In the previous entries I highlighted a couple of my favorite artists. Today I’m going to look at some posters / prints from Marvel studios. One of the biggest posters I have that hung on my wall featured the Fantastic Four. The family was one of my little brother’s favorites, and the art was by the absurdly detailed Geoff Darrow. In the poster you can see the Richard’s family taking on the Mole Man, and his minions. If you are a fan of intricate art I would advise you to pick up the books that Darrow illustrated for The Dark Horse books written by Frank Miller; Hard Boiled, and Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot.
This Guardians of the Galaxy print was actually a surprise. I was at the San Diego Comic Con, and my wife and I happened to be at the Marvel booth when a new Guardians book was being launched. We got the autograph from writer Dean White, and artist Ron Lim. I mentioned that my little brother clued me in to the work of Mr. Lim thanks to his work on the Silver Surfer, and the Infinity Gauntlet.
One of the boldest posters in my collection is a close up of Sabertooth, and Wolverine yelling at each other. The Hildebrandt brothers are amazing artists (RIP Greg) and worked on a card series for Marvel as well. You might want to track it down if you like this style of art.
Some artists were born to draw certain characters. In previous blogs I talked about how Dale Keown was born to draw the Hulk. I have the same regard for Mike Zeck. He could draw on any book, however his Punisher was unrivaled. I believe he used an airbrush on his covers, or in this case his posters.
The autographed Marvel Mania poster was sheer luck. My brothers were visiting Universal City Walk in LA. They just so happened to be there when they were celebrating the grand opening of the Marvel Mania restaurant. Stan Lee was signing, and all they needed to do was wait in line. Talk about a lucky break!
I actually had another, more colorful Punisher poster hanging in the room that my brothers, and I grew up on. Sadly it didn’t survive the flood in our old family garage. The same thing happened with a Todd McFarlane Hulk poster. I loved that poster because it showed that the “weaker” Gray Hulk was still strong enough to break out of the Vault, one of the most secure super villain prisons in the Marvel U.
Do you have any favorite Marvel prints, or posters in your collection? Do you have a favorite Marvel comic, or film? I’d like to read about it in the comments section. As always if you would like to sponsor me
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