Joelle Jones – Fables: Legends in Exile Commission
VERY pleased with this one. In my previous post I mentioned I had a few goodies coming in soon, and here is some original art from the amazing Joelle Jones! What’s notable about this piece is that it’s the first commission I have received (I have commissioned others prior to this one, but they are still in progress). Like in that last post regarding Action Comics#29, this is new ground I never thought I’d get into, as previously I had a policy of strictly buying published art. The subject of this commission, however, had something to do with my change of heart. I have mentioned that finding a perfect Fables page has been problematic and I got tired of seeing the same pages over and over up for grabs. I decided to query artists to do what are essentially film one-sheets for the series arcs, and I thought (and was proven right) that Joelle was perfect for this leg of the project, considering the nature of Legends in Exile being a throwback mystery, and the skills Joelle has shown in works we’ve covered at BSC, like You Have Killed Me.
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Rose Red for that Ass
You have to love Fables. For a series to be around that three digit figure in issues and having no arcs that anyone of adequate taste can describe as subpar is not a feat that many runs in comic history can claim (no matter what Spider-Girl fans will tell you!). Getting a new trade of Fables is among my favorite reading situations over the last few years, and I’m always on the lookout to nab original art from the series. I’ve remarked in the past I’ve found some difficulty in this, because while perfect for the story at hand, when confronted with examples of the original art itself (and I say this as compliment though it doesn’t seem like it) they don’t always grab me as individual items that I find myself eventually pulling the trigger on. In some fashion, it makes me think that perhaps the optimal comic book reading experience doesn’t lend itself to optimal OA purchasing options outside of one’s personal nostalgia zone (Fables is a read that I found as an adult). I find myself much more readily buying panel pages from books of my childhood., and more often than prefer splashy pages of my more current vices .With that in mind, I do get an extra satisfaction when I am able to grab a Fables piece.
The Current Original Comic Book Art Want List – Unofficial
Just a list of 10 pieces of art that I currently look far. None of them are (yet) serious big ticket items so they are all obtainable, and especially so if you consider most of my wants aren’t page specific. While certainly there are uber-high dollar items that I know would interest me, I purposely left the list to items that I actively look for on a semi-daily basis. In fact, I will admit that I’ve left some examples of specific pages off (because I’m paranoid!). I’m not including artists who are currently working on commissions for me.
