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I am selling another batch of art on behalf of Tim Vigil on ebay. These are sketches and preliminary type pieces, mostly in pencil some ink, one color piece, mostly 9"x12" size on paper or artboard.  Single shipping fee for multiple pieces, art can be found at the link noted below (ebay seller: vigil-art). I have a large pile of artwork so more listings will follow, also message me with any specific interests (vampires, werewolves, etc) and I can probably find something for you. 

https://www.ebay.com/sch/vigil-art/m.html?item=193660307765&hash=item2d170dc935%3Ag%3AAPwAAOSwxVlfXbCV&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

I purchased a Mark Texeira Batman pinup and was pleasantly surprised to find a page prelim on the backside when I received it. Does anyone recognize what it’s from?

the comicbookdb.com site was a great resource for looking up creative teams, publish dates, etc for comics but it is now defunct. what other sites do people use?

I purchased a vintage Mark Texeira convention sketch recently and was pleasantly surprised to find a loose penciled page layout on the backside.  The sketch was dated 3/20/99.  does anyone have any idea what title/issue/page this is?

I keep my AE books stacked inside their boxes and I have the large studio edition Frank Cho Drawing Beautiful women art book from Flesk that is 12"x17" stored with my AE and it bothers me that it doesn't have its own box... 

yeah, without even looking at the 'Romita' piece the sellers negative feedback for selling fakes and current listings that include Picasso, Warhol, Banksy & Watterson is all you need to see to know that you should run far far away.  not to mention all the listings also include typical scammer CYA statements like "no COA, offered as in the manner of" or "this is being sold as a souvenir painting attributed to X, this is not being sold as a painting painted by X", "this was purchased at an estate sale/flea market/street fair/etc."

2 hours ago, MagnusX said:

I want to bid in this piece;
but instead I am going to put my money
in the Pablo Picasso, the Andy Warhol, Moebius or Banksy.

This seller have everything...

Speaking of 'fair market value' and comps, I was recently contacted by a seller/artist rep based on the contents of my CAF gallery directing me to some of his inventory. now, I had seen the items he had listed for sale, they've been listed with prices for over 3 years and remain unsold. I never bothered contacting him or making an offer since his prices and mine were so far apart but since he pushed I replied and he was 'insulted'.  So if there are no comparables to be found and if pieces are listed for years at a price and remain unsold what is 'fair market value'?  

The Donnelly's have always done shady stuff but passing off a recreation cover as the original is by far the worst.

I once owned a cover (and some interior pages) for an unpublished Punisher 2099 "fill-in" story by Duke Mighten & Scott Koblish.  The artist confirmed that the art was for an issue that never saw print. The cover had no title dress (corner art, title logo, etc) when I sold it via comiclink but after the Donnelly's acquired it was listed as an alternate "1st version" #1 cover: 

http://www.coollinesartwork.com/featured.asp?Piece=296209

I've never commissioned a full blown big money studio commission but have gotten many con sketches and they have always been a cra pshoot, even with an artist you love doing a character they're known for, but it was much easier rolling the dice when prices were more reasonable.  it's a lot easier writing off fifty bucks compared to the couple of hundred dollars now that many artists charge. My ratio was slightly better than 1:10 but I've had a lot of misses that have ended up on ebay.  Early on I also had several con sketches that were prepaid for and were promised to be completed by the end of the show that ended up dragging on for years, some people seem to be fine with that but I couldn't stand that.  I have many con sketches in my collection but most of them were purchased second hand where you see what you're getting.

2 hours ago, Revol said:

I got on Brian's pre-show list, I sent a message to his Facebook Fan Page, the guy who runs that page is kind of like Brian's rep. Brian only chooses the subjects he feels like doing, so even if you get on his list, it's no guarantee he will actually get around to doing it. Thankfully he was really enthusiastic about my character subject choice, Joi from Blade Runner 2049. He had it completed by end of day Friday at the con, and I was thrilled with how it turned out  Brian is an awesome guy, and really nice to chat to.

 

Beautiful piece. If you don't mind sharing, how much was he charging for that level of detail?

