I’ve just placed an auction up on ebay for the original artwork to the Gene Colan Doctor Strange/Dracula bookplate. Go HERE and maybe you could be the proud owner of a very unique item from one of the all-time greats of comic art! And for those of you interested in another way to get your hands on this beautiful image, I’m now going to be offering the remaining signed bookplates I have in stock, free with the purchase of a TOMB OF DRACULA OMNIBUS EDITION from Marvel Comics. Go to the EXCLUSIVES section of the site for ordering details.
Here we have a beautiful Sandman sketch by Michael Zulli. Zulli whipped this one up somewhere around ’94 or ’95, and I truly mean “whipped”! This sketch was produced in an amazing 5 or 10 minutes with nothing more than a sharpie and some white-out; and he did pieces like this all day long, one after another for a line of fans! In my opinion, his “sketches” are more impressive than most comic artist’s “finished product”. But that’s my opinion…
Zulli’s fantastic run on the final issues of THE SANDMAN are going to be re-released in November in THE ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOLUME 4, which can be pre-ordered HERE. And don’t forget another of Zulli’s collaborations with Neil Gaiman, THE FACTS IN THE CASE OF THE DEPARTURE OF MISS FINCH with an exclusive Panel to Panel bookplate, signed by Zulli.
On your left is a sketch that Rick Veitch had done for me back in the Comics Route days, circa 1993/94. Maximortal was Rick’s current project at the time, and a huge seller for Comics Route. Rick hadn’t done any signings or events with me at that point, but would every once and a while wander down into Manchester from his home high in the mountains of West Townshend, VT and do a little comics shopping. One day, I’d managed to talk him into doing this reworking of the Maximortal image with the addition of Swamp Thing. More Veitch images to come in the future…
Starting today I’m going to be posting some artwork and images from Panel to Panel “archives”. These will be images dating back to around 1990 to 2000, images that represent P2P’s long relationship with the comics industry. Some will be from my private collection, some will be from the Comics Route days, but all will be images that most of you have never seen before (or in a very long time).
We start with an image by Stephen R. Bissette from 1992. This was the image to advertise the first signing Steve had done with Comics Route in Manchester, VT; and what would prove to be the beginning of a long and wonderful relationship. Steve went on to be part of many more signings with Comics Route, and eventually be one of the biggest supporters of Panel to Panel. Catch up with all things “Bissette” at www.srbissette.com, and keep an eye on this blog for more Bissette artwork and news of his upcoming projects.
