skrilla1212

This is my gallery: http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerydetail.asp?gcat=50616 It's got most of my collection there. I'm 35 and been collecting art for about 10 years. Mostly just keeping an eye on eBay (not so much anymore) CAF alerts and auctions for art from comics I've loved. 90's-2000's marvel, Vertigo and now mostly Image books and love discovering new (or new to me) books wherever I can find them- I'm always reading something, old or new. Always looking out for Bachalo Gen X pages, hoping to add a Quitely page (inked!) and generally buy a couple pieces a year. Always centered around books that have resonated with me + art that does the same. I don't have any real life friend in the hobby so really appreciate these boards for the community!

In the chance with a year past anyone new may have this page and be willing to part with it...bump

"Obtainable" meaning it may be available at some point and I may be able to afford it...this page by Chris Bachalo. I collect his Generation X art, and this has a huge nostalgic grip on me. I remember turning to this page and seeing a character I'd seen a million times (Wolverine) in a style all it's own. It is my "holding-out-hope" most desirable piece from an artist I collect.

I looked at this page many times a day for the brief time it was available. For me, I couldn’t get past the bottom right panel. It’s a perfectly drawn panel it just does nothing for me and I couldn’t get over it. That said I’m jealous of whomever bought it, it’s a beautiful page I regret not pulling the trigger. I just have in my head that if I’m going to buy one Quitely page I have to love all parts (still looking btw!).

Thanks for the replies, realize it 's a bit of a rambling topic. Jay, you are spot on in replacing "good stuff" with things I want to collect. Funny hobby with that paradox, with a smallish number of people overall, then you layer on your specific interest and your art budgets and what's available, and you're left looking for proverbial unicorns in some cases. And then it becomes a personal preference of how you want to engage in the hobby. I go back and forth between waiting to see what each new auction brings, debating whether to reach out to people on CAF, posting wants here...I've had success and failures at all. I probably won't attend more cons, but the idea of finding something not listed for sale or auction at a FMV is tough...but it's happened even for what I consider a modest budget and pretty popular tastes. Certainly keeps it interesting.

Hi- General question: I’m a pretty low level collector, buying art in the mid $100’s to low $1000’s maybe a couple times a year. Late nineties and 2000s era. I don’t attend many if any cons, only the Baltimore con in my area a few times over the years. I had generally assumed in this internet age that most of the published art at cons would be stuff that is available on dealer or reps sites. That the benefit of cons to art buyers is a) Commisions or b) sometimes a handful of high end, marquee, A-Level stuff is coming to market for the BSDs (read: not me) Am I off there? As it’s harder and harder to find good stuff, are cons a missed area? Do a lot of artists that don’t have reps with sites have published art they sell themselves at cons? (I think I’ve answered my own question here as I wrote this, I do recall flipping through Ex machina pages Tony Harris had in a stack. But interested to hear thoughts). Specific question: Over the last couple years I’ve seen Kubert brothers X-men art pop up on CAF after NYCC with a description like “picked up from Adam at NYCC!” Which has me picturing Andy and Adam sitting at a table with portfolios of 20 year old x-men artwork they’ve held onto and selling it. More specifically I’ve seen photos of Wolverine 90 artwork on his Instagram recently. With the other discussion around the Wolverine 75 splash on ComicConnect and X-men 25 desirability ...does anyone have a con report of seeing these pages for sale this year? It looked like it was prepping to be a big deal that it was for sale. And do the bros Kubert carry treasure troves of 90s goodness with them to NYCC every year? Thanks!

Nice! I saw the promotion for that recently, however I'm not to be in Scotland any time soon. If photos are allowed and you're inclined to take any, I'd love to see them or hear a report. Eitherway enjoy!

That is a really cool McKone piece! Striking design. I'm fond of this page from Hepcats. I never read the series since I was too young but I remember seeing a feature on it in Wizard magazine and poring over the art in the article. The middle panel was one of the featured. I bought it on eBay for like $70 last year. Gave me hope you can still find something nostalgic, pertinent (Hepcats was often in the same sentence as Bone and Cerebus back in the day), and cool looking on the cheap. So under appreciated that practically no one wanted it!

Worth trying one more time, if anyone owns this page below or interested in sellling this era Bachalo Gen X page (I was able to make a deal with a fellow boardie here last time!), let me know! Got some $$ burning a hole in my pocket:) Thanks! Happy new year everyone.

Thanks for these Felix! Quickly becoming a favorite podcast of mine.

I know, I know. I actually think I was under bidder one of the pages in your collection (Paige with head in tub & the cool building layout) yeeeeeears ago on eBay. When I was first getting into collecting, I recall a ton hitting eBay and always regretted not buying some. That page in particular always stuck out. So belated congrats:)

Any other Bachalo gen X pages burning a hole in someone's portfolio they'd be looking to sell (that's not on eBay or marked for sale in CAF)?

Ah, I figured it out! If you own this beauty and would be willing to part, let me know! Interested in most Bachalo Gen X pages too.

Figured this is worth a shot. I'm looking for a particular page from Generation X #6, with Wolverine and Jubilee by Chris Bachalo. I can't figure out how to post photos, sorry. But have cash to offer if anyone happens to know its whereabouts or if for sale. Thanks! John

I picked this page up in the recent Heritage auction. Is it way too much for a talking heads page? Probably yes. Especially when you see the pencil price tag of "$65-" on the back http://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/panel-pages/steve-dillon-preacher-20-too-much-gun-page-15-original-art-dc-vertigo-1996-/a/121546-13042.s?ic2=mybidspage-lotlinks-12202013 But I loved the art in this section of the run. Between Dillion's tendency to over render early in his career, and the more cartoony (for lack of a better word) line art recently and toward the end of the series. Anyway I'm really happy with it when it arrived. I think it's got really well drawn renditions of Jesse & Tulip, and while a talking heads page, it's a poignant scene. For my taste anyway! Happy Thanksgiving all!

Picked this up on eBay. I'd forgotten about this series. I think this page was featured in a write up in Wizard, I recall loving the art, but never got around to reading it. Really detailed stuff. http://comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1144257&GSub=124733

I'd been looking for a nice 100 Bullets page by Eduardo Risso and found these two. I think they make a fine pair. loved this issue, which was very poetic and culminates in this splash. First time I bought art Internationally and it was surprisingly quick and painless, though much thanks must go to the former owner. http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1114800&GSub=155721 http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1114799