Yanko, Mark :: Fastner & Larson

Demon Baby #1 - cover

Artists: Rich Larson (Penciller) , Steve Fastner (Painter)

4 Comments - 820 Views - 6 Likes

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Here's the published cover, with logo and 666 Comics imprint.

Artwork Details

Title:	Demon Baby #1 - cover
Artist:	Rich Larson (Penciller)
Artist:	Steve Fastner (Painter)
Media Type:	Mixed Media
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	820
Likes on CAF:	6 7
Favorited on CAF:	2
Comments:	4
Added to Site:	6/5/2021
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Description

Admit it. Don't you think Dr. Strange should've been a girl?

When master magician Gregor Maelech was assassinated, his daughter Talian inherited a bevy of arcane tools, a dilapidated inner city sanctum sanctorum, and a tome of pacts with seventeen greater and lesser demons of the infernal hierarchy. Obsessed with revenge on her father's killers, Talian resolves to wield as weapons the ichorous, personified evils that would rather consign her to Hell than obey her on Earth!

This short-lived series was one of my favorite comic books of the '90s. Alas, Talian's vendetta quest continued for only three issues, a portfolio, and a graphic novel. But even in that short a run, it felt more faux authentic, to coin an oxymoron, in its evocation of purported black arts than anything that ever appeared in a Stephen Strange story. I liked the "Sorcerer's Apprentice" slant to the concept, and the character's spunkiness and punk attitude.

Why didn't it sell? It's interesting to speculate. Too much competition? Did the 666 Comics logo backfire, precipitating cold feet from distributors or dealers? What mere mortal can say?

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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 6/5/2021

Change the "y" to an "e" and issue one's preorders would have doubled just out of curiosity. You gotta show the Demon Baby on the cover if you're still selling this as Demon Baby. Marketing aside, the star of this painting is the hot lady. All the colorful Fastner and Larsen horror elements adorn the cover to highlight her secks appeal!

John C
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 6/9/2021

And to think all I inherited was an old beat up Ford truck.

Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan
Member Since 2013

1 - Posted on 12/25/2021

Always been a fan of the artist. Just love the rendering even if the subject is a bit on the dark side.

Steven Farshid
Member Since 2024

1 - Posted on 9/29/2024

Fastner and Larson are on my short list of artist that can do no wrong for me. It's very seldom that I love everything I've ever seen from someone and this piece is no exception. Gorgeous

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