Popular Post furthur Posted March 5 Popular Post Share Posted March 5 Here is a prelim from someone not shown yet. I was pretty astonished at how Tim Sale was able to fully render the covers for the Dark Victory series in these preliminaries, each of which is less than 2x2 in size, but still have all the information you see in the final covers. Of course these are shown the the frame so I apologize in advance for any degradation of the image quality. GotSuperPowers?, Captain ShipWreck, BCarter27 and 7 others 6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post furthur Posted March 5 Popular Post Share Posted March 5 here is another prelim that is rarely seen (plenty of Frazetta prelims out there, but ever seen one for Johnny Comet? This one is actually on the back of a Johnny Comet and only after owning it for several years did someone point out to me that it was a preliminary drawing of a figure that appears about two weeks later in the continuity. Hell, I was just happy to get such a fine example of Frazetta's famous signature-art all by itself Readcomix, alxjhnsn, ThothAmon and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mycroft Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 (edited) Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol. 3 - Update'89 #2 : Ecstasy (rejected prelim) by Mike Vosburg https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1754502 Spider-Man: The Jackal Files #1, page 19 (1995) - The Vulture (rejected prelim) by Dan Lawlis https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1753954 Wiz #59 cover project : Spider-Man and Doctor Strange by Simone Bianchi https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=810869 Edited March 6 by Mycroft grapeape 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThothAmon Posted March 6 Popular Post Share Posted March 6 (edited) The great Earl Norem definitely had a process whereby he turned out magazine covers at an astonishing rate. It began with a crayon colored drawing on crepe paper he would get approval for and then use to overhead project onto board for assisting with final painting. Edited March 10 by ThothAmon aaronnear, grapeape, alxjhnsn and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loading... Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Here is the only prelim that I own. It is a decent sized painting (18" x 24") done by Ashley Wood for the "Hellspawn: The Ashley Wood Collection" cover. ThothAmon, MAR1979, grapeape and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapeape Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 On 3/5/2024 at 3:38 PM, furthur said: here is another prelim that is rarely seen (plenty of Frazetta prelims out there, but ever seen one for Johnny Comet? This one is actually on the back of a Johnny Comet and only after owning it for several years did someone point out to me that it was a preliminary drawing of a figure that appears about two weeks later in the continuity. Hell, I was just happy to get such a fine example of Frazetta's famous signature-art all by itself Worthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapeape Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 On 3/6/2024 at 7:58 AM, ThothAmon said: The great Earl Norem definitely had a process whereby he turned out magazine covers at an astonishing rate. It began with a crayon colored drawing on crepe paper he would get approval for and then use to overhead project onto board for assisting with final painting. Thanx you. I love seeing as much of the creative process as possible to display. Such a talent that man Earl Norem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxjhnsn Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 (edited) Mike Grell was at a small con with great guests in Baytown, TX - Eastern Rim Comic Con. He had this piece and the print made from it. On the CAF in the gallery of Georg Schell there are two more versions. Georg was the original commissioner. He bought a finished and colored commission that Mike turned into a print. As part of the process, Mike sent him a scan of the pencils which he then inked and colored. James inked a scan of the pencils. So, here is the full progression. Click the image to go to the correct CAF page. My Prelim by Mike Grell Georg Schell's pencils Georg Schell's inked Print Inks on pencil scan by Mike Grell & colored by Grell by James Pascoe Edited March 11 by alxjhnsn grapeape 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapeape Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 On 3/10/2024 at 4:28 PM, alxjhnsn said: Mike Grell was at a small con with great guests in Baytown, TX - Eastern Rim Comic Con. He had this piece and the print made from it. On the CAF in the gallery of Georg Schell there are two more versions. I don't know the story of how it went from my preliminary to the print, but I've asked Georg, but haven't heard back. In any case, here they are. Click the image to go to the correct CAF page. My Prelim Georg Schell's Inks by Georg Schell's inked Print James Pascoe colored by Grell (?) Alex, when you hear something please let us know. That "prelim" is better than the completed efforts of many an artist. Of course we are talking about the great Mike Grell, so noy