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stuart knight
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Walpurgis night - Strange naming JB; what is the association to the obscure festival? 



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Aric Shapiro
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I really just love this one. Kicking myself a bit that I didn't think of it myself
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Perfect use of space.
The entire paper surface is filled with art!
Great depiction of Walprgisna... Walpurgr... Walpu...
Green Goblin!
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Strange naming JB; what is the association to the obscure festival?

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Main Entry:
Wal·pur·gis Night
Pronunciation:
\väl-ˈpu̇r-gəs-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
part translation of German Walpurgisnacht, from Walpurgis St. Walburga
dieda.d. 779 English saint whose feast day falls on May Day + German
Nacht night
Date:
1823
1 : the eve of May Day on which witches are held to ride to an appointed
rendezvous
2 : something (as an event or situation) having a nightmarish quality
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Bob Freeman
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Like how he's reaching for JB's signature...
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stuart knight
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Another awesome villain from an almost untapped wealth of characters.
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Wilson Mui
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Posted: 31 August 2008 at 8:18am | IP Logged | 7 post reply

Wow, what an amazing piece.
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Aric Shapiro
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Not untapped for long I'd wager Stuart. We've already seen Darkseid, Doom and Joker. I'm sure we will see more villains in pose.
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stuart knight
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Kingpin has also been done. Sure would love to see someone commission Bizarro.
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Brian Miller
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And Man-Bat.
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Really getting an Austin vibe from the inks.
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Michael Penn
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Ghoulish! Nice!

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