Blastaar Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 I used to bunch his stuff in with the cheese of the late 90's and early 2000's but I have really started to appreciate it more and more and find it rather striking and unique. Since his passing it has been very tough landing some of his OA. Prices are insane. Anyone have any and would like to share? Here are some cool ones I came across. ExNihilo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post timguerrero Posted August 14, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2018 His art is worth a lot because it is definitely high class art. I'll share this one with you. At the time I purchased it, it was the highest price I ever had paid for art but I knew it would be totally worth it as time went by. I think I wasn't mistaken. DjMartini, TheGrayGhost, Drunk Superman and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExNihilo Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 I'm afraid to look at prices just cause it'll be yet another thing I want but can't afford. Blastaar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastaar Posted August 14, 2018 Author Share Posted August 14, 2018 43 minutes ago, ExNihilo said: I'm afraid to look at prices just cause it'll be yet another thing I want but can't afford. oh come one....this one is only$10,000. I bet you can get it for $7,500. ExNihilo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeGiant Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 I have a loose prelim piece but that is it - his art prices are prohibitive for what I would like to get my hands on Congrats to those who have such nice Turner art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExNihilo Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 45 minutes ago, Blastaar said: oh come one....this one is only$10,000. I bet you can get it for $7,500. $10k, I could get a Jim Lee piece for that amount. Guess I'll just keep settling for art prints for the time being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thawk Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 (edited) I searched for a long time and have two pieces by him - one, a great Supergirl head sketch, and the other a page from an all time favorite story - Superman/Batman: Supergirl Edited August 14, 2018 by Thawk Blastaar and Drunk Superman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipB2k17 Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 2 hours ago, Blastaar said: oh come one....this one is only$10,000. I bet you can get it for $7,500. $8k for sure. The seller said he’d take that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticNinja Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 I want to get that Superman/Batman artist edition one day. I like the artwork in that first issue and some of the other pages. Witchblade from what I remember was really well drawn. Same goes for that Witchblade and Tomb Raider crossover issue. I saw some so so quality head sketches in one of his hardcovers that made me want to stick to original artwork. But some artists don't make the best sketches at times with markers. I read some where that his art was priced not to sell or for people that really wanted it. I think it was on an official Aspen forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awayne83 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 36 minutes ago, GeneticNinja said: I want to get that Superman/Batman artist edition one day. I like the artwork in that first issue and some of the other pages. Witchblade from what I remember was really well drawn. Same goes for that Witchblade and Tomb Raider crossover issue. I saw some so so quality head sketches in one of his hardcovers that made me want to stick to original artwork. But some artists don't make the best sketches at times with markers. I read some where that his art was priced not to sell or for people that really wanted it. I think it was on an official Aspen forum. That artist edition is great. It also includes all the cover work Turner did for DC (Flash, Supergirl, IC) during that time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thawk Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Yeah the artist edition is amazing. I also had Peter Steigerwald do some hand coloring in mine: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatEscape Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Turner was an exceptional talent and I admire his work. Browsed through entire Heritage archive and found-- strangely enough-- only 1 of 35 pieces Turner had drawn bare feet (seen Blaster's pic #2 above). Like his famous Fathom #1 cover, most of the Turner art shows feet covered up by water, clouds, grass, boots, etc. or truncated the page margin. Searching Google images, 98% of published covers have the same...not Leifeld-level aversion but one could argue its close. Maybe Turner just drew the idealized female/goddess forms that his readers wanted. Anyway, a curious observation for this amazing artist and a "footnote" (excuse the pun!) at that. Examples: Link to search: Heritage archives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebill Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 turners work is stunning to me. i think he was a throwback artist you simply dont see many who can put out the quality he did. i look at some of the artists who are hot right now like campbell and its almost comical the attention they good. i would like to ask campbell to draw me a female character without that pointy nose. just one that doesnt look exactly like every other female character he draws because if he could do that it would be the only female he has ever drawn that didnt look exactly the same in the face. turners work was exceptional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awayne83 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 On 8/21/2018 at 12:06 PM, Thawk said: Yeah the artist edition is amazing. I also had Peter Steigerwald do some hand coloring in mine: That's awesome (!!) and a great idea. Never even considered having that done before. Thawk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMyAmadeus Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 (edited) I love Turner art, and miss him terribly. The one piece I would own before any others is the cover to Witchblade #25, Fathom variant. Of course, that's " dream on, fanboy" territory, so... PS. I love that Lonestar pixelated Sara's behind... Edited August 23, 2018 by RockMyAmadeus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMyAmadeus Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Orrrrr....if I couldn't get that...and it's #1...then #2 and #3 is Soulfire Preview Pittsburgh and Ekos Preview Pittsburgh, in that order: (Sorry I can't find any scans of the origina art) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1952 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Also Michael Turner Fan, happy to have met him multiple times. Super talented artist and master of the female form. Always wanted a good example in my collection and really happy I landed this beautiful piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KanjiKoka Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 On 8/22/2018 at 8:53 AM, GreatEscape said: Turner was an exceptional talent and I admire his work. Browsed through entire Heritage archive and found-- strangely enough-- only 1 of 35 pieces Turner had drawn bare feet (seen Blaster's pic #2 above). Like his famous Fathom #1 cover, most of the Turner art shows feet covered up by water, clouds, grass, boots, etc. or truncated the page margin. Searching Google images, 98% of published covers have the same...not Leifeld-level aversion but one could argue its close. Maybe Turner just drew the idealized female/goddess forms that his readers wanted. Anyway, a curious observation for this amazing artist and a "footnote" (excuse the pun!) at that. Examples: Link to search: Heritage archives HUGE Turner fan for nearly 22 years here. I live Turner. At any rate, great feet observation!! ? But don't get Turner wrong, this man drew the whole anatomy with no problems. I would LOVE to have a published OA, but the price is way too much for my means. I just have an original quick sketch of Aspen and nearly *** of his covers. Very impressed with what some collectors have obtained of his OA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 On 8/14/2018 at 4:19 PM, ExNihilo said: $10k, I could get a Jim Lee piece for that amount. Guess I'll just keep settling for art prints for the time being. if you sold all your art prints for what you paid, how much would it be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minorwho Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 I own this OA spread from Fathom Vol.1 Issue 4. Pages 10 and 11. The subject matter of the scene always gets me, mostly due to Mr. Turner's amazing art. All the tiny details that he used to do with his talent and I must add that the inking that Mr. Weems does, is superb. And I love the fact that from the few pictures that you will find on the Internet of Micheal Turner you get to see the Spread that I proudly own on his drawing table. Sorry for the light reflections from the glass of my frame on the pictures. Happy Holidays! BCarter27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...