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On 10/25/2023 at 1:26 PM, comix4fun said:

I normally really REALLY hate these. The care Gaiman took on this one makes it not as bad. In the blank space off to the side minimizes the detraction to me. 

Also, given what this page is...the absolute heartbreaking peak of this issue and Death's role in the Sandman universe....it's hard for me to even see the inscription beyond all that.

I see it the same. The signature won't affect its value. It is not like A+ pages from this issue are growing on trees. 

There have been three pages from Sandman # 8 (Death First appearance) that have hit the open market since last year (2022). All three have feature Death. One is currently in auction from the same issue, but it does not feature the character. 

Page 21 Sold on Apr 8, 2022 for $90K  on HA
Page 14 Sold on Nov 18, 2022 for $102K on HA 
Page 7 Sold on Jun 7, 2023 for $100.5K on Clink

IMHO, this is a far better page. Selling over 100K is not farfetched.

David Finch Ascension # 5. 

 Bob Hall (1989) Published in Nightmare on Elm Street Magazine.

On 10/25/2023 at 6:10 PM, alxjhnsn said:

Neil went to some trouble with the signature - he switched from a white ink to a black one fairly seamlessly. Interesting touch.

Good observation. 

 Mike Zeck's Secret War material keeps showing up more, and more. I wonder if the Covers from the series will show up at auction at some point.

The premium pages featuring Death from this book seem to be going for about $100K.  I got a feeling this one might go a tad higher. One of the best pages in the book IMHO

Oh my goodness! 

Sandman 8. First Death Issue.

The Bissette/Totleben ST ended solid at $26K

Tons of Sadman Material. 

On 9/18/2023 at 2:11 PM, Bronty said:

Oof.   If that's the case, I'm running out of ways to justify 11k

It is still original pencils by Bagley, and I think It might have gone cheaper if it was pencils only, but it would have been much higher with original inks. So...a bargain  

It's a nice-looking piece, nevertheless. 

On 8/25/2023 at 10:26 AM, KirbyCollector said:

Always loved the Scorpion as a kid! 

Wonderful page from the first comic I ever read.

On 7/9/2023 at 10:20 PM, Twanj said:

What you see is not the published cover. It's a commission over the published pencils. The published pencils don't exist anymore. Should've been inked over bluelines so the published pencils could still exist on one page, and the unpublished commission on another.

I believe you won it at HA then cancelled? I saw it on Comic Link in 2016 also I think. So this would be the third time at least.

As long as it's noted I don't really have a problem, but I think the HA description should be more overt. "Banning ink commission over published pencils"? I dunno, it's hard to convey exactly what you're getting here and not everyone will deep dive.

Bannings commissioned unpublished inks over Bagley's original published pencils is an apt description for USM35.  

Since it is well documented, I would be OK having it in my collection at the correct price.

It was also used as a video game cover.

On 7/9/2023 at 9:58 AM, Twanj said:

 

It's basically an unpublished commission.

 

How so? Is still original published pencils with unpublished inks. 

As a reference for USM35. Here are Bagley's pre-inked pencils only, and later inked by Matt "Batt" Banning.  It was inked over the original pencils in 2008/2009 after publication in 2005.  Batt added additional art on the Moon. 

On 6/24/2023 at 1:27 PM, Unstoppablejayd said:

Couple things in this… inks didn’t jive with the time period and the signature is also different from the time… so I thought there was something going on with it… maybe inked much later or not by bws? I spoke to a few collectors that had the same concerns 

Is that so...? 

This one was a bargain.  I wish I had paid more attention. 

Priced Reduced. 

Im not sure if Kieth Sandman underperformed or if prices are leveling off. 

For a limited time 

On 6/7/2023 at 9:45 PM, tth2 said:

It was only a matter of time before a Sandman page broke $100k.

Not the first time

On 6/1/2023 at 10:10 AM, Dr. Balls said:

Monoprints and color guides should not be in the same pool as original art

Im 100% with you. Monoprints and color guides should not be considered the same as traditional original art, which is why they sell for far less.

But Out of curiosity...how do you define an original digital photograph print? Is it original? Is it a print? Or an original print?

If prints that were produced by the artist of his/her digital original comic art are considered reproduction pieces and not original, why aren’t prints from digital photographs considered reproductions as well? But yet, they are considered original, with a pretty hefty price tag, I may add, when they come from the photographer itself. 

This one?