Category: Artist Spotlight
GoCollect and Mike King have partnered up for an amazing opportunity; Maximum Plunder, the Second Edition. In 2016, 500 copies of Maximum Plunder, a collection of over 1000 of Mike King's posters, were published and quickly snapped up. Now, there's a second edition on...
A relatively few artists have made iconic contributions to Marvel Comics. Based on his Conan the Barbarian comic art, Barry Windsor-Smith ranks in that class. Recently, Jason Short wrote about BWS and the X-Men. Jason focused on Windsor-Smith X-Men artistry from the eighties and...
My favorite articles to write are when I can provide readers some insight on comics. Many readers learned some new facts concerning Frank Frazetta after I talked with his granddaughter, Sara Frazetta. The only connection I had with...
If you don't prefer an artist, it may not be the artist! It could be the era. I think the Justice League of America's premier artist is a good example. Mike Sekowsky, a.k.a. co-creator, first artist, he's certainly a charter member of DC's most important superhero club,...
What books might help us trend-analyze Joan Jett's new graphic novel? Further, are their posters that can be tied into Joan Jett that have made money? Music posters are popular and a solid collectible market, similar to comic books. Finally, what is the best purchase for comic...
Welcome to Cover Story-Part 3. Cover Story is an ongoing series of blogs where we focus on great, weird, and strange comic cover art. Without a doubt, one of the reasons I enjoy comics is the cover art. For fun, we are...
For many collectors, Barry Windsor-Smith might be synonymous with Valiant. He provided cover illustrations for a wide variety of early-era Valiant titles. Books like Archer and Armstrong #0, Bloodshot #1, Solar #3, and X-O Manowar...
I'm back again with the second installment of my take on the Top 10 wacky, strange, and weird Batman covers. Cover Story will be an ongoing blog focusing on the best, greatest and strangest comic cover art. One of the main reasons I enjoy comics so much...
Welcome to Cover Story! An ongoing series of blogs--where we focus on great, weird, and strange cover art. Without a doubt, one of the reasons I enjoy comics is the cover art. Cover art is amazing, impactful, and can make a comic a key issue simply from...
On April 8, Jim Lee tweeted about his hand. To quote Jim Lee, "Hand is doing well—drawing for the first time in some time. Pretty ecstatic actually :D". I didn't realize Lee had an issue with his hand, but to an artist, obviously that's devastating. The...
