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On 5/20/2024 at 7:26 AM, gumbydarnit said:
wait a minute... you don't look NOTHING like your avatar!
You aren't even holding water bottles.
It's aspirational.
- John E. and gumbydarnit
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On 7/7/2023 at 6:53 AM, Khazano said:
I own the original cover to 36. The Donellys took a recreation that a collector commissioned after unsuccessfully trying to buy my cover from me, and then slapped those logos on it and called it an alternate. That was probably the angriest I've ever been in this hobby.
You might add that to any or all of these threads on that topic:
Recreations as the real/alternate/unpublished cover
- This is why no one likes the Donnellys
- IMPORTANT INFO for anyone buying "unused/rejected" covers esp. from Cool Lines
- more Cool Lines deceit: misrepresented/modified art
or, perhaps, Altered Original Art for Sale...
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I want to go, but won't until we can take two or three weeks and tour northern Italy, Switzerland and eastern France.
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Clever! Was it your idea? Should be an interesting venture!
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On 5/7/2024 at 6:00 PM, Dr. Balls said:
Had a conversation with someone regarding this, which seems to either be happening more now - or I'm just noticing something that's always been there. He states that for almost all of his art, he buys and posts up a whorehouse price and if it sells, he makes money, if it doesn't sell - it sits in his collection and he's happy either way. I know people joke about dealers doing this, but I was curious if anyone on the collector level looks at posting their art this way?
Not I.
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I should have posted this link a while ago. Sorry.
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FWIW, everything I know on this topic is in the hidden text of the first post on this thread. Pricing Comic Art -
You might also enjoy this one:
The Themed Art Collections Thread - https://boards.cgccomics.com/topic/529001-the-themed-art-collections-thread-2023-edition
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On 5/8/2024 at 12:40 PM, Silver Surfer said:
So I’m assuming that Walt has all his stuff from his Thor run including the cover of issue # 337?
What I've heard Walt say is that he has (pretty much) everything published that he drew and inked. He has his share of things drawn or inked by others.
So, the Simonson stuff "out there" is either inked only by Walt or drawn by Walt and inked by someone else. I'm sure that there are minor exceptions, but I've never seen one that is published and all-Walt. -
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Apple requires all browsers to use the same WebKit so they all share a common source of features and bugs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebKit#:~:text=WebKit is a browser engine,browsers on iOS and iPadOS. -
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I've added a new blog that seems to be useful and improving - Comic Art Guide.
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I use a label maker and packing tape.
My label has my name and number, Kathy's name and number, and a clue as to the type of material in it (Published, Commissions, etc.)
I use the packing tape to make sure that the label stays on.
I do the same with my sketchbooks, my phone, and my iPad. It's saved my hash a few times!
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I've added another prelim to my collection. This one is a Pint-Size Pin-Up from Sugar and Spike #83.
It's fun to see how he changed and strengthened even these drawings. For example, note the change in direction of the dog head. The printed version is better. Most of my pages have patch panels as he worked to nail the story even after a page was completed. Remarkable work. Click to get a bigger picture.
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I've added another prelim to my collection. This one is a Pint-Size Pin-Up from Sugar and Spike #83.
It's fun to see how he changed and strengthened even these drawings. For example, note the change in direction of the dog head. The printed version is better. Most of my pages have patch panels as he worked to nail the story even after a page was completed. Remarkable work. Click to get a bigger picture.
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@Rick2you2, a screen shot would be useful, I suspect.
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On 4/20/2024 at 9:13 PM, grapeape said:if you guys come across other results from eBay that standout please share.
How about great deals for the buyer?
In this four page story, writing and drawn by Sheldon Mayer in 1939, Scribbly, the boy cartoonist, got his first job. The story was originally published in All-American Comic #6 and reprinted in The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told. For a Sheldon Mayer fan they are a big deal. Such a big deal that they reached $30K on Nate Sanders' auctions in 2020.
Later they were discovered to be a recreation. The buyer was refunded and Nate auctioned them on eBay four years later. I got them for less than $500.
Read the full story by clicking on the image.
I found this to be a wonderful eBay deal!
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Here's my standard reply when asked about restorers.
In the many threads on paper conservation, the names that recur the most were:
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Robert Dennis
Comic Art Restoration Service (on Facebook)Robert's legal problems preclude recommending him at this time.
