Category: Artist Spotlight
In the last 21st Century Da Vinci, I focused on Greg Capullo. Today, I spotlight Identity Crisis artist Rags Morales. Just as Leonardo Da Vinci shaped the future with his scientific thinking and...
Leonardo Da Vinci is perhaps the greatest artist of all time. He shaped the future with his works. Who are the future shapers of modern comic art in the 21st century? Consider my first candidate...
One of my favorite artists is Dustin Nguyen. His watercolor work gets me every time. While key collecting is where I spend most of my effort, there are runs I put together for the sheer joy of it. Like the Super Sons covers. Today we are...
Traditionally, negative space is the areas around the subjects/focal points of an image. Beyond that, it can be used creatively as part of the main subject, and engage the viewers’ imagination to fill in the blank. This technique is most prevalent the work of illustrator Coles Phillips...
Signatures are great. I'm a firm believer that verified/witnessed signatures make the comic book worth more than it would be otherwise. I hope we can all agree. But what about those other ones? You know, those not so good ones. The Good
Last year was an amazing year for comics. So many stars rose to fame as did many titles. Although many of us know the titles and/or characters, many of us do not know the names and faces behind these works. Many of these...
I won't pretend to know a ton about the French artist Jean Giraud, better known as Moebius, but I'll tell you what I do know. You might know Jean Giraud from his work on Blueberry, the Western comic that shot him to fame in Europe and beyond....
Dave Cockrum may not have achieved the celebrity status of Stan Lee, but he was a superstar among X-Men fans, which makes his autograph a prized possession. Cockrum was one of the architects for the X-Men's rebirth in the 1970s, setting the stage for what would...
Who penciled and inked the"the greatest superheroes of World War II?" The same artist created "blockbusting battle issues!" What artist has been drawing since the Golden Age and making Nazi villains pay for their treacherous ways? Well, there is one guy...
How many Stan Lee signed comics do you have in your collection? If you don't have one, there are plenty for sale, but with so many in circulation, do they still hold their values? It’s been over a year since Stan Lee’s...
