An Original Zulli

Received a gorgeous item in the post over the weekend - an original page of painted comic art from "Creatures of the Night", published by Dark Horse last month. Written by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Michael Zulli.

Ever since I saw Zulli's work in Sandman (most famously from "The Wake" storyline"), I've been awed by the talents of this gentleman. Beautiful, elegant linework seldom found in contemporary comics. Normally these types of pieces go for hundreds and, in some cases, thousands. I managed to snag it on eBay for... er... a lot less than that, put it that way. In fact, the seller wrote me a personal email two minutes after I'd won: "Congratulations: you REALLY don't know how lucky you are to have this piece at this price. REALLY."

Anyhow, I've been kicking around the idea of purchasing original art for years, actually, and I'm thrilled that my first-ever piece is a painted Zulli.

And Neil Gaiman wrote it. I mean come on.

So, it's off to the framing store with me.

Thanks for listening to me burble.

Oh and, as always, click to enlarge.