I love this page from a pure storytelling perspective.  I mean it's Mike's work so obviously it's drawn amazingly well, but how he's moving the story along on this page, so sweet.  Congrats!

I still kick myself to this day that I had a chance to pick up two pages from WOSA (I can't recall the other, but one was the giant wolf head with gnashing teeth shot) and passed in favor of the page I'd just picked up at Mike's table.  Oh well.  This page is amazing!

Speaking of that frog.  Mike's legendary (at least with me) for his ability to draw realistic animals.  Everything in his repetoire has become hyper-stylized in his later years, but I still adore how he draws animals- frogs, wolves, octopus, etc.  Great piece, mate!

Just wow!  Obviously Mike has laughed all the way to the bank (perhaps not his entire career, but certainly the latter half).  Only Toth can tear you down and you feel positively elated for having had a legend like Alex even mention your name.  Great stuff mate, thank you.

True story.  At one time while I was still trying to elbow my way into comics in some capacity; as penciler, inker, colorist, etc., I took some time and hand-colored a few pages from WOSA.  Like you, I loved that story and the simple yet vastly complex storytelling that Mike was employing.  I colored probably 5 pages using mixed media; colored pencil, water color, etc., and once satisifed with the result I took extra care and put them together in presentation folders (as I'd been taught to do in art school) so that hopefully I'd impress the viewer through sheer force of presentation if not actual coloring skill... lol.  Fast forward to some SDCC around that time, and I took my pages to Mike to show him the work that I was humbly yet excitedly anxious to get feedback on.  He took a look at them and kindly pointed out a few places where he liked my approach, but ultimately he said (and I paraphrase), "boy you really went for every color in the Crayola coloring box!"  Little had I absorbed by that point that Mike prefers understated almost washed out colors that in some cases cause his carefully plotted and executed b/w art to recede into the background.  Needless to say I didn't get asked on the spot to replace Dave Stewart nor did I shop the work around to anyone else (sadly) to see what nibbles I may have had.  Moral of the story; breaking into comics is hard although rewarding work if you can swing it.  Larger and perhaps more key moral of the story; never give up.  Believe in yourself and keep at it.  Eventually someone (perhaps not Mike Mignola, but someone) will see the potential and give you a shot.  I sometimes wish I'd kept at it, but alas... bills gotta get paid.

All of that said-- and I apologize greatly for using your post as my platform-- great piece buddy!  I really like this one.

For some reason I adore Black Racer.  One of my favorite DC characters of all time.  Wonderful page, so full of life.

Great find, Mike.  Awesome get.

Those two fish in the foreground reversed in black against a white background, absolutely make this piece for me.  Awesome...

Mike has become the king of the Kirby energy burst effect.  The Kirby crackle and burst of light (and appropriately stylized shadow) effect which makes the object nearest the source of light appear almost washed out/faded, with an extreme shadow behind it to help enhance the effect.  Sorry for that divergence into trying to describe what I'm seeing.  Probabily failing...

As someone who had the pleasure of not only purchasing (some) but viewing pages from Conqueror Worm in person for a years years running at Mike's table at SDCC, I can say with confidence that you have a beauty.  Congratulations!

Full of all kinds of Mike's favorite go to action poses!  Love it.  Congratulations on this one.

Todd's work slapped me upside the head in the 90's when I first became aware of him on Amazing.  He's been blowing my mind ever since.

Aside from perhaps pages from The Dark Knight (never mind a cover from TDK), you don't get much more iconic than this BWS masterpiece.

I think the part I like most from your comments, other than detailing how much the page means to you, is your story about loving the comic book so much that you read it to pieces!  That's awesome.  I am way too ginger and 'precious' with my comics that I would never have even imagined reading something until it fell apart, but I totally love that idea.

Great page, mate!

Even though the story is impenterable and not easy to follow (for me) Mike's art is some of the best of his career, yes including his Hellboy work.  I love this and Fahfard the most of his pre-Hellboy era.  Great page!

I'm the Neil that this page was originally signed over to but obviously that means nothing as far as how many hands a page can pass through over the course of its life. :-)  Great piece and I hope you enjoy it!

I love this story in particular but Mike's art was stellar throughout the entirety of his involvement with the Fahfard books.  Great page.

Great grab, buddy.

Having just finished combing through the updated ASOH and Other Curious Objects vol., I'm all about this sketch!  Great piece and you're fortunate to have it.