- Gordon Christman
Gordon doesn't seem to have a web presence, but his snail mail address and phone number are:Gordon G. ChristmanRestoration & Conservation960 Vine StOceanside, CA 92054TEL: 760 439 7970CEL: 760 458 2290- Tracey Heft - Eclipse Paper
I used Alexandra VonHawk to restore several piecesAlexandra VonHawkP.O. Box 546Paisley FL. 32767Lab phone is 352-669-7776She did exactly what she committed to do and I'm very pleased.I've also had one recommendation for each of these:-
Paper, Paintings and more
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Alexandra vonHawk, Fine Arts Conservator
- www.vonhawklabs.com
- alexandra@vonhawklabs.com
- +1.352.669.7776
- She has an amazing on-line resume.
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Alexandra vonHawk, Fine Arts Conservator
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Paper:
- Jonathan Derow - vetted for works on paper - http://www.jdconservation.com/
- James Pascoe - https://www.jamespascoe.net/
- Mark F McDermott - https://www.EarthshineStudios.com
- Andrea Pitsch - apnyc@rcn.com
- Amanda H. Malkin - https://www.paperlovesconservation.com
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Paintings:
- Jill Pratzon - amazing for works on board and canvas. HIGHLY recommended. - http://www.jillpratzon.com/
I would add that most major museums know of paper conservators. You might want to contact someone at a local museum and see if there is a conservator close to you.- Twanj and sfcityduck
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On 4/15/2024 at 2:01 AM, RBerman said:
if I had a prelim of someone else’s finished piece, I would link to its CAF page on mine.
That's what I did with my such piece. I discovered that in the CAF gallery of Georg Schell there are three more versions.
Georg was the original commissioner. He bought a finished and colored commission that Mike turned into a print. As part of the process, Mike sent him a scan of the pencils which he then inked and colored. James inked a scan of the pencils. So, here is the full progression.
Click the image to learn more.My Prelim by Mike Grell Georg Schell's pencils Georg Schell's inked Print Inks on pencil scan
by Mike Grell & colored by Grell by James Pascoe
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On 4/11/2024 at 1:19 AM, MyNameIsLegion said:there are major dealers that have been laundering xerox prints as stats, transparency overlays, trade dressed prelim art with some serious word salad descriptions meant to confuse and obfuscate the true origin and artist for YEARS via Comiclink in particular, but also HA that otherwise would be radioactive when it sits on their site or CAF or they have to go ask their brother for a price. There's a reason they have their own thread.
Re: There's a reason they have their own thread.
That's incorrect. They have many threads. Here's a curated selection of Threads About the Donnelly Brothers / CoolLinesArt:Business Model -
- https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/426864-a-dealers-pricing/#comments
- https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/427960-coollines-question/#comments
No pricing
https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/407281-cool-lines-art-work-inquiry/#comments
Recreations as the real cover
- https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/459422-coollines-scam-selling-mark-bagley-ultimate-spider-man-36-cover-recreation-as-the-original/#comments
- https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/441111-this-is-why-no-one-likes-the-donnellys/#comments
- https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/407294-important-info-for-anyone-buying-quotunusedrejectedquot-covers-esp-from-cool-lines/?tab=comments#comment-9580115
- https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/323406-more-cool-lines-deceit-misrepresentedmodified-art/#comments
Superman Annual
Altered Art
https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/394320-altered-original-art-for-sale
Look for Rob Pistella’s comment about altered scans: https://www.facebook.com/groups/459273764470607/permalink/1043284886069489/Deceptive Advertising
https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/393655-coollines-looking-for-a-sucker/#comments
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A relatively recent acquisition found at the bottom of a bag or so I was told. I currently have it under some very large books to see if it will flatten and allow a better scan.
I don't own the comic, but I'll fix that shortly.
I do wonder if the OA survived somewhere. It dates to 1969 which is before art returns, but he seemed to get a lot of his art back.
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A relatively recent acquisition found at the bottom of a bag or so I was told. I currently have it under some very large bags to see if it will flatten and allow a better scan.
I don't own the comic, but I'll fix that shortly.
I do wonder if the OA survived somewhere. It dates to 1969 which is before art returns, but he seemed to get a lot of his art back.
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Can someone help with a value ?
in Original Comic Art
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FWIW, everything I know on this topic is in the hidden text of the first post on this thread.
Pricing Comic Art - https://boards.cgccomics.com/topic/523347-pricing-comic-art-2023-edition/