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@malvin, you are now recorded in the Hall of Fame for Themed Collections. Yes, you are now listed on The Themed Art Collections Thread. If you have others, I'll add them. Everyone, I'm always interested in adding more to the list.

Exactly! (per the kids!)

and nice logo display!

Gaspar was excellent and he learned from Ira. That said, opinions vary.

I understand. I'm quite well known in my field and I have worked all over the world. I told my kids that I'm world famous with more knowledge of my field that 99.99999% of the people in the world. The didn't care. :)

It's because the lettering is now applied digitally which lowers costs and production time. It is disappointing. Some have been known to have the speech bubbles recreated and attached to an acetate overlay to restore them. Originally, the penciler did his thing and passed it to the letterer do to his thing who passed it to the inker to do his thing. Now, any piece or all of that process is done digitally. Boards with everything petered out in late-80s through the early 90s. It's a rare book with letters on the page today. Here's a history of lettering: Early Years: http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news-columns/history-of-comic-lettering-early-years-to-1940/ Middle Years: http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news-columns/history-of-comic-lettering-1940-to-1990/ Later Years: http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news-columns/history-of-comic-lettering-1990-to-present/ If you really enjoy the topic, check out Todd Klein's blog. It's fascinating especially the articles about Ira Schnapp, the world's greatest letterer and logo designer (IMHO). Enjoy!

That's okay. If a little thing like my vote keeps them from voting for one of mine then then didn't like mine that much.

