Week 44: Five Pretty Pennies
Earlier this week I posted some opinions on the hot market for Copper Age books so I thought I’d try to dig up a few and feature some splash pages, always trying to stay topical… I found the colours a…
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Week 30: Cute Couple
I thought I’d lead off with a memorable splash from DC New 52’s Catwoman #1, from November 2011. I remember when this dropped and it created quite a stir. Guillem March is the artist that will live in infamy, I…
Week 20: More Marvel Keys and Some Tonic
It’s been almost three months since my I highlighted the splash pages from early Marvel keys. Today I’ll add the next three keys chronologically. Showing only three will allow us to add some variety into the post and it will…
Week 7: it’s in the air
I was thinking of going hard on a Valentine’s Day theme but decided against it; I still added a few to remind us of what really makes the world go around. One of my favourite Undervalued Spotlights was when I…
Web Arted #358
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Bolle, Byrne, Kesel, Williamson, Buscema, Elias, Colan, Janson.
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Review | EC Covers Portfolio Artist’s Edition
From IDW Publishing. The EC Covers Artist’s Edition Portfolio is available only from IDW Publishing and features 8 classic EC Covers, each one printed on heavy stock and printed to the same exacting standards as all Artist’s Editions: Crime Suspenstories…
Review | Star Wars The Classic Newspaper Comics Vol 2
The epic seven-days-a-week sagas begin with “Han Solo at Stars’ End,” based on novel by Brian Daley, adapted by Archie Goodwin and Alfredo Alcala, followed by seven complete adventures by the storied team of Archie Goodwin and artist Al Williamson.…
The Society Of Illustrators
On my trip to New York, New York earlier this month I had the chance to visit the Society Of Illustrators and see two exhibits. The Art of The Avengers and Other Heroes and Tales from the Crypt: The Revolutionary Art…
Web Arted #324
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Salinas, Giffen, Hunt, Ditko, Heck, Williamson, Frazetta.
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Web Arted #312
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Kane, Wood, Williamson, McManus, Grindberg.
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Review | The Art of the Simon And Kirby Studio
The names Joe Simon and Jack Kirby are synonymous with comic books, and their partnership ushered in the Golden Age of comics starting in the 1940s. Together they created memorable characters such as Captain America and Sandman, invented romance comics,…
Web Arted #309
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Baker, Williamson, Kane, Sachs, Gulacy, Palmiotti.
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Web Arted #282
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Roth, Tartaglione, Manning, Spicer, Heck, Giacoia, Windsor-Smith, Romita Jr., Williamson
Read MoreAl Williamson “The Empire Strikes Back”…Artist Edition
I’ll just warn you right up front! This article is gushing praise for Al Williamson’s “The Empire Strikes Back” Artist Edition! Now I have been a huge fan of Al Williamson, all the way back to Flash Gordon as well as…
Web Arted Oct 28th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Suydam, Zeck, Beatty, McLeod, Wood, Williamson.
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Web Arted Oct 21st
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Wood, Wrightson, Zeck, Tartaglione, Thorne, Torres.
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Web Arted Oct 14th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Smith, Austin, Thorne, Romita Jr, Leialoha, Sale.
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Web Arted Oct 7th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Novick, Gaella, Parobeck, Burchett, Perkins, Romita, Williamson, Romita Jr.
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Web Arted Aug 12th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Gruelle, Pratt, Williamson, Crane, Raymond.
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Review | Al Williamson’s Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Artist’s Edition
Williamson’s classic run on Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is legendary among fans of classic comic art. His heroic adventure style was perfectly suited for the Star Wars franchise—so much so that Williamson was George Lucas’ first choice for…