#sybarry

I did my Stan Lee library program at Sachem Library this evening and the whole time, I was watching a guy in the front row who was intently watching, sometimes nodding his head ‘yes’ or 'no’ when I told a story, or whispering in his wife’s ear. I knew something was up with him. When I closed out with the Q&A section at the end, he spoke up and it turned out we were in the presence of comics royalty, as it was artist Sy Barry in the audience. Best known for the decades he spent drawing The Phantom for daily newspapers, he did work in the 1950s at DC and at Timely—which later became Marvel. As a result, he had personal stories to share of working with Stan that had everyone mesmerized. It was a really cool experience for all of us; the program went well, but that was the icing on the cake!

I did my Stan Lee library program at Sachem Library this evening and the whole time, I was watching a guy in the front row who was intently watching, sometimes nodding his head ‘yes’ or 'no’ when I told a story, or whispering in his wife’s ear. I knew something was up with him. When I closed out with the Q&A section at the end, he spoke up and it turned out we were in the presence of comics royalty, as it was artist Sy Barry in the audience. Best known for the decades he spent drawing The Phantom for daily newspapers, he did work in the 1950s at DC and at Timely—which later became Marvel. As a result, he had personal stories to share of working with Stan that had everyone mesmerized. It was a really cool experience for all of us; the program went well, but that was the icing on the cake!

Framed THE PHANTOM Panel (B&W) 3D #2 2018 Original art by Sy Barry Client Lyn Anderson Yes, you've seen one like this before! One of the easier 3Ds to make. This is the third 3D I've made of this image, the second one in B&W. Lyn Anderson, a supporter of my 3D work who runs the Raleigh Comic Book Show every few months in NC, commissioned it back in July after seeing the first one I made for Jaime Diaz. They are not mass produced. All work is done by hand with an Exacto knife & other materials. It's not very likely I will be doing this image in 3D again. I would much rather go on to some other image be it of The Phantom or come other comic related image or cover. #tr3d #trr3d #sybarry #thephantom https://www.instagram.com/p/Bor_VfzHDJu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=acly44482zkf

Sy Barry (top) and Rolf Gohs (bottom)

Panel from the Sunday story "The Veiled Lady", drawn by Sy Barry (1965) and drawing by Massimo Gamberi (2018).