Valiant Art

Will · Post by **Will** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 8:33 pm

I thought that it would be neat to have an ongoing thread for new art aquisitions. Instead of having a separate thread each time someone picks something up, we could have them together in the same place. I just received a piece from Bernard Chang that--once again--illustrates what makes him one of the great artists in the field. I'll send it to Greg to post.

Will · Post by **Will** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 8:58 pm

My scanner is having another epileptic episode. The pic I wanted to paste first is an original of the Visitor and the Harbinger going at it. Instead, I'll show one of the pieces I got along with it.

::edited by Greg to include the image::

dino · Post by **dino** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 9:10 pm

The inks are much nicer than the printed cover. I wish they would have printed the title a little higher instead of behind his head.

Will · Post by **Will** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 9:16 pm

Dino,

Is that avtar of yours from the original inks? That would be an awesome piece to post here, if it is!

W-

dino · Post by **dino** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 9:18 pm

yes it is

I got it from Dan, its my absolute favourite piece in the world. I'll see if I have a scan of it.

dino · Post by **dino** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 12:34 am

Will wrote:Dino,

Is that avtar of yours from the original inks? That would be an awesome piece to post here, if it is!

W-

Here you go Will:

http://st15.startlogic.com/~dineshsh/va ... inkart.htm

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 12:43 am

dino wrote:The inks are much nicer than the printed cover. I wish they would have printed the title a little higher instead of behind his head.

You know there were some major production errors with a few of the Visitor books. The art production team used the wrong resolution or something and thats why a few issues seem "fuzzy" Benard nows the facts around this. I know when I talked to him at the 2003 SDCC he mentioned the problems. I think it might have been out of focus negatives as well.

Will · Post by **Will** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 9:48 pm

This is a thread that I started back in 2004 that never really went anywhere. Dan politely told me the other day to get my stuff together and put some of my artwork on comicartfans.com, but I've been crunched for time. I thought that I'd post a couple of them here in the meantime.

Will · Post by **Will** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 9:58 pm

Harbinger #0 Cover:

I don't like to talk about pieces until they're actually in hand; I've just had too many deals go south halfway through. Having said that, I picked this up yesterday and it just blew me away. There are no paste-ups. There is no white out. This is some of the most detailed ink art I've ever seen. How Terry Austin fit all of those delicate strokes in without needing touch-up, I'll never know. I've always liked this cover because it's one of the few with Sting just going crazy.

I was actually away from a computer for the last couple of hours of bidding on eBay, so I had my brother bid on it. He freaked out when I told him how much to bid, but he'll get over it when he sees it in person

Will · Post by **Will** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:01 pm

David Lapham's Thank You:

I had originally asked David to sign the piece, but David--much smarter than I--decided against it. Instead, he drew this charicature which is just priceless. It's one of my new favorite pieces.

Andrew is my first name, by the way, which I hardly ever use.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:22 pm

Will wrote:David Lapham's Thank You:

I had originally asked David to sign the piece, but David--much smarter than I--decided against it.

I think that was a smart move. The thank you piece was a much better idea. And now you have a cool one of a kind souvenir.

k_c_collectibles · Post by **k_c_collectibles** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:33 pm

That is a SWEET pickup! I like the caption David sent you too - it is an instant classic.

Chris

P.S. Will - did you get the PM I sent you the other day?

Technique · Post by **Technique** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:42 pm

That thank you card is great. I would pay good money for a doodle like that

magnusr · Post by **magnusr** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 3:22 am

Will wrote:I don't like to talk about pieces until they're actually in hand

Yeah, if you did talk about this one, I sure missed it. So the mystery bidder was your brother. This is great. A classic cover stays with one of the greatest on the boards. Big congratulations.

/Magnus

Will · Post by **Will** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 6:26 am

Thanks for the kind words, Magnus. Nice score yesterday by the way; what a classic cover.

For those of you who haven't seen it, THE definitive Magnus, Armorines, and Unity 2000 art collection is here:
http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=62

KC, I'm PMing you right now.

~W

David_Cody · Post by **David_Cody** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 8:37 am

That's great~! What does the t-shirt say?

Vault-Keeper · Post by **Vault-Keeper** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:25 am

Great buy, Will. An impressive crowning jewel to your collection!---Steve

Will · Post by **Will** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:40 am

david_albuq wrote:That's great~! What does the t-shirt say?

I can't make out what the t-shirt says, even on the original. I'm sending a note David's way to ask.

Will · Post by **Will** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 10:04 am

Rai #0 Page 23 - The Last Rai (First Appearance):

I just picked this piece up this morning. I apologize for what a poor picture it is; I'll do a proper scan of it when I get a minute. Like with the Harbinger cover, David Lapham's line work is just georgeous. Tom Ryder's inks are lovely, and range from very delicate (following Lapham's maze-like background and Rai's beard) to very full and heavy (Takao's pants and boots). Though most pages in this issue suffer from paste-ups, this page has none. However there is yellowing where the word balloons have been removed.

It is different seeing the pencil/ink art without the red mark on Rai's chest, which was typically added in by the color artist for most Bloodshot/Rai work. Also in this shot, the blood on his wrists is not inked in, but added by the colorist later in production.

It always hit me as ironic that Takao Konishi is The Last Rai, but he has a son (with Magnus' girlfriend!) who grows up to be...Rai. Which makes him...? The LAST Last Rai? Ah, fun with continuity.

~W

sonicdan · Post by **sonicdan** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:26 am

AMAZING!

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:51 am

Will wrote:It always hit me as ironic that Takao Konishi is The Last Rai, but he has a son (with Magnus' girlfriend!) who grows up to be...Rai. Which makes him...? The LAST Last Rai? Ah, fun with continuity.

~W

I know what you mean, It makes you wonder who thought that scenario up.

Vault-Keeper · Post by **Vault-Keeper** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:20 pm

Another fantastic addition to your collection! Congrats, Will!

What did you do? Rob a bank?

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:23 pm

Vault-Keeper wrote:Another fantastic addition to your collection! Congrats, Will!

What did you do? Rob a bank?

Or win the lottery?

Will · Post by **Will** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:43 pm

Vault-Keeper wrote:Another fantastic addition to your collection! Congrats, Will!

What did you do? Rob a bank?

SSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't want that getting around...

To be fair, this Rai #0 page was very reasonably priced.

childres · Post by **childres** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 8:40 pm

Cool page Will!