I vote for pieces that I would like to have the most. So, my choices tend to reflect my odd taste. Also, that means that I don’t vote for my own submittals since they are already in my collection. I’d like to compliment Bill & Company on the improved voting and organizing method. It really helped especially in the popular categories. Published/Unpublished Comic Book Covers There are so many excellent example of our favorite art form that voting was a challenge. That said, the new mechanisms are a dream come true. Still, it’s a tough call! Especially since I had a special entry of my own in the crowd! The five I picked to support are, in alphabetical order: Monty B’s Don Rosa Cover Scrooge McDuck A Letter from Home I have an irrational love of Don’s work and this one is an excellent example Fabio C.’s Topolino #3343-44 cover - Mickey, Donald, Scrooge, Daisy, Goofy, Minnie Hmm… I may have an irrational love of crowd scenes, too! Dries Dewulf’s Richard Sala - The Grave Robber's Daughter - Back cover I’ve always enjoyed Richard Sala’s work when I encountered it and I really like this scene. What happens next? She doesn’t look like a helpless woman! Sam H’s Penny Century #7 cover Those Hernandez boys always have something going on. Plus it makes me smile! Excellent work by Jaime. Zaddick L’s Will Eisner I’m a sucker for Spirit covers and splashes - every time! Honorable Mention Glynn Crain’ Barry Smith - Conan Saga #1 Cover Matt E.’s Justice League Adventures #1 Original Cover art by Alex Ross and Bruce Timm Dan M’s Groo 33 cover Sergio Aragones Bernard Voorzichtig’s 1970 - The Sunday Seducer - The Studio (Paperback cover in color - NF - American BV-W) Published/Unpublished Comic Book Splashes, Title Pages Dries Dewulf’s Stan Sakai - Endpapers - Fantagraphics Book 3 HC Stan Sakai is one of the world’s best cartoonists. His Usage Yojimbo series is one for the ages. This is an excellent example of his splash pages. Congrats! Steve Kriozere’s Tor #1, page 2-3 DPS I’m a big Joe Kubert fan and this piece from his creator owned Tor is a terrific example of his work Greg McKee’s Adventures of Jerry Lewis #123 pg 21 DC had a great line-up of funny books back in the day with some of the best cartoonists around - [Dean Martin and] Jerry Lewis, Bob Hope, Fox and Crow, Sugar and Spike and on and on. Bob Oksner was one of the best doing these books. Dan P’s Fables #27 Loved Fables! Love this splash. A rare moment indeed! John Stuart’s RIMA, The Jungle Girl # 4, page 10 – superb art by NESTOR REDONDO Nestor Redondo’s Rima was one of the most beautiful books on the stands. This is effective story telling beautifully executed. Honorable Mention Jason Schachter’s Superman For All Season #2 p.2-3 Published/Unpublished Interior Panel Pages Miki Annamanthadoo’s Adventure 355 page 13 by Swan The Legion and Swan/Klein? Yes, thank you very much! Monty B’s Carl Barks Uncle Scrooge Back to the Klondike Halfpage 1952 Half a page is way better than no page! What a great find. The CAF description explains how rare this piece is. Mark Levy’s Redondo - Sweet Rima Page The art in this series was lush and beautiful. It ran for too short a time. Jeff Singh’s New Mutants #18 page 25 by Bill Sienkiewicz Demon Bear A very significant page in an excellent story with Sienkiewicz’s art reaching new heights. Wow! Mark Levy’s Barry Windsor Smith / Bill Everett - Astonishing Tales 6 page 5 Smith and Everett is a wonderful combination! Honorable Mentions Steve . M’s Aster of Pan page 113 A really nice page of story telling. Roger K.’s Russ Heath - GI Combat #56, Early Silver Age Page I’m a Heath fan especially when it comes to his war machines. This is an excellent example of that. Matt E.’s Creepy #2 Werewolf one page story by Frank Frazetta 1964 I passed up a Frazetta? George Hagenauer Atomic Knights Murphy Anderson’s pencils are a pleasure - all great inkers can draw or they really wouldn’t be great inkers. The Atomic Knights is a guilty pleasure. Glad to get the collected edition. Hans Kosenkranius’s J. Kirby - Thor #139 First I pass up a Frazetta and now a Kirby? It’s a terrific page. Kit Walker’s Kingdom Come Issue 2, Page 15 Every page of Kingdom Come is a treat. Published/Unpublished Comic Book Pin-Ups, Illustrations, Gaming Art Brian Peck Tarzan Statue design Lovely drawing by one of the greats - Burne Hogarth. ALFREDO QUINTERO The Amazing Spider-man This is a terrific Romita Spider-man. Love to have it to put in my Romita Artist’s Edition next to MJ. Nate Schultze Geof Darrow - Fallout New Vegas Poster - Video Game Art Darrow is one of those guys that never stops in his drawings. Crowded, but every figure distinct. Amazing work. Ron Sonenthal The Corpse was Beautiful, American Magazine, May 1942 I’ve always enjoyed paperback book covers and this is a really excellent example. Love the lighting. Larry Wilson Batman & Robin Portrait It’s hard to rank Batman artists. The best I can do is alphabetically - Adams, Aparo, Rogers, Sprang, <your pick here>. I love Sprang’s work and I’d be thrilled to have this. Honorable Mention Zaddick L Robert Crumb Pretty much classic Crumb. No clue as to the story, but I’m sure it’s quite unusual. Published/Unpublished Strip Art Ruben DaCollector Cisco Kid 1952 - 3 Day Sequence! Beautiful drawing and wonderful choreography! It really does look like a Sunday strip Hans Kosenkranius MUTTS Daily 6/21/99 I have a weakness for Mutts to start. Plus, I am the least observant person that I know and I believe that this could happen to me. Neither Ozzie nor I will be Batman! Bill Morrison Li'l Abner Sunday 8-27-44 I love L’il Abmer and this is a terrific example of the strip. Jeff Singh Male Call by Milton Caniff Quite