Tag Mike Grell

Week 51: Zero to Four

Walter Durajlija
December 16, 2020
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Hidden in the back pages of Adventure Comics #288 is this eye catching splash page from John Forte. From September 1961. Surprisingly there were not a lot of big splash pages over the three-part Long Bow Hunters Green Arrow mini-series.…

Web Arted #327

Scott VanderPloeg
September 21, 2018

A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Cooke, Grell, Morrow, Harris, Gulacy, Palmiotti, Darrow.

Web Arted #274

Scott VanderPloeg
September 15, 2017
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A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Boring, Kane, Grell, Rude, Baker, Kaye.

Web Arted Sep 2nd

Scott VanderPloeg
September 2, 2016

A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Gibbons, Martin, Golden, Granov, Grell.

Time Capsule: DC Direct Currents 15, March 1989

Scott VanderPloeg
March 16, 2016

A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Direct Currents 15 March 1989. Skreemer, Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told and Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters trade paperbacks, plus Mike Grell interviewed.

Time Capsule: DC Releases February ’88

Scott VanderPloeg
October 21, 2015

A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Releases February 1988. This time a Green Arrow monthly, poster and t-shirt as well. The Shadow Portfolio, History Of The DC Universe Limited Edition hardcover (limited to 10,000!). Plus a look at all the trade paperbacks available.

Time Capsule: DC Releases August ’87

Scott VanderPloeg
September 23, 2015

A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Releases August 1987. DC's second prestige format series premieres, riding the coattails of The Dark Knight Returns. The Shadow monthly by Bill Sienkiewicz and The Shadow trade paperback make the back page.

Time Capsule: First Edition 64 December 1987

Scott VanderPloeg
April 8, 2015

A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time: First Edition 64, December 1987. Thick paper stock, single colour, folded over three times to standard comic size. This was my first issue but by number 64 First Edition was…

Web Arted Jan 2nd

Scott VanderPloeg
January 2, 2015

A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly at the Heritage Comic & Comic Art Signature Auction November 20-22 2014.

ComicLink January 2014 Focused Auction Original Art

Scott VanderPloeg
January 30, 2014
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ComicLink's January 2014 Focused Auction ended last week, with Session 4 offering original art. This was a low key offering, as ComicLink states "The Original Art offering of this auction focuses on more accessible material (check out the growing February preview for higher-end art) and includes visually exciting works by esteemed artists", basically saying the cheap stuff is this month and big ticket items will be next time around.