Hiro Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 (edited) A friend that worked for Marvel and DC from the late 70s to the mid 2000s recently passed and as the family is going through the belongings / estate they found this Birthday card with no envelope. They were good friends with Gaiman, so it could be him. I think it looks like a Steadman. Any thoughts...? Edited March 11 by Hiro onlyweaknesskryptonite and Unca Ben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 The artwork looks , to me more like Ralph Steadman, but the handwriting really doesn't look like either of them. Steadman hand writing. Neil Gaimen This doesn't mean it isn't them as when someone takes their time writing vs their type writing it can change, but when compared to these known examples (from roughly the same time 90's) you can see neither of the "TH" in words likes the , their, these , etc resemble the configuration of the card. Plus that "A " in the beginning of the card is somewhat unique and I do not see any real comparable in their examples. It is a neat card! Good luck with the search! Hiro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 Thanks for the info. Was looking at Gaiman handwriting and it looks like his lowercase b could be a match. Also heard that Gaiman is fond of the old style quill pens and that makes sense for the artwork style. onlyweaknesskryptonite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 On 3/11/2024 at 3:02 PM, Hiro said: Thanks for the info. Was looking at Gaiman handwriting and it looks like his lowercase b could be a match. Also heard that Gaiman is fond of the old style quill pens and that makes sense for the artwork style. You are welcome. The writing that stood out to me the most is that first "A" , the way they wrote the "TH" and the extended "e" at the end. None really matched eithers traditional writing style. That said Steadman really love the quill and spatter style which is why I said the art almost immediately strikes me as classic Steadman. Maybe you could try sending images of it to Steadman or Gaimen along with any information about who had the card (estate it was found) through his Instagram and see if you get a response. You never know you may a response detailing memories. https://www.instagram.com/steadmanart?igsh=bjRrZG1hMXR2NWNt https://www.instagram.com/neilhimself?igsh=MW9oYmdyenpqdmVkZQ== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
