About the item:
Featuring the bluelines (see below for information about bluelines) of David Williams with original (by-hand) inks by Scott Hanna, with story by legendary comics scribe Peter David, this original art page is from Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider #14. It measures approximately 11 by 17 inches, is in excellent condition and will be shipped with the utmost care. It is signed by hand by both Peter David and Scott Hanna.
Please note- this is the actual, finished piece of art used in the production of the comic. It is bluelines (again, see below for further info on what bluelines actually are) and is a one-of-a-kind original. Also shown in the above scans are the cover and an actual image of the colored page as it appears in the published comic - but they are shown for reference only. The comic book itself is not included in the listing. Again, they are shown for reference only - the listing is for the art only. It is signed by hand by Hanna.
About bluelines:
Given today's technology, many comic industry professionals are moving away from penciling pages and then having the inker ink the original pencils themselves. With scanners, email, etc., so prevalent artists can simply scan in the original pencils, e-mail them to the inker, who then prints out these "bluelines" and inks those. It's becoming more and more common. Some pencilers even do their work digitally, so there are no original pencils at all. That said, bluelines are the completed, finished pieces of artwork that are used to create the finished comic book. So they are still one-of-a-kind pieces of artwork and they are the final artwork as it appears in the completed comic.
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J. Brian O’Bryant
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