Original Art Day

Came home from work to find two eagerly awaited packages had arrived.

The two beautiful ACEO sketchcards are the work of artist Asa Ishino from Japan. They measure 2.5" x 3.5" and are on bristol paper. The color piece is done in watercolors and acrylics, with a bit of colored pencil.  I purchased the two pieces at Asa's online shop, which you can find here:

http://asaishino.storenvy.com

The Batman vs Clayface pen and ink pointillism tour de force is by Erik Martinez, a Texas based illustrator with an eclectic body of work.  You can see more of his art here:

facebook.com/epikmoore

Marvel 70's horror!

Marvel 70's horror comics I picked up at NYCC. Most of these are reprints of late 50's/early 60's Atlas stories, with art by Kirby, Ditko, Ayers and others. Some of the covers, though, feature new artwork.

NYCC 2013 Art Pick-Ups

Some of the commissions I was able to score at New York Comic Con 2013.  Art by Simon Bisley, Adam Hughes, Adam Robinson, Dave Johnson, and Eric Talbot.

Asian Masks

Wizard World NYC 2013 Pick-Ups

Here are my pick-ups from Wizard World NYC, 6-30-13. The Big Daddy Roth style ape drawing is by Michael Golden and was originally commissioned at NYCC, 2012. To see a scan of it and read the back story behind this piece, please go here:

Michael Golden - Ape Rider

Also in this shot is a great Hellboy sketch by fan favorite Humberto Ramos. A scan of the piece can be seen here:

Humberto Ramos - Hellboy sketch

Also in this pic are more Marvel 70's horror comics, a couple of t-shirts and Humberto Ramos' 2012 art book, 'Sabotage.'

Comics!

Some pickups from a local Clifton, NJ comic show in May 2013.

Japanese Toys!

Some recent photos of a few of my Japanese toy collections.

Takara Henshin Cyborg and Denys Fisher (U.K.) Cyborg figures.

Henshin Cyborg costumes and figures.

More Henshin Cyborg, as well as Kaiyodo Assembleborg figures.

 Kamen Rider stuff, incld. Popy die-cast and vinyl as well as some cool Mego/Popy collaborations.

 Bandai die-cast Sentai figures.