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I love a good prelim too. And agreed, there's a wide range of prelims from rough/tight, pencils/inked, small sizes on tracing paper to full size. Now, sometimes the prelim is the only piece of art with original pencils.

If you have an iPhone, Notes can "scan" https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210336

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 Should've been inked over bluelines so the published pencils could still exist on one page, and the unpublished commission on another.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.

Yes, it's a real shame. At least one of the times it was auctioned, this wasn't disclosed and I believe the sale was cancelled. It's basically an unpublished commission. "Mark Bagley and Matt Banning (as Batt - inked after publication)" "Bagley provided the pencils, and Banning was later commissioned to add new inks to the work after publication."

Thanks! That's exactly what I was looking for! What's the story with the way the covers are colored vs interiors? The interiors still look great while the covers look very dated to me. #35 that's wrong to do. #36 that's downright evil! That's interesting about the #24 last page. I looked it up and couldn't tell.

I love em. In my mind I prefer Thibert on inks, it seems like they were together for a while? But seeing em together, the Dell inks are just as good. Here are some of the pages from #159-160 that have been on Comic Link lately. They are not mine, just posting for reference. I've only seen 1 that's inked from #160

I didn't get any text updates from HA this time.

Exactly. And maybe I should have been more explicit, the mockup one appears just to be a commission/recreation. They didn't add the stuff to the original one. Thanks! I had not seen the pencils. Why on earth do this? Leave the published art alone and do your commission on bluelines. Then you have both. Nice!

That's awesome! Here are mine with the 2000s coloring.

#36 cover vs "alternate" version by Altering Bros.

I wanted to start a discussion/document Mark Bagley's work on Ultimate Spider-Man. Please correct me if I'm wrong, and post examples but this is the feeling that I've got from watching auctions and what's out there the last few years. It seems like at least some of Bagley's recent covers are pencils only, with inks over bluelines by inkers like Dell, Hanna, Hennessy. COVERS Bagley did issues #1/2, 1-111 I think and some others. What a run! The majority of covers are pencils only. The published covers seemed to be airbrushed(?) or something and look horrid colored. #35 (Venom) was inked after publication by Batt, which has caused problems at auction before. #157-159 are inked. Are these inks over original pencils? In addition, Altering Bros seem to have a #36 cover (Venom & Spidey) RECREATION in pencils. INTERIORS These for the most part are inked. Are they inks over original pencils? Some pencils only interiors have been up for auction recently (#160), but at least 1 page was inked.

There were a couple cool Black Cat/Spidey pages by Ed McGuinness. I know it's not exactly what you're looking for but... https://edmcguinness.bigcartel.com/product/amazing-spider-man-27-page-4

Ultimate Spider-Man #15 and #48 covers https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1935658 https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1935659

Some images might help too.

https://www.catskillcomics.com/newitems.asp

Thanks to everyone who replied in the various forums. I was able to pick up 2 of the USM covers I was looking for. I wouldn't mind another one but I'm not as actively looking right now.

Thanks! Yes, I am following this one. Thank you, I saw it when you posted it. It's a good one.

Any Ultimate Spiderman covers out there by Mark Bagley? There's like 112+ or so

They were great! For some reason, it never clicked that they were by Starlin.

B-b-b-but the print is in color! And the "original art" is in black and white (mostly). I could be wrong. He may have started this recently.

I'm not 100% but I think this is how he's been for a number of years. A while ago I was looking at his Thor stuff, and if you check out his online store he has either the colored print or the monoprint for some images. I don't see an issue as they're clearly labeled "Artist's Proof 1/1" - my issue is with monoprints that aren't labeled and that causes problems.

Aha! It's a good one.

I'm not seeing this: Double page Quesada wolverine

I enjoy a different opinion. Please don't stop.