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@bernoulli, you should split this into three posts so we can vote one each piece. Just edit your original and delete two images and then post those two in different replies.

Playing the Devil's advocate, what if the artist did four of the same thing - with some differences? Click to read more. Or a lithograph or just a sketch that was reminiscent? Certainly these are not identical, but is anything? In any case, someone was willing to commission an artist to recreate a piece (or the artist saw a chance to make a buck or thought each improved in some way, who knows?).

Here it is in all its glory. Click to see the auction entry. I didn't recognize any of the characters. Yuck!

Speaking of Themes, I collected and published a list of themes used by various folks. It's a good read, I think, though it needs an update.

For what it's worth, on my Sea Devils 6, above, the water is noticeably colder than on the original cover. Here's the original for comparison if you don't believe me.

As mentioned above, Greg Woronchak. You can reach him here: https://gwor23.wixsite.com/comic. He's done a lot of these.

Yep. I think so.

Good suggestion.

I assume everyone is familiar with @Michael (OML)'s CAF? It's full of cover "recreations" set one minute after the cover scene. Look in the ones that start "1 Minute Later - xxx" where xxx is the character/theme of the pieces in the gallery. It's a lot of fun.

In spoiler tags since it's off topic and long.

I've had three recreations done. Russ Heath did two (click for bigger picture) which (as I understand it) he lightboxed and painted. Thom Zahler (re)did this for me. I believe that it too is a lightbox. Thom works digitally for his comic so there is (almost) no original art for Love and Capes. I didn't really care how they did it; I just wanted the image by the original creator.

You are welcome. It's a pretty common question with no definite answer so I decide to at least provide a list of hints. Hope it helps.

At Comicpalooza, I asked him to do a drawing featuring Thea (it's up at the top of the thread). I could tell that he and Yams were concerned about the drawing. What DWJ had drawn wasn't a classic head shot, but a much more interesting piece featuring Thea on her vehicle. I could not have been happier with it, but you could tell that if I didn't like it, DWJ was ready to do something else. Good folks. Happy customer.

Free hand, light box, printed blue-line and new ink are all common. To avoid disappointment, talk!

Glad you did and likewise!

I decided to include what I paid so that people can see that really attractive pieces are available for not a lot of money (though I admit that "not a lot" is VERY relative). Also, I hope that it encourages people on a budget to keep at it. There's good material at almost every price point.

I read before buy. I do read a lot of monthly books. As for Felix, I end up seldom buying from him. My reflexes aren't fast enough.

Published Sea Sirens page 68 Janet K. Lee, $175

Unpublished Faux Sugar and Spike #100 cover featuring Supergirl by Matthew Childers, $150

Unpublished Faux Sugar and Spike #100 Cover featuring The Middle Age by Steve Conley, $250

Have you read Extremity by DWJ? If not, get it. I had him do this sketch for me at Comicpalooza 2018 featuring Thea, the protagonist. I’m thrilled with it. Click for a bigger picture and a bit more description.

The only double is the one that Kathy and I each got at the IDW Simonson dinner in 2017. The Kirby Kamandi looks like a duplicate, but it's really two different volumes. The Jim Lee was really an excuse to donate money to the CBLDF. They were selling a signed Jim Lee Artifact edition for a reasonable sum as a fundraiser so I bought it. I like Jim's work, but I probably wouldn't have bought the book otherwise. There is only one Jim Lee book that I specifically sought out beyond my normal pull list - ICONS which featured an LSH story. John Byrne's work on X-Men I enjoyed - especially Days of Future Past from 141/142, but I'm not a huge fan of his art overall. I enjoy it and own a lot of comics with it, but I don't seek him out. I'll buy the Cockrum book, but I'd really prefer a Legion one.

I'm locked and loaded!

Re: Pictures There are apps for your smartphone that would allow you to take good pictures, e.g., CamScanner and Microsoft Lens. Re: Pricing Comic Art What follows is my standard answer. If you'd like it as an email, PM me with your email address and I'll send it along. It's in a spoiler tag because it is long and lots of people have seen it many times.

I'm old and senile, but not that senile.