This month’s The Art Gallery display comes from the 2013
Cryptozoic Superman: The Legend release, the artist is the legendary illustrator
Joe Simko.
When it comes to bad guys in the Superman world there is
a hierarchy beginning with Lex Luther but I don’t subscribe to that philosophy,
I have always liked General Zod followed by Bizarro so this card seemed like a
perfect addition to my sketch card collection. What surprised me is that I was
the only bidder on this card and ended up winning it for .99 cents (plus $2.32
shipping).
To add the windfall is that the illustrator is Joe
Simko, who is probably most well-known for his works with Topps and his
contributions to Garbage Pail Kids and Wacky Packages. His portfolio runs much
deeper than that and includes sketch work with Topps, Cryptozoic and his own
sketch card company Wax Eye. Usually his sketch cards, no matter what the
subject matter, sell for a premium over every other sketch card in the set so I
made a killer deal on this one.
