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I've added a new blog that seems to be useful and improving - Comic Art Guide.

I use a label maker and packing tape. My label has my name and number, Kathy's name and number, and a clue as to the type of material in it (Published, Commissions, etc.) I use the packing tape to make sure that the label stays on. I do the same with my sketchbooks, my phone, and my iPad. It's saved my hash a few times!

I've added another prelim to my collection. This one is a Pint-Size Pin-Up from Sugar and Spike #83. It's fun to see how he changed and strengthened even these drawings. For example, note the change in direction of the dog head. The printed version is better. Most of my pages have patch panels as he worked to nail the story even after a page was completed. Remarkable work. Click to get a bigger picture.

I've added another prelim to my collection. This one is a Pint-Size Pin-Up from Sugar and Spike #83. It's fun to see how he changed and strengthened even these drawings. For example, note the change in direction of the dog head. The printed version is better. Most of my pages have patch panels as he worked to nail the story even after a page was completed. Remarkable work. Click to get a bigger picture.

@Rick2you2, a screen shot would be useful, I suspect.

Does great How about great deals for the buyer? In this four page story, writing and drawn by Sheldon Mayer in 1939, Scribbly, the boy cartoonist, got his first job. The story was originally published in All-American Comic #6 and reprinted in The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told. For a Sheldon Mayer fan they are a big deal. Such a big deal that they reached $30K on Nate Sanders' auctions in 2020. Later they were discovered to be a recreation. The buyer was refunded and Nate auctioned them on eBay four years later. I got them for less than $500. Read the full story by clicking on the image. I found this to be a wonderful eBay deal!

Here's my standard reply when asked about restorers. In the many threads on paper conservation, the names that recur the most were: Robert Dennis Gordon Christman Tracey Heft - Eclipse Paper I used Alexandra VonHawk to restore several pieces Alexandra VonHawk P.O. Box 546 Paisley FL. 32767 Lab phone is 352-669-7776 https://www.vonhawklabs.com She did exactly what she committed to do and I'm very pleased. I've also had one recommendation for each of these: Paper, Paintings and more Alexandra vonHawk, Fine Arts Conservator www.vonhawklabs.com alexandra@vonhawklabs.com +1.352.669.7776 She has an amazing on-line resume. Paper: Jonathan Derow - vetted for works on paper - http://www.jdconservation.com/ James Pascoe - https://www.jamespascoe.net/ Mark F McDermott - https://www.EarthshineStudios.com Andrea Pitsch - apnyc@rcn.com Amanda H. Malkin - https://www.paperlovesconservation.com Paintings: Jill Pratzon - amazing for works on board and canvas. HIGHLY recommended. - http://www.jillpratzon.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.

That's what I did with my such piece. I discovered that in the CAF gallery of Georg Schell there are three more versions. Georg was the original commissioner. He bought a finished and colored commission that Mike turned into a print. As part of the process, Mike sent him a scan of the pencils which he then inked and colored. James inked a scan of the pencils. So, here is the full progression. Click the image to learn more. My Prelim by Mike Grell Georg Schell's pencils Georg Schell's inked Print Inks on pencil scan by Mike Grell & colored by Grell by James Pascoe

Re: There's a reason they have their own thread. That's incorrect. They have many threads. Here's a curated selection of Threads About the Donnelly Brothers / CoolLinesArt: Business Model - https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/426864-a-dealers-pricing/#comments https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/427960-coollines-question/#comments No pricing https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/407281-cool-lines-art-work-inquiry/#comments Recreations as the real cover https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/459422-coollines-scam-selling-mark-bagley-ultimate-spider-man-36-cover-recreation-as-the-original/#comments https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/441111-this-is-why-no-one-likes-the-donnellys/#comments https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/407294-important-info-for-anyone-buying-quotunusedrejectedquot-covers-esp-from-cool-lines/?tab=comments#comment-9580115 https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/323406-more-cool-lines-deceit-misrepresentedmodified-art/#comments Superman Annual Update: https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/426864-a-dealers-pricing/page/6/?tab=comments#comment-11231922 Original: https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/426864-a-dealers-pricing/page/2/?tab=comments#comment-10056263 Altered Art https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/394320-altered-original-art-for-sale Look for Rob Pistella’s comment about altered scans: https://www.facebook.com/groups/459273764470607/permalink/1043284886069489/ Deceptive Advertising https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/393655-coollines-looking-for-a-sucker/#comments

This one shows Carmine Infantino's ideas on how to improve a cover. It starts with a Curt Swan cover. It then shows Carmine's rough, Nick's inked pencils, and the finished cover. Note: I do not own any of the art though I do own the comics. Click to image to learn more.

I forgot two. Note: I do not own any of the art shown though I do own the comics. This one shows the progression of a cover from Marie Severin's prelim to Kirby's finished pencils to Frank Giacoia's inks to publication. Click the image to learn more.

A relatively recent acquisition found at the bottom of a bag or so I was told. I currently have it under some very large books to see if it will flatten and allow a better scan. I don't own the comic, but I'll fix that shortly. I do wonder if the OA survived somewhere. It dates to 1969 which is before art returns, but he seemed to get a lot of his art back. Click image to enlarge.

A relatively recent acquisition found at the bottom of a bag or so I was told. I currently have it under some very large bags to see if it will flatten and allow a better scan. I don't own the comic, but I'll fix that shortly. I do wonder if the OA survived somewhere. It dates to 1969 which is before art returns, but he seemed to get a lot of his art back. Click image to enlarge.

I'm still reading, but I really enjoy it.