This is Cool! 1995 Pitt Trading Card #69 Rai-Kee Vs Zoyvod Color Guide Oliff Pearson
Item Description:
Up for sale is an incredibly rare piece of comic book and trading card history! This is the original preliminary color guide for card #69 ("Rai-Kee Vs Zoyvod") from the cult-classic 1995 The Pitt Trading Card series, published by Image Comics/Full Bleed Studios.
This piece features the masterwork of two industry legends: line art by Jason Pearson (signed and dated in the plate as "JASON '95") and hand-painted colors by legendary comic colorist Steve Oliff (founder of Olyoptics).
Item Details & Specifications:
• Series: The Pitt Trading Card Series (1995)
• Card Number: #69
• Card Title: Rai-Kee Vs Zoyvod
• Penciler/Inker: Jason Pearson
• Colorist: Steve Oliff
• Dimensions: 11” x 8.5”
• Medium: Mixed media / hand-colored preliminary production guide on paper.
Production & Visual Breakdown:
This unique piece provides an incredible, behind-the-scenes look at the pre-digital/early-digital comic production era:
• The Color Guide Art: The piece showcases rich, vibrant hand-coloring. The foreground features Rai-Kee armed with a firearm and a serrated blade, while the monstrous Zoyvod looms behind her with glowing red eyes amidst a crystal-like blue explosion.
• Production Markings: The top margin of the page includes handwritten production notes identifying the project: PITT TRADING CARD, TITLE: Rai-Kee vs Zoyvod, and the production card code PTC-69.
• Signatures: The piece is boldly signed by colorist Steve Oliff in gold ink along the bottom margin. Jason Pearson's signature and '95 date are visible within the lower right quadrant of the artwork area.
• Verso (Back of Page): The back of the sheet features a ghosted/inverted bleed-through image of the color work, along with faint alignment crop marks and handwritten identification notes at the top edge.
Condition:
This item is in excellent vintage production condition. It shows minor edge wear consistent with a piece handled during the 1995 publishing process. The colors remain remarkably bright, bold, and unfaded. Please review all provided photos to inspect the exact condition of the edges, margins, and artwork details before purchasing.
Don't miss your chance to own a true one-of-a-kind production artifact from mid-90s Image Comics history! Perfect for framing and display.
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