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Claudio Aboy & Bob Layton - Power Armor, Comic Art
Claudio Aboy & Bob Layton - Power Armor
Owner: Mike Maloney

Comment posted on 8/10/2025
Nando Xavier said:

Hi!  Any idea what card this was printed on?   I'd love to find one!  


Yep, it's the VS System card "Power Armor."

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Alan Davis & Garry Leach - Miracleman #2 / Warrior #7 - Pg 19, Comic Art
Alan Davis & Garry Leach - Miracleman #2 / Warrior #7 - Pg 19
Owner: Mike Maloney

Comment posted on 1/22/2025
Keith Veronese said:

Spectular page!


It is! I was fortunate to get it from a very nice collector. :)

Vs. System Orginal Art - Lex Luthor - Megalomaniac, Comic Art
Vs. System Orginal Art - Lex Luthor - Megalomaniac
Owner: Brandon Hitt

Comment posted on 4/13/2023

A Luthor VS piece! NOW I'm jelly. ;)

Vs. System Orginal Art - Shadow Strike, Comic Art
Vs. System Orginal Art - Shadow Strike
Owner: Brandon Hitt

Comment posted on 4/13/2023

Big fan of this one! Reminds me of the JLU episode "Shadow of the Hawk." Always cool to see a crisply-inked Shadow Thief!

Vs. System Orginal Art - The Joker_Red Hood - The Man Who Laughs, Comic Art
Vs. System Orginal Art - The Joker_Red Hood - The Man Who Laughs
Owner: Brandon Hitt

Comment posted on 4/13/2023

Love the relection in the hood! The fact that Tom works so big for a piece that will end up being 2" by 1.5" makes the details such a fun revelation when you see the original. It perfectly captures a pivotal moment from a seminal Batman story. What more can you ask for?

Vs. System - Orginal Art Trevor Fitzroy - White Rook, Comic Art
Vs. System - Orginal Art Trevor Fitzroy - White Rook
Owner: Brandon Hitt

Comment posted on 4/12/2023

Awesome pick-up, Bran! Love Robinson's inks and the details like the texture of the metallic arms or the hair on Bishop's really stand out on such a simple composition. Good stuff!

Green Lantern Corp -Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, Kilowog, Kyle Rayner, Sinestro by Ethan Van Sciver, Comic Art
Green Lantern Corp -Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, Kilowog, Kyle Rayner, Sinestro by Ethan Van Sciver
Owner: Art lover

Comment posted on 9/14/2022

I collect VS System art and this is probably the first piece I've seen with an extensive remarque.

If you ever decide to sell, please keep me in mind!

Ariel Olivetti - Gang-Up, Team-Up, Comic Art
Ariel Olivetti - Gang-Up, Team-Up
Owner: Mike Maloney

Comment posted on 9/12/2022
JN 80 said:

Nice group of baddies


Thanks JN!

I love how you can see Ariel working out Joker's face in the background. I think the profile angle he went with is more interesting and gives that great sense of duplicity. 

Howard Porter & Livesay - Granny Loves You + Super Strength, Comic Art
Howard Porter & Livesay - Granny Loves You + Super Strength
Owner: Mike Maloney

Comment posted on 9/8/2022
John Livesay said:

Yes, some nice card art!


Hey John! I would say the inking is pretty superb as well. ;)

Neal Adams - Birth of Batman, Comic Art
Neal Adams - Birth of Batman
Owner: Mike Maloney

Comment posted on 9/3/2022
Carlo M said:

That is a highly sophisticated choice for a commission , the result is equally impressive ! 


Wow thank you Carlo! It was my first piece and first commission. Neal's been a pretty tough act to follow!

BATMAN - 2004 Upper Deck trading card, Comic Art
BATMAN - 2004 Upper Deck trading card
Owner: Rich Dannys

Comment posted on 9/3/2022

Awesome piece! Sorry I missed it, but always glad to see more VS art on CAF. Kevin Nowlan perfectly captures the card title with this one!

Neal Adams - Captain America Color Guide, Comic Art
Neal Adams - Captain America Color Guide
Owner: Mike Maloney

Comment posted on 9/2/2022
Paul Michael Moon Rogers said:

Excellent piece Mike. Congratulations and ta for sharing it.


Thanks Paul! I got this from one of the weekly shows that Neal did with his family and I thought they were a lot of fun, especially his stories before the auction started.

I know color guides aren't in the same tier as original pencils, but it's nice to have a few extra pieces that Neal put his hand to.

Neal Adams - Birth of Batman, Comic Art
Neal Adams - Birth of Batman
Owner: Mike Maloney

Comment posted on 9/2/2022
Will K said:

Cool idea.  This is pretty involved for something that he drew at a show.


