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Post by rberman on Sept 28, 2018 13:08:10 GMT -5
If you could order an art commission from five comic book artists, living or dead, from the past 100 years, which artists would you choose, and what characters would you ask for in the scene?
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Post by codystarbuck on Sept 28, 2018 13:28:14 GMT -5
Lou Fine-Superman
Jack Kirby-Street fight between the Newsboy Legion, The Dingbats of Danger Street, the Boy Commandos, the gang from Boy's Ranch, the Boy Explorers and the Yancy Street Gang
Paul Gulacy-the MOKF bunch in a Bond poster (which he did on a couple of splash pages
Barry Windsor Smith & Mike Grell-Conan vs Warlord jam
Dan DeCarlo-Betty, in the Rocketeer.
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Post by brutalis on Sept 28, 2018 13:38:36 GMT -5
Breaking down so do Marvel/DC. But just 5?!?! IMPOSSIBLE  Jack Kirby: Thor with Warriors 3. Etrigan the Demon with head of Jason Blood in background in smoke. John Buscema: Conan or Tarzan. Don Heck: Iron Man vs Hawkeye. Flash Curt Swan: Superman with Batman Carmine Infantino: Flash. Spider-Woman. alternate choices from newspaper world of comics: Alex Raymond Flash Gordon/Jungle Jim vs Ming the Merciless. Carl Barks/Don Rosa collaboration: Uncle Scrooge with Huey, Louie and Dewey Russ Manning Tarzan Lee Falk Phantom/Mandrake Hal Foster Prince Valiant |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Sept 28, 2018 13:57:54 GMT -5
Don Newton - Batman v. Killer Croc
Joe Kubert - Von Hammer doing whatever Joe wanted him to do.
Darwyn Cooke - Slam Bradley facing off with Parker.
Wally Wood - Something with bubble-space helmets, sexy women and bug-eyed monsters.
Guy Davis - Dian Belmont and Wes Dodds hanging out somewhere in New York City.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 14:30:29 GMT -5
Ramona Fradon – Brenda Starr in a lovely gown
Darwyn Cooke – Justice League of America
Wally Wood – Iron Maiden romancing Dynamo
Curt Swan – Superman Family
Jack Kirby – Fantastic Four vs Galactus
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 14:47:04 GMT -5
Narrowing it down to 5 is near impossible, but I am not going to cheat and give alternates.
Will Eisner-The Spirit with one of his femme fatale opponents
Frank Frazetta- an Almuric piece that channels both his Conan and Buck Rogers works
Al Williamson-a Flash Gordon vs. Ming the Merciless piece
Joe Kubert-Hawkman meets Tarzan and Tor
Steve Ditko-Doc Strange and Clea meet Eternity
there's so many others I might have chose, but 5 is 5.
-M
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Post by Cei-U! on Sept 28, 2018 16:16:46 GMT -5
1. Walt Kelly - The cast of Pogo
2. Gene Colan - Batman and Dr.Strange vs. Dracula 3. Steve Rude - His choice 4. John Severin- Sgt. Fury and the Howlers
5. Jim Aparo - Batman, Deadman, and Ragman
Cei-U! If only!
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Post by beccabear67 on Sept 28, 2018 16:37:45 GMT -5
I'm going to cheat... one answer for each comic company...
Could be one big 'jam' or seperate/semi-detached...
DC:
Joe Kubert - Hawkman & Hawkwoman flying
Gil Kane - Green Lantern flying and carrying by the power of his ring...
Neal Adams - Green Arrow
Alex Toth - Black Canary
Kurt Schaffenberger - Supergirl and Streaky flying
Marvel:
Jack Kirby - Silver Surfer flying
Marie Severin - Doctor Strange and Sub-Mariner flying
John Byrne - Phoenix (non-Dark) and Polaris flying
Dave Cockum - Storm flying
Bob Layton - Iron Man flying
Charlton:
Steve Ditko - Captain Atom flying
Dick Giordano- Blue Beetle and Nightshade riding with
Alex Toth - The Question in a vehicle
John Byrne - Rog 2000 flying with jet pack or jet boots
Joe Staton - E-Man and Nova (in costume) flying
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 16:57:53 GMT -5
beccabear67 ... I like your choices here and it's okay to "cheat" ... Your selection of Jack Kirby Silver Surfer and Gil Kane Green Lantern would be my honorable mentions.
