mister_not_so_nice

I think I topped a personal best by getting FOUR VOTES on one of my entires. It's almost February, what should I invest in for next year?

This thread is just designed to get me a strike/ban.

Nice interview, Chris

Someone got a deal

Got my votes cast. In no particular order . . . Published/Unpublished: Covers Wonder Woman 6 Cover Frank Cho - Because FRANK CHO ! Gallery of Dean Abraham (one of my top 5 favorite collections on CAF) Detective Comics #39 Cover - YUKO ! ! Gallery of Mark Tomlinson Tales of the Unexpected featuring The Spectre #7 Cover by Arthur (Art) Adams - Because ART ADAMS ! Gallery of Rune Rasmussen VENOM #150 - Perspective Gallery of Ruben DaCollector Planet Comics #1 Cover - Because fish tanks for helmets Gallery of James Halperin Published: Splash Pages, Pinups New Mutants 25 pg30 Bill Sienkiewicz - Great splash Gallery of Dean Abraham Wonder Woman # 128, pages 2 and 3 - This DPS has just got it going on Gallery of Filmore W. Bedwick Gary Frank Batman Earth One Vol 2 pg 146 - Because Gary Frank and one other thing . . . . . . . CAPE ! ! Gallery of B. Carter Joëlle Jones - Lady Killer series 2 #4 - p12-13 - Because a DPS with strippers is gonna get my vote every time Gallery of Karl-Erik Lindkvist New Teen Titans 4 DPS pages 2 and 3 - WOW Gallery of Robert Frey Published: Interior Panel Pages (the toughest category to narrow down) Mouse Guard - Winter 1152 - Because meeses ! Gallery of Eltanin C JH Williams III Batwoman 5 pg 20 - JHWIII ! I need to get a JHWIII page of my own Gallery of B. Carter Catwoman 4 page 13 by Darwyn Cooke - I didn't know Darwyn Cooke's name before CATWOMAN, but now I'll never forget it. Gallery of Mike Rice Preacher #11 Page 23 - Death of T.C. What a Total C***. Have to show some love for the PREACHER page, even though they all suck and I don't recommend anyone buying or "investing" in them. Horrible, just horrible. Gallery of Michael Selhorn Kelley Jones - Sandman # 24 page 10 - If you post a KJones SANDMAN page you'll get my vote every year. Gallery of Luca Serrao Published: Strip Art I'm not much of a strip art fan, but apparently I really like Carol Day and Terry and the Pirates. Terry and the Pirates 1948-01-07 - Dragon Lady GGA! - GGA! Gallery of Ruben DaCollector Terry and the Pirates, 4/7/41, Burma! - Caniff Gallery of Ron Sonenthal Wright, David - Carol Day, 139 (1957) - That first panel ! Gallery of Ronan Killack Carol Day daily - 3/14/1958 (#468) Gallery of Mark Yanko "Wallace Wood" (by Daniel Clowes) (Twentieth Century Eightball) Gallery of Comicart B Published/Unpublished: Commissions Behold: Clea! - Love the addition of "Clea" in the artwork. Gallery of Filmore W. Bedwick Jim Woodring - Nightwalk (Frank and Pupshaw) - WOW Gallery of Michael Diaz Maleficent by Walt Simonson - Love the solid black figure framed by the outlined dragon. Gallery of Alex Johnson Anderson Carmen Little Benno in Slumberland - Dig the panel layout on this. Love when one figure is used throughout several panels Gallery of Benno Rothschild ALIENS (Daniel Warren Johnson) - FWOOSHH Gallery of Felix Lu Sketch Covers/Convention Sketches Babydoll (Sucker Punch) by Jae Lee - because ACTION ! Gallery of Alan Hamilton Pirate Ship by Jeremy Bastian Gallery of Alex Johnson Amora The Enchantress convention sketch by Cam Smith - KRACKLE Gallery of Robert Bown Batman And Catwoman Tim Sale - Gallery 0f Dean Abraham Supergirl - Phil Noto Gallery of Eewwnuk ! Unpublished/Published: Other Vader's Little Princess (2013) by Jeffrey Brown Gallery of John Espinoza Pinup of Shaolin Cowboy by Geof Darrow Gallery of Carlos Garcia Macias Cycloid by Michael Whelan Gallery of Miki Annamanthadoo Blazing Saddles European poster Gallery of Brian Peck Grindberg, Thomas - Noir Gallery of Ray Cuthbert

PM Sent as an aside, it is possible to combine multiple WTB requests into a single thread instead of, you know, starting a thread for each and every individual piece you're looking for

a +1 for COLLECTORZ. I've been using them since way back and love their service and operating system. I also use it to track my OA, which is handy. As for multiple copies of a comic I just add an entry for each one. Then using one of the modified user entries I assign each book a unique inventory number and write this number on the backing board. This way I can easily match the physical copy with the COLLECTORZ entry.

well then, that IS curious

That's the category you put it in. What you titled the image is irrelevant.

James isn't afraid (or unable) to draw feet, or ANYTHING else for that matter. They just don't always fit into the composition.

Awesome ! I came in a 'place' with my entries. I knew I would. This was great idea and I look forward to entering my budget friendly entires next year. Thanks @BCarter27 for getting this started

9 times out of 10

It becomes less ballsy/risky if you compare it to the commission experience: With a commission you pay upfront for something sight unseen. If you REALLY like the artist you say "Do whatever you want, but please use character XXXXXX" and pray it gets done Buying 'published' sight unseen you pay up front for something unknown. You have an idea what character will be on it and the chances are pretty darn good it will get done ON TIME or near enough. Honestly, have you ever paid for 22 commissions by the same artist and had them all done in under 30 days?

I've purchased on complete issue sight unseen. But it was issue 73 in the run so I was fairly certain I'd like it considering the run so far. And I love the artist's work, so that wasn't an issue. I will guess the collectors buying books sight unseen feel similarly. I don't think anyone is buying a complete books from a creative team they are not familiar with

My favorite "mature content" artist, James LeMay

And that is their business model. Sell each collector in the hobby one overpriced piece of art. Seems to be working out great for them. I may have to rethink my tactics. Got to my website, I'm having a 50% HIGHER sale

ENDING IN 12 HOURS

And he could have been a lot harsher. I've never heard a 100% positive comment in my many years of collecting, also. Even the collectors that admit to doing business with them say they got the art, are glad and will never deal with them again. But as long as even seasoned collectors do at least one deal with them they will continue as they do. A small amount of chit-chat and pleasantries doesn't negate the years and years of blatant and willful misrepresentation of art. Not once has a situation arisen where they've come forth publicly and said, "Wait, this is what really happened . . . " because they know they don't have a leg to stand on. Anyone that continues to do business with them gets everything they deserve.

Just submit your favorite 2017 purchases. I'm certainly no BSD and manage to get a vote or two each year. I tend to choose the pieces I enter based more on getting the artists name more exposure since many names in my CAF can only be found in less than a half dozen galleries. It's less about comparing my $500 piece again a $50,000 and more about getting the art I like in front of more eyes. Looking forward to seeing ALL entries

one of my alternate choices was this TICK DPS from Douglas Paszkiewicz

O.K., I like where this is going. Keep the ideas flowing . . .

Nice job, I tried drawing my own commissions until I realized I needed someone else to handle the art chores. I'd post a pic but I showed them to @SquareChaos and he said they should never be shown in public

Just listed an AMAZING SPIDER-MAN CGC 9.6 that ends next Sunday. $9.99 opening bid

Just put in my "likes" for the stuff currently posted.

Now that that is settled, Happy New Year to you