JadeGiant

Hulk vs Thing on an asteroid with lots of Kirby space effects (heavy dose of Kirby Krackle)

c,mon, we all know Jack would have some twice up paper laying around in '77

Anything and everything. I like the 96 page volume idea, put me down for 3 as well

I know I am late to the party but I had to throw out a belated happy birthday to my favorite artist. Happy birthday to our pal Sal Buscema! AS ALWAYS, SEEKING SAL BUSCEMA HULK ARTWORK (ESPECIALLY FROM ISSUE 227)

Also included is the 100% stat paste-up production version of the cover. This is in Very Good condition as stats are toned and coming loose.

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Did you report it? I would think eBay is likely unaware of the duplicate listings.

I don't keep mine in the boxes and don't really concern myself that much with condition either. Heck, I have even had the thought to cut a few pages out to display as prints (cue the blasphemy responses, I know)

No idea ... but thanks for sharing - it is a great piece!

I'd say if that is your primary rationale for framing decisions, the less expensive "enough to get it on the wall" solution might be your friend in this case

Any factor that can be used to persuade a potential buyer can create value. Fresh to market. Oversized. Only time artist drew ___ character. Key story line. Extra art on the back. Claws popped. etc. ... the list is unending. The seller can always come up with things to try and make the sale more desirable but the buyer agrees or disagrees with their wallet. Fresh to market doesn't hold a lot of value to me, but if a page I really want pops up and I sense that I might have to jump a little higher to get it before it sells quickly - I might just jump. A little. Not a lot.

I think we sometimes try to come up with equations for value and, while you can sometimes find some trends in pricing, equations are not possible. These are one of a kind and they are art. They all speak to people differently. A great splash may sell for more than an average or undesirable cover, a great variant cover might be in more demand than the regular cover. I would also say ... that a variant cover generally holds more value than a splash if quality of art are somewhat comparable.

liked the whole post but capturing this for emphasis - well said

I like the idea of voting while browsing. Maybe a 5 star voting system? Vote any where from 1-5 stars (or no vote) on a piece and you can vote as many as you like. Tally points for a winner? This probably adds more overhead work than Bill might want to take on but it may be worth it as evidence by how many more entries this year due to the ease of entering. Make voting easier and you may have more activity there as well. Or not.

It happens a lot for Joe Bennett art in the Immortal Hulk series. Many interior pages get turned into covers via second, third, etc. printings.

bah, those stinkin inkers

While I think Skottie is extremely talented, extremely popular, and neither of those facts are likely to change any time soon … I would substitute the word “gamble” in place of “investment” when considering buying his art for potential future gains. Also, substitute most other artists along these lines, this is not just Skottie. If your collecting budget allows for stocking away art as a gamble for future profit/trade bait, etc., by all means consider that as part of your collecting strategy. But I would advise against using “investment” as a rationale as that is a slippery slope that doesn’t usually meet with expectations. This is what I have learned from many years of collecting many different things. My .02

but I said patiently ...

Thrilled to have a Starlin/Lim/Milgrom page from Infinity (not Gauntlet) and patiently waiting for it to enter DK/KJ territory!

let me pull up a chair ...

This is what I was thinking as well and why my initial thought was that these look very interesting.

Doesn't the artist editions use a camera/picture for their publications? If so, the "camera" approach seems to work great for those.

Thanks Alex - I appreciate that!

I have seen some line for line recreations that are great looking pieces of art. They are bold, look great on the wall, and can be high quality and inexpensive if you go the route of an artist like Bruce M (as mentioned above). Early on, I was sure I would get a few done once I decided exactly what I wanted. As time wore on, I never really felt a strong pull to get one done and there was always something else I was more excited about to take my money. I won’t say I will never get one, but it is not on my radar any more. I much prefer a reinterpretation to a pure recreation. A good one will be clearly evident to the viewer what the art is based on (assuming the viewer knows the subject matter) but will also be clear that it is the artist’s take/homage to the original. I absolutely love Michael’s OML gallery.

This is new to me, but I am not sure how new the technology is. Does anyone use this type of scanner? If so, feedback? It looks like it could possibly easily scan over sized art which would be a nice benefit. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/shine-ultra-next-gen-portable-powerful-scanner?fbclid=IwAR1iUQxi34Z4qfv5Fs3DTGtR6xxobo4qzVcj7Y-5ILjjWIzjcEsQDQN3-fs#/