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** UPDATE # 1 ** Confirmed Artists so far: Guests: Greg Hildebrandt, Jim Steranko, Howard Chaykin, Klaus Janson, Billy Tucci, Ray Lago, Fred Harper, Keith Williams, Paul Kirchner, Lee Weeks, Anthony Marquez and John Staniski NYC Comic Art Expo Sunday April 21, 2024 Midtown Hilton 53rd & 6th Ave. Mercury Ballroom 10:00-5:00 Entry $25 The Mercury Ballroom is a different space than last year. The room is located on the 3rd Floor, (accessible by escalator). More details in the next update as we get closer to the show. 😀 Cheers ! Nelson Animated Ink As a reminder, this is a classified notice and not a general comic discussion thread.

It's that time of year again my fellow comic art collectors !!! I will be setting up on Sunday April 21, 2024 at the NY Comic Art Expo. Private collectors have already made inquiries as to what I may be showcasing at this year's event. For me, it's usually a last minute decision as I go through my private stash and determine what I can pare down. As many of last year's attendees noted, I ended up bringing a lot of new fresh to market art simply because I forgot that I had these items in my collection for over 20+ years. If I forgot that I had them, it was probably a sign that I could put some up for sale. Lol. If you are planning to attend, please make sure you stop by and say hello. The event will be taking place at the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan. More details to follow. As a reminder, this is a classified notice and not a general comic discussion thread. If you have any questions, please contact me privately and directly through these messages boards. Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see many of you in person in April. Cheers ! Nelson Animated Ink

My condolences to all his family and friends. I have fond memories of meeting him and his wife Virginia over the years. I was fortunate to see them in 2017 at his tribute exhibition at the Society of Illustrators Museum in NYC. The Spider-Man art exhibited was from Mike Burkey's private collection. That may have been one of his last public appearances as he wasn't attending conventions at that point. Although, it was a long day and into the evening, John Romita Sr graciously signed all program books from the event for everyone. An Amazing artist and a Spectacular person.

I would like to thank everyone that made it to the show and stopped by to say hello. The show would not have been a success without all of you.

Another Massive Art Drop ! An Itoya folder fell while I was taking it off the shelf. Don't worry, everything was in mylar. No art was harmed. 😀 As I make final preparations for the show this Saturday, I wanted to give a final general update. I can only confirm that I will be bringing "Twice up" pages from the Golden Age and Silver Age. Some of these are the original storyboards and inspirational source material for movie and other new media adaptations. I will also be bringing covers and splash pages from other eras. Examples of characters include Spider-Man, X-Men and JLA. There will also be some published crossover art between different companies. There should be something of interest for everyone. We look forward to catching up with old friends and meeting new ones at the show. Cheers ! N. 😀

Thank you for all the pm emails. Rather than reply to each individually, I will respond here for efficiency. 1. Do you have a list of all the art you have for sale? Nick and I are still in the process of identifying pieces to bring to the show. As we get closer to the show, we will have a better idea of what to bring. Normally, I would never sell any of my Kirby. I will probably offer up at least one twice up page from Kirby. Other twice up pages from other top tier artists will also be offered. I want to offer a few things just for the people attending the show. As the pandemic proved, Nick and I can certainly sell art from the comfort of our homes, while watching TV in our underwear ( Lol. Too much info). We go to great lengths to set up at a show. Why? Nick and I want to bring the same experience to the next generation of collectors we had when we attended the shows. The sense of excitement as you entered the show floor. Palms slightly sweaty, your heart beating faster, and finally, your eyes widening as you spot that piece of artwork. Instant nostalgia flashes back as you recall the same image you first saw when reading that specific comic. I've always enjoyed attending shows just to see all the great art on display in person. For those individuals that spend the time, effort and expenses to attend the show, we want you to have a great experience. Please stop by and say hello. 2. Will there be affordable art? Nick and I will be offering a wide range of art. What's affordable to one person may be out of reach for someone else. Everyone has different budgets. I'm sure you will find something you like that fits your budget. 3. Are you selling Animation Cels at the show? No. All my animation cels remain in storage at this time. Perhaps at a future show. As a reminder, since this is the marketplace, not the discussion threads. Please continue to pm me and I will answer new questions in a future post. Thanks. N.

It's about a month away but I am pleased to announce that Nick Katradis and Animated Ink, (that's me), will be setting up at the NY Comic Art Expo on Saturday May 6, 2023 @ the Hilton Hotel in NYC. I've actually had the majority of my art in storage the past few years. Well, it's time to air things out and let them breathe. Nick and I are still deciding what to showcase. Between the two of us, we should have a great variety of original comic art from all time periods. From Silver Age to the Modern Era, there should be something of interest for all collectors. Who knows, maybe even something from the Golden Age. More updates as we get closer to the show date. If you want to contact me or Nick in advance of the show, please drop us a private personal message (PM) via CGC. We both enjoy catching up with all collectors so stop by and say hello.

R.I.P. Joe Giella A great artist and a great genuine guy.

R.I.P. Conrad Condolences to all his family and friends. I always enjoyed catching up with him at shows over the years. He was one of the first comic book dealers that successfully transitioned into dealing original comic art exclusively.

No. I saw the cels inside the Disney World theme park in Orlando. The Little Mermaid movie came out in 1989 (?) so the early 1990's sounds about right.

