I remember when this went up for sale on Paul's site! Absolutely perfect. I ended up getting a Dragon Man in '22.

You nailed it Tommy. I only own pieces that ar ethe Aparo trifecta! This is a reminder that I should frame this one and live with it.

Love this one, that angle. Etherial.

You really scored! Worth the wait. The inks aren't faded they are just thinned. I have ten of his pieces and sometimes the inks are blacker than others, it depends on how low his inkwell is, but it wasn't left in the sun. I like seeing more of the inks and of course it doesn't matter when scanned and used in publications which is the natural course of the process. Enjoy!

Really love the spaced out hand drawn letters as the signature, unique!

Nice! I have page #17 from the same issue. Check my page. Good score!

More info on this please! A wonderful piece over two decades old, love the cape of course!

He does do some niiiiiiiiiice wings. Excellent score, congratualtions!

Paul said it was his second attempt. The first drawing was full length but he said he was disappointed, it wasn't exciting enough! Not super familiar with the character he took som liberties which I love! Wilding out but keeping the Kirby essense. So glad I went with this request!

Absolutely fantastic Aparo page, he is in his PRIME. That split panel opener... I've loved this page for ages. Also love when he used white over the ink, I have a page with the same technique. Page well scored!

I love seeing the ink washes most of all, this scan of the art (not a contrasty print that would be used in reproduction) really looks 3D. Nice score!

The prep of the chessboard is an incredible detail. It's a treat to get a commission like this, congratulations!

Joe you have without a doubt some of the absolute best Machine Man art out there so this is high praise! That art from issue # 3 is some of my all time favorite. Unreal.

Absolutley perfect Aparo page, has all the elements.

Love the lines and the inking. Smith has such nice style.

 Many thanks Jason! Had to look up Ross' interpretation. A bit on the Rom side, but I quite like where he takes characters. Thanks for that head's up! 

As you said Marcus! "Impart" is absolutley a good choice of description. Imparting brutalism!

Indeed, finger's splayed!

Many thanks! Would like to see a Hulk vs Machine Man battle!

I'll need ten minutes to unravel what you said. BAM!

Based on a true story!

Great score, this page shows off all of the PMS talent! A six-in-one.

Hye Jason! Yeah Gerry really does amazing color work, right down to the faded pages (and sometimes even an added errant staple on the side!) Check out my Paul Smith color gallery to see more of his treatments. And there's a Lady SIf in there - another Asguardian treat!

This cover crawled in my head when I was a kid and then lived there for ever. Cardy on the outside, Grell on the inside. So heavy and cosmic!

Amazing page, all of the panels and then that LAST one! Score!

Inking and the light source are awesome here. I have a PMS skrull and it's totally different (in a great way.)

Love the ink tryouts in the margins. And this is a dynamic page.

This is truly unique. Delicate and intricate and I love the details of color. I would have wanted this too! Well done.

One of those absolutley extraordinary drawings of his that only comes up once every few years. A stunner!

Aparo is my absolute favorite, with zero doubt. I have a Fisherman Adventure Comics page from a nearish issue and the panel design is broekn down in a similar dynamic fashion. Love your panel observations here. This is his prime era; all lettering, pencilling and inking.

Congrats on your first PMS piece! Well done! Always love seeing the prelim drawing, nice to get a blog post piece.

Bill I remember reading this apage as a kid and loved the oxygen plug he put in his nose. Visceral! It's framed and hangs in my living room, I see it every day. Thanks!

My absolute favorite comic artist. Page needs no hero, still absolutley awesome! Thanks Hart.

That really is extraordinary. I really enjoyed seeing the enlargement, what talent. Excellent piece you picked up, well done.

Straight up great! Wolverine letting a little action happen before he steps in. Absolutley love Smith, what a talent. Nice score!

Great page and tight inking. Aparo at his prime, excellent acquisition!

Delightful. Love the blue lines and his treatment of the costumes.

Too true Marcus! Love your collection, especially those Argones pages!

Excellent story, thanks for sharing that. Little is on record about Aparo, so I was extra excited to hear about this. Wish he had been appropriately compensated so he could have felt better about his career choice and how much excitement it brought to people.

We think alke! And not surprising, as collectors. I think what makes this drawing great, in particular, is it's a character that Smith has probably drawn here for the first time. It was a blog post first (as I'm sure you know) and I printed it out on standard paper and taped it to the wall and lived with it for awhile. Sometimes that's enogh. (Until you get the original and see the inking.) Back to first time drawing characters, I scored the Lady Sif drawing last year and it is techinically wonderful, so tight, full of little lines and tiny cross hatching with white ink. Again I'm guessing it was his first time on the character and put in extra care. All to say EXCELLENT choice, this drawing, well done.

Gary, I check Paul's site constantly and occasionally I have the opportunity to get some things while they are actually still available. And it's rare that I have regrets. But this one a piece that I could have purchased and let it go. Simply a fantastic pose and a classic bronze age feel. Excellent score!! And yes, a little bit jealous over here.

Excellent example of peak Aparo storytelling! I ahev two pages that tell a whle story in that one-page. Excellent score! And with Aparo lettered onomatopoeias!

Longs limbs to exaggerate movement! Aparo's the best.

Quite a compliment coming from you Robert. What an Aparo colleciton you have - fantastic! Also those color guides!

Hey thanks Frederic, loved looking at your extensive well curated collection!

I see you have some great examples as well Llyod! You get it.

Nice one - you must have grabbed it within minutes!  Love the inking on this. I grabbed the Skrull.

Hey thanks Jason!  I got so lucky with the timing!  Keep cjecking back on Paul's site, especially early Monday mornings.  Very happy with this one.

Hey thanks Fred!  Right on the money, I don't associate Paul and iron Man, but this is so stunning and I loved the way that he handles reflections.  And it's the Silver Age costume, the one I really most connect with!  Extremely happy.