Thanks to Bill C. for permission to share this great commission he received recently from artist Tim Vigil.
In features Grips saving Crescent from Deathborg.
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Bill C.’s Comic Art Fans page.
Here are a couple prelim sketches for the piece as well: Continue reading »
Because nothing says “robot samurai” like a French name…”
One of the books Neill Brengettsey was hired to draw for Silverwolf Comics was Guillotine. The main character was basically a Samurai version of Robocop (with a french name). In the issue, Lance (from The Eradicators) is hired to hunt down and bring in Guillotine after he escapes from his creators.
There were a cover and 9 pages intended for Guillotine amongst the trove of art shared by Neill for his interview. From that interview:
“Guillotine was going to start off as a skeletal type robot and then he was going to get a more complete robotic body with clothing — with a Samurai type outfit…Guillotine was that old shoe about a man stuck in a robots body… Continue reading »
I asked a few artists recently for commissions of Grips, to get an idea of how different artists would ‘see’ the character and all. One of those Moby commissioned was a personal favorite, Andy Fish.
Andy has a great blog site, Fish Wrap, where he shares his passion for vintage creature movies and vintage Batman along with tips for those looking to make a career in the art world, particularly freelance artists. As a collector, his insights and advice help me to understand those who create all the wonderful stuff the rest of us glance at for a few seconds before we turn the page, to appreciate the art and the artists that little bit more.
Below is the commission Moby received, and it’s a pretty darn good one too! I count three decapitations and at least one severed limb. Just beautiful, eh?
You can click on the image below for a larger version:
Andy also sent along a few extras including a real nice Batman and even a color Rocket Raccoon. Thanks Andy!
A treat from Mega-Silverwolf fan Bill C., a decent scan of may have been the cover art intended for Grips Vol.1 #7. Bill sent this one a while ago, and since I was going to post a couple new Grips commissions, I thought I should get around to posting this lost gem.
The first four issues of Grips were published by Silverwolf, and issues 5 & 6 were later published by Greater Mercury in GMC Action #5-#8.
At the top left there is the advert for the issue, which gives us an inkling of where the story was going.
As usual you can click on the image below for a larger version:
Via Facebook, Tim stated this piece was originally a portfolio piece. Indeed, this image is one of the plates included in Grips Portfolio #3.
Still, it is clearly used in the advert for issue #7.
Be sure to check out Bill C.’s collection posted at Comic Art Fans, including a brand new commission from Mr. Vigil.
Here’s a peek:
Thanks again Bill.
Post updated 3/22/15
Last summer I was fortunate to meet and interview former Silverwolf Comics artist Dane McCart. He was very nice, and had a lot of insight into the history of the company and what it was like to work for Kris Silver way back around 1986 or so.
He also had something I was looking for desperately: Original Silverwolf Art. Two published covers (Eradicators #3 and #4) and one unpublished cover. It was a very good day.
So while showing me these covers and telling me about working with Tim Vigil on the cover for The Eradicators #3, he mentions another piece they did together and pulls out one more, oversized piece…’Vampire’.
You can click on the picture below to see a much larger version:
