Catwoman_Fan

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

38 minutes ago, NelsonAI said:

The owner was at NYCC.

Jim Lee...? 

15 hours ago, timguerrero said:

Strange that no other dealers were set up in the show. I went in 2016 and I found Spencer Beck had set up and I couldn't leave without getting a David Finch Page from Batman Rebirth #1

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.

22 hours ago, comix4fun said:

Aren't those on an overlay or removable? 

 

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

3 hours ago, pestonaccio said:

I don't think he does commissions anymore. You can be lucky and get a nice sketch or doodle during a con, but not a "real" piece

 

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'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

14 hours ago, Spidey 62 said:

I know it isn't always an option, but I much prefer going through the krap ton of pages he brings to a show.  I have found (what I believe to be) real bargains.  You see what you get, and no shipping.

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?

14 hours ago, cmaeditor said:

I've dealt with Spencer before and haven't had  a problem. About 2 1/2 weeks ago I sent him a request to see purchase some Tom Raney art if it was still available. So far I haven't gotten a reply. I met Tom this last weekend at the LBCC and he confirmed that Soencer is still his rep. Not sure where to go from here.

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.

2 hours ago, Comic Art Factory said:

Cool sketch!

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

1 hour ago, AnkurJ said:

I understand what you mean about the term grail however....since many of us have different characters or genres we love, there can be many “grail” pieces. Also some people focus their collection on certain artists. Obviously with that there can be various grails as well.

And the other part is as we age and our eye becomes more discerning, what we once saw as a grail may not be anymore. I know my tastes have changed from my early collecting days to now. 

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.

6 hours ago, First Upgrade said:

Aside from directly asking CLink representatives, did anyone here track how many reserves were in place for this auction?

When I took notice, as the bid prices were advanced to the reserve, there were approximately 25 pieces with reserves (?)...

And, the auction ended with 22 of those having not been met...

I guesstimate that several of those 22 pieces originated from a 'friendly' source...

Missing the FMV estimate on a few pieces is expected...but, missing 22 times, or almost half a page worth of auction items is unacceptable...'from a certain point of view'...

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) ? 

3 minutes ago, rrichards said:

I think the color piece is Steve Rude .....

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.

2 hours ago, sonicdan said:

SOLD for 7K!

Congrats to the seller and the buyer!! 

An incredible image

3 hours ago, Rick2you2 said:

Sure. I had been looking for a "cartoony" image of the Phantom Stranger by Bruce Timm without success (and no, I did not want to commission a piece). Then, I kept my eyes out for a decent cartoony image by someone else (I really like the Scribblenauts version and the Scooby-Doo riff is pretty good, too). 

I saw what follows on eBay for $90.00. Burchett did the pencils, and according to provided information, he inked it separately (the published version does not have his inks). The panels are cluttered, the background is distracting, the inking is mediocre, at best, and the whole page is flat. And while we are at it, why is the Phantom Stranger grinning while Batman looks like a corpse? 

It is horrible? No. Would a little kid reading a comic find it okay? Probably. For me, I might give it a C- or a D instead of an E, but it richly deserves a lousy grade. 

And yes, I would buy it again...sigh. 

 

 

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.

18 hours ago, mtlevy1 said:

I noticed the Hidden Dynamics - perhaps some color commentary on this one would be helpful?

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

On 8/9/2018 at 12:35 PM, batman_fan said:

Myself, I think the work is mediocre and would put it in the C category. I think the same would be true for many 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.

1 hour ago, ESeffinga said:

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=829835

 

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.