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From the '09 listed names, who do you consider an All Stars, now? David Finch Katie Cook Frank Cho Jimmy Cheung What happened with Andy Brase, Steve Epting, and Dale Eaglesham ? Solid artists, but not big sellers now, are they

Jim Lee...?

I've seen Albert there before too, the Reps will setup if their artists attend. Like When Jim Lee, John Cassaday attend, then Albert has a booth.

Unfortunately they also glue stats directly on the art now. But, as you say, the art is already lost in a fire.

I have never done it, but am considering getting pages cleaned - and during the process will likely need some reinking done. Because the cleaning will remove certain lines completely. Thus far, i have not pulled the trigger, as I'm hesitant to make such drastic changes. Ideally the new inker would "sign" his work, so future buyers are aware of the enhancement. But realistically, I expect re-inking will occur/has occurred more often than we know. Also - regarding the OP, I suspect the image was manipulated, and the page was not reinked

Hi Luca Do you think his con sketches are worth the money, when purchasing? Thanks!

Jeff's website is very dated, too much to keep track of I'm sure. I inquired on some art and he said it had been sold years ago.

I enjoy hearing from other collectors and will respond to most inquiries, as I would hope others would do the same for me. Even if you don't reach a deal now, maybe down the road they will inquire on some other art - or have art I am interested in. It really is a small hobby.

I'm a fan of prelims. I especially like prelims by Bruce Timm, Tim Sale, Frank Miller, and Brian Bolland They may very in size, compared to the published cover art, but for budgetary reasons, they are a great alternative to collecting commissions by the artist. Usually they go for less than 10% of the published cover's price. Plus you can really see the artist fleshing out their ideas. Sometimes nuance is lost when they transition to the inked/painted version

I'd LOVE to go through this art at a show. But I never know what show's he's attending Are there shows he attends regularly?

Posting here helps - Spencer has friends who let him know what's being said, and may prompt a response. Plus, after a few weeks of waiting, you can consider re-contacting Spencer. I've had radio silence before, and a fresh email helps jog his memory. Or you could check with Tom , if he still has the art in question or has heard from Spencer. Spencer is probably trying to do the same, which is the hold up.

Cool sketch! How did you obtain this one, it seems like a convention-style sketch (did he do those?)

I prefer this understanding of grail. For example, Dinesh Shamdasani has obtained several grail-level pieces over the last couple months. ( Although he may have not personally thrown around the "grail" tag on any of them. ) If you see this as a misuse of the "grail" term - then we as collectors should coin a new phrase to define these extremely important/influential examples, and retire "grail" from our lexicon - as most admit "grail pages" do not exist (similar to the true cup of Jesus, despite Dr Jones' research). Otherwise we will continue to use "grail" to the dissatisfaction of others.

I really enjoy this theme. Such a wide variety of interpretations. Gerhard is simply amazing, I really need to get something from him.

Those "Friendly" sources are just fishing for buyers, and not looking to sell the art at FMV

Whats the general policy for other auction houses (Heritage) Do they really guarantee authenticity? They post tons of sketches (likely ripped from sketchbooks) that could be called into question (not that I am). If I bought a Mazzucchelli Batman loose sketch at auction for $500, will the house reimburse me when Spencer Beck (Mazz's agent) confirms that it's a fake?

Has anyone tried applying coupon while paying with PayPal credit easy payments (12 - 24 months) ?

The color piece is signed BT (Bruce Timm) after Kirby. A recreation - a quick google search returns the image as one of the first results.

Congrats to the seller and the buyer!! An incredible image

Great content on the page, so many robins! (Carrie!!) but I see what you mean about Rick's inks. He inked the Batman and Harley digit comic last year, and it hurt my eyes to use the panel by panel guided view. But he's a fine penciler.

Auction houses (sorry... their "employees"...) are able to bid on their own items.

I see the KJ pg as C , definiately a place holder, just a minor example page. With no good images of Batman or Joker (even fake Joker), can’t see it as a B. I figure the book has 1-4 A pages (mileage may vary).

Congrats, a wonderful commission by Sal! All the new Buscema commissions I've seen look great, like Joe Sinnott, he's lost nothing in his youth.

Your Mad Love prelim These are so good, would make nice covers

For many artists the colored art (over a copy) is less valuable than the inks. I follow Budd Root for example, and the painted art is only more valuable when it contains the original pen/inks. Bruce Timm bucks this trend. I think you got a published color cover for a steal! When I collect his commissions, I prefer his early 90's art which that have bluepencils, markers, and colors on the same page.