Great piece, Mike!  I'm curious if you know the origin of the head sketch?  It's a rare one for that era where Mike not only drew something, but he also colored it (medium colored pencil?).  

Poor Robin was done so dirty (by comics buyers no less) in this series!  But Mike draws a beaten and battered teenager like no other. :-D

Ben was in rare amazing form on this book and I love this page!

Thanks, Ken!  I will check that out.

Wow... this is awesome!  If Mike is paying attention... hire this person!  Obviously one pinup doesn't equal skills at crafting comic books, but if you do panel-panel storytelling, Mike would do well to get in touch with you.

Absolutely amazing.  I find that sometimes I like Mike's reductionist (i.e., simple and without pretention) pieces more.  Very poetic...

An absolute winner!  Good on you for picking this one up.

I love this piece.  Seemingly simple, but Mik's work is often layered.  I'm sure it was just a fun excuse to put wings on a monkey and give said monkey a pokey stick, but again one never knows.

I'll just say it, I miss this version of Mike.  The Mike who was still on fire to experiment and incorporate painterly techniques and was meticulously careful in his use of photo reference and who's linework was razor sharp and clear as peels of a church bell on Sunday morning.  His work today is still amazing on an entirely different level and in a much different way, but this Mike was cooking with gas and I miss him.

I was hoping collectors would come back from the recent SF art show with some great Mignola original art finds, and you didn't disappoint Ryan.  Great stuff.

Good stuff, Ryan!  Good on you.

Oh man, Eric I missed that this was your piece.  Well of course you own this one! :-)  Hope you're doing well buddy.

If this is an original, what a piece of Mignola history!  Awesome work.

Nifty indeed!!

This cover is an amazing piece of comic book original art history, but I would be incredibly squeamish about putting a comic book against that bristol.  Unless there's some kind of archival protection behind the comic who knows what could leak out of it over time and possible stain the bristol board.  Not telling you what to do obviously, but something to consider.    

Love the use of black in this piece, albeit used sparringly compared to Mike's later approach.  Awesome artwork!

It's really interesting to me how as Mike's style has evolved especially in say the last 10-15 years he's bringing this 'broken arm' look to many of his characters where he's not even attempting to approximate real arm/shoulder anatomy anymore.  Obviously it looks like the human form, but he's making his bodies look like puppets w/out strings and it's kind of crazy.  Anyway, sorry to prattle on.  I love this piece!  Great stuff.

Great pick up!!

Another beauty!  I recall years ago asking Mike directly about purchasing pages from this story, but at the time he wasn't ready to part with them.  Glad they've finally made their way into the hands of fans.

I recall when Mike was posting the in progress shots of this piece on Instagram.  I didn't realize it was meant for your collection, Albert.  Congrats to you!

Very cool piece, Zack!  Awesome get.

I don't even want to guess what you paid for this piece given the current market for Mignola art, but wow what a piece to own!  Love it.

I really REALLY dig this piece.  Good pick up.

Absolutely amazing!  Great piece.

Obviously removing the color was the right way to go and thank GOD the b/w art survived that process!  I'd never heard of 'decoloring' a piece where the colors/dyes/etc. are directly applied over the b/w art and are still able to removed.  Fascinating story and thanks for sharing your insights.  This is a fun piece and although I'm not overly fond of art where other characters are paired with HB, having Mike illustrate those characters brings the whole together nicely.  Awesome artwork!  

Very cool prelim stuff!  May I ask, which show did you come by this piece?

I love that Mike's artist character in this piece only vaguely resembles the shape of a human.  Mostly just a lump with a head on top and bushy beard/hair, but it all just works.  If you see where Mike started and the evolution of his style over the course of his career it's been a gradual deconstruction of form.  This piece-- although not a prime example perhaps-- just goes to show how far Mike has come (or is it gone?) in deconstructing form until it mashes together in a way that pleases his eye.  TBH Jenny Finn wasn't really my cup of tea as far as story, nor has the art held up IMHO, but Mike's contribution to covers (and obviously this TBH cover) are its strongest elements.  Great cover!

Water marking a piece you simply own but didn't create is a bit odd and takes away from being able to fully enjoy the beauty of Mike's art.  I get it, in this hobby we often like to 'mark our territory' but this seems wildly unnecessary.  Anyway, cool art.

Amazing piece!!  Just goes to show Mike has always been a genius illustrator... and of course PCR is no slouch.

Absolutely amazing cover.  Norm is missed.