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I've seen Todd draw a lot of these quick Spawn sketches up close, and this looks authentic to me. 

On 4/18/2024 at 1:50 PM, Rob Frey said:

avengers 199 sold almost exactly one year ago for 5760::

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/story-page/george-perez-and-dan-green-the-avengers-199-story-page-17-original-art-marvel-1980-/a/7339-95362.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515

now available for almost 2x that at 11k:

https://www.albertmoy.com/gallerypiece.asp?Piece=20569

 

 

 

I saw that price, and LOL'd. Ridiculous markup.

On 4/7/2024 at 9:53 PM, brainbats said:

With 100+ lots to go

That's absurd

Thought there were a few bargains in Sunday's session, including my Darwyn Cooke Green Lantern variant cover. I'm obviously biased, but I think whoever won that got a great deal.

Also thought the Irv Novick splash page from Batman #334 featuring Ra's and Talia al Gaul would have gone close to $10K, but fell short. That's a great page from a classic storyline.

I think the Curt Swan/Tex Blaisdell Flash Hostess page was a really good buy. I liked it way more than the Joker page, which sold for $3600 more.

On 4/5/2024 at 10:00 AM, universal soldier said:

Since I'm going to be there for other reasons (work, wine and golf) it makes sense to check out the local shops. Have you been to any shops in Paris and think I'm wasting my time? Not looking for a commentary on Paris as a destination, I've been there at least eight times so fully aware...

Album Comics in Paris is fantastic. Great shop - not far from Notre Dame. 67 Boulevard Saint-Germain ..

On 2/17/2024 at 11:25 AM, Carlo M said:

Surprised this has not been brought up yet . This one must be truly impressive in person. Too early to provide estimates? 
 

https://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2FAUCTIONS%2FPREVIEW.ASP%3Fcode%3D2024may%26itemtype%3D1%23Item_1752106&id=1752106&itemType=1#detail

Wow, that is an absolutely gorgeous Ditko Spidey image! Truly impressed by the material CL has gathered for this auction. One of their best in a long time.

On 1/23/2024 at 8:57 PM, g-man said:

Impressive New Gods splash by Kirby coming up in the next Link auction. 

Man, that is spectacular! The pinnacle of Kirby's Fourth World work, IMO. wonder what this will sell for ... 

On 1/15/2024 at 11:24 AM, stinkininkin said:

Hey Byrne Xmen experts! Might the Xmen 137 page have underperformed a bit? I don't know that market as well as some, but the 81k price seems a tad light? Also thinking about it next to the DD 181 page at 156k--nice pages from big time key issues--but about half the price for the Xmen page with all the main characters, and the DD page that's Bullseye only. I know, kinda apples and oranges in some regards, but the comparison interests me.

I'm no expert on Byrne X-Men art values, but I agree that the page sold for less than I thought. I expected it to hit $100k with the entire team ( that center panel is a beaut) in a page from a historic issue.

The Captain Marvel/Ms Marvel omnibus 

On 12/22/2023 at 12:43 PM, thethedew said:

...from my writeup on CAF:

I've owned this page for a few years now. It's the right-hand page to a long-separated Double Page Spread from MICRONAUTS 57 (1983) by Butch Guice and Kelley Jones.
Missing pages from DPS's occur from time to time, and, in my mildly OCD-addled collector's mind, are pretty maddening. Fortunately, the MICRONAUTS are not present on this DPS, so the priority has always been low.

The DPS likely was distributed intact to Guice, judging by the remnants of tape on the reverse, as well as the pricing note (twice the price of a similar 'single' page from the issue, written in the same handwriting. Kelley Jones has not sold any of his MICRONAUTS originals, to my knowledge, so it must have been Butch). How or why this page got separated from its mate I don't know, but it seems likely they were sold intact.

Looking at the content of the page, unless you're familiar with the issue, it might not be immediately obvious it's part of a DPS. Only one panel (on the top) is really affected.

Bottom line: I'm not married to this page, despite it being part of a vintage storyline. While I would certainly entertain the notion of buying Page 4 should it be made available, I'm just as happy to GIVE AWAY this page FOR FREE to the collector who owns its mate.

So, yes. PAGE FIVE, FOR FREE, but only to the proven owner of of PAGE FOUR. I'll even pay shipping to get it to them.