simply, it’s my patriotic duty to vote for this piece. Greg Starr Peanuts Sunday Home plate, Charlie Brown, not dinner plate! This hits all the Peanuts bases. Honorable Mention Monty B Alex Raymond Flash Gordon Sunday & Jungle Jim Topper 19.05.1940 It’s a beauty hard to believe that I didn’t pick it. Published/Unpublished Commissions/Recreations George Hagenauer Mille Marie Commission I love commissions where something is going on; I’m not so interested in posing characters so that definitely influences my choices. This one definitely fits my criteria and uses a character that people too often forget. Good choice, George, for both topic and artist! Sonu Kumar Mr. Freeze By Lucio Parillo Though this is a single character and a mere torso shot, I find it haunting. I find the back story on Mr. Freeze poignant as well. Nicely done! Michael One Minute Later Blacksad Painted Commission. by Juanjo Guardino I love this one. I haven’t read a full Blacksad story so nostalgia doesn’t play a direct role, but I do have a soft spot for tales of this type. Jeff Singh Dragon Lady by Milo Manara (NWS) If you are a fan of Caniff or Manara, you have to love this one. Rob T The Spirit - Brent Anderson I love Eisner’s Spirit. This image captures him perfectly. Might be my favorite out of the bunch. I really liked Rob T.’s other Spirit submittals as well, but this one really makes me want to read the story. Honorable Mention russ carreiro’s Soloman Kane (excellent representation) Ray Cuthbert’s Dorman, Dave - Recreation of Frank Frazetta's A Princess of Mars (which is spectacular) Tatiana TDArt Dykes’s Studio Ghibli watercolor commission My Neighbor Totoro Kiki's Delivery Service Spirited Away Ponyo (wonderful) Unpublished Sketch Covers/Convention Sketches I have a hard time in this area because it’s just not my favorite for of comic art. That said, there are some really nice pieces here. Jason Borelli A+X #1: Beast by Armando Ramirez I like this image because it captures both of the Beast’s sides - intellectual and the physical. Ray Cuthbert Adams, Neal - Pencil Portrait of Bernie Wrightson I love this “period” piece of Bernie. He looks like he just stepped out of Frankenstein. J. K. Amazing Spider-Man #648 -- Signed-Sketch LEE Bermejo Original ART A really striking image which is not easy to do in the confines of a sketch cover. Hans Kosenkranius Supergirl Supergirl, the way she should be, happy! Thomas Whitaker The New Mutants Magik by Rod Reis Honorable Mention Rustin Green Ever - Terry Moore Published/Unpublished Media artwork (Music, TV, Movie) Imran A The Lord of The Rings (1978) Movie Poster Concept Art A poster that I remember well. This Tolkien fan was largely disappointed with the movie (not a rotoscope fan), but it definitely had its moments and I’d have happy bought tickets to follow-on movies. I liked the character designs a lot. Soumya Das Scooby Doo oil painting I’m not a real fan of Scooby Doo, but I’m a sucker for team shots that capture the characteristics of the team members and this one does that! Looks good, too! Matt E. Cover art for August 1992 New York Times Television Magazine 1st appearance of Harley Quinn Ever! A fun drawing well executed and historic as well. A I Daphne Blake and Velma Dinkley by Carlos Gomez Honestly, I really am not a big fan of Scooby Doo, but I like this image. Ingrid Neilson Daenerys & Khal Drogo Striking image that properly represents these characters from the show. Honorable Mention Pat Chow Original Akira Animation Kaneda With Motorcycle Bike Production Douga Jason K Lone Wolf & Cub Criterion Collection Cover Published/Unpublished Non-Comic Cover, Pin-ups, Illustrations, Gaming Art There were so many great examples in this section. Sigh… James Cawley Phantom Tollbooth I’ve never read the book, but if this was the cover, I probably would. I might anyway. Doug Ellis Harold DeLay - Weird Tales 10/39 pulp preliminary No clue as to the story it represents, but what a neat looking cover! Rabid Ferret 'Cloud Cottage Cypress' by Chris Riddell (May 2020) Floating houses! What a subject for a drawing. I don’t know Chris Riddell, but I like his work. Andrew Hanna The Maid from Bad Girl Oracle by Katie Skelly I want to know what’s going on. When that happens, I know it’s an engaging piece of artwork. What is the story? Imagine If The Return of Ulysses Terrific representation of a critical scene from a favorite book. Yay! Honorable Mention Imran A Dragon's Lair Promotional Poster (1983) Artwork Phillip Anderson In-Out- Nowhere by Gahan Wilson Comicart B Calvin and Hobbes Sketch (Bill Watterson) Andrew Hanna The Robbers illustration by Yuko Shimizu Roger K. Michael Wm. Kaluta -- Erotica Ann Plate from the 1980 Starstruck Portfolio Bill Morrison NCSFest 2019 brochure cover, Huntington Beach, CA Published/Unpublished Other Ray Cuthbert Stevens, Dave - Jill, The Bare Witch Not much more to say than “Take a look at that” and “Wow! Dave Stevens was so good!" Rabid Ferret Santa Claus by John Cuneo Another artist whose work I need to know more about. George Hagenauer The Simpsons Mandala- from a calendar I’m a sucker for a crowd scene or drawings with all or most of the characters from a book. This hits that spot. Alex K. Petersen - Mouse Guard Bard I really like the way David tells stories, draws, and paints. I also like that he shares his universe with his fans. He will do commissions (on occasion) that show the mice at various jobs - something like this. Michael One Minute Later James Montgomery Flagg - 1932 - Good Housekeeping - Wash I was expecting a second drawing of the little boy jumping up and running off to play. Honorable Mention Karim Elrafei Superman Vs Hulk By Glen Orbik Trading card art

