asked if there was a chance, any chance, that John could do a piece that I could grab at the show. I started reading Spider-Man during the Stern/Romita Jr. run. I loved John's work on the X-Men and the Punisher as well. But, to me, the Nocenti/Romita Jr/Williamson DD holds a special place in my heart, so I went with Daredevil.

Spencer set it up.

But then, John had a personal issue and couldn't make the show! And, as he's one of the busiest, and, all-time kings of reliability, his full time job of comic bok artist took over. The beauty of dealing with Spencer, of course, is that you need not worry about anything.

Fast forward to last year's New York con (which I didn't attend!) and Spencer calls to say "John is done the Daredevil and it's fantastic. You have any interest in getting it inked?"

"Inked?"

I honestly had not even thought of it - but, obviously I said yes.

Here, to me, is where the story gets really exciting! (Yeah, b/c a JR Jr commission isn't exciting enough!)

Spencer says he can line up Scott Hanna or Dan Green or Klaus Janson but asks me who I'd like. I say "Can you ask John?" About 45 minutes pass, phone rings again and the question is "How about his Dad?"

At that point we talked price and I honestly said I probably couldn't do it, and Spencer said he'd call Klaus Janson and then I could figure out which path I wanted to go.

The next day, I sat in my office all day and did the thought process. John Romita. He took over for Steve Ditko for God's sake. He RAN the art department at Marvel for decades. He, legitimately, is a master of the craft and I had a chance to get him involved in a commission? The phrase "...once in a lifetime..." went through my head, and I emailed Spencer and gave the go ahead.

I've had this piece sitting in my den for a week and I just can't stop looking at it.

Thank you John. Thank you John. Thank you Spencer.

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COMIC PARADISE Member Since 2005

Posted On 3/6/2012

great commission and story. spence is great to deal with. congrats

Filmore W. Bedwick Member Since 2003

Posted On 3/6/2012

Truly Grail-Worthy! Never sell or trade this!!!!!!!!

Alex Johnson Member Since 2006
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Posted On 3/6/2012

Congratulations! It's a very nice example and a wonderful story to boot.

. BRAUNY Member Since 2007

Posted On 3/6/2012

Great story and fantastic artwork! Two of the nicest and most talented artists in the business! Congrats!

Foggy Bottom Member Since 2009
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Posted On 3/6/2012

That's Baller.

Rob Stolzer Member Since 2004

Posted On 3/6/2012

Classic, classic stuff. Congrats!

Michael One Minute Later Member Since 2005

Posted On 3/6/2012

wonderful story....I'm so happy for you....great artwork

Matthew West Member Since 2006

Posted On 3/6/2012

That's about the coolest thing that I've ever seen or heard. To say that I'm jealous is an understatement. I could look at 1,000 versions of JRJR drawing DD running across rooftops and never get bored. You've got a true treasure there, sir!

michael dunne Member Since 2004

Posted On 3/6/2012

Great story, wonderful commission. John Romita Sr. really defined the look of DD for almost twenty years with his 7 issue run.

Alkis V. Member Since 2004

Posted On 3/7/2012

Awesome!!!!

George H Member Since 2009

Posted On 3/7/2012

Stunning. This is truly a once in a lifetime commission. You made the right call and thanks so much for sharing!

Jeremy Radisich Member Since 2004

Posted On 3/7/2012

Wow, what an amazing and unique blend of their two styles--worthy of publication. Definitely worth whatever the price!

Carlos DS Member Since 2006

Posted On 3/7/2012

just perfect !! congrats !

Joseph Melchior Member Since 2005

Posted On 3/7/2012

That really is a wonderful synthesis of the two artists. Congratulations.

Mike W Member Since 2007

Posted On 3/7/2012

Great art!!! Terrific story!!!! Nuff said.

Davide G. Member Since 2009

Posted On 3/7/2012

Congrats on this really unique piece! Now it only begs to be framed and hung in your den for decades to come...

Dennis De Pues Member Since 2010

Posted On 3/7/2012

Absolutely Pinch Worthy!!!Congrats!!

Anthony F Member Since 2004

Posted On 3/7/2012

I admire your boldness - asking for inks by his "dad"! Wonderful story, thanks for sharing! No question you made the right decision on this "once in a lifetime" commission!

Ron S Member Since 2007

Posted On 3/7/2012

Just spectacular. Great story, and I agree, Spencer is really the best. Congrats again.

Craig Rogers Member Since 2004

Posted On 3/7/2012

Perfection. A terrific example of how a penciler and inker can complement each other. Looking at it, it's clear that is a JRJR drawing, but it's equally obvious that Romita Sr inked it. LOVE it!

Don Raskin Member Since 2010

Posted On 3/7/2012

This is so cool of a story mixed with such a cool piece of art by two masters that I'm pretty much speechless and left with just saying "Wow!".

George 1 Member Since 2011

Posted On 3/7/2012

Grail

Tommy Garvey Member Since 2006

Posted On 3/7/2012

Stunning! Always a treat to see them working together on something this cool. I don't know what it cost, but whatever you paid, you got a steal on it. Priceless.

Josep M. Neff Member Since 2011

Posted On 3/8/2012

Fantastic, great Romitas!

Crees Tyler Member Since 2008

Posted On 3/12/2012

AMAZING !!! Simply Awesome piece of art ! you're so lucky ! Congrats

Gerry Turnbull Member Since 2005

Posted On 4/13/2012

thats a classic ! congratulations !

Dimitrios Z Member Since 2011

Posted On 12/12/2012

Great story, great commission, you got two Amazing DD artists.......WOW!!!!!

Alex B Member Since 2008

Posted On 5/20/2013

Wow ! Congrats for this perfect iconic piece !

Adam Ianbarry Member Since 2010

Posted On 4/11/2015

Knockout!!!

Fred's CAF Gallery Member Since 2003

Posted On 12/31/2016

Spectacular! :-)

Frederic Lorge Member Since 2007

Posted On 3/19/2017

So elegant

Damon Wright Member Since 2008

Posted On 12/4/2018

...wow. (dies happy having seen this)

Andy Wurst Member Since 2004

Posted On 6/8/2020

What a fantastic commission and wonderful story ! Huge congrats.

Paperchaser 1968 Member Since 2005

Posted On 6/20/2022

...now that is something!!

Witchblade collector Member Since 2018

Posted On 10/30/2022

Awesome story and of course a great art.

CJ Design Member Since 2018

Posted On 1/22/2026

A fantastic full Circle moment..I love it!

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