Monday, November 16, 2009

Art anectdotes



So as you probably know i collect sketches from comic book artists sometimes there are good stories behind those meetings i'llshare some of them here hope you enjoy.

Here's one that i found at a convention in Montreal Marvel comics somtimes release blank covers for people to bring to conventions so artists can make up their own cover.
Agnes Garbowska made that one for Secret Invasion where the Skrulls who are shape shifting aliens have been on earth for many years and have replaced some of the marvel super heroes the storyline helped redefine the Marvel universe.

I love Agnes's art and finding this in a bin at a show was a very pleasant surprise....
But that's not the end of the story as i took the comic out of the bag to scan it here's what i found on the back cover.

Another sketch by Francis Manapul featuring a skrull Black Widow, that was a great surprise so it pays when you are at a convention to take an hour or two to checl out the comics bin.