SWAMP THING #51 COVER Original Art by Stephen Bissette

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Showponysydnee's Auctions Presents: SOPHISTICATED SUSPENSE SWAMP THING #51 COVER: ORIGINAL ART By STEPHEN BISSETTE (Signed) Stephen Bissette: born on March 14, 1955 in Vermont, where he was raised and still lives. Shortly after the publication of his first work, Abyss (1976), Bissette enrolled in the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, Before his first year was completed, his work was being published professionally in the pages of Sojourn, Sgt. Rock, and Heavy Metal. In 1978, Bissette was among the Kubert School's very first graduating class, along with classmates John Totleben, Rick Veitch, Tom Yeates, and others. His early work appeared in the pages of Heavy Metal, Epic Illustrated, Bizarre Adventures, Scholastic Magazines' Weird Worlds and Bananas (illustrating stories written by Goosebumps founder and author R. L. Stine), and he worked with Rick Veitch on the graphic novelization of Steven Spielberg's motion picture 1941 (Simon and Schuster, 1979). Bissette is best known for his multiple award-winning collaboration with writer Alan Moore and inker John Totleben on DC Comics' Saga of the Swamp Thing (1983-87). He subsequently worked with Moore, Veitch, Totleben, and others on the Image Comics' series 1963, their final creative collaborative effort. No longer active in mainstream comics, he teaches courses in Comic Art History, Drawing, and Film at the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont. Where he also co-curates, with Denis St. John the CCS/Main Street Museum ARTifacts Film Series. Bissette is known to keep his artwork and rarely sells. Most of the circulated Swamp Thing original artwork in private collections were obtained by the other artists and inkers Bissette collaborated with. There are only two all Bissette Covers in the entire Swamp Thing run. One is an oil painting and this is the only all Bissette pen and ink example in the entire run. Please correct me if I am wrong. Alan Moore Era (1983-1987) Alan Moore's Swamp Thing is rightly remembered as a cornerstone of American comic books. His writing was lyrical, touching on real human desires and fears, challenging us to view the world around us differently, to reimagine. Moore took a much-encrusted monster whose outdated book was expected to be cancelled before too long and transformed it into the most important ongoing series at the time, one that would transform in turn all of American comics. **The artwork is in great shape. Minor repair bottom left corner which does not impact display. White out used for artistic "effect" only. SIGNED TWICE BY BISSETTE, once on each of Abby's wristcuffs. Swamp Thing #51 - Aug. 1986 "Home Free by Alan Moore, Rick Veitch, and Alfredo Alcala. ...The issue, and the next several, deal with Abby's arrest for having a physical relationship with Swamp Thing, and the hell she endures while he was gone. This storyline will eventually involve Swamp Thing rescuing Abby and running into Batman and Lex Luthor in the process, and might be my all-time Swamp Thing story arc Moore ever wrote. If you haven't read, do so--it's amazing. Swamp Thing is known for it's great artwork throughout the entire series. In volume one with Wrightson and volume two with Bissette & Totleben. With storylines and subplots that cross that "taboo" line, this series also has some of the best fetish/bondage art within this genre'. This example is among the best and is the catalyst for one of the most memorable story arcs of the entire 80's. If you have any questions please contact me. I am a long time Comic Book and Original Comic Book Art Collector. My Comic Art Fans Gallery: http://qurls.com?i=854 Thank you for your interest in my auction.