This was originally created for The Sandman poster that Craig illustrated for the American Library Association—it is an alternate head that was not used for the final piece.
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Listen at the following: Podcast Ep. 118: The P. CRAIG RUSSELL Interview.
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A rare, unpublished DOCTOR STRANGE page. This beautifully penciled piece was part of Craig’s 1972 Marvel “try-out” portfolio, which got him into The House of Ideas. He would soon be illustrating Doctor Strange in various issues of MARVEL PREMIERE as well as the classic DOCTOR STRANGE ANNUAL #1.
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More sketches done for Hellboy: The Vampire of Prague.
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Craig’s rendition of Northstar (from ALPHA FLIGHT and X-MEN), originally published in the MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPECIAL.
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The “new” cover is up above. Here’s a look at Craig’s original cover, which was changed at the last minute:
Dee Perry introduces us to celebrated comic book artist P. Craig Russell, who’s the subject of the new documentary film Night Music, onscreen this week at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Listen in via the following: AROUND NOON: P. Craig Russell, Caroline Goulding and The International Women’s Air and Space Museum / WCPN.org.
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“Looking at [Craig's] award-winning body of work, you’d expect to meet a high-brow, unapproachable man wearing an ascot, Harold said. But in truth, “he seems straight out of Mayberry,” Harold said.
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P. Craig Russell talks about the making of the documentary:
“One of the things [Wayne] did that was interesting was that he avoided the talking heads with the big slam-bam-pow special effects and all that. Wayne got out and around and about. We went to places like the Cartoon Research Library [at Ohio State University] because I was talking artwork down there. That gave us a chance to look at other people’s work.”
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Directed by Wayne Alan Harold, this new documentary profiles Kent-based illustrator and writer P. Craig Russell, one of the most celebrated comic book artists working today, acclaimed for his early Marvel work, his graphic novel adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Coraline, and his adaptations of famous operas. Russell and filmmaker Wayne Alan Harold will appear in person to introduce and answer questions after the movie.
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