Rick Veitch & Steve Bissette’s Stolen Heavy Metal Artwork Turns Up

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In 1979, the duvet artwork for the Heavy Metal graphic novel adaptation of 1941 by Rick Veitch and Steve Bissette, was stolen from the workplaces.

In 1979, the unique cowl paintings for the Heavy Metal graphic novel adaptation of the film 1941 by Rick Veitch and Steve Bissette was reported as stolen from the writer’s workplaces. In 2021, paintings collector Jimmy Willis posted it on Comic Art Fans. And at present, Rick Veitch observed, posting on Facebook, “Stolen from the offices of Heavy Metal in 1979, the cover art for the 1941 Graphic Adaption by Steve Bissette and myself has reappeared! “.

Fellow collector Richard Halegua posted, “To anyone commenting negatively on Jimmy Willis, 1) Jimmy is a totally stand-up guy. As good a person as you can find anywhere, 2) Jimmy wouldn’t have had any idea that this art was absconded with from the publisher’s office after publication. 3) it’s no surprise that an art collector might wind up with this piece some 45 years later. apparently, this piece was listed on eBay in 2020. EBay is going to have records, even though the piece cannot be found by web browsers. So hopefully ebay will co-operate with any investigation into how this piece wound up on its platform, and it can be traced back, but there are limitations to claims on the art, which are best worked out between the parties.”

Rick Veitch added, “Yes, Jimmy is in no way responsible for the theft of this piece. He has gotten in touch and is ready to help track down the eBay seller he purchased it from. So please, cast no shade on Jimmy Willis. He’s a victim of this crime too.”

Then Jimmy Willis himself turned up within the thread and mentioned, “Thank you so much, Richard Halegua and Rick Veitch!! As you just said, I bought it on eBay in May 2020, where it was for sale for a while. And, of course I didn’t know anything about it.”

Also, as a result of, why not, Veitch added, “Believe it or not, I still have copies of the book available for purchase on my site!”. Note it needed to be known as an “illustrated story” somewhat than a comic book guide as a result of that was 1979 for you.

1941: THE ILLUSTRATED STORY This won’t qualify because the craziest comedian guide ever created however I guess it is within the high ten. It is certifiably essentially the most insane film adaption ever finished. Don’t ask how or why Stephen Spielberg entrusted the graphic novel model of his summer season of ’79 blockbuster to underground cartoonists Veitch and Bissette! Buy one earlier than they disappear without end! 64 pages. Full coloration. Signed by Rick Veitch.

Here is a document of the eBay sale in query. And in for a penny, in for a pound, Adrian Olivera goes for a “Separated At Birth” file, posting “, speaking of stolen, someone owes Frank McCarthy’s estate royalties for swiping his artwork.”

That could be Frank McCarthy’s poster for the Burt Lancaster movie from the sixties, The Train… and here is the ultimate model.

Separated At Birth was once known as Swipe File, wherein we current two or extra pictures that resemble one another to some extent. They could also be homages, parodies, ironic appropriations, coincidences, or works of the lightbox. We belief you, the reader, to make that judgment your self. If you can not accomplish that, we ask that you just please return your eyes to their maker earlier than any additional injury is finished. Separated At Borth would not decide; it’s extra within the strategy of creation, how work influences different work, how new work comes from outdated, and generally how the identical concepts emerge concurrently as if their time has simply arrived. The Swipe File was named after the promoting business behavior, the place writers and artists acquire pictures and features they admire to encourage them of their work. It was swiped from the Comic Journal, which initially ran an identical column and the now-defunct Swipe Of The Week web site. However, Separated At Birth is taken into account a much less antagonistic title.

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