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On 6/17/2022 at 3:34 PM, bronze_rules said:

No one's mentioned Vader's voice yet. Am I the only one blown away by the uncanny accuracy to Jame Earl Jones? Edit. It is JEJ! @91

I thought they used something like Deep Fake voice technology.

Though I wonder if that really is the optimal modern voice for Vader. It sounds so 70s ish and calm-- quite different than Christianson angry and screaming all the time. It's like he calmed down 100 notches.

It is and isn't. Since he's so old he was apparently AI assisted with it.

On 6/8/2022 at 7:54 AM, jjonahjameson11 said:

$10.6K for a panel page?  Wow, now I definitely can't wait to see what the cover sells for!

There was another nice page from that issue that introduced MK in the last big Heritage auction. Went for a similar amount with it being one of the best pages in the book. It would be interesting to see how much of the price increase from this issue is from it being drawn by Zeck verse MK popularity since it's a two-part story with #23 being drawn by Jim Mooney with quality of the page being equal. I use to own a page from #22 but sold it when getting funds for a big purchase but have since replaced it with a page from #23. Hoping I can grab a decent page from #22 again though in the future if prices every get soft. 
 

Moon Knight prices were strong. Not just the Sienks stuff but other artists as well. Whether CL or other platforms it seems to be that Moon Knight material is still going strong from what I saw so if prices are going down that's one character that's been able to resist it to a certain extent at least. I did see some pieces though that I felt did go for a little low compared to what I saw as the quality of the work. 

 

I remember bidding on that Long Halloween DPS with the Scarecrow when it was on Clink years back. Think I might have even been the underbidder.  Wonder what the asking price is for it now?

On 6/2/2022 at 7:24 PM, comix4fun said:

It's one of the few pieces that I actually know the whereabouts of...I just had to blurt it out.  

Board lurkers are now frantically emailing them with too good an offer to refuse as we type. 

I seen a few sell on dealers sights that looking at the ones still available would have cost between $500 to $1000 per page. Not my thing but there seems to be a few people who are willing to buy them if no original art exist otherwise for it. Though pricing it at the same level or even more than a lot of other modern pieces done in traditional media is a little too enthusiastic in a lot of instances where you might get one or two people to buy a page the majority seem to stay away with how long they often sit. I've seen pages I've liked only to see they were mono prints and change my mind. 

Reading threads like these makes me feel frustrated for the people who commissioned the artists and how long they can get jerked around for. Even in the cases where the piece is finally done and delivered I can't help but feel it would be unsatisfying in a way with the piece being tainted by how negative the experience was. I've only gotten one commission (But hope to get more done in the future at some point) and honestly feel amazed by how fast they were able to deliver it (one month) after hearing about the multi-year long sagas some have. Beginners luck I guess.

 

Not really my thing since I feel like I'm missing out on something and will pass if only inks exists. If the original pencils also exist I'd have to think about it and would expect to have them sold as a set.

I only have 1 printed blue line and that was because the seller didn't say it was one in the auction description. After I got the piece I was a little suspicious and after asking the and inker through email he validated my concerns. The seller which was selling it on behalf of a consigner agreed to a partial refund or a return since they didn't know it was printed pencils. Since I didn't want to go through the hassle of having to get packing material, along with the price still on the low end I decided to keep it.  It's also pretty small for comic art too at 8 by 12 inches. The reason the inker gave me was because they were on a deadline crunch for the issue and decided to draw on a smaller paper size to save on time. It was also why they did printed bluelines where they normally did inks over original pencils.

There's a lot of newer artists in the hobby who are really skilled and can command good prices despite how new their work is. That's not for all of them of course you still have many skilled and talented artist whose work sells very cheep. With the prices we're seeing in the market lately I think a lot of collectors will be paying attention to and building an appreciation for modern artists where they can get a nice piece for a fraction of what the stuff they use to buy is now going for-Me being one of them. Not to say I didn't buy from them before but think they'll make up a wider representation of my collection than before going forward unless prices for pieces I like start going down. Here are two I bought a while ago direct from artist or their art rep. 

Moon Knight #2 from the title done a few years back by Declan Shalvey and a Variant cover to the Taskmaster limited series done last year by Nick Bradshaw.
 

On 3/4/2022 at 4:14 PM, wurstisart said:

Venom Cover 36 by Declan Shalvey 

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1798666

Hope you like the cover as much as I do.

It was awesome to see that the story played in Philly, the city I used to live  in.

Congrats on this one. I remember you asking about this piece in the "Have you seen this art" thread a few times and it's always nice to see someone get a specific piece they've been hunting for. 

I'm thinking of getting some pre-code horror works and was wondering what you guys would suggest for what brand and editions I should try to get them in? The only ones I've really seen reprint these titles is PS Artbooks and not sure if any others exist. 

On 2/24/2022 at 7:26 AM, Drummy said:

Isn't the Spidey 219 cover all stat?  

Doesn't look like it. 

Got this guy but haven't been able to set him up yet since I don't have the space at the moment. Will probably wait until I can redo the room a little and put up another bookshelf or two. Also really love the custom commission stuff I'm seeing. Can anyone here recommend someone for something like that? There's one or two characters I would commission since I doubt I'd ever see them get official licensed releases, either not being that popular or licensing issues.  

On 2/14/2022 at 8:44 PM, jjonahjameson11 said:

O.M.G.!!!

Kirby Avengers #1p2 included in this auction

Jack Kirby and Ayers Avengers #1 Story Page 2 Original Art | LotID #181004 | Heritage Auctions (ha.com)

No image yet, but here's the description:

Jack Kirby and Ayers Avengers #1 Story Page 2 Original Art (Marvel, 1963). A key page in the formation of the Marvel Universe! This is the page where Loki forms his plan to trick Thor into fighting the Hulk. This event directly led to the formation of the Avengers. Thor, in the form of Doctor Don Blake, is making his first appearance outside of the Journey to Mystery title, and the same is true for Loki. And the Hulk had been seen outside of his series just once before. We even get a cameo by Jane Foster who will become Thor in Thor 4: Love and Thunder. The twice-up scale page was created in ink over graphite on Bristol board with an image area of 12.5" x 18.5". Signed by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Ayers in the lower margin. Lightly toned and in Excellent condition.

On 2/15/2022 at 9:39 AM, RickSp said:

I think I got lucky as my delivery via Forbidden Planet was well packaged and the box and book were ok. 

It’s way too nice of a book to settle for anything as bad as what the poster above received. I read that Taschen are going to do the same format for Fantastic Four, Avengers and Cap. All due over 2022 and 2023, pretty sure I’ll end up purchasing them all and worrying about storage later….

They also have that collector edition coming out for Spider-man limited at a 1000 copies. Not sure the $600 price tag is worth it though for what just seems to be a slipcase that differentiates it from the regular one.

I'd say 8.0

Didn't notice, good catch.

On 2/12/2022 at 10:10 AM, O. said:

And perhaps the best Bagley Venom splash ever auctioned:

Yeah a lot of Venom, Since he's heating up again there should be some strong results. That Bagley page trips me up for some reason. I keep getting the legs confused when looking at it. 

Another one to keep an eye will be the cover to Spider-man and his Amazing Friends #1. It has a lot going for it. Besides being a nice nostalgia piece and issue one cover it's Romita Sr. drawing both Spidey the Green Goblin. Wouldn't surprise me if it was a grail for some people who watched the show and grabbed the comic as a result.

It's up!