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Game Over
Guys, I'm proud to announce that my Ryan Ottley commission is completed. After all the trials and tribulations, hotels and airfare, dozens and dozens of emails, thousands of curse words, hours spent dreaming, it has finally happened. The first time I contacted Ryan was in 2011, that's dedication. He's coming here to Phoenix next week and in the past I had offered to help however I could. After a very frustrating ECCC for me, I had kept quiet. Out of the blue, got an email from Ryan last week about not only my commission, but, also the possibility of me helping at the con. So, apparently, I'll be slinging Invincible swag with Ryan Ottley at PHX Con next weekend.
Now, the commission is one that as changed at least a dozen times over the last few years. In SLC last year, I had it locked down. Paid for it and then was refunded. I thought maybe it was the subject matter, so, I added a few other options for ECCC. I let Ryan choose. I absolutely cannot wait to see it. Full color 11"x17" of a character that has never been drawn.
In the Invincible universe, Lord Argall used to be the ruler of he Viltrumites. Invincible and Omni-Man are direct descendants. The only time Argall has been seen is a DPS (during Viltrumite war) where the good guys are flying through the center of a planet and it explodes. Argall can be seen as only a statue that is being destroyed. Also, Argalls skull was kept as a memento by current a Invincible baddie, Thragg. So, my commission is of Lord Argall in all his prime. Ryan has said it will definitely make it to the back of the next TPB and maybe even recur if the story has an Argall flashback.
Ryan had offered to show me the piece and even send it with some prints I'm collecting here for him before the show, but, I declined. Having said that, Thursday, May 28, I will finally lay my eyes on something that has been the bane of my collecting existence since I've been a collector. Wow.
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