Adam Hughes art day!

[mrpunch0]

Normally, I'd just put this in the "This week in my collection" thread - but this is more of a "This YEAR in my collection kind of post.

 

I can't tell you how thrilled I am to be able to say I own my first, and probably only, finished Adam Hughes original. I've got a couple of sketches and a couple of prelims – but nothing compares to the detail you'll find in one of Adam's finished pieces.

 

You may have seen the Free Comic Book Day poster Adam did for a comic shop. Well, you can see the pen and ink art (as well as the finished poster) here:

 

http://cafurl.com?i=4407

 

A big thanks to Allison and Mr. Hugs for letting me have the chance to hang this on my wall!

 

-MikeRice

[MONSTER]

That is just an awesome piece! Congrats!

[mister_not_so_nice]

Mike, that is just a FANTASTIC piece.

 

I hadn't seen the poster before and was awed at the amount of detail towards the bottom as I scrolled the page.

 

COngrats on an Amazing addition.

[CW]

WOW!!!!!!!!!

I want one.

[Jeffro.]

jeeze, don't let Dee Dee see that. She'll come to your house and yoink it!

[Artemaria]

I left a comment on your CAF, but it was so nice, I had to tell you twice. Truly a stunning piece.

 

Congratulations on a fine acquisition.

 

Despite your disclaimers, I hope for you that it is the first of many!

 

Best

 

- A

[Kevin76]

Dave Stevens owns Adam Hughes..... Nice pick up.

[malvin]

Mike!

 

Congrats! Is that the mystery piece you were talking about? I can see why!

 

Malvin

[mrpunch0]

Yeah - this is the big mystery. I wasn't allowed to show it off until after Free Comic Book Day as the shop wanted to "unveil" the finished poster before the art was released on the internets.

 

And then I was just waiting for it to ship - so I figured I'd just hold off until I had it in hand.

 

I just ordered the frame for it yesterday – should have it up on the wall in about a week!

[RaccoonRaccoon]

Verrrrrrrrrrrrry Niccccccccccce!!!

[alrioart]

It's one of the most amazing Hughes pieces I've ever seen. No kidding.

Congrats!

 

T

[mrpunch0]

Good news. Bad news.

 

Good news. I got the piece framed. Here's a picture of it up on the wall in my office!

 

http://cafurl.com?i=4514

 

Bad news. About an hour after putting it up, the frame (and one other I bought at the same time) broke and fell off the wall. The frames are trashed. The glass is broken. But the art is untouched. (THANK GOD.)

 

I'm laying the smack down at the frame shop in the morning.

 

[RaccoonRaccoon]

Good that the art did not get damaged. Please keep us posted on the smack down at the frame shop!

 

[DeeDee-migration]

Good news. Bad news.

 

Good news. I got the piece framed. Here's a picture of it up on the wall in my office!

 

http://cafurl.com?i=4514

 

Bad news. About an hour after putting it up, the frame (and one other I bought at the same time) broke and fell off the wall. The frames are trashed. The glass is broken. But the art is untouched. (THANK GOD.)

 

I'm laying the smack down at the frame shop in the morning.

 

 

oh god... i would've had a heart attack

[MutantKeys]

[mrpunch0]

Good that the art did not get damaged. Please keep us posted on the smack down at the frame shop!

 

 

Went in the next day and they immediately started apologizing. I saved my anger for almost a full 24 hours - and I didn't even get to yell at anyone.

 

They are reframing all of my pieces (two broke, two didn't) with high-end custom frames at no cost.

 

Hopefully these stay up on the wall this time!