Scott VanderPloeg

Scott works in I.T. but lives to eat and read. His other ramblings can be found at AE Index and eBabble. Art collection at Comic Art Fans.

Joined: September 25, 2011
Articles: 1231
Comments: 545

Web Arted Feb 6th

Scott VanderPloeg
February 6, 2015

A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly at the ComicLink Fall Featured Auction 2014.

Review | Will Eisner’s The Spirit Artist’s Edition Volume 2

Scott VanderPloeg
February 4, 2015
5

Even better than its predecessor, Will Eisner’s The Spirit Artist’s Edition Volume 2 shows off stunning artwork at monstrous dimensions to delight and awe fans. A master of the medium visible in every panel. Will Eisner’s work on The Spirit was, in…

Time Capsule: Dark Horse Insider September 1989

Scott VanderPloeg
February 4, 2015
2

A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time: Dark Horse Insider September 1989. Dark Horse Insider was the publisher’s second newsletter and was eight pages of news and solicitations printed on newsprint. They made it desirable by running…

Web Arted Jan 30th

Scott VanderPloeg
January 30, 2015

A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly at the ComicLink Fall Featured Auction 2014.

Review | Joe Kubert’s Tor Artist’s Edition

Scott VanderPloeg
January 28, 2015
8

A decades spanning collection of underappreciated work, Joe Kubert’s Tor Artist’s Edition deserves your attention. Legendary creator Joe Kubert was responsible for an amazing stream of great works, for more than a sixty year period. Now, in his second IDW…

Time Capsule: DC Releases July ’86

Scott VanderPloeg
January 28, 2015

A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time: DC Releases July ’86. Cover spotlight on Graphic Novel #7: Metalzoic, by Pat Mills and Kevin O’Neill. Interior highlight on Son Of Ambush Bug: man did they flog this line every…

Web Arted Jan 23rd

Scott VanderPloeg
January 23, 2015

A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly at the ComicLink Fall Featured Auction 2014.

Time Capsule: DC Releases June ’86

Scott VanderPloeg
January 21, 2015

A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time: DC Releases June ’86. Cover spotlight on The Blue Beetle, with interior emphasis on Star Trek, Elvira’s House Of Mystery and Blue Devil. I spotted The Legend Of Wonder Woman issue…

Review | John Buscema’s Silver Surfer Artist’s Edition

Scott VanderPloeg
January 19, 2015

John Buscema is often referred to as the definitive Silver Surfer artist and this edition only serves to strengthen that statement.

Web Arted Jan 16th

Scott VanderPloeg
January 16, 2015

A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly at the ComicLink Fall Featured Auction 2014.

Time Capsule: DC Releases Feb ’86

Scott VanderPloeg
January 14, 2015

A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time: DC Releases Feb ’86. Booster Gold graces the cover, with interior emphasis on Ambush Bug, Aquaman mini-series by Neal Ponzer and Craig Hamilton, and the final issue of Wonder Woman…

Review | Joe Kubert Enemy Ace Artist’s Edition

Scott VanderPloeg
January 12, 2015
1

Late 1960s war art at its finest, Joe Kubert Enemy Ace Artist's Edition presents a completely different facet of Kubert's work to this auspicious line.

Web Arted Jan 9th

Scott VanderPloeg
January 9, 2015

A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly at the Heritage Comic & Comic Art Signature Auction November 20-22 2014.

Time Capsule: DC Releases June ’85

Scott VanderPloeg
January 7, 2015

While cleaning out my comic library I came across a substantial amount of old comics solicitations from DC, Marvel, Comico, First, Dark Horse, Valiant, and more. In the old days before the internet the only way to know what new…

Undervalued Spotlight #225

Scott VanderPloeg
January 6, 2015
3

Mighty Marvel Team-Up Thrillers, Marvel Comics, 1983. There was a time when comic book companies didn’t care about repackaging their material in trade paperback and hardcover collections: they sold the rights to those off to book companies, just one of…

Best Of 2014, So Says Me

Scott VanderPloeg
January 5, 2015
3

Now that 2014 is over I can post my list of the five best comics I read last year. This list is selected from my own reading and is completely biased, since it's limited to the sixty-seven collected editions, reprints and graphic novels I read and therefore based solely on my personal tastes.