Category: Artist Spotlight
The Alex Ross Timeless covers are a treat of the Modern Age. This week the Silver Surfer (Ross cover) has achieved the number two rank for recent popular books. In Fantastic Four Antithesis #2, the Silver Surfer "leads the Fantastic Four in a mad...
When looking at a list of Golden Age greats, well-known names are at the top of the list – Bob Kane, Will Eisner, Lou Fine, Alex Schomburg, Jack Cole, Mac Raboy, Jack Kirby. Those are among the names with which collectors become most familiar as they begin...
When my wife and I attend C2E2 each year, we try and plan what booths, panels, and artists to visit. One of the artist highlights each year for us is Ant Lucia. His pin-up art has been made into Funko Pops, statues, toys and of course,...
In my last article, I described the Star Trekker Fitness Program. It's more about enjoying every episode of Star Trek in order than getting in shape. Besides describing my rigorous routine, I also focused on comics and art from the first Star Trek series...
Recently, many Silver Age keys such as Daredevil #1, Silver Surfer #4, and
Today is a good day to spotlight my favorite Irish-American character, Hitman Tommy Monaghan. Not only is Tommy of Irish heritage, but more importantly, he was created by two true-blooded Irishmen, Garth Ennis and John McCrea. Let's take a look at this fan-favorite series and see if...
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...
On March 7, 2021, the world lost an artistic icon. Frank Thorne gave us the Red Sonja we know and love today, plus so much more. "It is with a heavy heart that we learn of the passing of Frank Thorne. No creator played a more...
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...