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Beautifully textured with so many wonderful layers.
Exquisite. Love all the shadows, the depth of scene, and the varying degrees of blue. Krenkel was such a Master.
Was tracking this one because I've always wanted a nice late 70s early 80s vintage Golden example. But I'm glad I didn't bid against you. Congrats on a great win.
Buying the set was a bittersweet experience. I didn't know better, so I didn't examine the books before I got home. The cover to Issue #1 was detached from the top staple. So the most valuable issue was actually worthless. I tried to take it back, but they claimed it was not that way when they sold it.
As for issue #25, that one has a very special place in my heart. Haven't looked at a new comic in almost two decades, but remember the old Letters Page in the back? Well, I sent MTU a letter after reading issue #21 when it came out. They published it in issue #25. The only fan letter I ever got published. I think I even still have the old postcard they sent me to notify me.
Stellar early example. Love the almost cinematic panel sequence. From an extreme close-up shot and right to the wide shot before all the action starts. Totally agree about the McLaughlin inks.
My one BIG regret about these early Buscema Defenders pages is that I spent so many of my collecting years focused on covers and splashes, back when these early panel pages were so affordable. And now they probably cost more than some of the recent covers I've purchased. Talk about bad timing.
Great way to tickle your 80's sweet spot.
Just love those classic Romita lines.
Love the textures and effects here. Not to mention the beautiful colors.
Dazzling pencil work. Love Rocket here.
So nice to see Kirk promoting Joe's work on CAF. You picked a great one.
Insane DPS. Black Bolt and Lockjaw are the standouts for me in that top panel.
Great page by one of my all time favorite Marvel artists. I loved MTU. I still remember as a kid saving my money because my local comic shop was selling the first 25 issues as a set. I do admit to being somewhat torn during those early issues when they would rotate between Spidey and Torch. But I just loved the team-up concept and the stories were always fun. Case in point. This is a "fantastic" page with a somewhat under appreciated villain. Awesome first and last panels. Congrats!
Another great point. Wow, you and Marcus are making some very interesting observations. After reading your comment, I had to pull the page out again and study the paper. Definitely not bristol. It's thinner and has sort of a slight sheen to it. But it is in really good shape. In contrast (and to your point) my Redondo splash page, which is only about a year older than this page, is in pretty bad shape. I should point out again that these bible stories were produced by Redondo's own publishing company. So that probably comes into play as well.
Wow, I never even considered that aspect of it. Granted that even with American comic art, these things were never originally thought of as collectibles or investments. Just production material, and certainly nothing that needed to be preserved. And I imagine that was even more so the case with anything produced in the Philippines. And it’s not just the storage and preservation issue, but how many of these artists who began working in American publications relocated here and what (if anything) they brought with them. Or did all this material stay in country only to be shipped stateside much later, after the fact. When the secondary market for original comic art began to take shape. As far as what these stories meant to him. Superyor Komiks Magasin was produced by Nestor and his brothers for Nestor Redondo Publications, so yes, I would imagine they might have meant more to him personally.
Thank you my friend. I'd like to think I've learned a thing or two from the 40 plus years that I've been doing this. Otherwise, it's been a huge waste of time and money. Ha!
If this is an example of Alan getting carried away, sign me up!
And that's the question, right? What do you want and what are you paying for? If you want a nice Redondo example, are you paying for Redondo art or are you paying for Swamp Thing? Anyway, thanks for the nice comment buddy.
Awesome! You got your Stroman X-Factor example. And not just ANY exmple. This is such a kille pinup. For me, it definitely falls in the "one and done" category. Not to say you shouldn't buy any more. But I imagine this one would be pretty hard to top. Congrats E!
Everybody wins with these benefit auction pieces. The charity raises a lot of money and a lucky collector gets what is normally unattainable art. Even on the secondary market, it's still a win. That's how I got mine. This one is fantastic! A huge dramatic shot of Thor in action. So, so, good. Congratulations!
