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First, and always, thanks to Brian and Bill for putting this together. I am annually amazed at how much artwork I miss during the year (considering I think I’m on CAF 24/7)! I found this year particularly difficult. I’m not sure if it was the five votes or the three categories of unpublished art that made it more difficult, but there were some truly amazing unpublished pieces in there, and some just plain fun pieces. That said, here are my picks: Covers Browning – Atom/Hawkman (that is just great) Johnson – Plutona (Don’t know it, but I just like it) Killack – ASM #125 (Belongs in my collection) Lu – Tales from the Crypt (See above…) Shaffer – Firestorm (ah, memories) Splash pages Sam 06 – FF 113 Cogan – Martin Batgirl Land – Black Condor (Just an amazing piece) Simmons – Doctor Strange Rothschild – Eisner (Neat find!) Interior pages Comicart B – Doctor Strange Browning - Miler DD Mike D – Adams X-Men Rauseo – Warlock (neat pages from a great run) Singh – Ronin Strip Art Halperin – Flash Gordon Land – Batman Levy – Get Fuzzy (Rarer than a monkey tooth – you’d get it if you read this strip regularly) Portillo – Spirit Peck – Secret Agent X-9 Unpublished/ Commissions Avila – Cooke Belmont – Kelley Jones Batman Hamilton – Daernerys by Jae Lee Kosenkranius – Kirby Robot Richman – Byrne FF vs. Dr. Doom Unpublished/Sketch Covers Eewwnuk – Batman Cuthbert – La of Opar Finney – Biollante Malvin V. – Mazz Batman Sveinson – Valkyrie Unpublished/Other Cogan – Selina by Cooke Diaz – Wagner Demon Park – Krazy Kat Peck – Osiris and Isis Warden – Walt Kelly Pogo Whew!! Thanks to everyone for taking the time to post! Ron Sonenthal

Because this kind of stuff drives me crazy, I sent a note to the seller: Dear til.i.say.lets.cross, Thinking about bidding. Is this the original by Miller? I've found another on eBay that looks almost identical. Thanks! His/her response: SAME ONE - til.i.say.lets.cross Wait, what? Is there any way to contact a bidder? Can we at least alert them? Ron

That looks great!! Ron

Congrats!! Great story, and a long time coming, Well done. Ron

Let's not forget a HUGE thank you to Nelson!!! Ron

I think, like in most runs, everyone has a part (or issues) that they like more than others. Doesn't mean the other issues aren't any good. Everyone's got an opinion, and I think that kind of discourse is what these boards are supposed to be about. I think Miller had a big hand in page layouts from very early on in the series. The noir look, the story board layout didn't show up in other McKenzie books that I'm aware of. I think McKenzie started moving DD toward the darker look (likely from his horror background), and Miller had a pretty open hand with the artwork. I think it was the stories and the new, different look of DD that got people excited about the run. Personally, for me, it's the Kingpin issues that had the most impact. A hero is defined by their villains. For years, DD had goofy villains. The creation of Elektra was great, and the fact that she still is around and a vital part of the universe is testament to the brilliance in her creation. But, 168 isn't my favorite issue. I think that's ok, right? I really like the Kingpin issues, but does that mean I don't love issue 163 where DD "battled" the Hulk? No. I love that issue too. Luckily, there are plenty of memories to go around. Ron

I think most of us agree that this is a great, memorable story. The pages that strike me most (in order of appearance) are: 6 9 24 32 36 37 40 44 45 46 Each one is important to me for a different reason, but all are striking images, great dialogue, or both. Nice idea for a thread! Ron

This topic is simply the best. Thanks for doing this Terry!!!! Ron

Nice!!

Awesome!!

Excellent! Congratulations!! Ron

Just picked up an Epting Cap Cover. I've been hoping to get a "Bucky" Cap, and couldn't be happier. Take a look, and feel free to comment! http://cafurl.com?i=12014 Ron