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I love one-page stories. Sheldon Mayer had them in Sugar and Spike. I don't have one of those, but I have his demo "Sunday" strip which I feel qualifies.

His covers for S&S were usually stories in their own right. Here's a preliminary that was not used.

 

The only dealer list worth using is the one that Comic Art Tracker offers. It also has a list of artist websites and auction houses.

 

On the list of things that I'd like is a commission by Tom featuring Batman, Spectre, and the Martian Manhunter.

Keep your loved ones away from Tom Mandrake! He's turned my wife into a vampire!

This is a perk from his Kickstarter - Kros: Hallowed Ground.

It's a birthday gift. That's today, but we are celebrating tomorrow so don't tell her! Click the image to learn more.

22 hours ago, Greenlake said:

I saw that on the Catskills site the other day and thought it was cool to see her do a different Marvel character. I've been thinking about getting a piece by her for a quite a while now, but I've never wanted a commission before and have multiple characters I'd like by her so I keep vacillating.

Get a group shot!

Good on you for sharing the increase with Tradd!

45 minutes ago, grapeape said:

That’s a swell page it really is!!

Thanks, I like it.

Regarding Nick Pitarra's work, I think the thing that's holding him back has been the growth of his family and the interruption of Leviathan. The latter looked great. The former involved a sick child and definitely consumed a lot of his time and concentration.

I look forward to him coming back because I really love his work. 

A commission that my wife had him do for our anniversary (Nov 2016). I had Mike Garland add digital colors. 

A favorite MP page because so much of the cast is in it, because they are on the moon and act like that's normal, and because there's a spacestation satillite circling the moon at low altitude.  It was $1200 in the aftermarket in 2016. Click the image and you'll get a character key in the description. My CAF has the best descriptions.

9 hours ago, Twanj said:

Has any sold on the secondary market? I wonder what happened, did the previous owner have to sell? I guess he bet on the right horse!

Re: Secondary Market
Yes, most of book 2. Felix was (for the first time?) a reseller of art on the secondary market.

Re: Have to sell
My assumption (and, yes, I know what assume stands for) is that the buyer bought the issue so he could have his pick of pages and then offered the balance back for Felix to resell. Pretty smart if you have the cash to cover the float.

I wonder if we'll see more of that strategy - buy the book, take the pages you want, resell the rest.

13 hours ago, Grant Turner said:

Just got this in the mail.  Commission from Ramona Fradon.  93 years old and still killing it! Silver Age Scarlet Witch.  Just blown away, I’m so pleased with how this turned out...

 

Tremendous!

If anyone else is interested in getting a piece from her, you can arrange it with Scott Kress at Catskill Comics.

No, I'm not affiliated. I just think she does excellent work even at 93!

2 hours ago, fenip said:

My 2 Erik Kriek pieces arrived...

Look very nice. What are they from?

5 hours ago, joefixit2 said:

The answer will of course change from time to time but for right now I would say this death of Jarella page from my favorite artist Sal Buscema.  really impacted me as a kid reading this issue.

The first Jarella story (IH 140 with plot: Harlan Ellison, -script: Roy Thomas, pencils: Herb Trimpe, and inks: Sam Grainger, cover: Trimpe(all)) is my favorite single Incredible Hulk story of all time (I'll admit to not having read Peter David's run). So much so, I got Herb to do a "one-minute later" (TM-Michael Finn).

I'm around 21.

Yeah, it's a smidge more than the third time around, but ...

Next you need to buy a 3D printer and design tools and create it digitally.

Thanks for the update!

I try not to have mulitple pieces from a given artist unless the artist has multiple runs that I liked. Therefore, I have a lot of artists, but not a lot of choices by each.

Still, this is fun:

Curt Swan - Superman   Sheldon Mayer - Sugar & Spike  Joe Kubert - Sgt. Rock        Stan Lynde - Christmas in Conniption

Nick Cardy - Bat Lash                  Frank Brunner - HtD vs. DD              Carmine Infantino/Frank Giacoia - Flash and The Enlongated Man

I could go on, but this is enough. 

A friend reported a couple of broken links - say goodbye to dragonberry and the Comic Art Database.

10 minutes ago, jaykza said:

14 x 17 board

Ecstatic to add this priceless Rocketeer piece by the legend, Dave Stevens to the collection. Masterfully done, this piece as used in multiple formats to promote Dave's most well known creation. His skills and powers are in full force and I am grateful to the Stevens family for allowing this to be under my care. Thank you @cheekyj2112 for making it happen!
 

 

Wow!

I've updated the note again. I've added a newsletter, a new book, and made a few other minor changes.

As always, comments are welcome.

A wishin' a hopin'

2 hours ago, Timely said:

Check out this Spidey Ditko battle page!

https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1645617

 

Wrong! Dikto isn't fighting Spidey. I think you were cheated!

Despite that, it's a very cool page.