Category: Art

Surprise! by Charlie Griak!

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I love drawings that set up or tell a story.  Charlie Griak created the painting above.  It’s a great example of what I’m talking about.

Late night.  A guy with a satchel is heading to his hotel room.  Is he hiding out?  On the run? (And what’s in the grip?)

The guy is shocked to see a mystery man casually lighting a smoke outside his room.  The enigmatic man isn’t doing anything that looks threatening, but we can tell from the bag guy’s reaction he’s scared.

Look at that art and tell me you don’t want to know more! Kudos to Charlie Griak for an awesome painting.

Sly Stallone is Robert Rath, Antonio Banderas is Miguel Baine & Julianne Moore is Electra in “Assassins” by Tariq Hasson!

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I had never seen Tariq Hasson‘s art before.  He was doing sketches at HeroesCon 2006 and I liked the results.  Luckily I was able to get on Tariq’s sketch list.  Tariq chose to draw Robert Rath from Assassins.  What was even cooler was Tariq decided to add Miguel Bain (Antonio Banderas) and Electra (Julianne Moore) as well.

Sly Stallone as Johnny Kovak from “F.I.S.T.” by Tony Harris!

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Getting on Tony Harris‘ commission list wasn’t easy.  It filled up fast and actually took more than a couple of conventions to make it.  But when I did, Tony came through with a winner.  As you can see above, Tony opted to draw Sly Stallone as Johnny Kovak from the very underrated film, F.I.S.T..  What a knockout!  I love this piece as much today as the day I got it.

 

Jack Carter – “You’re the bad brother, remember?” by Craig Hamilton!

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I can’t tell you how excited I was to get this piece from Craig Hamilton. Craig is a true “artist’s artist.” I had the pleasure of spending most of a Heroes Con 2004 seated next to Craig (I was hanging out with my best bud, John Beatty).  All weekend Craig was sketching and interacting with fans. It’s always cool when someone whose art you admire turns out to be as nice as the work they produce.

I love that Craig came up with a reflective shot of Jack Carter.  In the movie there is this exchange between Cyrus Paice and Carter…

Cyrus Paice: Wait a minute, Jack. All of a sudden you care? All of a sudden, what are you, some fuckin’ goodguy? Hmm? Hey, you’re the bad brother, remember?

Jack Carter: I know who I am.

Carter is a Vegas enforcer… a thug.  He knows the choices he made have brought him to this point.

Sly Stallone is Rocky by Paul Gulacy!

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Sly Stallone is Rocky by Paul Gulacy!

Back in the late 70s to 1983, I bought and sold original comic art and sketches.  My favorite series at the time was Master of Kung Fu by Doug Moench and Paul Gulacy.   I loved Gulacy’s art.

It was so cool to discover Paul was as nice a person as he was great as an artist.  We’d talk on the phone from time to time.  I commissioned Paul to draw Sly Stallone as Rocky Balboa and this is the end result.  It was a dream come true for this Gulacy / Stallone fan.

When I graduated college, I sold my original art collection except for one piece.  You guessed it, this one.  When I started collecting sketches again a few decades later, I opted for a Stallone character theme.  So, it is true to say, this was the piece that started it all for me.

Sly Stallone as Deke DaSilva from “Nighthawks” by Andrew Charipar!

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Andrew Charipar is a Florida artist that I met going to conventions throughout the state.  Andrew was always friendly.  Getting a sketch at any show Andrew attended was mandatory.

In addition to his work as an artist, Andrew owns and manages Misfit Corner Comics in Jacksonville, Florida.

Here we have Andrew’s take on Sly Stallone as Deke DaSilva from Nighthawks!

Sly Stallone is Jack Carter by Michael Golden!

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Jack Carter by the legendary Michael Golden!

I’m still in awe that there is a piece by Michael Golden of a Stallone character in my collection.  And I owe it all to my best buddy, John Beatty.

John teamed with Michael Golden on The Nam.  They’ve been friends for decades.  Over the years John has done several Stallone pieces for me.  From time to time he’s surprised/gifted me with Sly art from friends and folks he’s worked with.  It would be hard to top this one.