Cool Bart Sears X-O Manowar art!

k_c_collectibles · Post by **k_c_collectibles** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 5:44 am

Hey guys,

I went to Bart Sears website listed by a fellow board member and found this in his slideshow. I do not recall ever seeing it in either a comic or promotional material so I thought all of you would like to see it.

Chris

cinlach@aol.com · Post by **cinlach@aol.com** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 11:54 am

i loved most of bart's stuff...my only problem with his stuff was that almost everyone looked like they were about to fall over.

also, he got on my nerves because he was never able to stay on schedule. it was always andy smith that was brought in to "ape" bart's style. andy is a great artist, when he's doing andy smith. andy smith is a mediocre bart sears at best.

the amount of detail bart puts into things is incredible, he's always got really good people inking him as well...a bad inker can kill his stuff.

ray kryssing was awesome with bart, randy elliot not so much.

anyway, that is a sweet, sweet piece...thanks for posting it.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 6:39 pm

That is a great piece, I would love to see some color put to it.

k_c_collectibles · Post by **k_c_collectibles** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 8:58 pm

I went to Bart's web site and asked him about the art I posted above. He told me it was part of the Birthquake promotion. He also told me that he did some other promo pieces for Birthquake and for a calendar that was never produced. I asked him if he could post them on his site as well. Hopefully he will

I would LOVE to see them too! All I can say is his X-O ROCKS!

Chris

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 2:23 pm

I can't believe an awesome picture like that did not make it on a cover. Go figure. Oh yeah, X-O does rock (at least the VH1 version anyway).

cinlach@aol.com · Post by **cinlach@aol.com** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 3:12 pm

it was definately designed to be a cover...check out the big open space at top. what i like about it is that aric doesn't look like he's about to fall on his face.

bart has undeniable talent...his compostion sometimes bothers me. the path for crossgen was almost impossible for me to read.

k_c_collectibles · Post by **k_c_collectibles** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 5:16 pm

I just sent Bart an invite to this site with a link to this thread in the message board. If anyone else wants to shoot him an invite as well this is a link to the thread I posted to him on:

http://www.ominouswords.com/Forum/topic ... hichpage=2

my name there is gouldie.
Chris

k_c_collectibles · Post by **k_c_collectibles** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 6:41 am

Thanks Knightt! We'll just have to wait and see what happens...

Sears · Post by **Sears** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 5:25 pm

Hey everybody,
The art posted here was for promotion.. It was colored by my coloring studio, but I can't remember if it was ever printed or not.. might have been a giveaway at a convention.. I can't really remember.

Cinlach, At Acclaim. when they hired me for X-O, they wanted to print the book twice-monthly, and I would alternate with another artist. I suggested Andy Smith, because or styles were, at that time, very similar, and I felt it would be less jaring on fans to have the look of the book be somewhat more consistent, even though two different artists were drawing it bi-weekly(ish).

Acclaim evidently agreed.

He wasn't brought in because I couldn't make deadlines. I never missed a deadline for Acclaim.

They eventually took me off of the book to do a complete revamp, afdter birthquake tanked. I did a proposal, which they approved and loved, then they sat me with nothing to draw for months, until they thru that crap Killler Instict at me.

Then I quit. That was most of the acclaim story.. Any other questions, please ask over at Ominouswords.

Thanks,

Bart

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 6:23 pm

Dude.

You rock.

Your ex used to post on the eBay comics board, years ago (99, 00)

Zydecochick, or some such.

She was a kick in the pants.

Tell her to come post here, too...she's a laugh and a half!

Oh, and you rock, too. JLE is, by far, still my fav work of yours.

Rock on.

k_c_collectibles · Post by **k_c_collectibles** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 6:34 pm

Bart,

Thank you SO MUCH for posting over here! You are DA MAN when it comes to X-O Manowar in my book and I appreciate you taking time out of your busy schedule to stop by for a visit.

I will continue to post over on your site, but PLEASE post here once in a while too. There are a lot of big fans of yours here and we would all love to hear more about your Valiant / Acclaim days and your current projects.

