Terry Doyle

Great piece of art, reminiscent of Steranko's S.H.I.E.L.D cover (which this pre-dates). Good luck with your search!

Looking for British artist Kev Walker's Magic the Gathering artwork for 'Sages of the Anima':

New in this morning . . . Magic the Gathering - Barkshell Blessing by Steven Belledin Sorry about the lousy scan (the painting is a lot sharper and colourful); I'm using an A4 scanner and the art didn't quite rest flush to the glass. And here's how the painting appeared on the (signed) trading card:

Totally agree. It's fraudulent.

Personally, I don't have a problem with the idea of restoring/recreating logo/caption material to covers or pages that exist free from such material. I do think it's criminal to transform pin-ups, or the like, to try to pass off as covers (Steve Donnelly take a bow). Some years ago I had a friend assist in transforming my published cover to Crime Illustrated # 1 to how it looked in print (the original art existed as line-art, with two separate color overlays. Here's the end-result (all the logo and caption material is removable): And here's the write-up (from my CAF) that explains the process: "My American friend, Lloyd Braddy, helped me enormously with this project . . . All that originally existed of this cover was Joe Orlando's line art and two separate color overlays (one red, one yellow) positioned over the illustration of the corpse. No logo or caption box existed (which, presumably, had been incorporated during the printing process at time of publication). Since buying the cover, from Ken Danker, I'd always wanted to have the original art look 'complete' - by way of having the CRIME ILLUSTRATED logo and "Introducing . . .PICTO-FICTION" caption box re-created and integrated with the original. Thanks to Lloyd, who is a technical whizz-kid with printing processes (by way of profession), and a tip of the old hat to Ray Cuthbert (who had a copy of the original mag on hand for scanning purposes), Lloyd was able to provide two possible solutions for marrying the original art with the caption material. One idea was a colour-matched print (reproduced at original art size) of the full cover . . . which would then have the central figure cut-out . . . and positioned over the original line-art and red/yellow overlays. The idea was excellent in theory, but very difficult to perform - as all the pool of blood patterns proved a real s.o.b to cut around! The next option was to incorporate a clear mylar overlay that Lloyd had used a pigment printer to reproduce the caption material onto. This, to my mind, provided the best solution. Taking the mylar sheet, the logo and caption box were trimmed close to the text . . . and positioned underneath the red and yellow overlays. The clear elements of the mylar and overlays allow the full board (with all imperfections, including some use of white-out) to be seen in total. The end-result, I think, is particularly striking . . . especially when seen "in the flesh" at the original art's whopping size of 20" x 16"!"

Oh, it is definitely the price paid for it. As they say: I don't know art but I know what I like. And I don't mind being challenged. One of my great faults is I am very opinionated, though, and I can't help myself but to express them. I probably should just hold my tongue more often than I do. Nothing wrong with having an opinion and expressing it.

So, if we have have a thread of 'favourite Kirby inkers', someone like Vinnie Colletta would rank low on the preference scale. As such, collectors are bringing aesthetics into the equation . . .

Yes, it's all about personal choice and what works for you as an individual collector. No rights or wrongs, here, just an exchange of differing opinions.

And as a collector of original comic-book artwork, I like to have an aesthetic appreciation of the comic-art I collect. This is a by-product of comic-books, so 'fine art' was not something I was factoring into the equation when I mentioned aesthetics (following on from Scott's post). Me, personally, I started collecting comic-book artwork as a direct result of my appreciation for the (then) EC books being reprinted by Russ Cochran during the 1980s. No continuing characters (all anthology stuff), no first appearances, etc, and no nostalgic hold for me. I was attracted to the high standard of storytelling and illustration. Guys and gals in tights is not exactly my thing, so please don't assume everyone here collects the same stuff. I like 1960s superhero art, from a nostalgic point of view, but my tastes in comic-book art are far wider. I didn't start collecting comic-book art as an investment choice. I bought the art to derive pleasure from it.

