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Best of 2014....... it Begins---------The Votes are in!!!

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rsonenthal

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First, and as always, thanks to Bill and Brian for annually putting this “best of” together. I really enjoy seeing all of the great pieces that I somehow missed during the year. I say “somehow”, because it seems like I’m looking at CAF every day, and it’s hard to believe that I miss as much as I do. I especially enjoy the commissions. I don’t play in the sandbox, but this provides a great way to catch up. Second, thanks to my friends that have helped and provided advice and wisdom during this past amazing art year.

 

I’ve been trying to limit my buying to only “special” pieces. While I wasn’t totally successful, this year was a special year to be sure.

 

My top 5 are as follows:

 

Covers:

 

Weird Science #18 – Just a great EC Sci-Fi cover from Wally Wood. Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21736

 

Daredevil #30 – A classic pose from Gene Colan and a 2x up memory of an early meeting with the mighty Thor. Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21737

 

 

Splashes:

 

Thor #171, page 15 – Kirby/Everett in a combination that shows the best of both!! Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21738

 

Miller’s Dark Knight Returns – the end of the Mutant Leader. Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21739

 

Interior Page:

 

Amazing Spider-Man #12, page 20 Yep, a great example of a Ditko fight scene between Spidey and Doc Ock!! Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21740

 

 

As I said, it’s been an amazing year. Here is a link to the whole Lowry gallery: http://cafurl.com?i=11208

 

Anytime you struggle to find your “best 5”, and are forced to leave Ditko, Carmine Infantino, Wally Wood, Will Eisner and Neal Adams off the list, you know it’s been a crazy good year!

 

Not Making the Cut (ouch!):

 

Amazing Spider-Man #12, page 19 As they used to say in “Highlander”, there can only be one!! Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21579

 

From Carmine Infantino, the very first story from the very first issue of Mystery in Space. Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21741

 

The Spirit by the incomparable Wally Wood. Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21276

 

Will Eisner – a pin up from the Preventive Maintenence days. Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21420

 

Neal Adams – a retelling of the origin of Deadman. Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21742

 

Once again, thanks to Bill and Brian for putting this together. I can’t wait to see all of the entries!!

 

Ron Sonenthal

 

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Eric Seffinga

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Ron, your selections are sublime, as is your collection. Very humbling, truly.

 

 

 

I took a look through all of the material I uploaded to CAF last year and realized there wasn't a single comic specific piece among them that was new to me in 2014. Not sure if that will change in 2015, but we will see.

 

I decided to go ahead and add a couple pieces to my Lowry created by guys who have done comics covers, but one was a personal illustration piece and the other a commission/personal piece. The Foster piece has been published in both of his art monographs, and the Hale is unpublished as of right now, but should see publication sometime in 2015 in his next book.

 

I really am not expecting either to garner any votes, but I decided to participate to give their work a little extra exposure to people who may not be aware of them.

 

Phil Hale

http://www.comicartfans.com/LowryPiece.asp?Piece=7591

 

Jon Foster

http://www.comicartfans.com/LowryPiece.asp?Piece=7592

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Doc Joe

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Great stuff Ron...

 

I remember one or two years ago some people getting upset they did not get any votes on their stuff.

 

I see this so much more as a celebration of collecting art rather than a competition...hope others see it that way this year.

 

Lots to celebrate !

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Nexus

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Added 21 pieces to the collection this year, which is an above-average year for me. In terms of overall quality, it was my best year since 2010 -- and arguably my best year ever, with some historically significant additions.

 

2014

 

Finally getting a chance to scroll through this thread...that was a good year!!

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stinkininkin

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First, and as always, thanks to Bill and Brian for annually putting this “best of” together. I really enjoy seeing all of the great pieces that I somehow missed during the year. I say “somehow”, because it seems like I’m looking at CAF every day, and it’s hard to believe that I miss as much as I do. I especially enjoy the commissions. I don’t play in the sandbox, but this provides a great way to catch up. Second, thanks to my friends that have helped and provided advice and wisdom during this past amazing art year.

 

I’ve been trying to limit my buying to only “special” pieces. While I wasn’t totally successful, this year was a special year to be sure.