Ah I should have clarified, Will. I commissioned it at the show, he drew it after. I had it in my hands two weeks later.

Mike Allred - Miracleman #3 - Variant Cover, Comic Art
Mike Allred - Miracleman #3 - Variant Cover
Owner: Mike Maloney

Comment posted on 9/2/2022
Marcus Wai said:

Allred makes Miracleman look like a statue of a greek god, just slightly more heightened and above the normal human look.


Yeah it's striking in stark pen and ink. It feels like he's carved out of living marble. Very appropriate for the character. I much prefer it over the published piece.

Bryan Hitch - Miracleman #4 - Variant Cover, Comic Art
Bryan Hitch - Miracleman #4 - Variant Cover
Owner: Mike Maloney

Comment posted on 9/2/2022
Marcus Wai said:

Kimota!  Miracleman over London and the Thames.  The cover has Miracleman as the paragon of human physique above all of us.


Yeah you said it, Marcus! I think Hitch's is one of the best of the reprint covers. The vast hand-drawn city just gives Miracleman such a great sense of scale. And of course I always love seeing MM drawn with the classic twinkling trail of stars.

Neal Adams - Birth of Batman, Comic Art
Neal Adams - Birth of Batman
Owner: Mike Maloney

Comment posted on 9/2/2022
said:

Emotionally power piece by Adams.  It is as if you'd asked him to draw Batman his first time.


He captured so much with so few lines. Neal was a true master.

Chris Bachalo - Linda Danvers ~ Supergirl, Matrix, Comic Art
Chris Bachalo - Linda Danvers ~ Supergirl, Matrix
Owner: Mike Maloney

Comment posted on 8/31/2022
David Matheny said:

Beautiful piece of trading card art by one of the better illustratiors of today. Congrats


Thanks David! This is actually a prelim, but I think the pose is more striking than the final.

John Watson - A Moment of Crisis, Comic Art
John Watson - A Moment of Crisis
Owner: Mike Maloney

Comment posted on 8/31/2022
J M said:

Wonderful painting 


Yeah John filled it with so much intensity with the expressions alone. I also like all the subtle hair and costume differences that capture that multiversal feel.

Alex Horley - Deathstroke the Terminator, Ultimate Assassin, Comic Art
Alex Horley - Deathstroke the Terminator, Ultimate Assassin
Owner: Mike Maloney

Comment posted on 8/31/2022
Gal Schwartz said:

Very striking painting ! 


Yeah I agree, Gal! I love the sense of speed that Alessandro imbued with the color blur on both Wally and the background. I honestly think it's more dynamic than the Identity Crisis panel it's recalling.

Ed McGuinness & Dexter Vines - Black Adam, Teth-Adam, Comic Art
Ed McGuinness & Dexter Vines - Black Adam, Teth-Adam
Owner: Mike Maloney

Comment posted on 8/31/2022
Gal Schwartz said:

Never seenn this before ! One of the best Black Adam pieces I've seen !


Yeah I love McGuinness' big, bold style! As with all the pieces in this gallery, it was used on a VS System card.

At some point I'll need to properly scan in the associated cards and add them as additional images.

Cully Hamner - Glass Jaw, Comic Art
Cully Hamner - Glass Jaw
Owner: Mike Maloney

Comment posted on 8/30/2022
Marcus Wai said:

A favorite moment from the entire Justice League run.  Symbolizes how we all feel when needing to vent. 


The punch heard 'round the Sanctuary!

Alex Horley - Hank Pym ~ Giant Man, Towering Titan, Comic Art
Alex Horley - Hank Pym ~ Giant Man, Towering Titan
Owner: Mike Maloney

Comment posted on 8/30/2022
Marcus Wai said:

Very cool first person look!  It makes you feel small even though it's card art sized.


Absolutely! The foreshortening and Pym's hand breaking out of the frame really does make him feel like he's towering over me, as the card name suggests!

Kevin Maguire - Break You, Comic Art
Kevin Maguire - Break You
Owner: Mike Maloney

Comment posted on 8/30/2022
Marcus Wai said:

Fantastic moment in Batman history concentrated into one image bu Maguire.  All the impact can be seen!


Yeah one of the things I love about collecting card art is that you can get such great renditions of key moments without taking out a second mortgage!

I am a bit bummed that the ink or marker Kevin Maguire used has started to purple so much already. It's true of all three pieces I have from him. I know that's a problem with older art but I don't feel like it comes up as much with modern stuff.

