So I got myself a couple of new pieces towards the New Year, which were transported to India thanks to jace and Gaurav Sabnis. Scanned and uploaded the whole bunch ( seven of them) today. These are the ones I got:
Starman page, by Tony Harris. One of my favourite hardcore superhero series. I did not think too highly of Tony Harris’s art when I began reading this, but his work blew me over as I got into the series.
Transmetropolitan page, by Darick Robertson. I have been trying to pick up an iconic Transmet page for quite some time – the perfect mesh of words and pictures that would define the series all by itself. Trust me, there are quite a few such pages that capture the spirit of Ellis’s masterpiece, but even this page is cool, man. It has Spider lighting up, which is an iconic sight in itself.
Vampirella pinup, by Harry Roland. Roland happens to be a pinup artist and illustrator of repute, especially known for his interpretations of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ fantasy. This one is the first colour art piece I’ve bought, and it’s amazing.
Groo and Fanboy, both by Sergio Aragones. I have realised that a good Groo 2-page splash or a wraparound cover would be a Grail Piece for me. *sigh*
Another Hitman page by John McCrea, which features the last appearance of Sixpack.
My first double page splash, from the Gen-13/FF one-shot. The inking on this is too cool for words, and I scanned in a portion of the detail.
Aaaaaaaaah, that felt good.
You bet that Transmetropolitan page is awesome. I clearly remember it. Your collection is shaping up nicely. :D
It sure is. Thanks! :-)
i love transmetropolitan. just got through reading the first volume.
It just gets better and better with each volume. :-)
Dude, you have a page from Transmet? *genuflects in general southerly direction*. Hey, the whole child-prostitute sequence was shattering- not necessarily in terms of the story, but in conveying the feel of The City, in all its dystopian not-quite-glory.
And I have no idea what Gen-13/FF is, but I knew the detail had to be of the bat thing.
Yeah, got a page from Transmet. Aim to own pages from every series/artist I ever liked, so don’t be too surprised. ;-)
Bugger! That Kevin Maguire/Karl Story artwork is sexy as hell.
And speaking of sexy artwork, may I draw your attention to this auction on eBay? http://cgi.ebay.com/WOLVERINE-X-MEN-RARE-SKETCH-BY-WRITER-CHRIS-CLAIREMONT_W0QQitemZ250022385701QQihZ015QQcategoryZ972QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
It’s a ‘Wolverine’ sketch by Chris Claremont. I must caution you: take a deep breath before you click that link, for that piece of artwork is truly astounding. I’ve never seen the essence of the character captured quite so uniquely. And the detail. Ah, the detail.
BWAHAHAHAHAHA! The sketch was…..BWAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!
So when are you coming again to India? Do you know there are quiz questions being dedicated to you nowadays?
Wait, what now? Quiz questions, you say? I’m almost scared to ask what these might be. If they’re anything like the stuff Aadisht’s been heaping ‘pon my head (http://www.aadisht.net/2006/12/31/2007-in-preview/), I’m glad I’m not around.
Bangalore trip hopefully this summer. Will let you know, in case you’d like stuff carted across the ocean :)