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Hi Daniel, I was just made aware of this thread. Sunday night on Valentines Day, so do not know if you will see this, but someone will be reaching out to you Monday AM first thing to get this resolved. The good news is the books in the auction are safe and sound. -Douglas Gillock, ComicLink

Sorry to hear this. What a convention-circuit fixture he was! My condolences to his family and friends.

Just made aware of this news. Very sad to hear. My condolences to his family as well as on behalf the rest of the ComicLink staff.

Hi All. Been going back and forth with Josh and the tech end of things tonight, despite the countdown to NYE... Here is what the tech end of things is saying -- "[Google Password Checkup is] on by default in recent versions of Chrome. Google scans dark web password lists and compares it against what you're entering into a site. If it's known to be compromised, they will alert you. This is completely user specific and doesn't have to do with CLink itself" So, to be clear, we have checked on our end and we have found no evidence of passwords or other user info being compromised on the ComicLink end. The suggestion is that a user's password(s) could have been compromised on the user end in some other way. So, if this is a concern for you, we would suggest that you update/change your CLink password and any other passwords you might be concerned about. For ComicLink, this can be easily done in the ComicLink system via ComicTrack>My Account>User Settings.

Just noticed this thread and I thought I would chime in in case you are still there or if anyone else is interested. I can only speak to Berlin, not Munich, as that's where I have spent time over the past few years. There are two spots that I have been to -- Modern Graphics (they have two locations, one in Kreuzberg and the other south of Tiergarten on Tauentzienstraße), and then Black Dog Comics up on Rodenbergstraße north of the Schönhauser Allee U-Bahn/S-Bahn station. Modern Graphics is more of a new comic (US and European), graphic novel, toy, and t-shirt place. Black Dog actually has a small selection of vintage US comics as well as new comics. Black Dog definitely has more of an old-style comic shop feel. You might also check out the flea markets. There is a big one in Mauerpark on Sunday and there is another smaller one that I have been to at Tiergarten (Berliner Trödelmarkt). I have found US and European comics at both. Happy hunting

Wow. Just heard about this today. If you are checking in, Brittany, best wishes to you. Get well soon!

Second fake Peanuts daily on eBay this month. There was another one around about the 8th. Can not post a link to it as the listing is now "removed", but here is a copy/paste from the closed lots: Charles Schulz 1953 Daily Comic Strip Original $8,100.00 11 bids Free shipping View similar active items Sell one like this These pieces were obviously created to deceive - paste ups, white out, etc. Troubling trend.

I have managed to pick up a few "classic-era" (IMO) RPG pieces over the past few years: Judge's Guild tournament module Operation Ogre cover by Kevin Siembieda, founder of Palladium Books. Jeff Dee Space Opera RPG Space Mountain Man Illustration I met Jeff Dee and David LaForce (Diesel) at a show some years ago and talked to them about the absence of classic TSR art on the market. They both confirmed the often told tale that the vast majority of the art was trashed when the company restructured (1983?) and the remaining art was trashed when Wizards of the Coast took over. I have also heard stories about pieces being recovered from dumpsters by artists. Always on the lookout for this material.

Wow. Awesome piece (original I assume). I have been on the hunt for an Otus for some time. This is a very strong and memorable example.

It's still available here: http://www.coollinesartwork.com/featured.asp?Piece=303458 I'm wondering if such pieces ever were sent to PedigreeComics or if they all still are at Coollinesartwork. The scan looks identical on both websites. When buying from HA or CLink I think they always had the pieces in their hands, so they're able to check and investige the pieces if necessary. If most of the pieces are still at the consignors, then PedigreeComics can do little to evaluate the pieces before the auction is over. I've always thought that the good thing about HA or CLink was that their art experts provided some security if there's something odd about a piece. If you're sure Ron Lim didn't draw anything on this piece, then to me there's a serious error in the listing on Pedigreecomics - it directly states that Ron Lim is the primary artist of this particular piece. On a side note over the years I've bought a few books from Doug, never had any trouble and I didn't pay more than usual compared to GPA prices - and Doug was very helpful. Did I miss in the description where it says it's ink over blue line? I'd expect a reputable auction house to specifically call that out..... it was in the description on Comic Link when it went for $1200 (which was why it went for that). since then the price tripled & that got left off subsequent descriptions Well it sold for $5,150. If CLink was wrong about it being inks only, then both buyers got a steal. If, however, the CLink description was accurate..... Just thought I would chime in here... I worked with the consignor of this piece when he sold it through ComicLink in 2015. From the outset he was very clear that this piece was Florea's published ink art over a blueline of Lim's pencils. I even have an email exchange with him where he mentions that "Lim would not sell the pencils"... so, I am highly confident that our 2015 listing was in fact correct. I would expect that the nature of this piece simply was not communicated to Pedigree by their consignor. I can't imagine that they would intentionally leave out this sort of info. Maybe they never even had the piece in their possession. Seems like they probably did not have possession of many of the items in the auction. If the buyer of this piece is on the boards and wants to get more info on the piece, discuss it further, etc., please PM me or contact me directly at dgillock@comiclink.com

What sort of search are you trying to do specifically?