Here are my Jeremy commissions for your viewing pleasure. Click the image to get a bigger picture.His work is incredible. CPG Herself Pirate Ship CPG vs. Grandfather Clam (his very first CPG commission)

FWIW, Brian did write a book about John B and his art. HC: John Buscema: Michelangelo of Comics Deluxe Hardcover (only 300* copies and there is a print of a JB drawing with Joe Sinnott inks that came with it) SC: John Buscema: Michelangelo of Comics Deluxe Softcover Neither book is easy to find nor inexpensive, but it is fun. * My copy says 750, but the Amazon copy says 300. You choose. I'm not sure what you mean. Per Brian's checklist, JB did two Spider-man stories that I see: Amazing Spider-man 1999 Annual Spectacular Spider-man 121 Mike's Amazing World of Comics shows three stories: Amazing Spider-man 1999 Annual Amazing Spider-man 84 Amazing Spider-man 85 The GCD shows him involved with a few other Amazing Spider-man issues either doing layouts or penciling over JR's layouts. It that what you are referring to?

Remember, if you have a theme that you'd like to share, make a comment on the Themed Art Collections thread and I'll add it to the master list. Then take a few minutes to checkout some of those wonderful collections!

I just looks like the photo to me so I assumed mechanical means.

I'd always assumed that Amy's face wasn't drawn, but added mechanically (photoshop or whatever). Was it really on the board?

I'd call it a panel page. Yeah, one is a little bigger, but not what I consider a splash.

If you haven't read the material in the first post on the Pricing Comic Art - Updated thread, you should.

Thank you very much!

It went for a lot of money (surprise!). From a letter to the comicartl@freelist.org mailing list from ruediger.krischel@t-online.de Dear all, there’s a new record price for a cover by Hergé: 2.6 plus fee = 3.000.000 Euro for 34 x 34 cm in gouache!

Added a number of themes from Mark Levy's CAF.

Added Dave Morris' Venture Brothers

I've added your channel, Felix', and Bill's to a Video and Podcast section of my Pricing Comic Art thread. Yeah, I get that these resources don't directly address cost, but the background information is useful.

Added Videos and Podcasts: Felix (YouTube and Podcast), Cantu Comics, and Comic Art Live (CAF). What ones am I missing that I should include?

I'm happy to add people, but I need you to tell me: The name to use on the listing The theme name / brief description A link to the art Without that, I have nothing to list. I'd prefer if you'd put that information on the Themed Art Collections thread -

If you'd like me to add them, provide me with the appropriate links. The best place to put that information is here.

Added @Sideshow Bob's Batman/Spectre commissions

Updated the link to BillC's collection of GotG artwork to point to the covers.