Denver Comic Con 2015 - Scotty's Art Treasures

Every year I go to Denver Comic Con, I am always able to find something that I cannot live without.  This year was no different for me as I still have a maybe a foot or two open on my walls that need to be rearranged, so these pieces will help me in doing that.  Now, I always have my go to artists that show up to the con, and this year was no different, but to my surprise, they had something new that I have not seen before.  

So, jumping right in, I always have to stop by Ben Templesmith’s booth.  I have loved his artwork since the first time I saw it, but sadly, I already have all of the zombie greatness that he has put out in prints.  The trip was not wasted since there was something that caught my eye as soon as I walked up.  He had a new Joker that I do not have in my collection. If you know me at all, you know that I have an obsession with the Joker, and if I find something from one of my top artists, well, I just have to have it.  Digging a little bit deeper, I must admit that I love Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and there was a piece that filled that void.  Last, it took me a little bit of time to decide on what to get since everything else had just enough darkness, but I had to go with the Raven.  Always being a Poe fan and knowing that many people would get the reference, this is a piece that will be built around for years to come.

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Keeping my eyes open when wandering the floor, I found a new artist that I will need to follow named Frankie Serna. What drew me to his booth, besides the lines was a fantastic Venom piece that was calling out to me.  This is another one of my collections that I will continue to grow and this one seemed to embody the madness of the beast with just enough brightness to keep it from giving me night terrors.  I also picked up a Batman print, just because who does not like Batman?  Always a staple in anyone’s growing collection.   

Continuing to walk through Artist Valley, I stumbled upon Blake Henriksen’s booth.  Last year I purchased a great mug shot of the Joker from this talented artist, but this year he had something more that caught my eye.  With an Arkham Proposal featuring Harley Quinn looking happy and the Joker looking very unimpressed, I was sold. Also finding another Venom for my collection that would scare the kids, I also discovered a fantastic Thanos in space with one half of his head as we know it from the Guardians movie, while the other side is eating galaxies.  Talk about something that I don’t have in my collection yet, but might need to build.

After last year, I know that there is always a booth that I will need to stop by and that is the booth of Leila del Duca.  The very talented artist of Shutter, she was paired up with the writer of The Pantheon Project, Erik Taylor.  I would be a fool not to pick up this comic and Leila had a special going on as well with her own sketch covers for Shutter number seven.  When getting my sketch back in the morning, I was amazed how awesome it tuned out.  After showing it to a couple friends, they were all shocked to find it out it was not a printed cover, but a sketch. 

Now, I always try to save the best for last and I pretty much did this when visiting my favorite local artist, Robert Elrod.  Although I talked with him throughout the show, I did not make my final purchases until time became a factor.  Since I already own so much of his art, I am forced to look at his other print mediums, and one that he brought this year was canvas printings.  This is something that I have not dealt with before, but they came out amazing, so I had to get a couple.  The Breach and Cowl were my two favorites that he brought in, and then I needed to splurge a little bit and get the original painting of Exalted.  I never can say enough about this man and his work.  I am always coming up with ideas of what to have him draw next since there is no limit to what he can do, at least not that I have seen.

With so many other great artists in attendance this year, it is much too difficult to call them all out.  So this is just a small sampling of what is about to grace my walls and maybe even overflow into my work cubicle.  I hope that you were able to find your treasures this year, since there was so much to choose from at Denver Comic Con this year. It only matters what you like and what speaks to you when you are trying to find pieces of art to put in your collection. Even if it is not someone else’s cup of tea, never let it persuade you purchasing and hanging something that you love.  I know I sure as heck don’t!