 

My top 5 are as follows:

 

Covers:

 

Weird Science #18 – Just a great EC Sci-Fi cover from Wally Wood. Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21736

 

 

 

 

 

Daredevil #30 – A classic pose from Gene Colan and a 2x up memory of an early meeting with the mighty Thor. Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21737

 

 

Splashes:

 

Thor #171, page 15 – Kirby/Everett in a combination that shows the best of both!! Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21738

 

Miller’s Dark Knight Returns – the end of the Mutant Leader. Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21739

 

Interior Page:

 

Amazing Spider-Man #12, page 20 Yep, a great example of a Ditko fight scene between Spidey and Doc Ock!! Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21740

 

 

As I said, it’s been an amazing year. Here is a link to the whole Lowry gallery: http://cafurl.com?i=11208

 

Anytime you struggle to find your “best 5”, and are forced to leave Ditko, Carmine Infantino, Wally Wood, Will Eisner and Neal Adams off the list, you know it’s been a crazy good year!

 

Not Making the Cut (ouch!):

 

Amazing Spider-Man #12, page 19 As they used to say in “Highlander”, there can only be one!! Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21579

 

From Carmine Infantino, the very first story from the very first issue of Mystery in Space. Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21741

 

The Spirit by the incomparable Wally Wood. Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21276

 

Will Eisner – a pin up from the Preventive Maintenence days. Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21420

 

Neal Adams – a retelling of the origin of Deadman. Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21742

 

Once again, thanks to Bill and Brian for putting this together. I can’t wait to see all of the entries!!

 

Ron Sonenthal

 

Wow. Seeing ALL these additions you've made in just ONE year is truly incredible Ron. You are on a roll like no other. Congrats on an epic 2014 and can't wait to see what 2015 brings you!

 

Scott

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Weird Paper

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2014 was a terrific year for me in many respects. I remain grateful for all the wonderful people in my life and the great folks in this hobby. The older I get, the wiser I get, and the more that I realize how much I do not know; and I think that's the way it's supposed to work.

 

Thanks as always to Bill for his website that's become a cornerstone of our niche hobby, and to Brian for making this yearly show-and-tell happen.

 

My 2014 Lowry:

 

Under Splashes & Pin-ups.

 

George Perez – Tales of the New Teen Titans 2 splash page.

 

http://www.comicartfans.com/LowryPiece.asp?Piece=7540

 

 

Wally Wood – T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents 8 full-page pinup.

 

http://www.comicartfans.com/LowryPiece.asp?Piece=7245

 

 

Under Panel Pages.

 

Joe Kubert – Brave & Bold 34, page 3. The first appearance of the Silver-Age Hawkman and Hawkgirl.

 

http://www.comicartfans.com/LowryPiece.asp?Piece=7247

 

 

Mike Sekowsky/Bernard Sachs – Justice League of America 21, page 2. The first appearance of the Justice Society in JLA, and the first Silver-Age appearance of Hourman and Dr. Fate.

 

http://www.comicartfans.com/LowryPiece.asp?Piece=7246

 

 

Under Strips.

 

Joe Kubert – Ben Bolt daily from July, 1977. Great boxing action and a cinematic 6-panel layout.

 

http://www.comicartfans.com/LowryPiece.asp?Piece=7541

 

 

 

And my runners-up:

 

 

Joe Kubert – Another Ben Bolt daily from the same sequence.

 

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1130660

 

 

Al Williamson – Jann of the Jungle 17 page. Almost made my Lowry -- it came down to a coin flip.

 

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1175126

 

 

Johnny Craig – Eerie 12 Inkwash page.

 

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1175125

 

 

Erwan Seure-le Bihan – Odin #1 (French) spash page.

 

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1162450

 

 

John Picacio – Tars Tarkas illustration from "Under the Moons of Mars." Featured in Spectrum Annual 2013.

 

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1143947

 

 

John Picacio – Color study for the cover of The Beyond by Jeffrey Ford.

 

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1143946

 

 

John Van Fleet – Batman: The Chalice painted half splash w/Catwoman.

 

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1120566

 

 

Happy New Year, everybody.

 

 

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drewincanada

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First, and as always, thanks to Bill and Brian for annually putting this “best of” together. I really enjoy seeing all of the great pieces that I somehow missed during the year. I say “somehow”, because it seems like I’m looking at CAF every day, and it’s hard to believe that I miss as much as I do. I especially enjoy the commissions. I don’t play in the sandbox, but this provides a great way to catch up. Second, thanks to my friends that have helped and provided advice and wisdom during this past amazing art year.

 

I’ve been trying to limit my buying to only “special” pieces. While I wasn’t totally successful, this year was a special year to be sure.

