CheezyWhiz

Did you ever read any of the B&W issues before reading the color edition? I've briefly read a few, but not really. Looking at both versions, the color version is far more appealing to me. It's like the b/w art was MADE to be colored, it just adds so much depth. Cerebus, on the other hand, has so much gray tone and shading that the color isn't needed.

I figured I would post in the "Bone Appreciation Thread" that I've finally started to really appreciate Bone! Spent the weekend holed up in the apartment with a cold, so I took advantage of the down time and finally committed to read the whole series start to finish. I just finished the third book of the Scholastic color reprint volumes. I have to say.. the art is stunning. Smith is a master of comedic timing and the multitude of expressions on the Bones really shows his depth as a cartoonist. The color is absolutely phenomenal, too. I really find myself slowing down to soak in each panel before going to the next. Looking forward to the rest of the series. Love it!

I want! Thanks for the heads up!

WOW!

Thanks to the buyers in my recent sales thread! CoinAddict ComicDoc JerryZ mschmidt lizards2 Boboset frankbearss Beau Extra special thanks to mschmidt, lizards2, and boboset for being understanding about a dumb mistake I made that affected their orders. You guys are the best. :thumbsup:

That's an incredible book. I forwarded the link to all my animator friends. Funny, too.. Now-a-days, that sort of sexist humor would be grounds for a sexual harassment suit. Times have changed.

Thanks for the kudos on my Popeye books, guys. Appreciate it! Here's another.. This is my ultimate Popeye grail book. Feature Book #nn. Gerber 10. Overstreet says 3 known copies -- well, 4 now. I really lucked out when I found this book on ebay a year ago. A woman discovered it in her father's attic in Queens, NY along with a couple other beater GA books. I can't possibly relay how thrilled I was to get this book in my collection.. and how I'm even more thrilled that it now looks as good as it does. I don't know if you GA forum guys ever wander into the restoration forum.. but I recently posted this book there to show off the amazing restoration job Matt (restoman) and Kenny (Ze-Man) of Classics Incorporated did. You'll be blown away by the before and after shots. LINK

That's one that I don't have yet. Great copy! It's in color, too!

WOW!!! Cheezy, you have an impressive collection. You have several books I've never seen before. Do you also collect vintage Popeye toys and other related items of interest? Thanks BZ! I have a lot more. I haven't tried to collect any toys other than a few early card and board games. I'm mainly sticking with paper collectibles for now. I just love comics and books. Here are a couple more pieces:

Hi, Scott. Welcome to the boards.

Some other nice Popeye books from my collection. Also three of the oversized Charlie Chaplin books by Segar that came out years before Thimble Theater and Popeye.

Awesome, Flea!

Here's a Popeye book that I really love. Popeye Funny Films from 1934. I think this was a collection of newspaper cut-out pages. Kids were supposed to cut out the strips, thread them through the slits on the character's body and slide them up and down to change the facial expression -- Popeye is demonstrating on the cover. It's a huge book -- about 10" x 16". I've seen this book with and without the branding at the top.. was it a giveaway?

Nice books, BZ! I'm still hunting for high-grade copies of a few of those. Makes me want to post some Popeyes, too.. I have quite a bunch.

Fantastic piece! Every once and a while I pull out my Sagendorf original art just drool.. I'm careful to avoid the art, though.

Nice catch! That lends credence to a theory my friend and I had.. that someone in an art department may have been asked to enlarge the original Jeep image for use in another book or an advertisement. I doubt that it was Sagendorf though. Why would he sign something that was a blatant rip-off when he was perfectly capable of drawing the Jeep from scratch?

Haven't seen this one before. Let me know if you decide to part with it.

Speedy, indeed! It took me a couple days and another pair of eyes to notice that detail.

Whatever book it is, I still don't have a raw reader copy of it yet.. hopefully soon. Don't want to crack the high-grade slabs just to look. Not sure if I posted this already.. but there was an ebay auction a few months back for a Jeep drawing in the same pose as the large figure on that page. The guy was selling it as an authentic vintage drawing by Sagendorf, but it looked to me like someone just projected this page on a big sheet of paper and made a copy in magic marker. Almost every detail was identical. This may have been used in an art department at one point, but I doubt it's a real Sagendorf drawing. I would never had known if you hadn't posted this page on the boards.. so thanks!

I found an image of the cover online. Looks like I just missed a copy on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/CLICK-Jan-1939-Rudolph-Diesel-Alfred-Lowrie-Popeye_W0QQitemZ400061654769QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20090714?IMSfp=TL090714183003r9886#ht_500wt_1128

Segar. Thanks for posting this. What's the cover look like? I want to keep an eye out for a copy.

That was a good read. Thanks for the links. :thumbsup:

Just added some affordable SA and BA Marvels and DCs to my mixed thread: http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=3444934#Post3444934 Thanks for looking.

..and now I want the black one!

Some GA books in my mixed thread: http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=3441315#Post3441315