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So sad.

Pretty fond of it myself. I'm surprised I was able to get it created.

Check them out! (click to embiggen) LSH (1989, Vol. 4, FYL) #4 Cover recreation by Keith Giffen Sugar and Spike #100 featuring The Middle Ages by Steve Conley

I would not do this. A story - we had a big meeting of the folks that deliver our projects to clients. 20-30 experienced international travelers. They went to dinner at a local restaurant. Got out of the car, put their computer bags into the trunk at the restaurant. When they came back, everything was gone. The police say that it's not uncommon for the bad guys to be watching for people putting stuff in the trunk and doing a quick snatch and grab. The real killer? It wasn't the computers. It was that most of this folks put their passports in the bags! Never do that - hotel safe or on your person. I've had it happen to friends twice - once in Houston and once in Grenoble. Haven't heard of it at a con, but ...

A lightweight canvas bag that I can fold up / roll up and keep in my luggage. I religiously travel with one bag. If I have two bags to carry, I will forget one before too long. Plus, I don't want the extra weight. I have a portfolio and/or plastic sleeves to hold the art. Not buying the bag.

Check them out! Rick O’Shay Sunday (1964-09-20) by Stan Lynde LSH (1989, Vol. 4, FYL) #4 Cover recreation by Keith Giffen Sugar and Spike #100 featuring The Middle Ages by Steve Conley

Try finding Saga pages - they are all 100% digital. Fie on you Fiona Staples! I'd have paid a lot for a certain page with Lying Cat.

I was there, too. I bought Fantasy Quarterly #1 featuring Elfquest at that show offer a dealer's table (Bud Plant, IIRC). Figured I'd never see the second issue, but I liked the art. Wish I'd bought some OA then. I had some money, but no wisdom.

I didn't mean to kill this thread. Sorry!

FWIW, here's my free advice on pricing.

Agreed. I'd say that there's an excellent chance that Jim keeps high resolution scans. That's all that's needed for publication.

I think it's probably neutral on the value IF and ONLY IF the signature is well placed. If it's too prominent, it will lower the value. Lovely piece by the way. Gil's work is terrific.

I have a theme - artists I like and the characters I most associate with them. I seldom go outside that theme. That said, your dilemma is one that I've faced so I'm not sure that drawing a line is an effective approach to controlling your wandering eye. Not much help, I admit.

BTW, this is a great topic for my never ending Original Art Q&A. One day, I'll get something worth publishing. Any other suggestions on how to avoid selling issues would be interesting, e.g., how about the "I received an empty box scam?" Anyone have advice on how to handle that?

Have you considered using an Escrow Service to facilitate the sale? The concept is that you and your buyer find a trusted third-party. You send the art to the 3rd party. The buyer sends the money to the 3rd party. The 3rd party ships art to buyer and money to seller. Mike de la Ree (mister_not_so_nice) offers that service through his business, NSNArt. There are other providers as well, of course.

