Yet another in Moby’s ‘Random Art Commission’ series, this one is an interesting take on Grips by artist Lis Kirk.
via THE BRISTOL BOARD, and Twitter…
Here’s this comic I made when I was 24. http://t.co/ZEpQqTmu96
— Phillip Hester (@philhester) August 6, 2014
“Wet Work” by Phil Hester from Negative Burn #10, published by Caliber Press, 1994
It’s six pages long and they are all posted at thebristolboard.tumblr.com.
For fans of Silverwolf comics, Bella Donna (1987, Pinnacle Comics) is something of a gem.
The book was to be published in June 1987 by Silverwolf, but of course the big implosion occurred and the book was not published…by Silverwolf. Bella Donna is sort of the one that got away, I guess.
Written by Martin Powell, with art by Seppo Makinen and Alan Larsen, only one issue of the title was ever released (Issue #1, ‘The Box’, Pinnacle Comics), which is a shame.
The book is quite good, especially compared to the usual Silverwolf standard for art and story, which is no surprise given the caliber of creators involved. Powell and Makinen are better known as the duo who brought us the classic Scarlet in Gaslight (1987, Eternity Comics), an Eisner Award nominated graphic novel that pitted Sherlock Holmes against Count Dracula in Victorian London. Continue reading »
I think I am liking this new blog already. The tagline is “Reviews from the worst of comicdom” and so far there has been a regular serving of Silverwolf titles, so whomever is running this blog obviously knows their shit. It says a lot that the first comic reviewed on the blog was The Eradicators #1. Continue reading »
The Stan Sakai Charity Action is still underway on eBay, and there’s still a lot of great artwork up for sale with more coming.
One of those pieces that was just sold was the piece below, a cover style piece by none other than former Silverwolf Comics artist Benton Jew.