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When it comes to comic art, I'm a comic fan first and an art critic a distant second. Even if it isn't the prettiest piece, even if it isn't a bigger artist than Herb Trimpe, it just doesn't matter to me, as it's so memorable and historic. I can't think of many other interior pages that I'd rather have than this one. I had drinks with another collector this evening and we played the "Would you rather?" game, comparing the Hulk #180 cover to the Kirby TOS #94 cover (let's call it a $175K+ cover), the ASM #121 cover (sold last year for $286.8K) and the McSpidey #1 cover (sold for $358.5K in 2012). As much as I love the gorgeous Kirby cover, I'd rather have the more important Hulk #180 page. ASM #121 cover vs. the Hulk #180 page would be a very tough choice - I could go either way on this one depending on the day. And I'd probably take the McSpidey #1 cover over the Hulk #180 page. So, I guess that would probably peg the value at around $250-$300K based on my chosen set of trophy OA comps. But, who knows...as you said, I wouldn't be surprised if this one went a bit mental. This is very interesting to me. I think my priorities are the reverse of yours Gene. I put aesthetics first (the art critic angle), nostalgia second and historical significance last. I wonder if I am in the minority in this hobby? It would explain why my collection is filled with "pretty pictures". Maybe it's the artist in me? I've passed on many "important" pieces because the drawing or inking is flawed in my view, and I can't justify expensive prices if something looks a bit "wonky". It's honestly never occurred to me to put history into such a place of prominence. I have to think about this some more. Scott Aesthetics rates highly, with me, too. Nostalgia is a close second, though a lot of the artwork from my era of nostalgia isn't always well drawn ( the best case scenario is when the artwork combines aesthetics with nostalgic interest). Historical significance doesn't play too big a part, for me, if I don't particularly care for the drawing. Something like the Detective # 27 cover is historically important, but viewed artistically, isn't that good. And in a similar vein, I'd much rather own the original cover artwork to Amazing Spider-man # 18 over that for Amazing Fantasy # 15

how big is it Terry? Oh, sorry, the art? Image size of approx. 10" x 14" So was this the same sort of magazine as 'Commando' etc perfectly made for fitting in kids pockets to survive assembly and any form of school inflicted religious gathering? Different publisher (Fleetway, I think), but retty much compatible (and indistinguishable) with the 'Commando' pocket-size books.

how big is it Terry? Oh, sorry, the art? Image size of approx. 10" x 14"

Just in, today, a superbly intense War Picture Library cover painting (UK, April 1965), for self-contained adventure entitled, 'Sergeant Leatherneck'. http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1100022 Absolutely delighted with this new addition to my collection, check it out if you feel so inclined . . . Also in, as of yesterday, some new Richard Sala originals!

Very nice, good luck with the hunt!

Looking for missing pages from two 1965 serials that appeared in the UK publication, The Valiant. KELLY'S EYE, 'The Vampire of Raffino': http://www.comicartfans.com/galleryroom.asp?gsub=109670 THE STEEL CLAW, 'Max Kruger': http://www.comicartfans.com/galleryroom.asp?gsub=109671 Most of the pages I'm looking for have scans of the printed pages uploaded in the two CAF Galleries I've provided links for above.

Excellent! (thumbs u

The Batman painting, with Bats in front of a gravestone, is really good. (thumbs u

Thanks Here's another: Spider-Man's Tangled Web #13 by Sean Phillips That's one Pool Hall to steer clear of . . .

The Barks paintings are delightful. I used to enjoy seeing a selection of the originals pop up for sale in various Russ Cochran auctions over the years. I imagine the paintings would look stunning 'in the flesh'.

Tarzan the Barbarian? Seriously, that's a good one, congratulations!

That's really good. (thumbs u

This piece is awesome! Who's the artist? And is it a commission piece? Artist is Peter Bollinger. It was published as a trading card in the 1994 Fleer Ultra X-Men set and has an image area around 22x17. Impressive.

Having a bit of a clear-up and I came across the following printout . . .

Really like this one! (thumbs u