No, you're right. I totally added wrong. I just didn't scroll down far enough. haha! And I actually came up with 189. So I'm still off somehow. But about that museum........
I have no idea if all your Walt Kelly Pogo art is posted, but I just went back and counted. I think you're at about 74 pieces posted right now. I'm telling you dude, you need to open a museum. This is a phenomenal collection.
It's funny, but seeing your Walt Kelly collection is actually giving me a new found respect for my 100 Art Adams pieces. I guess I've been taking them for granted after all these years. So thanks for that.
Never quite knew what to do with these New Universe books when they came out in 1986. Certainly quite the ambitious plan by then Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter. A completely new and separate world that existed completely independent of the existing Marvel universe. Even though they were the #1 comic company in the world, outselling almost every other publisher combined, it was still quite a tall order. A brand new, unknown universe for readers to accept, buy, and follow. He wanted it to be more realistic, so no magic, no gods, no unknown secret races or mythological beings. Basically the old Marvel without the fun stuff. Haha! As you might expect, it wasn’t very well received. Sure, all the 1st issues sold out. But only because it was still Marvel Comics after all. But of the eight titles launched in 1986, four were cancelled after a year and the rest were gone by 1989. I guess the lesson here is to just leave well enough alone. Anyway, this is a cool page because of the character content and the personal connection to John and yourself. Plus it’s still Byrne and Palmer, so you can’t go wrong there.
Ha! Your comment takes ME back to when I had my comic business. Which also included toys (action figures) and trading cards. I didn't have any employees, so it was just me. Which meant having to bag & board every comic myself. And, like you, having to open countless cases of ALL kinds of trading cards and making complete sets to sell. Plus separating and pricing all the chase cards. Sometimes pulling all nighters when I had a big show coming up. I don't miss those long nights and all the back aches that came with them. I'm glad this art brings back fond memories for YOU. But just thinking about those days makes my back hurt. haha!
Oh man! I'm so jealous. Been wanting one of these for a while now too. Congratulations on this gem.
Not sure why, but I don't think I would love this piece as much as I do if it were Shrek and Donkey. I'm guessing his decision to erase the earlier versions had something to do with the circumstances of his leaving Dreamworks, but I'm so glad he made the change. The motivation may have been more spiteful than artistic, but I absolutely love the results.
Shaq probably filled out the costume a little better but still a fun way to kick off the weekend. And yes, that's an impressive amount of rivets. Happy TGIFF everyone!
Love the Wrecking Crew. Gorgeous action page by Byrne with some outstanding inks by Adkins.
I think Penguin is to DC what the Moleman is to Marvel. Both characters seem a bit silly in concept. And physically, they don’t look to be very imposing as villains. But if an imaginative and skilled artist has a keen creative vision and is able to execute it, the results can be spectacularly enjoyable. Case in point.
The movie world and art world just won't be the same without him.
Your Issue #17 collection is really coming together. Keep it going buddy. Great addition.
Agreed. And psychology plays such a huge part in that relativity. Some time back, there was another Series 2 card on a dealer’s site. I liked it a lot. Maybe not quite as much as this one, but I really liked it. The price was about 25% of what I paid for mine. I pondered it for a while but ultimately decided it was too much for such a tiny piece of art (needless to say it ultimately sold). In thinking about it now, especially in relation to this piece. If I HAD bought that other card, I don’t think I could have brought myself to pull the trigger on this one. I’m almost certain I wouldn’t have been able to overcome the psychological hurdle of having to pay FOUR TIMES MORE to get this one. Even if I liked it better. So while I have some regrets about that other piece, I think it worked out for the best. Maybe not from a financial perspective. But I feel I got, not only the better of the two examples, but maybe even one of the best cards Arthur did for that set. Anyway, as you stated, it’s all relative.
Fantastic colors and textures. Nothing sexier than a redhead wearing my favorite color.
