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On 12/6/2023 at 5:12 AM, Matches_Malone said:

A 90's Jim Lee X Men double page splash featuring Claws Out Wolverine and Omega Red should be hovering above $50K as the auction is coming to an end. This one currently sits at $18K
What is the difference value consensus of Scott Williams's inks versus Art Thibert? 

In the past, it felt it was close to double. Is it 3X now?

The bids don't mean anything til the auction's over. 

For me he really brought the characters to life in a way most artists couldn't do (speaking to the covers here in particular).    As I say, I don't quite see it the same way I did now as back then, but I respect his talent and fondly appreciate his place in the evolution of comics.

I love his stuff too.   It was so dynamic at the time.    Holds up pretty well, but kinda mind blowing when I was 12.

On 12/2/2023 at 5:45 PM, bc said:

Understand - I haven't won a book for almost 2 years. Granted, I only need a couple dozen to complete the sets I want, but depending on the auction house, my highest bid is only 75% of the final hammer price.

Placed bids on several of @Figment books, but didn't win one. Heritage has been the worst, I'm blown out 3 seconds into the live bidding.

Guess it's either man-up or settle with a lesser grade copy.

-bc

On 12/3/2023 at 10:33 PM, batman_fan said:

Just added this kit.  There were two different sized boxes for the Neanderthal Man and Sabertooth Tiger.

Boy, reading the thread title and seeing this image without any other context.... yeesh

ugh, not sure what's up with that stupid thunderbolts logo

On 12/5/2023 at 10:31 AM, christosgage said:

Yes, vs Taskmaster. Maybe around #103?

131k now

Limiting oneself arbitrarily to a really low number is one way to end up buying a buncha krap you'll just resell later.

$105,000 now, so my 100k+ guess looks like a winner

I have started doing a video game original art podcast with a few other people and this episode was all about Boris & Julie.   We talk about their game art but also their comic related art from the Marvel mags (like Savage Sword of Conan), Warren, and even the Marvel Masterpiece cards along with recent developments in the market for their art.    If it interests you  please enjoy:
 

On 12/1/2023 at 2:09 PM, cstojano said:

Early Magic art, heck, all Magic art. Is it a 1k or 100k? I don't know and I can never guess

that one is a pretty easy guess to be a big number.   It might be the best card art to have in all of MTG outside of the first 4 sets.

gone up another 3k in the hour since I posted

Edit, I guess its already at 94k so maybe my 100k+ estimate isn't really that daring  

Quite a desirable one on HA atm.    I expect 100k+... we shall see

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/paintings/terese-nielsen-magic-the-gathering-force-of-will-illustration-original-artwork-1996-/a/7337-37019.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515

On 11/30/2023 at 12:40 PM, GreatCaesarsGhost said:

Maybe Heritage felt a twinge of guilt and that’s why they gave us certificates waiving sellers commissions when we go to resell them. 
 

otherwise, we are just getting posterized when we decide it’s time to let go

 

They don't much care if you get posterized, and neither does comiclink.   The resale certificate is just a way to encourage re-consignments of valuable books so they make their cut again on the next guy, and why shouldn't they?   If a house is going to handle the resale, why not them?

The whole Make an Offer platform is built around a similar idea.    Buyer 1 has material Buyer 2 now wants.    Drop the HA fees to 10% and use your website to facilitate the re-sale of a valuable book.

Oof.

On 11/29/2023 at 8:32 AM, jick said:

Change topic from all the market watch reports.  Here is the most Groo piece that will be headed my way from Aragones Cartoons in FB (aka Sergio's daughter Kirsten).

This is 9" x 12" that I acquired for $950 - pretty steep price, but this is not an investment.  It's just for the love of Groo and I feel this image depicts some key elements such a Groo sinking ships, and Sergio's dragons (or sea creatures).  When I will receive it, Sergio's signature will be there to replace that post it sticker in the bottom right.

I love his ships and dragons too.

I look for his signature Groo elements when I am buying the art as well.    I want things like sinking ships, dragons, supporting characters, cheese dip, a fray, etc etc etc.   

Good stuff.

On 11/28/2023 at 10:45 PM, tth2 said:

  Correct, it's all relative.  Relative to Garfield pages, 8 pages isn't very much.  But relative to historical offerings, 6-8 Sandman pages, particularly for 2 Signature Auctions in a row, is a lot. 

there is no interior (to this copy) - its an untrimmed cover with no book

On 11/27/2023 at 9:54 AM, delekkerste said:

It actually hasn't been for a long time (for reasons that I won't bore people here with).

Yep, "buy what you like" only works on a financial basis if lots of other people like it as well. 

hahah that's pretty good.    There's some truth in that.     I'd like Mile High Timely and Actions.   

On 11/25/2023 at 2:57 PM, Yorick said:

300 PAGES?!!  This pic gives a little bit of an idea of just how thick those books are.  I was an underbidder on an AUS 300 pager.  Should have gone harder. 

They are SIX bound GA books!

Decades and dates really do make the most sense.     There's so much change even within those ages that understanding them fully requires getting back to dates anyways.    Things changed a lot from year to year within the specific significant movements in comics.   1962 SA marvels aren't like 1966 SA marvels, and 1952 Barks ducks are quite different than 1959 Barks ducks.

On 11/14/2023 at 9:56 PM, spracknetch23 said:

Wow, 40 years..that's insane. Anyone here been a fan since the beginning? I discovered TMNT in late '88 when I saw the toys filling the shelves of a local department store. The "bursting out of a brick wall" packaging was really eye-catching. 

I came on around Issue #10 - saw that cover and was a fan ever since.    I guess that was around 1987.