DEATH OF CAP
The death of Captain America was a HUMUNGOUS success both critically and commercially and I'll always be grateful that I was a part of that - the Eagle Award we won as a team for the story arc covering issues 25-30 sits in pride of place in my studio.
Here's a commission of the actual shot that took the good Captain down - surrounded by the true villains of the tragedydrama. I liked that image of the character of Sin so much I utilized it on a later commission!
Here's a commission of the actual shot that took the good Captain down - surrounded by the true villains of the tragedydrama. I liked that image of the character of Sin so much I utilized it on a later commission!
Comments
You must have known Marvel would bring Cap back since noone ever dies in the comics, they just stop breathing for a few months, but at the time you guys did a great job of selling Cap's monumental death because you and Mister Brubaker and Mister Epting told the story with such power, depth and seeming "reality" (wasn't this a comic? reality?). Did you know at the time the plan for bringing Cap back, or were you with most of us, who while never wanting to see the death of such a great hero we appreciated the story that was told and actually thought if Cap had to die, this was how it should happen, at the hands of these great creators in the midst of this woven tale? I confess that while Cap has been a favorite of mine due to his role on the Avengers back in the day, I actually thought he might remain "dead" (comics, Jeff, comics) and that that's how it should be now. So, the short question in all of this is, did you know he would be back not because that's how things go in the comic world but because you were privy to the long-term plan?