We are about 3 weeks past Terrificon, my primary comic convention and the best con I go to. As usual, this year had a great list of creators and celebrities. I was busy all three days, a sign that I had a lot to see and do. You can read my first recap here.
Scott Kolins was one of the earlier guests announced and when I saw his name, I knew he would be at the top of my list of potential commissions. I really love Kolin's art style. It is very dynamic and energetic, packed with motion lines and energy crackle. It feels rough which adds to the that frenzy. His books really bring you into the action. I loved his stuff on The Flash, a natural character for him to do given his style. But I also loved him on JL 3001, a sort of pastiche of DC's history written by the dream team of Giffen and DeMatteis.
I reached out to Kolins on social media before the show asking if he sketches at the show, approximate prices, and availability. I told him he would be the first table I'd head to in order to get on the list and I meant it.
Check out the commission! I said Kolin's brings energy and this is one of the most action-oriented commissions I have. Supergirl smiling and diving out of the page, flying right at you. Love her smiling expression. Impressively, Kolins really filled the page of the sketch book. This is a great piece to add to the collection.
Legend Kevin Maguire was at the show as well. He did part of the Andreyko run on Supergirl where she was wielding Rogol Zaar's axe and heading into space. While I don't know if that run is particularly memorable (an axe-wielding Kara abandoning Earth ... again), the art was top notch and sported Amanda Conner variants. So glad to get some sigs here. I chatted briefly with Maguire about his work on this book and the New 52 Worlds' Finest.
I also got multiple sigs on some of the recent 30th anniversary issues that came out.
Moreover, Kolins was just a great guy. Loved chatting with him.
As I said, I love his work on Flash and Justice League 3001 so I grabbed some sigs as well.
Pretty nifty group of books there.
In particular, it was great to chat with Dan Jurgens. He talked about how the idea for the recent Treasury has been sort of brewing but then DC recognized the timing would be around the release of the movie which then kicked it up to the Treasury release. Apparently one of the DC higher ups suggested making it like the Treasury for the Donner movie with a photo cover. Pretty cool. I told Jurgens I was glad he put the Treasury story in the past with the young Jon and he said that he didn't agree with the decision to age Jon. (I think most everyone agrees with that.)
As I have said, this was a great show.
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