Laszlo the Mudjar

So, given all the turmoil in the equity markets of late, anyone come across big drops in heretofore untouched GAs, keys, or other supposedly more secure books?

I would agree and disagree with that idea or more succinctly I would refine the idea. I agree that looking for "popular" modern artists puts one into the spec camp, however, I would argue that there are literally thousands of artists from which to choose so why not find one that a) you like personally AND b) is popular. Going for only a) is not without merit but I would argue has less chance of holding value. I would never buy art with the intention of flipping, but I would prefer to buy art that I like AND is from a popular artist. Not sure if I explained that well, but I tried

Looking thru the amazing pencil work above that was my thought exactly. How popular is Dave Johnson? I really like this cover:

Hey - no one said getting old is easy. At least my poor 'ole brain remembered it had something to do with "blue". Blueish cover blueish name. The cape is blue !!

Hah . . . found it in "Have prices eased up" Thanks for playing everyone

Really really similar to that but the colors and art jumped out as different . . . more neon like. Too funny . . . it's driving me bananas. I'm gonna have to go thru every thread I ever perused and look for the picture

That certainly fits all my criteria and is definitely cool, but not what I was thinking about. As I recall their was one main spacesuit guy or super hero guy with a helmet. I think the helmet had a mohawk, but I could be totally making that up.

I saw a cover on the board here that I really liked, and now I'd like to go look around and see if it's stupid high priced or in my "maybe" range, but for the life of me I can't remember what it was. I'm thinking many folks here are so knowledgeable about individual books that if I describe the cover someone might actually know what I'm talking about. Anyways, this is only if one is bored. So . . . what I remember was it was in space, I think it had a guy shooting a laser and either had a space creature or a spaceship, and the cover was kinda blueish and very attractive and someone here had been after it for a while. I can't remember if it was Golden Age or Silver, but it was older for sure. Anyways, that's all I got. Any guesses. Thanks!

Thanks! And, to everyone else "WOW" lot's to look at now. I guess it truly does come down to personal taste, but at least I've got some place to start looking. Thanks again everyone. Keep posting!

Duh!! I hate getting old. Yes, if at all possible I intended to post in the OA general forum not the Marketplace. I suppose if it doesn't get moved I could just repost the question.

Having all of 3 modern comics in my collection, I am woefully lacking in knowledge as regards modern day comic artists so I was wondering if there is/are standout favs amongst boardees here??

I have a personal method that applies to many items including comics. If you had to buy right now at the presumed price, would you? To me if the answer is no I wouldn't pay $100k for a restored Detective Comics 1 then I would have my answer. We all live within our spending limits set by our circumstances. The question is how do YOU want to spend your resources. Me I like spending money on cars and comics. Fancy wine, vacations, homes, clothes, etc. . . . not so much.

@DC# You need to start a patreon account so we can send a tip your way for all your hard work. Really great to see the numbers presented like that. I really thought 2022 would see a substantial pullback given the movement in the stock market, but such is not the case for the most coveted comics.

As to the topic at hand I'm all in favor of restoration. We do it to cars, furniture, paintings, etc. with no thought to altering the value. I like to present my favorite comics on a wall in a frame so I and others can enjoy the art and reminisce about the "good 'ole days". Restoration makes for better presentation and in the case of this hobby lower prices. In fact, I'm hoping one big restored GA book stays available long enough for me to save the moola. It's a fraction of the price of a Blue label.

What a small community we are. That was mine that I put up for sale on MCS at their minimum commission meaning $0 for me. I don't collect Detective Comics so I just wanted it to go to someone that was a collector. Story behind the restore: Believe it or not the tear was my first ever tape pull when I took it out of a bag after 40 years in a closet, and since I really didn't think it would be worth anything after the pull and given it's general condition I thought I'd experiment with a touch of glue to put the tear back in place. I figured a smudge of glue would be nicer to look at than a white tear. Anyways, hope you like it! (Sorry about the clipped panel - bought it that way at a flea market and found the missing panel after the fact - fortunately it's not part of the story or art but advertising as I recall).