AKIRA color guide sale is TOMORROW! Wednesday, May 25, 12PM PST! 300+ pieces!

Published on May 24, 2016

Finally, the news you've been waiting for: The AKIRA color guide sale is happening tomorrow, Wednesday May 25th, at 12PM PST! Set your alarms!

Our last sale featured over 300 pieces and was a complete sell-out. We will again have 300+ pieces from all six voumes for this sale, and even better, the prices will remain the same, ranging from $40-$500. Something for every budget!

For those who are new this time, here's the background on these guides: Steve Oliff is a comic book colorist who has worked in the industry since 1978. His company, Olyoptics, was the first to use computers to do color separation. In 1989, Steve was personally selected by AKIRA creator Katsuhiro Otomo to color the seminal work. Steve and Otomo-san worked side-by-side at Steve's studio in Point Arena, CA to develop the color scheme that would be used throughout the series. The guides were printed at Otomo-san's studio in Japan on 10"X14" heavy-stock artist's paper and then sent to Steve, where he hand-painted them using some combination of airbrush, felt pens, gouache, cel animation paint, colored pencil, Pantone film and more! These are not your typical color guides; each piece presents beautifully as its own work of art and is suitable for framing (although as with all colored art, best to keep out of direct light). We're excited to be able to offer fans a chance to own a piece from this legendary work!

Here's a video we shot with Steve where he discusses his work with Otomo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO-Wo3jFJes

And here's a recent interview with Steve about the coloring:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2016-03-17/akira-in-color-with-steve-oliff/.99830

A few notes about ordering:

1. Shipping is via insured USPS Priority Mail in the US ($20), USPS Express Mail to Canada ($50), and USPS Express Mail International to everywhere else ($70). You can combine shipping for multiple pieces.

2. Please note that placing an order does not guarantee that the art will be available. Each order is time-stamped, and I process them all in the order they are received. If your page is available, you will receive payment instructions. If it is not, I will do my best to let you know ASAP. Generally speaking, if you do not hear from my within the hour, you are OK and will be receiving your payment instructions later in the evening.

3. While 99% of the previous sale's orders went off without a hitch, with over 300 pieces, there will be the inevitable hiccup. I apologize in advance!

4. To those who flaked on their orders last time, you are not welcome back and any new orders will be ignored. DO NOT PLACE AN ORDER UNLESS YOU ARE PREPARED TO PAY FOR IT. Placing an order is a commitment to buy; it is not a placeholder. Do not order multiple pages to make sure you get something, with the intention of picking and choosing from what's available. I will cancel the entire order.

5. Due to the large number of orders, lease allow two weeks for shipping.

That's it! Any other questions, feel free to write. Thanks, see you tomorrow, and good luck!

Felix
www.felixcomicart.com