Joe:: I have to get it framed soon because I don't have a portfolio that can handle it!

Well, that seems like it will be a problem for a lot of us! Mine are home and will be placed on my stairway walls next to my Byrne art (I didn't think you would mind Kirby art next to yours JB).

I hadn't been aware of Jun Bob Kim until seeing and amazing Invaders One Minute Later commission in a listserv. I immediately contacted him and from the first moment of our interaction until completion of the final artwork, he was both enthusiastic, friendly and incredibly creative. My only request was that he include Ben, Spidey and Logan, asking him to add other characters of his chosing. Jun came back with the idea of "A tongue-in-cheek game of poker... for the fate of the world". As with all of the artists, his putting his own artistic spin on this added immensely to the original idea. The fun continued as he sent me a pencilled rough, that clearly depicted fun hijinx including the playing cards reflected in Silver Surfer's forehead, Logan handing off a card to Spidey under the table, Kang going all in, his hand reaffirming that Spider-Man is a lousy cheater, Doom tantrumming and more..... as well as a nod to Collidge's "A Friend in Need" classic piece. He offered to add another character into the scene and we came up with a disapproving Cap looking on.

I've really lucked out with this gallery and this addition is yet another blatant reminder of that good fortune as well as the vast amount of artistic creativity and talent out there!

*I already have another piece by him in the works that should hit a nostalgic cord for Byrne fans.*

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Blows my tiny mind, actually!

Eric:: Yeah, so the next time I'm down south I need to make a stop at Casa Roberge.

Anytime!

JB::And may I say, I take great delight in being able to add the words "my Kirbys" to the vocabularies of some of you!

That's part of the fun! How many people can say "I picked up my Kirby art from John Byrne!"?

"And may I say, I take great delight in being able to add the words "my Kirbys" to the vocabularies of some of you!"

I take great delight in the fact that I was able to get two of them from you. It is part of the story from me. The pages have a rich history.