Top Shelf Friday time, what's a comic in your collection that you love? ❤️
This week, The Book of Ballads and Sagas #1 by Charles Vess!
One of the most beautiful comics, thanks to Vess's lush inkwork, you could ever read.
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Web of Spider-Man #1 (April 1985). Cover painting by Charles Vess. The cover shows Spider-Man (in his black costume) standing at a building ledge next to two stone gargoyle decorations.
Web of Spider-Man #1 (April 1985). Cover painting by Charles Vess
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Marvel Fanfare #34 (Sept 1987). Cover art by Charles Vess. The cover shows the Warriors Three (Hogun, Fandral, & Volstagg) riding horses.
Marvel Fanfare #34 (Sept 1987). Cover art by Charles Vess
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« The Wild Hunt », 1978
by Charles Vess (American artist, born 1952)
Back cover illustration for "Heavy Metal" magazine, vol. 2 №5, Sept. 1978
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Ad: For Sale - Trilogy Tour #1 Signed by Charles Vess & Jeff Smith Bone #TrilogyTour #SignedComics #CharlesVess
Charles Vess piece. Hopefully they won't need the fire department to get them down from there.
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* #CharlesVess was the guest-penciller. Sorry
Cartoon of various dog breeds (a panting pug, grimacing Shi Tzu, happy mutts, bassett hound, poodle, growling dachshund) with the words "yip! Yip! Yip!" scattered btween images. Caption at top: "Open Casting Call for Krypto"
Over-the-shoulder view of Charles Vess inking Spider Man on a small square coaster.
Close-up of Spider Man drawn on a Team Cul de Sac coaster, being inked with crosshatches by Charles Vess. The coaster was later sold to raise money for Parkinson's Disease rearch.
Coasters with various artwork displayed on a dark tablecloth at Heroes Con annual Drink & Draw.
At #HeroesCon June 20, 2025: artists raise money for Parkinson's Disease research, thanks to @teamculdesac.bsky.social #Drink&Draw. I drew dogs. #CharlesVess sat near me and drew Spider Man. Many participants, including kids! Much fun for a good cause.
Happy birthday to Charles Vess, born today in 1951. Vess is an American fantasy artist and comics artist who has specialized in the illustration of myths and fairy tales, best known for his work on Sandman and Stardust. #CharlesVess
Sir Walter Scott, Thomas the Rhymer.
🖌️Charles Vess, Book of Ballads and Sagas.
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This painting by Charles Vess (on the cover of Charles de Lint's "A Circle of Cats") won the Gold Award for Best Book Art in the 10th annual "Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art" show🌲🐱
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cover to Hellblazer 4: a girl in a wedding dress looks out a window with a shadowy John Constantine smoking in the corner of the room, a large spider's web between them. Cover by Dave McKean
cover to Marvel Fanfare 37: Loki gestures magically, surrounded by a dragon as inset circles of Thor and the Warriors Three look on. Cover by Charles Vess
cover to Forever People 3: Mark Moonrider grins menacingly as The Dark pours out of his mouth and eyes. Text: "The descent of the Dark!" Cover by Paris Cullins
cover to Captain Justice 2: Captain Justice sits in an alleyway surrounded by empty beer cans. A boy throw a Captain Justice comics at him and says, "Hero?! Hah! Ptui!!" as the boys' mother looks on sadly. On the wall behind him is a heroic poster of Captain Justice. Cover by Steve Leialoha
A lot of great comics came out OTD in 1987. Here's four: #Hellblazer 4, Marvel Fanfare 37 (final issue of a great #WarriorsThree story), #ForeverPeople 3, and #CaptainJustice 2
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From the "Book of Ballads," with script by Sharyn McCrumb and art by Charles Vess
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From the "Book of Ballads," with script by Sharyn McCrumb and art by Charles Vess
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Copy of the newly 'remastered' Sandman #19 A Midsummer Night's Dream, sitting atop Forbidden Planet branded cardboard packaging
Special delivery from @forbiddenplanet.bsky.social ... I'm not usually one for remastered things, but made an exception for this, my favourite #TheSandman issue by @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com and #CharlesVess - remastered by original colourist Steve Oliff to more closely match his original charts
To Be Or Not To Be That Is The Question as the Remastered Edition of Sandman #19 hits stands & digital platforms on April 2, 2024, from @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com #CharlesVess Black Label Imprint #DCComics #Sandman
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Pages by Sharyn McCrumb and Charles Vess, from "The Book of Ballads & Sagas"
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