I wasn't looking to stir the pot as the info was out there. (See OA Cabal Newsletter issue #4). Asking if Mike was able to preview the galleries seemed logical and reasonable. Bill has always been straight forward and I appreciate him taking the time to address the situation. Apologies for hijacking the thread and apologies to Bill since I put him in an unintentional uncomfortable situation. Just to clarify, there were no nude or topless pics. Lizzo was wearing a red, white and blue bikini and the bikini model was wearing a tan bikini. If someone was browsing quickly, I suppose the tan could have looked flesh tone and mistaken for nude. It's a moot point since the files were deleted as requested. Since I was planning to delete pics before the lockdown, I didn't think a reply was necessary. I didn't reply to Malvin's PM either. It wasn't necessary. Since I was using my cellphone and there was no move / transfer function, I ended up downloading images from my own CAF gallery and reloading it back to my CAL booth. I re-typed the different fields. Anyway, back to our regularly scheduled programming.

Fyi - Burkey bought a large stake in CAF. I wonder if he previewed the for sale galleries before they went live. I know Bill did because he asked me to take down 2 photos I had as placeholders while I was trying to figure out functionality. This was my first time trying to set up. I was using my phone so did not have access to my art pics from my computer files and was just testing. I complied but this was on Friday and the photos were nothing outrageous. One was of Lizzo, the other a bikini model. I had downloaded the pics from the NY Post onto my phone before loading onto CAF. Lol. Again, I complied, so not a big deal.

Early 1990's? The cels with Ariel as the Mermaid commanded top $. Cels with her as a "human with feet" commanded less $. Same with secondary characters. Maybe $2K if I recall correctly. Most adults probably had no idea what they were and gagged at the prices. Disney did not have a separate gallery. I saw them hanging on the walls closer to the back in their stores with prices on them.

Probably a fake since it doesn't look like Romita or Byrne to me. Ask Burkey.

As long as you and your kids like it, that's all that matters.

Although the cels were trimmed, Courvoisier was the first to market the cels in a presentable fashion and sell them as art. Most acetate cels at that time were expensive so they were often cleaned and reused. This added to the rarity of earlier production cels. In the modern era, Disney did a better job at marketing their cels as matted and framed art with the COA on the cel itself. Disney controlled the supply by releasing them incrementally at their theme park stores. I remember decent cels from the "Little Mermaid" featuring Ariel, going for about $3500. Warner Brothers attempted to follow the Disney model by selling cels at their WB stores. While Disney was selling cels from animated movies, WB was selling cels from television show cartoons. The downfall was when AOL bought out Time-Warner. AOL didn't know or appreciate what they had and essentially liquidated their animation cels. They flooded the market and discounted the prices. Eventually, Clampett Studios bought out the remaining inventory of WB animation cels and restored inventory control. Prices of cels stabilized at that point. While animation cels are no longer as popular as one of a kind original comic art, they are still collectible. For one, the color makes the art pop. From a nostalgia perspective, you can't beat cartoons. Pair an oversized horizontal pan piece animation cel with a matching original background art and you have your version of high end art.

I would recommend that you pick up a copy of the comic and compare page 1 to the art as a starting point. The comic can't be that expensive or hard to find. See if the art looks similar in style to your page. If it does, it could be a rejected Steve Butler page. Try contacting Steve via social media. Randy Emberlin is an inker. There are no inks so you can rule out Randy as the artist.

While I agree there are always going to be shill bids on any auction platform, there are plenty of legitimate reasons why people bid high early on. - If you are on a limited total budget to spend, you have to prioritize where your $ is going. You would rather be blown out early on an item so you know just how much $ you have left to spend. Then you can go all out after pieces you really want. - Sometimes you forget to bid. I have a busy schedule. If I get blown out early, at least I got my bids in.

Jeff Nason collection on Heritage

During open police investigations, they usually withhold information from the public. This lets them follow up on leads without tipping off the perpetrator. It doesn't matter if comic fans want more information about the crime. The police are going to tell the family to keep quiet about the details. The most important information to the general public are the pictures of the stolen art.

Sad to hear. Hopefully, the publicity will scare off any potential buyers. I'm sure the recent ebay sale brought on unwanted attention. With the internet, it's not hard to track someone down. It looks like they knew what they were after.

It's called a layout. Lol. To manage expectations at conventions, artists or their reps, often show samples of what to expect at what price point. Ask before you lay out, (pun intended), the money.

I have 2 pieces by Neal Adams that I bought many moons ago that have COAs. One is a Deadman painting, the other is a Conan in color. I bought both through an art gallery that he consigned directly to in NYC which is why the COAs were issued a week later by Neal's studio. Given how many drawings he now sells directly at conventions, I doubt if they issue COAs anymore.

B - b - back in the day, you couldn't buy original art because the publishers kept the art. If they were lucky, the artists got a coffee mug during the holidays. My first comic swap meet I ever attended, I had to walk 10 miles ..... each way ...... in the snow ...... in my bare feet .... life was not easy back then. I had to drink water out of the faucet. There was no such thing as bottled water. The horror !!!

So the marketplace has already had McFarlane Spidey covers exceed and match prices of John Byrne Uncanny X-Men covers. By all pre-auction estimates, the Jim Lee X-Men 268 cover is about to do the same. The generational shift is here. Even with an evolving artistic style, Jim remains as popular as ever. Being a DC executive clearly has its advantages since Jim can probably dictate what projects he wants to work on and with whichever creative team he wants. Byrne had power and influence in his day but not like what Jim has had at DC.