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         Gerry Turnbull Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 28 November 2007 at 8:53am | IP Logged | 1
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That Trimpe Leader is wonderfull!
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         Flavio Sapha Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 28 November 2007 at 8:56am | IP Logged | 2
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WOW!  
  I decree today that any colorist who approaches a Mandrake piece shall be arrested! 
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         Joakim Jahlmar Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 28 November 2007 at 9:04am | IP Logged | 3
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I love that Trimpe of yours, Paul. Congrats! 
And Ari's Mandrake of Spectre, Batman and Martian Manhunter doesn't hurt either... 
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         John Byrne 
  
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           | Posted: 28 November 2007 at 9:15am | IP Logged | 4
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I decree today that any colorist who approaches a Mandrake piece shall be 
 arrested!
 
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  I can imagine many of today's colorists looking at that piece and deciding  
 they could "improve" it by knocking out the blacks and adding "lens 
 flare" to the highlights.
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         Joe Hollon Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 28 November 2007 at 9:20am | IP Logged | 5
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The color/don't color discussion reminded me at MidOhioCon while Paul and I were lingering around Trimpe's booth he told us how he was baffled when he turned over a penciled commission to a fan who immediately wondered aloud, "I wonder who I can get to ink this?!?!"
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         Paul Greer Byrne Robotics Security 
  
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           | Posted: 28 November 2007 at 11:18am | IP Logged | 6
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I remember Trimpe saying that by inking the piece, it becomes something totally different than the pencil work, even if he inked it himself!  
Ari, I saw the pieces that were bought for you at the con. Don't be coy, you know they are worth sharing. 
  
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         Gerry Turnbull Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 28 November 2007 at 11:21am | IP Logged | 7
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Ari, are you holding out on us?
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         Paul Greer Byrne Robotics Security 
  
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           | Posted: 28 November 2007 at 11:27am | IP Logged | 8
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Sergio Aragones is always fun to talk to and he is super quick when it comes to sketches. I gave him a reference and all he asked was, "are they friends or enemies?". 
  
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         John Byrne 
  
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           | Posted: 28 November 2007 at 12:19pm | IP Logged | 9
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Paul and I were lingering around Trimpe's booth he told us how he was 
 baffled when he turned over a penciled commission to a fan who 
 immediately wondered aloud, "I wonder who I can get to ink this?!?!"
 
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 Remember a while back someone proudly posted a John Romita cover sketch 
 he'd had inked (and cleaned up) by Terry Austin.  I scolded Terry for even 
 doing the job!  Romita's pencils are (a) gorgeous and (b) exceedingly rare.  
 Having something like that inked is like painting bling on the Mona Lisa.
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         Brian Morris Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 28 November 2007 at 12:22pm | IP Logged | 10
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Since the character theme today seems to be Star Sapphire. I thought I would share a piece that I bought from Kevin Nowlan, who did this for the Vs cards. This piece is of the Golden Age Star Sapphire, Flash and Green Lantern....Enjoy. Brian 
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         Jonathan Weiss Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 28 November 2007 at 12:24pm | IP Logged | 11
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I simply LOVE Kevin Nowlan!!
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         Brian Morris Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 28 November 2007 at 12:56pm | IP Logged | 12
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Thanks, it was one of two VS card pieces that I was able to buy from him. The other one is the Solomon Grundy being chased by Alan Scott. 
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