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Sure (but yeah, for some reason the search engine made it really hard to find it):

I'll just note that Spencer Beck still lists Barry as being represnted by him.

Could've also gone with "Hello I'm David and I'm writing the TV adaptation of 100 Bullets. Good enough?".

No, now the information is accurate enough such that a buyer wouldn't be able to argue they were, to put it bluntly, defrauded (and the fact someone got Ron Lim to sign the piece at some point after the previous sale doesn't help). And just in case it wasn't obvious, my issue is with the seller, not you.

So now only a trap for the unwary.

Maybe Dafne Keen is looking to invest some money in OA? Could be Hugh Jackman gave her some tips based on his own experience.

Yes, you're right, my bad.

As always, there are the pieces that sit on dealer websites for years and then sell for a significant premium at auction. Case in point in this auction I noticed is the Guice Alpha Flight cover which I believe was available for sale at less than half the hammer price for a couple of year now. Was debating saying something about people not doing their due diligence, having short memories and how 'fresh to market' is sometimes just a matter of perception, but I'm pretty sure this has been discussed ad nauseam.

But not enough to hit the FM reserve price.

You know, if you don't start some type of blog (doesn't have to be about Doctor Who) called"the Voord on the Street" you're really doing it wrong.

Not being familiar with Raymond Flash Gordon prices, what is the final verdict on displaced legs?

A couple of thoughts. In some cases the change in style is not so much a change in style as becoming comfortable doing your own thing and not being bound to the 'house style'. Without looking up interviews I'd say Sienkiewicz and Mignola fall into this category. Second, because comic books are stories and not just pieces of art, looking back, I recognize that I can't appreciate style completely separate and apart from storytelling. The ability of 'cool' without any substance to carry a 22 page book is, at the end of the day, limited, in particular in retrospect. For this reason, I have a problem with artists that I feel abondoned their own voice in favor of the flavor of the time, even though I understand an artist wanting to keep fresh and maintain their own interest and being influenced by your contemporaries. If we take for example the Image style, a very large part of it confused filling every space with poses, lines and cross-hatching for actual storytelling. So while I was on board Cyber Force Silvestri, which at the time felt like Silvestri stepping up his game and showing he can be just as good as Jim Lee, now none of his work has the same appeal me as the older, cleaner work (certainly when you look at the original art that in many cases looks better than the printed, colored page).

Ben Stevens on CAF got to check off so many boxes with the following piece:

The first several QH auctions are up on FB. Here's a photo album the organizers put together and a short interview they conducted with QH's son.

Apparently, CAF's Jerry S. (who uses his wife's FB account (Casey Petrillo) on the different FB art groups) will run the QH auctions on FB:

Sounds disappointing and like false advertisement on Patrick Hoover's part; he said this would be house refinancing type of art. __________________________________ Just to reiterate, not familiar with Quentin Hoover's art; only here for the .

Well, it doesn't really mean much to me, but apparently Quinton Hoover's family decided to start auctioning off his original art.

That's the thing; I wouldn't say a word if this were the art for the original cards (or a new take by the original artist). For a comics analog, I'd say the covers to Classic X-Men garner the price they do because of the particular artist (Adams, Mignola, Lightle) and image, not because of the story that was repreinted in the particular issue. I understand this is second best to having the art for the original card, the allure of bragging rights and that the Kaladesh art is generally fancier than the usual crop, but the multiples still seem crazy. Anyway, congratulations to the winners and, more importantly, the artists.

Aaaaaand now we're at the point where Baga's rep starts the FB aucrtion at $8,000 and gets it almost immediately. I'm curious to see what will happen if the next expansion's art style is back to the less ornate/detailed; whether prices would back down or has the market now shifted to a fixed higher price point.

And the circle of life continues; as one auction is over another takes its place. The Sword of Feast and Famine by Steve Belledin going from $1,000 to $3,556.66 in 5 bids in the first couple of minutes I believe. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/142122839437

Then why does it also say that reserve, if any, will post on 10/5/2016? Just boiler plate language?

Oops, you're right, didn't notice the estimate at first blush.

Bidding has begun for the HA illustration art auction and the E.T. painting has an opening bid of $100,000 and the footnote states "[l]ots bearing estimates and without Consignor Reserve shall open at Auctioneer's discretion (usually 25% to 60% of the low estimate)". I don't usually track fine art auctions so this is the first time I see such a notation but I assume it's commonplace? And it means that if the opening bid is not met before the live session, the auctioneer can take bids as low as $25,000?

Well, you know what they say, better a sea sepent on your wall than in your bed. Or is it the other way around? I keep forgetting. Oh wait, I think actually it's better a serpent in your hand.

From FB: Also, at a non-auction price of $1,500 Gearseeker Serpent doesn't look bad at all.