so surprising! OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxjhnsn Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 (edited) @grapeape, I've updated my post with the final pencils. I still have two questions outstanding - "Did Mike ink and color the pencils?" Yeah, I'm nosy. Edited March 11 by alxjhnsn grapeape 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxjhnsn Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 On 3/11/2024 at 8:08 AM, alxjhnsn said: @grapeape, I've updated my post with the final pencils. I still have two questions outstanding - "Did Mike ink and color the pencils?" Yeah, I'm nosy. I've updated it again with a little more information. Enjoy. grapeape 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furthur Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 I was fortunate when a friend visiting the UK met Boo Cook and told him she had a friend who loved comic art. Boo gifted her a couple of cover preliminary drawings and she then gave them to me when she got home. aaronnear, alxjhnsn and grapeape 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdroom Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 This might be the prelim of the prelim, but its for a memorable cover, so I'll take it. It's either Romita (who did the final) or Buscema (who drew on the other side of the board). Twanj and grapeape 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Peck Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way cover prelim by John Buscema Vampirella #82 cover prelim unpublished Warren 1994 #14 cover prelim unpublished drdroom, grapeape, Twanj and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapeape Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 On 3/14/2024 at 8:18 PM, drdroom said: This might be the prelim of the prelim, but its for a memorable cover, so I'll take it. It's either Romita (who did the final) or Buscema (who drew on the other side of the board). I swear to you, I would've been able to identify that prelim without any context or google search. A memorable SS cover to say the least. drdroom and Twanj 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapeape Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 On 3/14/2024 at 9:01 PM, Brian Peck said: How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way cover prelim by John Buscema Vampirella #82 cover prelim unpublished Warren 1994 #14 cover prelim unpublished Holy s#*+. Where to start? Okay, why is that Warren piece not a published cover? The Vampy, by Gulacy (I'm a huge admirer of his work) I love the yin/yang Silver Strike touches, The menacing forces behind a lithe, come hither and die deliciously Vampy and the Crusader shielded man who looks like he's courageously out of his element. Impressive. Now..... John Buscema. Prelim..... to a book every true comic fan has seen and read through. I love the colored in heroes,(is that acrylic crayon?) The penciled Spidey is John's very impressive take that we saw in Silver Surfer 15. A truly worthy piece of art that simultaneously connects to the history of how a legend sees the heroes through the stages of concept to finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Hartz Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 I have quite a few. Lady Death cover prelim by Ivan Reis A couple of War of Superman pages by Eddy Barrows Wonder Woman prelim by Ben Caldwell Batman Confidential page by Kevin Maguire A Green Arrow page by Mike Mayhew Couple of prelims by Alan Davis (Cap and X-Men Schism) Hawkman prelims by Ryan Sook and finally a Cover prelim by Kevin Nowlan. grapeape and aaronnear 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxjhnsn Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 I don't own any of this art, but it's cool to see the progression from Marie's prelim to the published cover. All of the art work came up for sale or was in the CAF at the same time. Marie's Prelim Jack's pencils Frank's ink on Jack's pencils Published cover grapeape and Twanj 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxjhnsn Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Similar to the Skull the Slayer piece, I collected this sequence. The "Legion of Super-Heroes" series was three issues long and reprinted stories from Adventure. It was a trial balloon at new Legion stories. I'd love to be able to add a scan of the inks if anyone has one. Curt's cover wasn't bad, but Carmine's is much more dynamic. The funny thing about the cover is the fleeing figure of Phantom Girl - who SB couldn't hurt. Swan's original cover Infantino's layout Cardy's pencils Published cover Twanj and grapeape 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxjhnsn Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 (edited) A relatively recent acquisition found at the bottom of a bag or so I was told. I currently have it under some very large books to see if it will flatten and allow a better scan. I don't own the comic, but I'll fix that shortly. I do wonder if the OA survived somewhere. It dates to 1969 which is before art returns, but he seemed to get a lot of his art back. Click image to enlarge. Edited April 6 by alxjhnsn Loading... and grapeape 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
