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Russ Heath - Our Army at War #254 p.2/3 DPS

Artist: Russ Heath (All)

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Russ Heath - Our Army at War #254 p.2/3 DPS Comic Art

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Title:	Russ Heath - Our Army at War #254 p.2/3 DPS
Artist:	Russ Heath (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Double Page Spread
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	2,874
Likes on CAF:	3 4
Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	8
Added to Site:	11/21/2015
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Russ once told me that, early in their careers, he and John Severin had a friendly rivalry about who could create the most historically accurate western and war comics. One day Russ was visiting Severin's studio and saw a copy of the pattern guides provided to the suppliers of the Union Army uniforms sitting on a desk. Severin was using them to make sure he had all of the seams in the right places when drawing a Civil War story. Russ conceded the accuracy title to Severin but set his goal on creating heightened realism that would be more dramatic than Severin's pages. I think this spread is a perfect example of that heightened realism.

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Steve Kro
Member Since 2007

Posted on 11/21/2015

Explosive DPS! And great historic description of two masters of war art and their approaches.

Damon Wright
Member Since 2008

Posted on 11/21/2015

Wow. And I love that rivalry! That is so cool! Thanks!

Jeff Singh
Member Since 2004

Posted on 11/21/2015

You freed up the art for the fingers! I think that is an interesting aspect of this art. Having seen it in person, there was tape over the right hand fingers on the figure being blown up. This tape was there pre-printing as the fingers are cut off in the printed version but now we can see the art under the tape. This splash is explosive!

Alan Barnard
Member Since 2011

Posted on 11/21/2015

Jeff Singh wrote:

I find it strange that every little spot of ink on the edges of the panels and balloons was circled in blue pencil and painted over but the white tape covering the fingers was allowed to go to print. Thanks so much Jeff for letting me know about these outstanding pages.

David K
Member Since 2008

Posted on 11/21/2015

So incredibly cool!!!

frank x townsondecker
Member Since 2006

Posted on 11/22/2015

Excellent!!!

Joe Shaffer
Member Since 2010

Posted on 11/22/2015

Amazing, what a find

Full Mag Veteran Stories Illustrated
Member Since 2017

Posted on 12/2/2017

This is just stunning work by Russ Heath and a very nice description that you added. He is such an incredible master of his craft! He is probably my favorite artist.

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