 

My top 5 are as follows:

 

Covers:

 

Weird Science #18 – Just a great EC Sci-Fi cover from Wally Wood. Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21736

 

Daredevil #30 – A classic pose from Gene Colan and a 2x up memory of an early meeting with the mighty Thor. Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21737

 

 

Splashes:

 

Thor #171, page 15 – Kirby/Everett in a combination that shows the best of both!! Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21738

 

Miller’s Dark Knight Returns – the end of the Mutant Leader. Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21739

 

Interior Page:

 

Amazing Spider-Man #12, page 20 Yep, a great example of a Ditko fight scene between Spidey and Doc Ock!! Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21740

 

 

As I said, it’s been an amazing year. Here is a link to the whole Lowry gallery: http://cafurl.com?i=11208

 

Anytime you struggle to find your “best 5”, and are forced to leave Ditko, Carmine Infantino, Wally Wood, Will Eisner and Neal Adams off the list, you know it’s been a crazy good year!

 

Not Making the Cut (ouch!):

 

Amazing Spider-Man #12, page 19 As they used to say in “Highlander”, there can only be one!! Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21579

 

From Carmine Infantino, the very first story from the very first issue of Mystery in Space. Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21741

 

The Spirit by the incomparable Wally Wood. Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21276

 

Will Eisner – a pin up from the Preventive Maintenence days. Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21420

 

Neal Adams – a retelling of the origin of Deadman. Link: http://cafurl.com?i=21742

 

Once again, thanks to Bill and Brian for putting this together. I can’t wait to see all of the entries!!

 

Ron Sonenthal

 

You're killing it, Ron. So, so, so good. Every single piece.

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drdroom

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Last year I deserved ALL the votes in the splash and strip categories due to my Kirby double page spread (which, by definition, beats all splashes that are not Kirby dps), and my utterly EPIC Caniff Terry & the Pirates w/ Slits and Dragon Lady. Weirdly, I did not even come close to winning those categories. I put this down to some kind of fluke of the electoral college.

Sorry to say, I do not have the same level of ammo this year. I've entered three panel pages and a strip which I think are all artistically noteworthy. Two of my pages are Kirby's, and all my runners-up are Kirby panel pages too, cause I'm kind of a one-note collector. Check out my FF 31 page for some excellent mechanical tentacle action, and my Demon page for a sweet zombie line-up (pretty sure it's a Walking Dead prototype!). Mort Green is a nice marital humor strip by Gaar Williams, more known for single panel cartoons. His ink line is electric.

But really, if you've got a spare vote left after Ron Sonenthal's collection, I think you should throw it at my 7 Voyages of Lone Sloane page by Phillipe Druillet. First of all, I guarantee it is physically the largest page in the category, and second, nobody EVER posts pages from this demented French epic, and really, if YOU don't vote for it, doesn't that mean the terrorists have won?

My Lowry: http://cafurl.com?i=21756

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I'm in! This is my first time participating in the Best of lowry voting. This year my focus was on more modern age pieces rather than Silver Age material. I managed to get a couple nice Mignola Hellboy pieces (I especially think the Hellboy with Horns from the 2004 10th Anniversary Sketchbook is a sweet piece), a Hearts of Darkness splash, and some nice Iron Man art. Unfortunately there a few other pickups that I've had to turn around and put up for sale, so I didn't include them in my lowry.

 

And I agree with others that we can just give the championship heavyweight title belt to Ron Sonenthal and then vote for each others stuff in the consolation round. I get weak in the knees just looking at his collection. :grin:

 

My 2014 Lowry

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http://www.comicartfans.com/mylowry.asp?gsub=592

 

I went with just two entries this year. I focused on quality over quantity this year.

 

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1191386

Ultimates #11 DPS by Bryan Hitch - full team (well, no Hulk)

 

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1091653

Fairest #23 cover by Adam Hughes

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oceans11

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Yeah, Ron's collection is a problem for others that want votes. :)

 

Yeah, nothing else is getting any votes. ..so I choose to see Ron's entries as a win for all of us. Because damn, those are some nice pages of art that he's shared. Though reviewing his entries, maybe we can just have a separate category for Ron's art this year, and then everything else can go in their regular categories, because that's the only way anything else has a chance. :grin:

 

 

 

 

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NO, Ron is not getting all the votes. he only entered two pieces in some categories and you each get three votes per category! I know, some of his things deserve all three votes but I myself have resisted that type of voting so far.

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