I have literally been trying for YEARS to get the legendary Mr. Bolland to do a commission for me. He has been so busy and unavailable that nothing came of it until NOW. A huge thanks to Spencer, without whom this would not have been possible.
When it became a reality I went for a full on cover quality piece. You would never know that Brian has not worked in pencils and inks for finished pieces in almost a decade. He knocked it out of the park.
And for those that are wondering the heads on the wall from left to right top to bottom: Superman, Animal Man, Penguin, Wonder Woman, Robin, Batman, and Batgirl...with some heads just slightly out of camera shot. I gave Brian a host of ideas for this piece and he picked the most "out-there" and graphic of them all. I was concerned that he would think it too macabre but he took to it like a fish takes to water. When you have a living legend of an artist who gets excited about a piece he is working on this is what you get....I am beside myself.
I can only hope that Mr. Bolland knows how happy and satisfied I am with this piece and how much of a thrill this is for me to own
Tom Smith, professional colorist at large, did this wonderful digital color version of the piece for me. (Don't worry it's digital, the original pencils and inks are untouched.
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