Coming "soon", Classic Captain Canuck Sculptures!

Sculptor Richard Nowak shared the image below on Instagram earlier today.

I just finished six reproductions of my Classic Captain Canuck sculpture. Each handpainted by me. For sale soon through www.Chapterhouse.ca. This sculpture was based on the very first appearance of Captain Canuck released in 1975. The author and artist Richard Comely provided me with original hand drawn reference material for this project. It has been over a year of work to get to this stage.

"Over a year" is no exaggeration. Nowak posted a picture on Instagram of the sketch he would work from to build the sculpture. That was 73 weeks ago.

It's a little difficult to tell due to the angle on that picture, but the base is a map of Canada. Nice way to build on the cover from the character's first issue in 1975.

Of course, as a fan, the best news is that these will be available to the general public, at least on a limited basis. While we wait for their availability to be announced, and brace ourselves for the revelation of the price, check out more of Richard's work on his website, including a modern version of the Captain that I believe won a fan art contest a couple of years ago.

To see the step-by-step process and gradual progress made on creating the sculpture above, go to Richard's Instagram account, linked at the top of the page. Thankfully, Richard is not the type to post pictures of his breakfasts so it's easy to follow this sculpture's coming to life.