Thanks, Mark!  I would have been much later discovering the series but for your posting of the issue #1 cover.

Quite possibly my favoirite page from the new issue.  I love the exasperated expression Ambar has in the third panel.  Congrats on picking it up!

"...with an opening bid I had no thoughts of winning with."

In a world where too often we can calculate the maximum we're willing/able to pay, add another 20% for good measure and still sometimes come up way short, it's especially sweet when this happens.  Congrats on the win - it was well worth the wait!

I was this close to making the same joke when I posted that pic, but technically it is indeed.  That cartoonish version of her running onto the battlefield was one of the things that sold me on the page.

It's a great page even without the dialogue (the topless Ambar obviously doesn't hurt), but the "steal my sunshine" line in the second panel of the printed page never fails to bring a smile to my face.

That was a great idea for a commission and Greg knocked it out of the park.

This has always been one of my favorite F&L pieces.  I can only imagine how it looks in person.  

I absolutely love this one!   Someone beat me to it, but the shifter is pure genius. 

Terrific composition on this page and I love the humor of the scene.

This brings back memories.  It's like I can almost feel the textured cover the used for the original books in the series.  What is the size of Easley's original painting?

Definitely a leap of faith, but the end result speak for itself.  

Great idea for a commission and perfect matching of artist to the idea.  Marion nailed the faces so well that I thought it was by Campbell himself when I first saw it.

I'm really curious to know what the original expression is under that pasted up redrawn one.  Was he originally even angrier looking?

Yeah, I struggled for the right word to use there.  I almost went with "strangest", but decided on "silliest" because it was a word I used when first reaching out to Mr. Bachem with the idea.  But believe me, I absolutely love the final results, no matter how it's described.

Occasionally, I come across something on CAF that shamefully has way too few comments.  This is one of those pieces.  I'd always wondered about Campbell's design for Duncan (no offense, but one of these things is not quite like the others, lol), so it's great to know the story behind the character.  A page from the Danger Girl original series has alwasy been the biggest of dream pieces for me - thanks for sharing this one!

Duoshade goodness!  And that's quite possibly the most menacing version of Gen. Fritz that he's ever drawn.  Great piece, Greg. 

I'll see your double-page spread and raise you...

Fantastic piece - I can only imagine how it looks in person.  Congrats!

I have a huge preference for the pre-digital lettering days, when captions/word ballons were on the actual page, but with the story being told in DAPB the action obvously speaks for itself.  This page is a great example.

Thanks, Andy!  That means a lot, especially coming from you.

This one could serve as a cautionary tale about the importance of good communication and sticking to commited timelines for any artists/reps who stumble across it.  I (and I suspect most other CAF members viewing it) look at the piece and just see the terrific end result.  But with you it's tainted by the frustration of a long wait that sounds as if it was much, much longer than originally planned.  And inevitably expectations grow larger the longer the wait.  I suspect that it's the sort of thing that you would have been delighted with if you'd received it in 2-3 months.  Either way, I do think it's absolutely wonderful and suspect (or at least hope) that it will grow on you as time passes.

Well worth the wait.  It's a perfect "one and done" example.  I love the classic pulp feel of it.

Big thanks, Chris.  While I've enjoyed browsing the art on CAF, some of my favorite moments are learning about someone's connection with the piece.  I don't know that I'll always have as much to say about everything I post here, but with my favorite pieces I'm going to try to share why I like them so much.

Art Nouveau FD?  You're right that it would look fantastic in watercolor, but even as a pencil piece it's absolutely incredible.  Steve's range of talent seems limitless at times.  Thanks for sharing this one!

Thanks, Dan!  That means a lot to me.  Steve was the perfect guy for the idea and he knocked it out of the park.

Big thanks for the compliments on the piece.  It's fairly small at approximately 5" x 7" - I've jokingly said that on a per-square-inch basis, it was probably one of the more expensive art purchases I'd made at the time, but it was well worth the cost.

And it still brings a stupid grin to my face every time I look at it.  Thanks again for helping make it happen.  Hope you don't mind me plugging your podcast, it's a must listen/see for anyone curious about the series. 

Agreed!  It would've been a bargain at twice the price.  I literally was laughing out loud when I opened the package and saw it.

Yep, a lot of the humor was always keyed in to the politics and culture of the day, and Kelly of course had a subtle knack for using word play, so some jokes aren't as readily apparent as others.  I really liked the fact that the gag in this one would fit right in a vaudeville act or Looney Tunes cartoon, so it seems a little more timeless.

Thanks, Monty.  You've always had a lot of great examples from the series, so that means a lot coming from you.

I appreciate it!  It was a much more expensive purchase than I would have ever imagined at the time, since it pulled me down the rabbit hole of collecting.

Thanks!  It's a special one for me, as silly as that sounds, but it's always nice to see a long hunt come to a successful end.

Thanks!  The artwork for this series is fairly small (about 5"x7"), but it's still a favorite.  Best of luck tracking a piece down.

I don't quite understand how this has zero comments, but congratulations on a magnificent Goon page.  It's one of those with great art and an equally good story/gag encapsulated on a single page.  If you had to pick a "one and done" example of Eric Powell, you would be hard-pressed to find a better one.

Absolutely beautiful (and really fun) piece!

Those tights...   I can only imagine how this one looks in person.

If there was ever a subject perfectly tailored for Art Adams style, it's Angel and the Ape.  This is a great one!

If you can only have one, you could do a lot worse than this one.  Great strip with Axa in all three panels.  

Wow!  You rarely see any of Gallur's earlier stuff come up, so that's a great find.

Well, technically speaking, this one would look great anywhere!

Of all the B&V nudes I've seen from DeCarlo, this might be my favorite, just for how subtle it is.  It's a very nice piece, Topper.

This is a great example of how the magic just comes together so perfectly at times when you leave things in the artist's hands.  Interestingly, if DWJ had pitched the idea he had in mind (small figures battling, viewed from below), I can imagine it might have been an an easy pass, but the final piece is amazing.

Sweeeeet!  Congrats on winning this one, Matt.  I can only imagine how cool it looks in person.

Two Harleys for the price of one!  Great piece, Gregg.

Axa, whaddya doin' in Modesty Blaise?!?  

Seriously, I had to do a double-take with this one.

Given his love of Patrick O'Brian, I'm legitimately shocked that Tony would've let this one go.  Congrats on getting it.

This is a great early Pogo: beautiful art and a funny set-up/gag.

Blevins could draw stupendously cute girls.  This might be one of the best things I've ever seen from him.

A beautiful and charming piece.  I'm always amazed at how Millionaire could so deftly pivot from the dark/mature humor of Maakies to capturing the wonders of childhood with Sock Monkey.

It's always great when the long waits have a happy ending.  I'm glad this one worked out for you!

Hilarious piece.  I'm sure this one was a lot of fun to work on.