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Post by MWGallaher on Sept 28, 2018 17:23:52 GMT -5
I'd commission Jim Aparo to do a mock Brave & Bold cover featuring Batman and Dr. Mid-Nite vs. Man-Bat.
I'd have Jack Kirby draw the 70's Sandman joining in on a dream battle between The Demon and Mr. Miracle.
I'd ask Dan Spiegle to draw the Phantom Stranger in a dreary, rain-drenched city street scene, populated with several Spiegle-esque "character actors."
Bill Everett would be called upon for an undersea shot of Namor and Namorita battling a sea monster.
Finally, I'd like to see Murphy Anderson serving up Hawkman and Hawkgirl vs. the Spectre.
That's all I'd ever need in my fantasy original art commission collection!
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Sept 28, 2018 17:40:26 GMT -5
Great topic!
I would commission LB Cole to draw Mephisto standing over Spiderman (drawn by Steve Ditko), Daredevil (drawn by Bill Sienkiewicz), Captain Marvell (drawn by Jim Starlin) and the Human Torch (done by Alex Ross).
Don't ask me why those four team up to take on Mephisto....just imagine the awesomeness!
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Sept 28, 2018 17:54:01 GMT -5
Russ Manning - Korak and Meriem. The son of Tarzan is the first book I read, and Manning is to me the ultimate Tarzan artist. We didn’t see enough of Meriem in his strips, though!
Michael Golden - Lord Taharqua. What can I say? Michael is one of my favourite artists, and the joy of having him draw one of my characters would be hard to overstate.
Jack Kirby - Conan the barbarian. Jack is the classic Marvel artist, and he drew Conan only on e (withiut the heas, redrawn by John Romita!) on the cover of giant-size Conan #5!
Jaime Hernandez - Betty and Veronica. Nuff said. Jaime is a god in my eyes.
Philippe Druillet - Sandman. Wanna go for a psychedelic look? Go get the best!!!
That’s a pretty sweet subject! Lots of unattainable wishes up there, but they would all have been fantastic! Ah, the things that could have been.
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Post by rberman on Sept 28, 2018 21:37:29 GMT -5
Time to answer my own question! I must confess that my answers largely betray my junior high collection.
Will Eisner - a splash page working the words "The Spirit" into some cool scene with the titular character.
Bill Sienkiewicz - Warlock riding Cannonball into battle (watercolor/mixed media)
Arthur Adams - Spiral and Mojo
Paul Smith - Kitty Pryde and Nightcrawler vs a Brood warrior
Alex Ross - Acroyear and Bug
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Post by Duragizer on Sept 28, 2018 22:21:39 GMT -5
Mark Bagley: Venom seated at a dinner table, genteelly eating monkey brains while Willie Scott (from Temple of Doom) looks on with utter disgust. Kerry Gammill: A recreation of the Superman #233 cover, but with Supergirl instead of her cousin. Mike Mignola: Hellboy fighting the Flying Spaghetti Monster and a bunch of mini-FSMs. Jerry Ordway: Superman (wearing the Fleischer costume) with the Fantastic Four (wearing these costumes) fighting the Brood on an alien planet. Kurt Schaffenberger: A (non-sexualized) pin-up of the post- Crisis Lois Lane. |
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Post by Confessor on Sept 29, 2018 4:13:58 GMT -5
John Romita Sr. - A drawing of Peter Parker and the cast of late '60s Amazing Spider-Man hanging out at the Coffee Bean, with special emphasis on Mary Jane Watson and Gwen Stacy.
Al Williamson - A pin-up of the main Rebel cast of Star Wars, pictured in the Rebel base on Hoth at the start of The Empire Strikes Back, with oodles of delicious background detail.
Frank Hampson - A glorious watercolour painting of Dan Dare and companions standing on a launchpad at Space Fleet headquarters on Earth, with some awesome looking rockets looming behind them in the background.
Brent Anderson - A moody, action splash page of the Confessor and Altar Boy kicking the crap out of some lowlife crooks in Astro City.
Hergé - A simple pin-up of the cast of Tintin, which the boy reporter and his dog Snowy front and centre.
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