Well, if you are a customer, feel free to give me a call, introduce yourself, and share your experiences with ivory-hunter with me in private. I would be happy to do the same. The "opinion" I was stating goes beyond a personal opinion BTW. It is a professional opinion, which I think is different. I very rarely make the sort of post that I made about ivory-hunter. In fact, I would think that it is probably unique in my ~11 years on the CGC boards. I usually keep my head down and stay out of these sort of discussions because A) I am busy with ComicLink and B) I generally feel that making statements as a representative of a company (as opposed to a rando individual with no public face) requires a ton of discretion and discipline. I chose to post in this case because I felt it was a service to the community to make sure that they were aware of someone who has been taking advantage of others in the hobby for some time now (I first heard about issues with him in 2013). Again, this goes well beyond "opinion". This is factual and based on actual experience that I and others have had with this individual.

Just to be clear, I never got into the authenticity of the piece that was linked to here. What I actually said was "I would strongly recommend staying away from anything this guy is selling, Frazetta or otherwise.". This is based both on personal experience with ivory-hunter and with reported experiences that other identified people have had with him. I can not speak to the experiences or knowledge of warhorse as I have no idea he/she is. Also, my opinion of eBay and eBay sellers never came up. I am a known entity in this hobby/industry, with a professional reputation and track record to consider. Based on that, folks are free to take my opinion of ivory-hunter or anything else as they see fit.

I just wanted to bump the mention of this guy ("ivory-hunter" on eBay) for visibility. ivory-hunter is a known seller of fake Frazettas. He has come up in discussions before on Comic Art-L. I would strongly recommend staying away from anything this guy is selling, Frazetta or otherwise.

Great stuff Jon! Look forward to seeing the rest.

Well, since this thread immediately devolved into a bunch of sheep baah-ing the same tired, old criticisms and showing no appreciation or interest in actually discussing art, I'll actually answer the topic itself. I think this is his best piece ever: You wanna discuss art....? Fine, let's discuss art: Look at the background. It's nothing but a poorly drawn "brick" wall. Look at the feet. Look at whatever that is Cable is wearing. It looks like a suit someone would put on for space or deep sea exploration. He cannot possibly move around in that contraption. What the hell is growing on Warpath's right forearm?? And why is it bigger than his HEAD? And why is his fist bigger than everyone ELSE'S head? Where is Domino's left foot? What is Shatterstar sitting on? Why are Boom-Boom and Cannonball standing on a platform that isn't shown? Look at Cable's left "foot"....then compare it to his right "foot" This can go on and on and on....there are endless errors on this piece. Beat me to it!! We could do this all day, and not run out of things to critique. The problem here is that you could do this FOR ANYONE. Pick any artist and any piece of art, and if you've already decided you don't like the artist, you'll find plenty of things to mock. And the reverse is true too, that if you love the artist you'll ignore all the same issues. Even though I just posted this on another thread yesterday, it fits in well here too. Want to go through picking apart all the things wrong with this piece? Kirby drew that when he was 60 years old and it was during a period when his work WAS getting criticized by comic fans. It's what happens when you sit hunched over a drawing table for 40 years, pumping out 3 to 4 books a month (something Liefeld will never get accused of), and your health starts to fade. Yeah, when Kirby got late into his years, some of that stuff started to show... but he clearly, CLEARLY had an understanding of anatomy and perspective in his career, something Liefeld showed a LACK of understanding for in everything HE did throughout his entire career. Oh and part of the reason the perspective looks flawed is Caps fist and foot are supposed to be jumping out of the page at you. It's meant to be larger to show it being nearer to your eye. There are better examples than this one, but that's what's going on here. I am super-late to this party, but I just saw this thread and thought I would comment on this Kirby piece. Art doesn't need to be realistic to be good. It does need to have some sort of over-arching internal logic, however. Whether you are talking about DaVinci, or Rembrandt, or Van Gogh, or Rockwell, or Pollock, or Kirby, or Liefeld this holds true. The perspective and foreshortening and anatomy (and etc) in the Kirby piece is fair from realistic, but it does have an internal logic. Additionally, from a purely formal evaluation, this is skillfully composed piece with some nice balance and tension. Not saying you have to like it stylistically, but it is far from "flawed". It is actually quite accomplished. The Liefeld piece, however, not only fails at realism, but it also lacks any internal logic -- aside from being "F'ing AWESOME!", I suppose. I get that Liefeld's style and tone was very fashionable at one point and that he worked on some comics that were very popular for various reasons. I don't fault anyone for collecting his work either for nostalgic or aesthetic purposes, either. To each their own and I am more than happy to offer and sell his work. But comparing his work to Kirby's (of any era really) serves no purpose. Apples and oranges IMO.

If that's actually Captain America Comics #2 then this friend's brother is a thief. I'm usually not one for piling on but that is just despicable...especially if she's on a fixed income. I have known dealers to do this without a second thought. Sad and despicable, but unfortunately part of human nature. Guarantee of the day: it will turn out to be an Alan Light Flashback reprint. That or a Captain America Annual #2

Wow. Super tough book and a great looking 5.0! There is something so 1950s "middle America" about this cover. It real is charming.

(not that you are wrong...)

"That little cheat will do anything to hold D*ick"...

Anyone post a link to this one yet? http://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2Fauctions%2Fpreview%2Easp%3Fcode%3D2014feb%23Item_993624&id=993624 Coming up in the February Featured Auction. Single highest graded and a crazy cover. Stupid tough book

Hubba!

Just an FYI: New ComicLink Focused Auction Format Showcases Golden Age!

Thanks for the feedback guys, I appreciate it. I think I have a good email at which to reach out to him now.