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Comics will be temporarily in limbo but it should eventually get back to being distributed.  What format? Will it still have cultural significance? Only time will tell.

But this is the art part of the forum so let me speculate a bit about Original Art.

Since comics are in uncertain status for a few months considering the Diamond debacle, it will take them time to pick up the pieces.  The Coronavirus also deprives artists the chance to make good income in conventions.  No conventions, no deadlines, no work.

So we might be seeing a market dump.  Artists holding on to their published art might be slowly letting them go to pay the bills.  Artists will suddenly have free time so there might be a lot of commissions, drawings, or sketch covers that will be made for sale.  The market might be flooded.  Over time, prices might be go lower and lower.  Jim Lee has already started with 60 drawings in 60 days.  I am sure many more artists will do the same thing.

So maybe it will be time for the bubble to burst soon on our hobby?

Some new pieces I just uplodaded:

Uncanny X-men Interiors by Ed Tadeo over Whilce Portactio Pencils

https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1590085&GSub=150750

Harvey Tolibao Psylocke Convention Sketch

https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1590110&GSub=201576

Fern & Tom Johnson Moon Mullins strip (my exact birthdate!)

https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1590105&GSub=201575

Local newspaper Editorial cartoon for my birthday 2019

https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1590123&GSub=177344

Gilbert Monsanto Wolverine Convention Sketch

https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1590128&GSub=150749

Finally Got A Batman Neal Adams Commission and I am quite excited about it. Here's the complete story behind it:

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1565420

I just put this up on eBay:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/333257586187

You can also find it in CAF here:

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1064935

Here's my latest piece, which is vintage art circa 1946.

I have a little attachment to this because part of the art was torn off and damaged so I had to redraw the missing parts myself to give it some sort of restoration.  Check it out here...

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1551776

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1551776

Here's something I have not shared before:

DC Comics Presents 85 - Superman & Swamp Thing

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1550196

I am in the same boat. Haven't been buying as frequently but maybe just two pieces a year since 2015. I started in 2011 or 2012.

I just got a couple more artwork from Filipino artists because I've been feeling patriotic lately.  Visit the CAF like below the picture to read a full description:

Francisco Coching - Hagibis 1946

Larry Alcala - Mang Ambo 1960s

20 hours ago, wolvergeek said:

Here are my CAF pages of my Groo art.

 

Published covers and pages plus pinups

https://www.comicartfans.com/galleryroom.asp?gsub=26239

 

I plan on purchasing a complete Marvel issue in 2019 as I have been emailing Sergio back and forth on which one to get. There is also anther work from from MAD I am interested in.

That Groo and Rufferto frontispiece art used to be mine! I sort of regret selling it, that's why I came back with a vengeance and got two Groo covers!  That is such a nice nice image!

9 minutes ago, Jay Olie Espy said:

Curious: is the title hand lettered?

In that Groo Inferno cover, I just digitally put the logo to the jpg file to make it look more presentable in CAF.  If you check my page, there is an additional image on the entry which is the art without the title.

In the Groo #3 cover, which is the subject of this original post, the cover came with the logo pasted up but the scroll banner surrounding the logo is hand drawn.

The later Groo issues - Image and Dark Horse have been out in the market with pages popping out.  I think Sergio broke those up.

Covers of the TPB's have also been coming out to the market.  As a matter of fact, my other Groo art is a TPB cover which I love because of how big the characters are drawn and how it features more or less the most important case of characters in the Groo pantheon.  Here it is:

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1345728

I would love to own a complete book one day because although I have two Groo covers, it does not feel complete without Evanier's dialogue as lettered by Sakai (too bad Luth's colors aren't on the same page).

Maybe someday....

17 hours ago, ESeffinga said:

Am a big nostalgic Groo (marvel era) fan. Don’t own any, and never actively searched for art from it. But have very fond memories of the chuckles and of scouring for all the little gags hidden In the background details of the big crowd scenes.

I am not sure, but doesn't the background moon with the Mistrel's balls is his hat form a face with his finger as the lips?  Is that a hidden gag?

12 hours ago, Jay Olie Espy said:

What I want to know is what’s an “Alf Theragones?” 

Kidding aside, it’s a great cover. Not many of those in collections. 

Blame it on the auto correct! Not sure what Alf Theragones is either!  I am not sure if I can still change the subject heading, I don't think I can though.

