There are great pages, there are grails.... and then there's this ->

[*paull*]

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=302698&GSub=47084

 

 

P.S.: How in the world does someone afford this piece and not pay Steranko to not personalize it?

[CAP Freak]

:o

 

I agree.

 

 

BUTT

 

the shading pretty much made that piece memorable.

[trademark-migration]

Thats a $ Million Dollar piece. Oh MY.

[comix4fun]

Thats a $ Million Dollar piece. Oh MY.

 

 

It's a Kool Kover....we Kan all agree on that faKt. (thumbs u

 

C

[CAP Freak]

Komik kover OA rokks.

 

OT- Have you had Karl Karkhers new bakon kheese sandwikh?

[batman_fan]

That is just incredible. I think the cover to Nick Fury 6 would still top it though. He has some amazing stuff in his gallery.

[Paris_Fred]

Signature and personalization is not on the art itself.

 

Structurally one of the cleanest Steranko cover.

[chromium]

Fantastic piece...and this is the same guy that owns the greatest Kirby Doom/Surfer splash ever

[chrisco37]

Fantastic piece...and this is the same guy that owns the greatest Kirby Doom/Surfer splash ever

 

Good lord, he does! (worship) (worship)

 

 

[clemso]

Its nice to see. Not sure about the personalised signature, but I guess if your not planning to let it go. It doesn't matter.

 

Clem..

[trademark-migration]

Signature and personalization is not on the art itself.

 

Structurally one of the cleanest Steranko cover.

 

Dude. It says in BIG marker right smack in the middle of the piece - "To Phillipe From Steranko".

[Solar]

Why the hell would he get it signed, let alone personalized? It's already signed inside the art. If you must get it signed again, at least do it in the margin. Way to disfigure a piece of comic history.

[Paris_Fred]

Why the hell would he get it signed, let alone personalized? It's already signed inside the art. If you must get it signed again, at least do it in the margin. Way to disfigure a piece of comic history.

 

As I said, it's not signed inside the art

 

[Solar]

Oh ok, is it on the frame or an overlay?

[brasseye]

Signature and personalization is not on the art itself.

 

Structurally one of the cleanest Steranko cover.

 

Dude. It says in BIG marker right smack in the middle of the piece - "To Phillipe From Steranko".

 

 

So this is a re-creation... very lovely, but not the original cover which would be the real (worship)

[delekkerste]

Why the hell would he get it signed, let alone personalized? It's already signed inside the art. If you must get it signed again, at least do it in the margin. Way to disfigure a piece of comic history.

 

Doesn't Steranko personalize everything he signs these days to discourage flipping? That was my experience getting a print signed by him and I have heard similar stories from others.

 

If it's not signed on the artwork itself, I'm not sure what the point is from either Steranko's or the collector's point of view. Or, maybe the scan on CAF is of a signed photocopy of the original? The linework actually looks pretty soft, like it may have been photocopied. I do agree wholeheartedly with whoever said that the shading (color) is what made this piece - without it, you really lose a great deal of the atmosphere and gravitas of the published cover:

 

[comix4fun]

gravitas.

 

 

 

My nominee for CGC "word of the day" (thumbs u

 

 

Top Notch Gene...Top Notch

[Paris_Fred]

OK a little bit more details,

 

I did sold to Philippe this cover in the late 80's early 90's, so this is the real cover and not a re-creation. The signature was done later on a separate piece of board. What you see on Philippe's Gallery is the art plus the signature on the top.

 

Hope this is clear.

[osborn_fr]

Wow, so this is the real thing...

The page is so clean that i also thought it was a recreation

 

[comix4fun]

OK a little bit more details,

 

I did sold to Philippe this cover in the late 80's early 90's, so this is the real cover and not a re-creation. The signature was done later on a separate piece of board. What you see on Philippe's Gallery is the art plus the signature on the top.

 

Hope this is clear.

 

 

I understood you the first time Fred (thumbs u ....and judging from all the great pieces I have seen on Phillipe's collection I assumed from the beginning it was the real deal.