Simon Bisley & Kevin Eastman – The Melting Pot #2, Pages 10–11 / Graphic Novel Pages 58–59 Double-Page Splash Original Art, 1994
Year: 1994
Publisher: Kitchen Sink Press
Published: The Melting Pot #2, February 1994
Graphic Novel: The Melting Pot: The Collection, 1995
Artists: Simon Bisley & Kevin Eastman
Medium: Watercolor and ink over pencil
Size: 11.5 × 15 inches (29.2 × 38.1 cm)
Original painted double-page splash from Kevin Eastman and Simon Bisley’s The Melting Pot. First published across pages 10–11 of Melting Pot #2 in 1994, the artwork was subsequently reprinted as pages 58–59 of the 1995 collected graphic novel.
The dystopian battle scene depicts ground forces being devastated by a colossal airborne warship. Kevin Eastman provided the underlying structural pencils, with Simon Bisley executing the finished painted artwork. Heritage has previously auctioned this exact piece and specifically records those respective contributions.
The #2 material was also subsequently reprinted in a German edition of Melting Pot #2 in 2000, giving the image an additional international publication.
Artists: Simon Bisley & Kevin Eastman
Simon Bisley is renowned for his painted work on Sláine, Lobo, Judge Dredd and The Melting Pot. Kevin Eastman is the co-creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and co-created The Melting Pot with Eric Talbot, collaborating closely with Bisley on its distinctive painted artwork.