13 hours ago, Panelfan1 said:

For those that have interest and funds - Sergio still has most of the art from the 1980s epic run.  He sells complete books for 12.5k. As later issues were thicker - you get more art for the same price with those. From what I heard - he only sold a handful so there is a lot of choice.  He also sells art at sdcc - for anyone who is gonna go.

Yes, that is what I've heard but it seems like 12.5 k is a sizeable amount to shell out.  Maybe someday!

17 hours ago, Hal Turner said:

I've been a Groo fan from the very beginning, just never found any OA available as nice as this pick-up. A great cover and an interesting write-up. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for checking out the writeup in the CAF page.

The year is almost over and I did not buy a single piece of comic art because I sort of shifted interests and had other pursuits.  Then I realized I could not go a year without buying anything can I?  So I got me this....

Groo #3 (Dark Horse 1998) Original Cover Art by Sergio Aragones

I wrote a much longer discourse on that cover art I got in the link above.  There is also a high resolution image on that page.

I tried to do some searches here with the search function and realized not a lot of Groo original art collectors here.  As for me, this is my second Groo piece.

Any other closet Groo or Aragones collectors or even just fans?  I'd love to see what you guys have.

Just added a new Kevin Maguire Super Friends cover re-imagination, done with his trademark Justice League #1 pose!

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1436980

More from the Dean of Philippine Comics - Francisco V. Coching:

Hagibis circa 1949

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1349916

Mara-Bini circa 1941

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1349936

I decided to be patriotic and get some art from Filipino artists.

This first one is from Francisco Coching - "The Dean of Philippine Comics" - all the Ninos, Portacios, Alcalas, Redondos, Pagulayans, Segovias, Tolibas - all owe their success to Coching in one way or another. Here is art from 1949 which I feel blows away most of the 1949 art from that era:

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1341659

Here's another from Steve Gan, co-creator of Star Lord from Guardians of the Galaxy. This character Ang Panday is his co-creation from 1979, which spawned 6 movies and 2 television series here in the Philippines:

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1342708

I've had this for over a year but only shared it in CAF now (I totally forgot to scan /upload it).

In a nutshell, I got the original art to the editorial cartoon that was published the day of my wedding on May last year.

So it's a pretty cool remembrance of that day.

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1338543

...not sure if it qualifies as "comic art", but the artist also does comic strips in the paper or in other media.

I just want to say I belong to the other side of the fence.

 

I have commissioned Joe in the past and have gotten good results. His communication has been good and also his responses to my comments or requests for revisions after he sends me work-in-progress scans. These were all done in the last year with no problems:

 

Flash 254 Recreation

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=890565

 

X-Men Dark Phoenix Saga Commission

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=845107

 

I am in no way defending him or condemning him. I am just sharing my own personal experiences which have been good.

I just want to revive what i said here since this thread has been revived too.

The reason why I got quick turnaround from Joe Rubinstein was because:

1. I offered to pay only a fraction of the commission price upfront (I can't remember but it could have been 10% or 20%). He accepted it.

2. I asked him to send me work-in-progress pictures. Only when I got the completed scan did I pay the remainder (80% or 90%) of the balance.

3. After those two successful commission experiences, I have also been getting some private messages and emails from him to ink some of the pencil pieces I owned but I wasn't really interested.

I feel sorry for the people who may have been burned here. I wish them the best and hope things can be resolved. However, I cannot deny Rubinstein's talent and his commissions were really awesome.

If you check my post in the previous page (aka the Azrael and Groo images), I use glare-free or reflection-free glass. I'm not sure how well it protects against light but I don't expose my art to direct sunlight, and the whole thing does look nicer in this kind of glass.

That's pretty awesome, and congratulations!

Thanks, much appreciated.

As I am finally getting married on May 2015, I decided to get a cover from a comic that will be released and cover-dated that month - which is when the DC Comics Convergence event will happen. This is what I chose and I don't think it gets more appropriate. Nice art by Jill Thompson.

Check out the link and looking forward to your comments if there are any:

Convergence: Nightwing/Oracle #2 Cover by Jill Thompson

Here are my 2015 acquisitions.

Vintage Jerry Ordway Batman painting circa 1970's alongside a new Mike Grell GL/GA cover reimagination commission.

Now, here is my latest, an Azrael cover beside a Groo piece I got a couple of years ago: