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Re: Topps Regular work from regular clients is good!

Did JLGL ink it? It's very nice.

The $5 ones are a bit small (a reflection of their value? ). Got a bigger scan?

While in Dallas for the recent comic con to meet Al Plastino, I also saw Joe Eisma of Morning Glories. I really enjoy that book and Joe's art. He's working on a series of prints of the major characters and I decided to get this one of Casey. I have another "piece" of artwork by Joe. I had him place a head shot on the lead in page for each chapter of the Deluxe Hardcover of Morning Glories. Click on the image to see Joe at the signing where he did the work and close ups to individual pieces as well.

Excellent examples. Pretty much what i said Special pricing, polite, not low price dealer, etc I still think if they have a piece you like at a price you like you can buy safely.

From my reading of all the threads and my tiny experience with them, it seems: They have lots and lots of great comic art They like selling it, but they like trading for it even more They don't like publishing prices Lots of people fear that they may be getting a "special" price when they ask. They aren't the low cost supplier. They deliver what they promise I've found their responses to be pretty clear and polite. At the end of the day, if they have what you want at a price you can bear, you should be okay working with them.

That's the one I want, but ...

Well, I paid for it and it was my idea, but my daughter owns it and has it hanging in her apartment. John was really good to work with. He hadn't done any water color work in a long time and was quite concerned that he'd be able to pull it off. Clearly, he succeeded. If you click on it, you'll be able to go to the CAF and look at the Additional Images. Those pictures show you how it changed from pencils to inks to colors. The most noticeable change was changing the direction of Katy's gaze from B&V to the the viewer. A nice touch. BTW, iPhoto recognized the Allie from the picnic scene as Allie. It's been fun working the girls into the art.

I'd like to second that. The first comic I ever bought my daughters was an Archie with a cover by Dan DeCarlo and his son Jim. I decided to get it recreated, but the DeCarlo's had passed. What to do? Well, my girls also liked Katy Keene by John Sterling Lucas. So, I contacted John and we decided to expand the cover to be a wrap around cover. On the back/left, we added my daughter on a picnic with Katy and Sis. He really nailed it and was great to work with. I think the particular cover above is an excellent chance for you to do something similar - work her into the artwork. I've done that twice - this piece plus one by Dan Parent where a different daughter is teaching Veronica to ride while Betty watches. Here they are for your view pleasure. Click it for more detail. John Sterling Lucas Recreation Dan Parent Riding Lessons

Not bad! Okay, it's way better than that. Congratulations!

I like it! Congratulations.

I like it! There's lots of good Archie work "out there."

I saw the first page on your blog. It's terrific, but then, like you, I think Harris' Starman is some terrific story telling. That opening shot literally set the stage (Opal City's look and feel).

I like it! Allred definitely came through on that one, Sean. Congratulations. As an aside, it kinda looks like my Brunner is the next scene. Can't have too much time on the beach having fun after all. I wonder if we could piece enough Dr. Strange commissions to tell a story.

Nice!

An essential rule, Pete.

Thought readers of this thread might be interested in this Kickstarter by Adam Talley and Mike Pascale. They are creating a comic that they hope will have the EC Horror feel.

Well... there goes that plan! Good. i hate wet art.

The best advice remains, "Buy what you enjoy looking at and can afford." or Don't buy what you don't like. Don't buy OA if it means you have to live under a bridge (gets the art wet).

Terry, don't forget that with less art it's easier to see and store! and think of all the people you made happy!

So, what's that mean? Was this high, low, or expected.

Good motto, Sean.

A collection theme and budget help. I find I can - generally - pass up pieces that don't fit my theme especially since I try to keep to a budget. One thing important to remember is that though each piece is unique, similar pieces do exist and will come around eventually. Click the link under my signature to see what I've acquired.

I really enjoyed Keith Giffen and Matt Clark's Doom Patrol (vol. 5). It was as odd a book as one could hope to find and a lot of fun. In the story line, Keith had a number of flashbacks to earlier versions of the team and Matt illustrated them in the style of the original artist of the period. In this case, Bruno Premiani. I ran into Matthew at the Rose City Comic Con this past weekend and saw this splash. I really liked it, but it was just beyond my comfort zone due to some crazy OA spending of late. My brother decided to help feed my addiction and paid for part of the page as a gift. Nice gift! To see the art and read a little more than you want to know about how a Houston boy ended up in Portland for the Rose City Comic Con, click here: http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=934512&GSub=34812 If you really hate links, you can see it here, but you won't get the notes and cool story that goes with it.