Thanks again!
Chris (gouldie on your site)

Valiant OCD · Post by **Valiant OCD** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 6:41 pm

Knightt_333 wrote:Whom ever inked this piece did a GREAT job. For me it is all about the inkers !!!! They give pencils life and depth.

Just goes to show you how many different perspectives there are to comic art. For my money, you can't beat a crisp clean pencil drawing. It just seems a little bit more pure and simple. (100% un fooled around with,... as Sutherland would say

)

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 7:19 pm

Zydecomiss. That was it....took me a while before I figured out what 'Zydeco' was.

Ghetto D · Post by **Ghetto D** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:01 pm

Bart,

If you happen to come back to check this I wanted to say thank you for those Wizard articles you used to write. Me and a close friend of mine felt like it was actually possible to learn to draw. We both worked on it and I went out and bought some of the Burne Hogarth books you recommended. I can't tell you how much we improved over time, egging each other on, and how devastated we were when you stopped writing the article.

Even though I haven't picked up a pencil in years, you will always hold a special place in my heart. I know shows are sparse in Houston, but I hope to get an autograph from you next time you appear at a local con.

Thanks for you inspiration and influence!

- Derrick

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:17 pm

Here is my favorite X-O Splash by Sears.

http://www.valiantcomicart.com/images/X ... 0x-o42.jpg

k_c_collectibles · Post by **k_c_collectibles** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:55 pm

That is AWESOME!! I love his work!!!

cobra · Post by **cobra** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 8:55 pm

Hey guys (and gals), I was the inker for this and all Bart birthquake stuff FYI-Ray Kryssing
ps-Thanks for the praise/kind words...Ray Kryssing

myron · Post by **myron** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 8:56 pm

cobra wrote:Hey guys (and gals), I was the inker for this and all Bart birthquake stuff FYI-Ray Kryssing
ps-Thanks for the praise/kind words...Ray Kryssing

Dig your stuff Ray...welcome to Valiantfans.com

k_c_collectibles · Post by **k_c_collectibles** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 9:00 pm

Welcome to the Boards Ray! I really dig your inking and I know a lot of the other members here do to!

Chris

cobra · Post by **cobra** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 9:14 pm

Hello guys and thank you all so very much for the kind words on my inking skills!! I forgot about that page but loved inking it!!
It was 2 pages plus and chock full of Bart detail.
I thought all of the twin timeline shots were the best shots and I'm thankfull that I got a full half share of all the work that I did with Bart!
I'm going to be posting more Valiant art both released and thought lost soon @ www.inkspotcomicart.com ...Best wishes-Ray Kryssing

Will · Post by **Will** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 10:47 pm

x-omatic wrote:Here is my favorite X-O Splash by Sears.

http://www.valiantcomicart.com/images/X ... 0x-o42.jpg

True.

This was on eBay a while back.

COMICKINGS · Post by **COMICKINGS** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 10:57 pm

for you guys that I sent T-shirts to...the Hulk Steranko design and Venom Bart Sears design..were recreations by Ray Kryssing. Ray hooked me up on these a few years ago,and I owe him a few shirts too!!

Ray...It took alot longer than I hoped to get these printed up,but they finally got done,and I never contacted you back. i apologise.. Drop me an email with your sizes and address and I'll get them sent out. Thanks again!! Joey

cobra · Post by **cobra** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 8:26 am

Thanks Joe I'm glad to hear that they look good! My size is Large and please let me know if you need any funds for shipping n such.
Do you still have my info?
Best wishes and thanks...Ray

Will · Post by **Will** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 8:57 am

...
sorry!
...

cobra · Post by **cobra** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 9:01 am

Check the "Ray Kryssing is in da house posts" for info about the art and my site...

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Cool Bart Sears X-O Manowar art!

Cool Bart Sears X-O Manowar art!

Who was that inker guy?!

Re: Who was that inker guy?!

Ouch, I forgot that job! My hands are still numb from inking

Hey Joey, how the heck are you?!

Re: Hey Joey, how the heck are you?!