APDallas Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 I have these colorist guides but I have no idea where they are from. One has a First Comics stamp on the back. Any help would be greatly appreaciated. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATKokmen Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 (edited) The top piece seems to be a page from Warp Special #1, published by First Comics in 1983, with Howard Chaykin pencils. The GCD notes the colorist as George Freeman, tho' the signature on your guide here suggests Bruce Patterson. The bottom piece seems to be from the first issue of the First Comics run of E-Man also in 1983, art by Joe Staton with colors by Bruce Patterson. Edited May 17, 2020 by ATKokmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaykin Stevens Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 The first image is page 2 of Warp Special #1, but the colouring doesn't match the published version. The comic was published in 1983, but Patterson's signature says 84. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick2you2 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 On 5/17/2020 at 2:47 PM, Chaykin Stevens said: The first image is page 2 of Warp Special #1, but the colouring doesn't match the published version. The comic was published in 1983, but Patterson's signature says 84. The guides don’t always match the final printed version. I have one by Neil Adams for Showcase 80, which I know is authentic, and there are some colors which are different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will_K Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 37 minutes ago, Rick2you2 said: The guides don’t always match the final printed version. ... "guides"... Well, that definitely makes them different from blueline colors !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaykin Stevens Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 On 5/19/2020 at 12:25 AM, Rick2you2 said: The guides don’t always match the final printed version. I have one by Neil Adams for Showcase 80, which I know is authentic, and there are some colors which are different. Your colour guide may be authentic, unless it's by Neil Adams, but Patterson's Warp colour guide looks nothing at all like the published version, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APDallas Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 23 hours ago, Chaykin Stevens said: Your colour guide may be authentic, unless it's by Neil Adams, but Patterson's Warp colour guide looks nothing at all like the published version, Hmmm. Well it does have a FIRST COMIC stamp on the back so it does seem official. However, I know very little about the process of coloring back in the day before digital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