7 hours ago, AnkurJ said:

Brian took a list before the show that filled up quickly. It was posted on his Facebook page.

thanks for the info. ugh... facebook. I used to be on the stelfreeze yahoo email group before it migrated to facebook which I don't use.  

bump, anyone? 

Does anyone know if Juanjo Guarnido was doing any sketching (beyond quickie head sketches) at NYCC? and if so what his rates were? 

Also, Brian Stelfreeze, what is his current sketching policy at cons? 

I'd like to direct any fan's of Tim Vigil's prelims/sketches to check out this post in the marketplace where you can find some nice pieces very reasonably priced: 

bump. Just a reminder that the Vigil art auctions will begin closing on Saturday and Sunday nights. If you're a fan of Vigil's there is something for everyone: zombies, vampires, angels/demons, nudes and more! Everything is very reasonably priced with some pieces starting at just ten bucks, 1/3 of the listings already have bids and lots of watchers on everything so if you like something bid early and bid often! win multiple items and save with combined shipping.

I picked up a box of books that was stored in someones basement and while flipping through one of the books came across what looks like some sort insect damage? see photo.  Any ideas on what caused this? The box is in my car because I'm afraid of bringing whatever caused this into my house.

Hey Vigil fans, I just wanted to direct everyone to a post in the marketplace:

I am selling some art on behalf of Tim Vigil on ebay. These are sketches and preliminary type pieces, mostly in pencil some ink, mostly 9"x12" size on paper, some on tracing paper or artboard. There are currently ten pieces listed with more to follow so bookmark my listings! Single shipping fee for multiple pieces, art can be found here (ebay seller: vigil-art): 

https://www.ebay.com/sch/vigil-art/m.html?item=193090571775&hash=item2cf5184dff%3Ag%3AhqkAAOSw0JBddIBX&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

On 8/31/2019 at 9:03 PM, Will_K said:

Not really a fan.  But I've personally seen about a dozen iterations by Buscema drawing the same damn thing.  I think it was... Conan holding an umbrella.  I recall the story was Busecma was doing a show in London, I think.  And that was supposed to be the convention book cover... something like that.  At the time I was flipping through them, I didn't think one version was particularly better or different than the other.  Obviously JB thought otherwise.  So the fact that there are multiple images of the same thing should not automatically mean it is "real" or "fake".

 

Regarding the Buscema 'Conan with Umbrella' image, I have owned two versions of it, the finished image was the convention program cover for the 1999 Raptus convention held in Bergen Norway. And yes although similar each version I've seen was slightly different. 

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1508535

On 8/31/2019 at 9:20 PM, vodou said:

I agree with all of the above. The only problem is that people are paying more than $15 for these. (Why? I do not know.) At that level, it doesn't really matter if you get hosed or not (and who's going to bother anyway?), you lost a hamburger and fries. And we know that most would not accept that and would instead re-sell to pass the loss on. I haven't looked to see what this is going for, but in general similar hits $150-$350 regularly. That's looney-toons but people are doing it.

I love Buscema's prelims and twenty years ago you could pick them up for $5-15 (when his finished pages were $50) but like everything else prices have escalated.  You could say the art market in general has gone 'looney-toons' but if an artists finished work sells for tens of thousands why shouldn't prelims by the same artist cost a couple of hundred bucks?  

The recent Comiclink auction had a Brian Bolland Killing Joke prelim page that sold for $2500 which got me to thinking what's the most expensive prelim art sold? I love prelim art and have quite a few pieces by various artists and one of the things I like is that its usually a very affordable way to get something from an artist that may otherwise be out of reach.

Another name is Robert Dennis (agraphicstateofmind@gmail.com, or via CAF), he does stat replacement as well as restoration work (paper conservation, glue/stain/mold removal, cleaning, ink restoration, etc.) He does top notch work and prices it accordingly. About two years ago I had him recreate all of the missing stats (title, corner box, additional text balloon) for a cover on an overlay, as well as do some restorative inking on some faded marker inking on the background and I could not have been happier with the results, but it was $400 for the stat work alone. 

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1441388but 

For me its John Romita Jr. for both.  I have a few covers, a complete issue, and numerous pages/sketches... 

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerydetailsearch.asp?gcat=17793&Artist=John Romita Jr.&pm=1&pi=54&order=Date