Deodato Summer Sale

Thanks to the generosity of Mike Deodato, we're running a Deodato Summer Sale! All Mike Deodato art at our online store, www.artandcomicsstore.com is on sale!

I couldn't let this pass without showing you some samples of the oodles of cool artwork he's done!

As always, click on the graphic to see a larger version. All of these are for sale at the time of posting.





This is a re-creation of the cover to Amazing Spider-Man 514.





























Speaking of Amazing, here's a painting by Deodato of your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man!






















From Dark Avengers 2, page 12, Morgana LeFay goes toe to mystical toe with Doctor Doom!



















Just in case you didn't think the Spider-Man painting was dynamic enough, here's Deodato's painted rendering of the Incredible HULK, on canvas!


























Danger, Will Robinson! This is the cover to Lost In Space 15, part of the "Voyage to the Bottom of the Soul" storyline!













Perhaps you'd like something more new? How about this double page spread of pages 20 and 21 from New Avengers 19?












Of course, it's not just the good guys that make a story, as the sultry Princess Python demonstrates on page 6 of Punisher War Journal 4!






















Ok, who's going to volunteer to give Jen her rabies shot after this cover to She-Hulk 35?

























Everyone, say it with me--you know you want to..."BWA-HA-HA!"
From Thunderbolts 112, page 22.













Here's a double page spread of what Wolverine did on pages 26 and 27 of Wolverine Annual 2 ("Roar")!


And, because it's good to end with a bang, here's pages 17 and 18 from X-Men: Legacy 212!



If you enjoyed these--and would like to buy them--they're all on sale at our online store, Art and Comics, along with many more cool pages! Deodato, like all the artists there, has his own section!

Mike

Happy Father's Day!

Let's face it, most of us would say the same thing, we have a very cool dad, etc. In my case, I know it's true. God knows, he put up with me all these years!

My wife and I called him to wish him a happy day and many more.

In that same spirit to all our relatives, friends, and acquaintances who happen to be fathers, Happy Father's Day!

Mike

How do we remember?

On June 6, 1944, the D-Day invasion took place. You can't encompass the sheer cost of lives in that bloody battle. People have described it as the biggest amphibious assault in military history, as the turning point of the war.

But while this battle took place in World War Two--God help us, we had to start numbering them--perhaps the most fitting words to describe the aftermath were written years before, in May of 1915, the poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae, which I partially quote here:

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

How sad, still that so long after this terrifying day, the words to another song still ring sorrowfully true, the words to "No Man's Land" by Eric Bogle:

Well, I can't help but wonder, now, Willie McBride
Do all those who lie here know why they died?
Did you really believe them when they told you the cause?
Did you really believe that "this war would end wars"?

Well, the suffering, the sorrow, the glory, the shame,
The killing, the dying, it was all done in vain.
For Willie McBride...it all happened again....
and again, and again, and again, and again.

To all those who fought on that Day...we remember, and we'll try to do better by you.

Just one more thing...

Peter Falk, who perfected the role of Lt. Columbo, has advanced Alzheimer's. According to his doctor, testifying in open court, the 81 year old actor can no longer can remember playing the part of the great Detective.

A couple of years ago, there'd been talk of a final "Columbo" movie, stalled by network executives who claimed he was "too old to play the part". It struck me as odd, given reports that Falk had approved the script and was ready to start filming. After all, Falk had some powerful friends in the business, like Steven Speilberg. I wondered why they weren't intervening, using their clout to do the "Last Columbo Story".

It's apparent now he must have been showing signs of his illness. It was appropriate to keep private the nature of his difficulties, out of respect for the man.

He had a long and varied life, and an equally varied career, but inevitably, he is remembered for the part he was originally told he was too young to play, Columbo.

Though the man, to whatever extent possible, is still with us, his greatest creation has gone from him. There will be no more portrayals of Columbo by this talented actor.

So finally, the cigar is put out, the chili is finished, the pen placed in a desk drawer, and the raincoat put away in the closet. The Lieutenant is retired and gone home, whistling "This Old Man".

Just one more thing, Sir...

We'll miss you.