This.
And referencing the Jim Lee market again, if we had not "seeded" some of our Hush art early on (for what seemed like aggressive prices at the time but relatively cheap now), we would not have cultivated a market price point progression. Valuations are not usually very meaningful when created in a vacuum.
Scott
The key is to curate your own work, holding the best back -for posterity -for IDW (not that anybody knew fifteen, twenty and more years ago) -for exhibition -for creating "context" for the (lower) prices you ask for 'lesser' pieces -for cashing out (ultimately).
In the fine art world the role of figuring this out is often the dealer's, leaving the artist to create and grow, create and grow, etc. Unfortunately the self-employed DIY nature of comics (and illustration) work means the artist has to wear both hats, or pull a good friend or significant other in to help.
If you have a sense you'll be making comics for a good long time (which used to be the case, not so much these days), then go in with open eyes and protect yourself and your market. Nobody else will. And railing for implementation of droit de suite won't do much for you as it will likely not be retroactive anyway.
Capullo has it sort of right and sort of wrong. Yes hang onto Batman #1 (and the others too, if you want) but let 'some' pages go, let 'other' covers go...move the market up slowly (at primary) the same way a good dealer would (or gosh Greg GET a good dealer?!!) and reap the correct rewards (where demand meets supply, for a price) over time. $50k w/o context is just a number. And the kind that very few have to begin with. And even fewer (none) will spend in a vacuum.
It doesn’t sound like it is important to him to have fans own his work nor to sell it. He generates it, and he owns it. He more than likely doesn’t need the money so what’s the point of selling it? He can take it out back like Sam Kieth does and light it on fire if he wants to.
He claims that his site will offer original art. I guess this is something he's been saying for quite some time without result, but who knows? Maybe we'll see some pages posted for sale in 2016.