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New Art Day - Cap Stubbs in "Who's Mary Margaret Mad at Anyway!" by Edwina Dumm
I love comic strips that feature kids - Skippy, Peanuts, Calvin and Hobbes, Cut de Sac, Wallace the Brave, you get the picture.
One of those strips I discovered by visiting Rob Stolzer’s page where he has quite a number of Dumm’s Cap Stubbs strips. Some time ago, I bought a couple of strips from the 50s, but Rob said I needed something older. He addressed that issue.
For your viewing pleasure is a strip from long ago; just click the image. Thanks, Rob!
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New Art Day - Skippy in "He didn't have an Eye for It" by Percy Crosby
Skippy is a great strip. Charles Schulz credited Skippy as an inspiration for Peanuts. I’ve loved the strip since I discovered it and the book Skippy vs. the Mob.
Take a few minutes to enjoy the strip and read the Description. Turns out that Skippy has a interesting real world legal history. As an aside, it’s remarkably small - 4.5” by 16.5”.- Mighty Hal, JadeGiant, batman_fan and 1 other
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15 hours ago, timguerrero said:
I think Anabelle Kirby represents him try contacting her at Kirby's Comic Art.
I don't see him listed under Commissions on her site.
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Yep, what @Will_Ksaid.
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I like Sparking’s work especially romance comics.
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Maybe my favorite was when Nick Cardy called me to ask if I was happy with my commission.
Or maybe it was when Al Plastino called to talk about doing my commission because it was raining and he couldn't play golf!
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On 4/17/2021 at 11:42 PM, Werebear said:
Not exactly comic art, but comic-adjacent: What is the market like for a Frazetta remarked print or pencil sketch?
At the rate the market is going, even an ink illustration of Frank's will remain perpetually out of reach. I'm particularly fond of his big cat drawings. Any advice for his art would be appreciated.
There is a thread on this board called "Pricing Comic Art - Update."
In the spoiler text of the first post in that thread, you will find a wealth of information on how to find prices for comic art, how to find comic art, and how/where to sell comic art. I hope it helps. Questions are welcome.
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On 5/6/2021 at 3:32 AM, Ducky13 said:
Not new to OA collecting, but have a question none the less
With the explosion of comic book prices over the last 18 months is there a correlation to original art?
I do know that high end art has really taken off on auction sites but what about lower end OA (under $1000)
Also is there a way to value your OA, to see price bumps or market corrections?
Its relatively easy to evaluate individual comics with apps, websites and ebay but OA is a little more subjective
Take for instance my Gary Frank Hulk 415 page, how would I find out the current value? (beside selling)
Should we open a topic "please price my original art page?"
My wife paid $500 for this 10 years ago, how would you evaluate rate of return on OA?
There is a thread on this board called "Pricing Comic Art - Update."
In the spoiler text of the first post in that thread, you will find a wealth of information on how to find prices for comic art, how to find comic art, and how/where to sell comic art. I hope it helps. Questions are welcome.
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20 hours ago, Webhead2018 said:
Where that I don't often venture to other areas of the boards beyond a few I go to daily. Could you pass the link along.
It's one of the pinned threads on this board. Here's the link to that specific thread. It's rather long.
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FWIW, I put this newsletter and many other resources on in the first post on this thread. Take a look.
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Added three more for Shaun Clancy. Cover recreations featuring: Captain America, Shang Chi, and the X-Men
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Added John Livesay's quest for Batman Family #19.
Added Michael Lustig's JLA 140, 141, 142
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Added a link Shaun Clancy's 39(!) Iron Man cover recreations. Many done by one or more of the original artists.
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Added Michael Faber's re-assembly of Marvel Team-Up 110
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1 hour ago, stinkininkin said:
Wut.
I think you need to start drawing digitally, Scott.
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Added 7 themed collections from Mark Levy (3 single character and 4 book rebuilds).
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Added Daniel Burtis' colLEXion of Lex Luthor art
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A little more inheritance squandering has occurred!This time, Thom Zahler Cartooning created a daily piece of art featuring couples suggested by his Patreon members. I naturally suggested Sugar and Spike and equally naturally bought the created piece! For the heck of it, I also used my cover template and made it - like my Jeffrey Brown S&S meet Darth Vader piece - pseudo, faux S&S 100 cover.In the description, you will find a link to all of the couples.Check my couple out by clicking on the image:
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Added Andrew Arntfields' HTD #9
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Added @malvin's Incredible Hulk 340 cover recreations and his "Batman vs. ..." theme.
Pricing Comic Art - Update 2021
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Posted · Edited by alxjhnsn
Reason for the new thread: The one year period for updates to a post on a thread has passed so I can no longer update the first post on the old one. I'll mark the annual updates with the year.
As many of you know, I've collected tips on how to price comic book art. I have recently updated my write-up to include resources that a seller might use and that are not really appropriate for buyers. I also added a section on pricing pencils/letters/inks on a page vs. pencils/inks on a page vs. separate pencils and inks.
Feedback is welcome.
BTW,
Whether you are pricing to sell or buy, you might want to explore the following resources
If you are pricing to sell, there are additional resources:
I do not claim that this information is either exhaustive or useful.
Even with the information above, new buyers and sellers often find that OA is too hard to price. I agree that it is difficult. However, I think that there is a valid reason. Each piece is unique. Uniqueness make art sales generally and OA specifically non-linear. Examples of how piece can differ in ways that impact pricing include:
Covers > 1st Page Splash > Other Splash > 1/2 splash > panel page
However, that's not always true either. The right panel page can be much more compelling than a bland splash.
In general, Classic > Recent > Modern
When looking at a "split" Modern page, consider what it might be worth if done in Recent style and then split the cost with 60% of the "Modern-style" page going for the pencils and 40% going for the blue-line inks. Why? The penciller tells the story and that's the page (s)he handled. The inked page has the advantage of being the published page, but even so most prefer the pencil page.
There’s another reason - scarcity. You may ask how it can be scarce especially modern art since pretty much anything drawn for a comic since the late 70s has been saved by someone. Well, that’s a good question and my friend, Rabid Ferret, explores this topic in Francesco Brisighelli’s blog. Rabid’s key point is that if one has specific types of pages in mind, one should do the research to determine how many such pages exist. In his blog post, he poses that question with regard to the Lee/Williams Uncanny X-Men run and the fan favorite Wolverine in the fan favorite action scenes (claws out). You’d be amazed at how few pages there are with the most desired characteristics. He then talks about ranking the pages. The gist is, if you have an idea of what you want, do the homework so when the piece comes up you know whether or not you should jump on it. I found the article to be quite enlightening; it also made me glad that I’m not s super specialist!
Finally, you should join the comic book OA community. The main points of Internet contact are:
The main points of physical contact are probably:
One last comment, if you are looking to buy or sell, spend the time to learn the market. That might take 6 months, but it's worth the time.
I recognize that this is simply a general description and each piece of art and each seller is unique, but I think this information can be useful.