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Mmmmmost of them.

...with a further note from editor Scott Dunbier, reproduced here:

This will be a day long-remembered. (by me)

Mike Burkey is in the process of breaking up the pages for ROM # 32. Your ROM #3 is now the Last Complete Issue of ROM, Spaceknight. Please keep it that way.

IYO, who's the best at doing a commission 'In Kirby's Style' ?

Baron Karza vs Force Commander. (A shock, I know)

Funny you should say that...

I have an excellent example of that, happened just last year. Will probably be posting about it soon.

A slight angle - how about pieces that haven't been seen at all, and offered quietly to a select collector or two? Is there a premium paid for keeping pieces out of the Hobby's view? (Not paranoid at all, nope not me)

Would love to hear if he kept records of Michael Golden, Pat Broderick, or Butch Guice. I might even pay a fee for copies.

Just got an email survey request from HA. Usually ignore them, but this time decided to take the opportunity to blast them for the PP removal/new CC fee.

I know you're kidding around to some degree, but I just wanted to bleat out - I've tried the above, and it's always been a disaster. Disaster.

Wasn't me, in case anyone's assuming.

Whatever happened to this infamous piece? I had the opportunity to buy it back in the day, and I'm kicking myself for not pulling the trigger on such a notable, memorable piece of OA commissioning history.

You're being very kind walking me through this. I'm running the risk of being very tedious, but that link only shows me my saved list of searches, and a link to Advance Searches, which says nothing about hourly email alerts.

Don't see it. >shrug< This is all I get.

Where does CAF have an hourly email alert option? I've found only the twice-daily option.

I have a lot of strong commissions in my collection, mostly due to the fact that Micronauts aren't often requested, and lots of artists groove on doing characters that they haven't been asked to draw a bazillion times. You can thumb through my CAF gallery to see for yourself. That said, commissions, especially convention commissions, are always going to be a bit of a risk. Lots of factors can be at play. The amount of distractions, the amount of the fee, the skill, and the degree of interest in the subject matter all figure. My most disappointing commission piece is by an old Micronauts artist (whose last name rhymes with... ahh... 'bacon') who delivered a subpar effort, IMO. Considering his background with the property, I'd expected something stronger and more confident. In his defense, I'm certain he wasn't particularly interested in drawing the character at that time, and he insisted on only accepting $35 for the effort, IIRC. SO, maybe a little apples/oranges to the OP's point. It's easier to be content with a $35 effort from a legend, and file it away.

Yes, but they're a publisher. A consignor doesn't have the same leverage. Not every commission is going to be a home run, some are weak bloop singles. I have a few. You're best filing it away. IMO.

Not allowed to sell, or art that no-one else would want hence, unsellable? If it's merely not allowed, I'll take the art, thanks. I do have some art in the collection which only I would spend money on, but it's a fraction of the collection.

A miracle this story is still together, what a crying shame it's (probably) going to be broken up! For once, hope some deep-pocket collector gets them all!

In the afternoon, each day, I'm told.

I will try to find out.

I believe he will be bringing a stack of old pages with him, so seek him out and have a thumb through his stuff, and tell him Andrew sent ya!