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Matches_Malone
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On 6/11/2017 at 9:02 AM, fsumavila said:
something else to note before chocking up the two Jim Lee auction results as due to the rise of the JLPC is that the Wizard cover isn't 'fresh to market.' It's changed hands at least once in the past couple years.
I just realized ... I've been outbid on every single Jim Lee/Scott Williams piece I've ever gone after, yet own 3 All JL pieces. Does that make me a founding member of the JLPC???
P.S. this is my favorite of those ...
Cool Piece. Nice inks.
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Bill Sienkiewicz's NEW MUTANTS #20 PAGE 13 certainly did better thank I expected.
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On 6/2/2017 at 0:00 AM, stinkininkin said:
I'm not saying I'd come in second 100% of the time. I'm saying that other artists, more than fans and art lovers (and I'm not saying this in condescending way) know what goes into creating this art form, and appreciate that bolder high wire act of creating that Jim does when he inks himself. I tend to fetishize line work and create heavily "produced" and polished, crafted work. Kind of Top 40 pop inking so to speak. Good stuff, but Jim is a little more Jazz (or perhaps grunge or punk is a better analogy) in that his drawing and inking approach is never quite the same each time and has that spontaneous energy and invention which appeals to other artists more than the safe stuff by and large.
Hard to put into words. Does this make any sense?
Scott Garfunkel
Makes perfect sense. Remarkable how Robert Kirkman also comments on Jim Lee inks on Felix Latest Podcast. I'm starting to believe this Jim Lee Purist Club™ might exist.
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On 5/30/2017 at 11:48 PM, stinkininkin said:
The first promo piece is all Jim, and the second Wizard cover is my inks on Batman and Jim on all the background.
I've never heard of a Jim Lee Purist group, although I know for sure that some people prefer Jim's inks over mine. I've both read that and heard it, and why not? I love Jim's inks on his pencils. Where I ink with a little more finesse and tend to play it safer, Jim is fearless and more spontaneous. I really love some of the rawness in his work, and it is something I try to incorporate but with mixed results. My work is perhaps more "commercial", meaning it might have more mass appeal, but I bet if you asked a lot of artists which style THEY'D prefer, I bet they'd pick Jim more often than not. In fact, even though I have a lot of Jim's art in my collection that I've inked, I am holding Jim to a long standing promise that he do me a custom commission with the specific caveat that he ink it himself. He's that good.
Scott
Thank you for the input. I find it interesting that you feel other artist as yourself would prefer Jim's Inking Style. Is this because of the "non-commercial" look?
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1 hour ago, malvin said:
The difference between ~$11k and ~$13K while a lot to us mere mortal collectors, is not really materially significant in the grand scheme of things.
I can't comment on the "Jim Lee Purist" collectors mentality, but I can say that in general, all things being equal, Wizard published pieces sell for less than a piece published by Marvel or DC.
Malvin
You are right, the difference is not much, however when you consider the Wizard cover is the better one, IMO that is, it seems a bit odd. The other one is just a promo. I immediately thought about the Jim Lee Purist Club. I mean...I get it is that the case, there's only a handful of Published Jim Lee pencil and ink. And Jim lee does an amazing job of inking over his own pencils as well. Or is the non-published Joker background image the difference maker?
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Not long ago a fellow collector mentioned that he was thinking of becoming a "Jim Lee Purist Collector" According to him, there's a group of collectors seeking art that has been pencil and inked by Jim only. And that the material is becoming more desirable as there's only a few pieces pencilled and ink by him . There's a greater number of pieces inked by the talented Mr. Williams. Personally I did not think much of it.
But as I'm reviewing the recent Heritage results I noticed the following from this two pieces.
Is this Jim Lee Purist a real thing?
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On 5/20/2017 at 11:52 PM, Flambit said:
I thought it was a great price, if you consider that it was the first appearance of all of those characters - it was the "BA 12" of the Boneyard universe
That's why I snatched it . Retirement Fund.
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10 minutes ago, buyatari said:
Is that the awards show where Spider-man and Deadpool were making out?
Yep...SpideyPool
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11 minutes ago, delekkerste said:
Well, obviously nobody is going to be able to break out individual line items like merchandising per character (though I would expect Deadpool to be greater than Harley even there - not that I think merchandising sales tell you much about how much name recognition a character has with the general public).
But, we can compare box office grosses of Deadpool vs. Guardians:
Deadpool Box Office: Domestic: $363.1 million Foreign: $420.0 million Worldwide: $783.1 million
Guardians Box Office: Domestic: $333.2 million Foreign: $440.2 million Worldwide: $773.3 million (0.1 difference is due to rounding)
Guardians 2 looks on track to put up comparable numbers to the first one ($40 million short at the moment).
Looks like the two franchises are pretty comparable in popularity based on box office grosses. I guess that must mean that the Hulk #271 cover is now a $150-$250K item too!
And DeadPool was nominated for best pic in Golden Globes
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6 minutes ago, Flambit said:
I really wanted that Boneyard cover, but let it go. I got more than I intended this time around.
It sold at a decent price.
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4 minutes ago, BCarter27 said:
I kind of thought it might jump, but not that high.
What gets me is the $5k+ for that Jon Sable cover! What is happening?
Could be residual from the recent auction of Warlord Covers
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Oh wow! The David Finch cover featuring Supes, Super Super Girl and Braniac just took off.
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11 minutes ago, Bronty said:
Good to know, and yeah I think BA12 would blow the doors off this puppy. I think the price would start with a 2 (although its easy for me to spend YOUR money
so to speak)
I'm not totally convinced that BA12 would exceed NYX3. The cover is more adult oriented, unlike BA12. Also factoring movie character portrayal (SS vs. Logan) may go a longer way than previously thought.
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5 hours ago, Brian Peck said:
Too much money and no taste.
To be fair, IMO, the image has a certain appeal. I would have been a buyer at $20K, But at $72K...mmm...NO
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2 minutes ago, NinjaSealed said:
I'm not one to toot my own horn....but
Expecting another 10 pages in this thread now.
You did called. And we all call you crazy. ?
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1 minute ago, Doctor Joe said:
no, but even then I got it for less than it was listed for
Fear 16 was a great acquisition.
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5 minutes ago, Bronty said:
Fear 15 passed......
I'm surprise
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Just now, Doctor Joe said:
No he didn't
That's the price had it listed for, no?
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3 hours ago, comix4fun said:
Fear #16, when you see the original artwork, is leaps and bounds above anything I've seen from that run come to auction before or since from run or from Man-Thing.
Brunner was phenomenal during the 70s
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16 hours ago, jjonahjameson11 said:
Well, early predictions on the NYX 3 cover may prove true after all. It's at $13K now ?
I Had it somewhere in the $17K -$19k range. So much for that. Could it go beyond $30K?
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That's was an awesome game.
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58 minutes ago, MGS said:
Just wanted to give full credit to ComicLink here. I emailed them about this and they agreed to a return right away. I was prepared for more of a battle
. Looks like I'll continue to be a happy ComicLink customer!
Guess I'm back in the market for a Portacio UXM page.
Mike
That's just awesome. Glad to hear it.
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17 minutes ago, jjonahjameson11 said:
The cover that was on Clink? I thought it was under $20K?
Burkey sold it for 29k later on.
so to speak)
The OFFICIAL "This week in your ORIGINAL ART collection?"
in Original Comic Art
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Heroes Con Acquisitions. Really cool to meet Daniel Warren Johnson. Check out his book EXTREMITY if you haven't yet. Great read with gorgeous art. As always, Thank you Felix and his crew. The Gerhard Cerebus was an auction haul.