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    New to OA Collecting, Advice, tips?

    in Original Comic Art

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    1 hour ago, Rick2you2 said:

    Welcome to the Boards, where you will meet people (not me), who know a tremendous amount about this hobby, it’s artists, pricing, and  all sorts of insider information. All around good people, too—no trolls here.

    To answer some of your questions:

    1. I usually carry around an art portfolio bag with backpack straps on it as well as a side handle. Over the course of a day, carrying by hand is tiring, so the back straps help. In the bag, I also include several top-loaders of different sizes to hold things I may buy, copies of old comics containing image samples for artists to use, in case I want a commission, and sometimes, art pads and drawing tools in case I go to a convention and run into an artist who was unprepared to do a commission but changed his/her mind during the course of the day (the tools are overkill —but that’s my preference based on some experiences).

    2. Absolutely let them know. That’s particularly the case with artists who may have lots of things they have done, but don’t know what to bring. They will be on the lookout for other stuff they have buried (don’t bother if you know Walt Simonson). You can also get commissions done in advance and brought to the show.

    3. Can’t help you on Jam pieces. I like full shots, and prefer to have fewer pieces which are more costly. 
     
    One other thing: buy carefully. Get things that you like, and don’t overspend because some says a page is a great piece or a good deal, and buy a lot of things that are cheap just for the sake of volume.

    Great advice, I have my eye on some pieces already but I’m dealing with the internal struggle of “one really nice piece vs 2-3 not as nice but still nice pieces,” which is actually an issue I had when I first started collecting comics.

    It’s great to hear that reaching out about particular pieces is encouraged. Thank you for taking the time to respond!

    New to OA Collecting, Advice, tips?

    in Original Comic Art

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    Hello everyone,

    I think I’m in the right place because I have OA questions and I’m a complete newbie about it outside of a few blank cover sketches I’ve acquired at conventions. 

    I’ve been collecting comics for 9 years now (as an adult, I also owned comics as a child but wouldn’t consider that kid a “collector”), and after having a couple of blank cover sketches done, I found that I loved having sketches that were mine. I think I was amazed by how my poorly articulated requests were converted into impressive works of art.

    Now that the seal has been broken, I find myself interested in acquiring pages and jam pieces to add to my collection. As a big fan of going to conventions and meeting and chatting with the creators, I have some questions about OA at cons.

    1. What do you use to carry your purchases and works-in-progress around at conventions? I saw that Itoyas are the most common recommendation for storing art, but are they equally viable for transport around a show floor or should look into something more secure, if there is anything like that at all?

    2. If I’m expecting to meet an artist I’m a fan of at an upcoming show, is it alright to reach out to them or their rep about bringing a certain piece to the show with them? I know we often have a “never hurts to ask” attitude in the world of comic collecting, but I’d like to build relationships with these people over time and not complicate that by overstepping boundaries during our first interaction.

    3. This may be the wrong spot on the boards, but, specifically for jam pieces, is there a roughly accurate way to determine what an artist will charge for a jam piece contribution? I see quite a bit of commission information on websites and reps’ websites, but seeing as how a jam requires a portion of an 11x17 page and not the entire thing, I’m curious what I should expect price-wise as I embark on my first piece.

    Readcomix' Kudos Thread

    in Kudos Forum

    Posted

    Over this past weekend, I received some books that I bought from Gene. They were just what I expected based on his description. The whole process from beginning to end was as smooth as you could hope for. If you buy from Gene, do so with the utmost confidence that you’re dealing with a top notch communicator and very nice guy.