Long story, told long. I bought my first comic from a comic book vending machine in Brownsville, TX in the summer of 1964. We were returning from Mexico and barely made it. There were 9 of us in that six passenger, un air conditioned, green, Plymouth station wagon. Only my maternal grandmother and I had any cash left to buy gas; credit cards weren't used in Mexico. When we got to Brownsville, we stopped at a Howard Johnson's for lunch and they had the vending machine. I got $0.15 from my dad and bought my first comic. My brother and I studied the splash page intensely (I was 8 and he would soon turn 7) trying to figure out who was who. We knew Superman and Batman and probably Wonder Woman, but the rest? They were ciphers. We had to read and know more! That fall, I got pneumonia and there was a thought that I would die. I was in the hospital for 6 weeks. During that period, my dad asked if I wanted anything and I said some comics. He brought me a stack of whatever he could find at the convenience store (a U-tote-M). I was permanently hooked. I bought comics all over town - collecting soft drink bottles for the deposit and using the money on comics. Houston had cons in the late 60s and early 70s and I attended a number and thumbed through some comic book pages, but did I buy anything? Nope. Sigh... Still, I kept buying comics all the way through my wedding. However, less than a year later, disaster struck. My comic buying made my wife cry. You can read about that by clicking on the cover art to the magazine that published our story winning the writer an award along the way. So, I stopped. Cold turkey. Nothing for about a decade. But you know that because you read the article. You also know that I started buying comics again and why. Then something really odd happened. My paternal grandmother left me an inheritance. Why is that odd, well. She died in 1967 when I was 11 and this was 2005! Turns out she'd left a small trust that was being dissolved and spread among her three natural children. My dad had passed so I got 1/4th of his 1/3rd share or $1500. Wow! Money. Kathy and I decided that we didn't have any major expenses so I could have it as "fun money." That was rare in our house. I'd discovered Heritage about that time and lo and behold they had a piece of my favorite character by my favorite artist - Superman by Curt Swan! They also had a one-page Sugar and Spike story by Sheldon Mayer (a genius). I struggled and finally decided to go all in on the S&S piece since I thought it would have fewer bidders than Superman. Though my Superman bid hadn't been exceeded yet, I was sure that it would be; after all, Superman and Swan are much more popular than S&S and Mayer, right? When the auction ended, I was so sad because I'd lost the one page S&S story. I scrolled down to see the other prices and the Superman piece was green, but that meant I'd won it, but that couldn't be! I was shocked and disbelieving. One more bid would have won it, but it didn't happen. My story in a nutshell, my grandmother after being dead for 38 years bought a piece of OA for me by my favorite artist of my favorite character. Thanks, Grandmother.

I really enjoy pre-lims. I've received a few for my commissions. In each case below, you can double click on the image and learn more about the piece. D**k Giordano - JLA, he did every DC character at one time or another so I asked for some something I could afford with as many as he would do. I think I over art directed it a bit, but I like it. Classic Giordano. Found the preliminary drawing on Anthony's site after D**k passed away. Never thought to ask for it. Nick Cardy - Bat Lash, there are three books that I just love Nick's work on Bat Lash, Teen Titans, and Aquaman. I managed to get commissions for two of the three before he retired for good. Again, I didn't think to ask about preliminaries and, again, I found it on Anthony's site. Nick Pitarra - Leviathan, Manhattan Projects, etc. - Love Nick's work and ask for Nick, an amateur arm-wrestler vs. Supergirl. He went way, way above the call of duty.

Wow!

That man could draw!

Re: Alan Davis Sweet. P.S., FWIW, if you use an app like CamScanner on your mobile phone, you will get pictures of the art without skewing. It's pretty nice and the basic functions are free.

In the many threads on paper conservation, the names that recur the most were: Robert Dennis agraphicstateofmind@verizon.net http://www.agraphicstateofmind.com/ http://www.agraphicstateofmind.com/comic_art_restoration_service.html Gordon Christman ggc2k@hotmail.com Gordon doesn't seem to have a web presence, but his snail mail address and phone number are: GORDON G. CHRISTMAN RESTORATION & CONSERVATION 330 SOUTH HORNE STREET #L OCEANSIDE CA 92054 TEL: 760 439 7970 CEL: 760 458 2290 I also had one recommendation for: Tracy Heft - Eclipse Paper trace@eclipsepaper.com http://www.eclipsepaper.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. Finally, you can see some of Robert's work on his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/robertwaynedennis/

My major theme is artists and the characters I most associate with them. I don't care which book as long as it's the desired artist/character combination.

Okay, a little.

With 98 successful commissions, I thought I'd share my secret. I'm an amazing art director. Look at this art direction and click the link, you will be impressed with my abilities. Here are some examples: Jeremy Bastian - "I'd like a Cursed Pirate Girl piece." Gene Colan - "Daredevil and Black Widow swinging through town." Nice Cardy - "Bat Lash, a girl, and a train." Chris Giarrusso - "Sugar and Spike with G-Man and Company" Michael Kaluta - "Shadow and Margo with 'some background'" Nick Pitarra - "Supergirl and Nick arm wrestling" Yep, it's clearly the art direction (or, maybe, it's luck and choosing the right artists). Nope, it's my art direction.

Thanks. It makes me smile every time I see it which is pretty much every day that I'm at home since it's framed and on the wall. Did you read the Description? Yale even bought some Legion Archives to learn more and build on what I sent him. I made him a Legion fan.