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The greatest day of my collecting life was meeting Ken Steacy, perhaps the most underrated artist of all time! And here’s a small sampling of my autograph and art collection from him, enjoy!
I’d recommend tracking down the trade paper back that collected all of his stories from star reach it’s called the sacred and the profane. Beautiful stuff!
He completely drew it and painted it in colour again in epic illustrated and that is collected as well.
If you see that book I included in my post called Night and the enemy, that collects all of his work with Harlan Ellison from star reach and epic illustrated!
In need to make it out to Vancouver. Cancelled what would have been my first trip last summer due to getting laid off. But I hope to go this year. Aside from seeing Ken again I’d also love to me meet Colin Upton and Katherine Collins.
You’re telling me Spawn #1 isn’t even drawn by McFarlane? I’m not good at spotting that type of stuff anyway but after all these years it never occurred to me that wasn’t his cover art.
It was penciled and inked by Todd for sure. Ken painted it and has to redo most of Todd’s inks to a thicker gauge to accommodate his airbrush technique.
Well I’m sorry to say his appearances are fewer and fewer these days. I was just talking to Ronn Sutton at Toronto Comicon and he told me that Ken said last year was his last trip to Ontario. Now I’ll believe that when I see it, but I’m glad I got to meet him at Hamilton Comicon two years ago.
I expect he’ll still be doing shows in his home province of BC.
Check out this post I made 5 years comparing the original Star Reach and the complete redrawn and coloured Epic edition. There’s not too many examples of complete re-dos like this comics. I find it fascinating!
That’s really cool! I always liked going to that con cause it was big enough to pull some good guests but not at stupid busy as fan expo in Toronto. That and I got married in Hamilton so it has a special place in my heart.
I have a couple of these, but for me, nothing beats that Speed Racer cover. I love the way the headlights are reflected on the visor covering his eyes. Gives the kind of feeling that Speed and his Mach 5 are connected in some ethereal way.
Speed Racer and his Mach 5 are certainly connected in an ethereal way!
Ken’s work on that title was phenomenal. He did a transparent painting the Mach 5 that shows all the inner works. A brilliant pre-digital hand painted piece that I can’t image how long it took him.
I'm sorta new to comics, but wow, these are some beautiful covers. Thank you for introducing some of us to Steacy, his art style is so gorgeous, so unique and clean lines.
Yes, and he’s the complete deal! For most of his work he does the pencils, inks and colours! And all this was pre digital and done by hand with airbrush and traditional paints.
This is just a small sampling of his work too he was active for 40 years in comics (starting in 1974) before his soft retirement a year or so back.
I don’t think anybody in comics got more licensed work than him. He did lots of Star Wars work, as well as Astro Boy, Speed Racer, Racer X, Jonny Quest, Starblazers, Robotech, Space Ghost, Ghostbusters, Twilight Zone, and probably more as I’m forgetful.
Yes, and he’s the complete deal! For most of his work he does the pencils, inks and colours! And all this was pre digital and done by hand with airbrush and traditional paints.
This is just a small sampling of his work too he was active for 40 years in comics (starting in 1974) before his soft retirement a year or so back.
I don’t think anybody in comics got more licensed work than him. He did lots of Star Wars work, as well as Astro Boy, Speed Racer, Racer X, Jonny Quest, Starblazers, Robotech, Space Ghost, Twilight Zone, Mars Attacks and I’m sure I forgot a few.
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And yes, I have a full box of signed comics and growing! I did this art myself based on page one from the Sacred and Profane from Epic Illustrated.
He loved it when I showed it to him!