That's a pretty fantastic offer!

On 12/19/2023 at 10:11 PM, cstojano said:

Its funny how the 600k Stormtrooper costume sort of gets lost in this isn't it? 

Would love to hear predictions on the Guice TOD cover. Felix may have misspoke and called it #2 or maybe that one is coming this summer? Ditto for the Campbell cover. I like's his assessment that the interiors from that series are really the draw. The covers are very strange IMO.

I LOVE that Temple of Doom cover and intend to bid on it, but am almost certain it will go beyond my budget. This was another great interview by Felix. Really enjoyed the conversation between the two and I love that Dave is so open about discussing his collection. 

Also, I'd take the cover art to Uncanny X-men #141 over #137 ALL DAY

On 11/22/2023 at 10:21 AM, Lee B. said:

That sounds familiar to me Malvin.

I've seen a great recreation by the inker, Pablo Marcos, but not one by Perez. 

On 11/16/2023 at 11:31 AM, BVladimirHarkonnen said:

Didn't get a chance to check this out fully but was curious about this Bob McLeod MoonKnight page. I don't really know his market 

Finished at just over $1100 with the fee. Like it quite a bit

https://www.hakes.com/Auction/ItemDetail/279731/MOON-KNIGHT-35-COMIC-BOOK-PAGE-ORIGINAL-ART-BY-BOB-McLEOD

a great page. I forgot about this auction.

Just saw this pop up on Heritage's site - no image yet, but WOW. This should have lots of collectors lined up to bid on this piece. IMO, the top cover from the Perez Avengers era.

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/covers/george-perez-and-pablo-marcos-avengers-161-cover-original-art-marvel-1977-/p/7358-149001.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515

**UPDATE**

Heard back from Alex this morning, and thankfully, he's doing OK.

Hi folks,

Anyone here been in contact with Alex Saviuk since NYCC? I know he had been laid up with COVID shortly after the show -- he posted about it on Facebook. Been trying to get in touch with him but have been unable to. He's usually very prompt about responding. If anyone here is friends with him and wouldn't mind getting a message to him, please LMK.

Thanks,

Mike

Giving this a friendly BUMP since two of the auctions end TONIGHT.

A Bronze Age Aquaman title splash and a killer Dazzler page are up for grabs tonight ...

Thanks for looking,

Mike 

Hi folks,

I have a couple pages up for auction at ComicLink that end on Oct. 24. Both are really nice Bronze Age examples. They are:

Dazzler #16 pg 8 half-splash by Frank Springer/Vince Colletta - Awesome full figure image of Dazz in her classic disco duds!

Action Comics #518 pg 1 splash (Aquaman) - really nice title splash of Aquaman and Mera by Don Heck -- "The Poseidon Adventure." Bronze Age splashes featuring Aquaman are really hard to find. This one's a beauty.

Thanks for checking them out!

Mike

On 10/5/2023 at 9:42 AM, tth2 said:

The OA for Led Zeppelin I sold at Christie's for $325k in 2020.

holy , that's awesome. Didn't know it was a tracing of an actual photograph of the Hindenburg. Doubly awesome that the artist held on to the artwork!

Related -- here's a story regarding the controversy surrounding the original art to Jethro Tull's "Aqualung" 

https://theoutline.com/post/4490/jethro-tull-aqualung-cover-artist-burton-silverman

On 9/18/2023 at 5:36 AM, Gal Schwartz said:

Hi all,

 

Posting a belated art-day piece:

 

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1954217

 

 

 

 

Heritage really killed me on this one;
I ended up paying way way more than I'd planned...

Probably the biggest amount I'd spent on an interior page... 

 

oh well, enjoy..

 

 

Best,

Gal

 

great page!

On 9/17/2023 at 6:20 PM, jjonahjameson11 said:

Several Mortimer Spidey Super Stories panel pages have sold in excess of $2K, and I also recall a few of his splashes selling for over $4K.  If anything, this splash may have underperformed, given it’s content

I agree. I stayed away because I thought it would end at over $5K

On 9/14/2023 at 11:06 PM, J.Sid said:

Very surprised the Star Wars cover stalled where it did. 

Doubtful the winner was going to let that one slip through their fingers.