Great to see your Energon G.I. Joe collection growing! I have been surprised at how much I have enjoyed these character-focused limited series! Plus, *Virtual Fist-Bump* as we both think Destro is cool!
I feel like my 2024 art buys have largely centered around the Energon Universe, I have a few other things in the works & on the way. Some which may or may not feature said virtual fist bump worthy character! He has always been one of favorites from the world of GI Joe!. The Joe books have all pretty much nailed my understanding of each of the characters, and in the case of Duke, gave me a reason to actually root for this guy!! I enjoyed hearing your take on the first arc of Transformers as well by the way! I’m falling a bit more on the fanboyish side of things with that series since I wasn’t as steeped in the lore of TF. The art on the 2nd arc has been great too!
really cool art pickups, Carl!! I don't know a ton about the Energon universe titles personally as they were not really part of my childhood (or adult) experience but its cool to see your excitement for it and see some of the current work being produced. My knowledge for Transformers is limited to 2 or 3 movies and GI Joe even less, but lots of passionate collectors for both out there and I can tell you're really into the world by how you talk about it. BTW I also really dig that half Peter half Spidey piece, big fan of that approach to Spidey sketches - I posted something like that recently to my CAF by Ryan Ottley that I had done at NYCC like 5 years ago.
It’s just nice to see the properties handled with care and purpose. I was big into the original GI Joe cartoon & toys, as well as the comic series. There really hasn’t been anything good done with the property for about 30 years in my opinion, so it’s definitely refreshing to see how these characters can work in a more modernized setting. The movies have been…forgettable. I think what interests me most about the TF comic is the heart at the center of it. Sure it’s crazy & has some plot holes but man oh man is it fun! As for that Spidey sketch, I agree it’s a really fun one! He puts a lot into his warmup pieces and many come out looking incredible! I’ll have to check out your Ottley!
2 месяца назад
Fun stuff, Carl. Your love for the Energon (I hate than name. What does it even mean?) Universe knows no bounds and as always, it's fun to see you speak about it with so much passion. My favourite part of the unboxing though? The Spidey piece, followed closely behind by Cyclops!
Energon is what powers the Transformers. It’s their fuel of choice. Not sure though why it was chosen as the name for the whole universe other than Cobra, in this universe is also using Energon to fuel their weapons. GI Joe & Transformers both just hit me in the nostalgic feels, and as we know, many of us art collectors are fueled by Nostalgia (not Energon). Those warm up sketches are wonderful, especially that Spidey one. I do hope one day we see Tom tackle a Spidey book as every time he draws him, it’s phenomenal!
2 месяца назад
@@CarlsCollection Thanks for the Energon explanation, Carl. 👍
Reach out to Josh at Modern Mythology Comic Art, some of the Duke pages are on the site! He’s always easy to deal with! Also, congrats on the commission. What did you have him do?
@@CarlsCollection Yeah was looking at some of those Duke page before, or even some of his Marvel work. A few years back i commissioned Tom for a Daredevil and Black Widow piece.
It was a store exclusive from a shop called Gotham City Limit, print run of 300. It’s still available on their site for cover price, $16.99. I loved the DWJ group shots so to see this one available with the Decepticons…had to grab it!
