JadeGiant

I have wondered about the quality of the Brother scanners. They are very reasonably priced so I was always curious if they held up. Nice to know - I might just pick one up and scan the rest of my collection to CAF

Fantastic - thanks for sharing the good news!

totally agree I actually enjoy the grind of digging out comic art - both in person and online. It's a low yield venture in terms of volume (lots of grinding for very few returns) but the gems you are able to unearth can be totally worth it ... at least from my experience.

Too funny. I have had the honor of receiving a few "Baller awards" and I consider them among my most valuable comments.

Any more details about which "dealers" the art was sold to?

What Fred said above - those who actively solicit or campaign for comments always strikes me as odd. I had to ask a fellow collector to stop FB messaging me fishing for comments every time they posted something new (I explained that the email and multiple forums it was posted was plenty for me to know they had new art). I commented on a recent FB post about a piece of art and the reply was - it's on CAF, if you like leave a comment ... this struck me as very odd as well

great setup!

Nice McG page - congrats!

Great Sal page - I was eyeballing this one as well. Congrats!

AWESOME McG ART!

I will echo this, specifically at Toronto Fan Expo last month. ES had a couple portfolios of Kubert art that I was offered to look through and it had some really nice art, including a piece I had never seen online that I seriously considered picking up. In speaking the ES employee, he shared that prices were pretty firm due to Kubert(s) not really needing to sell. This led me to believe that is why the art isn’t online – they don’t care if it sells or not. I also know of artists that bring art to shows that isn’t online. Artists aren’t always the most organized bunch so I would presume that most of them have art laying around that isn’t immediately available online anywhere. Paul Pelletier is one of my favorite artists and I consider him a personal friend – he surprised me with a couple pieces of Hulk art that I previously had not seen. In summary – you can definitely find art at shows that you can’t online. Not always a lot but the pages are out there if you are willing to search for them.

The notion that you can "over comment" drives me nuts personally but I have come across the mentality quite a bit. I just don't get the notion that you can comment too much. If you want to comment, do it ... if you want to answer a comment, do it. I think that some people equate comment count as a value-add factor to the art (not necessarily financial value, maybe an intangible value) and even see some people take offense to people responding to comments on their art.

All of the above I guess I am on the other end of the spectrum as I will I leave a comment if I feel like it for any reason. That could be because I would love to own the piece, could be because I am happy a friend scored a piece of art, I sometimes leave a comment based on a write up where you can really tell how much the art means to the new owner.

I am very sorry to hear about this and I wish you the best of luck in the book being returned. I am nearing the completion of my first sketchbook and, while there is nothing of high monetary value in the book, I would also be heartbroken if it were stolen or lost.

I have immediately connected with a piece of comic art that I wasn’t even aware existed in the past. Connection can happen instantaneously in that way and when I saw the splash, I bought it immediately and went and picked up the comic to read. As it turns out, the art exceeded the story but that fact did not diminish my appreciation of the art in any way. It is the exception rather than the rule but it has happened and I am sure it will happen again.

I don't follow Spawn or Capullo much but I think Todd's already lofty status and Capullo's rising star due to Batman is combining to make the Spawn page more attractive. I am curious - are there any images of what Capullo's pencils under the McF Spawn inks look like? Were they tight or more loose so Todd could run wild?

Yeah, there aren't any surprises on this purchase. I just don't get Capullo getting his price(s) but I guess it comes down to buying what you love and want to own and not buying as investment.

Any noteworthy Hulk artwork? Pics? I swear I will make this show at some point!

Looks like a great display!

Nice idea, do you have a link?

I have thought about going the mylar route if there is mylar big enough for comic art. The only problem I would see with this is that they might tend to get scratched up from being stacked over time. What about DPS? How are you guys storing these? Large portfolio? I have amassed a number of these and don’t like my current storage method (folded over or separated in a regular portfolio)

Yikes - sorry to hear that!

I have received a couple messages but at this point no concrete lead(s) to the pages. Thanks to those that reached out! Always interested in talking about pages from this book.

You've been hunting big game lately - good luck in your quest!

Thank you! Commissioned at Heroes this year