Artist's Editions—Protfolios

[Scott Dunbier]

Hey, just wanted to see if any of you had picked up the two Artist's Edition portfolios, by Neal Adams and Bernie Wrightson. Any thoughts on them?

[alxjhnsn]

I haven't seen them. Got a link?

 

In general, I'm not a portfolio guy. I find them hard to store. Like the books though. Art,stories, and stand nicely on the shelf.

[nickwire]

never heard of em either....WRIGHTSON yes! though

[aardvark88]

Did not see any at Wizard Chicago in Aug, 2012, and too hard to get into SDCC now.

[murch]

They should have been available through your local shop - no need to go to a convention.

[Ferran Delgado]

They were really interesting and it was a great idea to release this kind of short stories as a portfolio, but imho price was too high, so I sadly had to pass, the books have priority.

[buuduh]

I got the Wrightson one and i love it

[MachoGrande]

I bought them both at The Great Escape in Nashville last weekend. I think it's a great way to publish complete stories that might not have a shot at a full-fledged Artist's Edition. I thought they were well worth the money.

 

I'd love to see Gene Park's complete G.I. Joe #21 published in this format. I don't know if it's something Gene would be up for, but with IDW holding the G.I. Joe publishing rights, I'd think it wouldn't be difficult to pull off.

[MachoGrande]

I haven't seen them. Got a link?

 

In general, I'm not a portfolio guy. I find them hard to store. Like the books though. Art,stories, and stand nicely on the shelf.

 

Alex, unlike most portfolios, the AE portfolio's are hardcover. Imagine if you took the cover off an Artist's Edition and replaced the inside with a pocket for the portfolio pages. Very sturdy.

[gooch]

I'll tell you what the ones I've seen are Fantastic. If you could get a John Byrne version of his Fantastic Four Run, I'll be a very happy man.

[Ferran Delgado]

I haven't seen them. Got a link?

 

In general, I'm not a portfolio guy. I find them hard to store. Like the books though. Art,stories, and stand nicely on the shelf.

 

Alex, unlike most portfolios, the AE portfolio's are hardcover. Imagine if you took the cover off an Artist's Edition and replaced the inside with a pocket for the portfolio pages. Very sturdy.

 

Hardcover, really? Then price is not so high after all. What about a softcover edition with a price in the $15-20 range? I'd buy it at this price....

[alxjhnsn]

Does anyone have a link to the portfolios? I looked in the IDW store, but nothing shows.

 

 

[ashrael]

I believe this is them:

 

http://www.tfaw.com/Coming-Next-Week/Profile/Bernie-Wrightson-Muck-Monster-Artist-Ed-Portfolio___405873

 

http://www.tfaw.com/Profile/Neal-Adams-Thrill-Kill-Artist-Ed-Portfolio___405874

[Ferran Delgado]

Here is the complete OA of the Thrill Kill story:

http://my.opera.com/billinbeijing/blog/neal-adams-thrill-kill-story-for-warren-magazines-in-progress

 

It looked like this when published in Creepy #75:

http://grantbridgestreet.blogspot.com.es/2010/08/thrillkill-by-jim-stenstrum-and-neal.html?zx=95424c5d3df8f060

 

This is a comparison between OA and the published page:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KbOGHTpY99M/T7kalmfSdXI/AAAAAAAAJJk/cgfDUcHUW0c/s1600/AdamsNealThrill_Kill.jpg

 

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You can find all the OA of the Muck Monster story in the gallery of Scott Williams:

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?Order=Date&Page=1&GSub=2354

 

Steve Staszower owns the prelims of the story:

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?Order=Date&Page=1&GSub=113292

 

in this link you'll find the colored version published in Comix International #2 (Fall 1975):

http://diversionsofthegroovykind.blogspot.com.es/2010/07/grooves-faves-bernie-wrightsons-muck.html

 

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But no, I have not seen how the portfolios look. Both stories are masterpieces from truly masters at his peak, so I think that the portfolios are well worth the purchase.

 

Scott, do I get a complimentary copy for the promo?

[alxjhnsn]

Are these sold out? I can't find an IDW link and the TFAW site says they aren't available.

 

[Ghastly1]

Ferran-

 

Thanks for those great links - and many thanks for including the one to the Muck Monster prelims in my CAF. IMHO those prelims are a great insight into the inner workings of Bernie's mind when he was creating the story.

 

Steve

[BitterOldMan]

Are these sold out? I can't find an IDW link and the TFAW site says they aren't available.

 

They just came out last week.

 

You can find them for full price at mycomicshop.com, which has live inventory. Other online stores say not available.

[OldGuy]

Are these sold out? I can't find an IDW link and the TFAW site says they aren't available.

 

They just came out last week.

 

You can find them for full price at mycomicshop.com, which has live inventory. Other online stores say not available.

 

I ordered them from Previews through my LCS and got them several weeks ago. They are fantastic.

[NelsonAI]

They look great !!!

 

Cheers!

N.