SIGN of4 FOUR
CHRISTOPHER MOELLER ■ DAVE DORMAN SCOTT HAMPTON ■ RAY LAGO
Y earbook 2004 From that day forward we knew each other by a new name:
The Sign of the Four
"All this we sealed by the most solemn oaths that the mind could think or the lips utter. I sat up all night with paper and ink, and by the morning I had the two charts all ready, signed with the sign of four..." —4 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Designed by Stephen D. Smith Studio D International www.studiodintl.com
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Pages 1-8. All art © respective owners. Otherwise © 2004 Dave Dorman. All rights reserved. Christopher Moeller portrait ©2004 Dave Dorman. Visit www.davedorman.com.
Pages 9-16. All art © respective owners. Otherwise © 2004 Scott Hampton. All rights reserved. Ray Lago portrait ©2004 Scott Hampton. Visit www.scotthampton.com.
Pages 17-24. All art © respective owners. Otherwise © 2004 Ray Lago. All rights reserved. Scott Hampton portrait ©2004 Ray Lago. Visit www.raylago.com.
Pages 25-32. All art © respective owners. Otherwise © 2004 Christopher Moeller. All rights reserved. Dave Dorman portrait ©2004 Christopher Moeller. Visit www.cmoeller.com.
Printed in the United States of America by Boyd Brothers, Inc., Panama City, FL. Christopher Moeller TM and © Wizards of the Coast
opposite: The Alex Cryss Chronicles conceptual art
above: Triskelion,trading card art. Magic: The Gathering, a trading card game.
left: Turning the Tables, trading card art. TM and © Wizards of the Coast
3 Dave Dorman © Wizards of the Coast © Wizards of the Coast
15 Scott Hampton
Here are some more examples from Till Death. In the story, a newlywed bride is captured and imprisoned by her soldier husband’s enemies. ©2004 Metron Press
21 Ray Lago Gunwitch TM and © Dan Brereton TM and © Harris Publications, Inc. TM and © Lucasfilm, LTD.
Here’s a sampler of private commissions plus a golden oldie. clockwise: Vampirella, Gunwitch, Yoda and Falling Flowers facing: The Golden Age of Marvel Comics
28 DAVE DORMAN ■ SCOTT HAMPTON RAY LAGO ■ CHRISTOPHER MOELLER
The Sign4 of the Four "All this we sealed by the most solemn oaths that the mind could think or the lips utter. I sat up all night with paper and ink, and by the morning I had the two charts all ready, signed with the sign of four...” — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
This volume is the second in an annual series collecting the works of four friends united by the love of art and a good time; Dave Dorman, Scott Hampton, Ray Lago and Chris Moeller. A convention sketchbook of sorts, SIGN OF FOUR Yearbook 2004 showcases recent works.
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