Rick Leonardi - Daredevil, Protector of Hell's Kitchen, Comic Art
Rick Leonardi - Daredevil, Protector of Hell's Kitchen
Owner: Mike Maloney

Comment posted on 8/30/2022
E DLS said:

Nice perspective on this.


Yeah when I first saw the piece, I had to stop and orient myself for a second.

Kevin Nowlan - Look-Alike Squad, Comic Art
Kevin Nowlan - Look-Alike Squad
Owner: Mike Maloney

Comment posted on 8/30/2022
E DLS said:

Brilliant linework by a true master.


Agreed, Eric! This is one where I think the black and white looks better than the color. The value on the hair especially gives the piece a great sense of lighting even without a background. Such a great menacing vibe. Nowlan did a few other cards that I'd love to add to my collection.

Craig Hamilton - Magical Lobotomy, Magic, Comic Art
Craig Hamilton - Magical Lobotomy, Magic
Owner: Mike Maloney

Comment posted on 8/30/2022
Marcus Wai said:

A key moment and the lynchpin in the Identity Crisis storyline.  Hamilton infuses the piece with a somber mood in the body language of everyone for one of the League's darkest days.


I think it was a brilliant move to have the only visible eyes in the piece be Dr. Light's tortured ones. I also love the contrast between doc's wrinkled cape and Zatanna's pristine cloak.

This is also my biggest piece, with an image size of 15"x15". Plenty of space for Craig to infuse with detail, as you say.

Cully Hamner - Misappropriation, Comic Art
Cully Hamner - Misappropriation
Owner: Mike Maloney

Comment posted on 8/30/2022
Marcus Wai said:

Awesome geometric perspective.  Use of all those grid lines pay off.


Agreed. This was actually the second piece I acquired overall and it set the bar high! I think it's one of Cully Hamner's best.

Dave Johnson - Dealing with the Devil, Comic Art
Dave Johnson - Dealing with the Devil
Owner: Mike Maloney

Comment posted on 8/30/2022
Marcus Wai said:

The start of an uneasy (Sue and Ben) and strong (brick background) alliance!  Johnson incorporates a lot of storytelling in this one image.


Sue and Ben's faces say it all! I only learned a few days that "collectors love brick." So funny to hear it on this piece now. Thanks Marcus!

John Van Fleet - Huntress, Helena Rosa Bertinelli, Comic Art
John Van Fleet - Huntress, Helena Rosa Bertinelli
Owner: Mike Maloney

Comment posted on 8/30/2022
Marcus Wai said:

Wonderfully vibrant even with all the dark and muted colors Van Fleet works with.


Absolutely, Marcus! The image area is 12"x12", so it doesn't even completely fit on my A3 scanner bed. Absolutely jumps off the page in-person. I can sadly only capture the barest essence of it digitally.

Tom Fleming - Aquaman, Lord of Atlantis, Comic Art
Tom Fleming - Aquaman, Lord of Atlantis
Owner: Mike Maloney

Comment posted on 8/30/2022
Marcus Wai said:

All that gleaming makes it look like sunken treasure found in the depths.


That's certainly how I felt when I got this piece from Tom, Marcus! He shines like a beacon in the deep.

Alex Horley - Brothers in Arms, Comic Art
Alex Horley - Brothers in Arms
Owner: Mike Maloney

Comment posted on 8/30/2022
Eric B said:

 Both pieces are gorgeous. I really like the color contrast in the painted piece. Congrats!


Thanks! I love Alessandro's barrel-chested Big Red Cheese and I agree he absolutely pops against that sky!

And yeah the prelims are impressive in their own right. I was tempted to showcase them as separate posts. Still sort of figuring out what works better.

Craig Hamilton - The Joke’s On You!, Comic Art
Craig Hamilton - The Joke’s On You!
Owner: Mike Maloney

Comment posted on 8/30/2022
Eric B said:

Wow! The tigers as "Joker fish," the heroes as canaries, and the Joker focusing your attention to the center – beautiful elements of a fantastic piece.


Thanks Eric! This is possibly my favorite piece that I own so I'm glad it resonated with you, too.

Craig's colored pencils just seem to glow on the page. The Joker's candy coloration makes him feel almost edible!

I think the canted angle and the foreshortened cage give a great sense of height to an image that needs to read on a 1.5"x2" card art window!

Mike Mayhew Original Superman Vs. Card Painting, Comic Art
Mike Mayhew Original Superman Vs. Card Painting
Owner: Mike Mayhew

Comment posted on 8/24/2020

Of the roughly 4,300 pieces of art done for the VS card game, this has to be my favorite. Perfectly captures the hope and power of the man of steel.

If the lucky owner ever wants to sell, hit me up.

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