Author: ComicArtTrends
Vincent Deighan, a.k.a. Frank Quitely, has quietly built an impressive portfolio. The Scottish artist caught my attention as a candidate for 21st Century Da Vinci. To be nominated, I'm looking for artists whose primary works originated since the year 2000. Generally, I like to see abundant credits...
Whether you love him or hate him...I just hope you have enough passion to read my blog! The passing of Rush Limbaugh equates to the loss of an American cultural icon. During 3-plus decades of radio success, he parodied liberal Democratic Presidents and mostly revered conservative Republican...
In Collecting International Comic Variants, Tony Pomilla shared his expertise and experiences in the comic hobby niche of foreign variants. While surveying past sales, I encountered many examples of comics distributed in the UK and other locations outside the U.S. I didn't need to...
If you have been collecting comics for a while, you probably own a few foreign editions of American comics. While traveling outside of America, did you seek some four-color super-souvenirs of your travels? Maybe you have wondered how many different languages fill word balloons for your favorite...
Admittedly, I'm UNfamiliar with dozens, hundreds, thousands(?) of remarkable artists currently working in the comic book industry. I happened across Simone Bianchi as I perused auction listings for this Sunday at HA.com. Two original art pieces soon to be sold featured the X-Men and...
It's old news...two months old. But one should chew on data and let it digest rather than gobbling it down and possibly choking. The data relates to two sales of original Spider-Man art. The artists stand as legends, though I would call one classic and the...
When I roll into Burger King or Wendy's, I'm looking for that value menu. If you are in the drive-thru lane at your local art emporium, there could be slim pickings for Jack Kirby art on a budget. ...
Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Renoir, Norman Rockwell, Thomas Kincaid... Alex Ross. I'm not speaking in hyperbole when I lump Ross in with these other master artists. Each had works and styles distinctly memorable and significant. If Renoir was a master of color, Kincaid a...
In the first article of this series, I talked about some Golden Age gems locked away in hardback tomes. Next, I followed with Silver Age Bound Comics and illustrated the disparity...
"With great power comes great..." well you know... Amazing Fantasy #15. Besides being a comic EVERYONE would love to have in their collection, it rises above all other Silver Age comics. The first appearance of Spider-Man is the...
