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@Dr. Balls I don’t think anyone disputes that the driving force is that Jim penciled it. Throw in that it is an early Image piece and it becomes more desirable. However, Chance Wolf didn’t ink it and it sold for $396.00+- in 2023 at HA.com. Maybe it sold under the radar in that auction, 2 people really want an “earlyish” Shadowhawk piece at this point in time, or something else is going on.

It looks like a fast sketch that he sometimes does.

I’m wondering if the same buyer is interested/bidding on the Dale Keown Shadowhawk “unused” trading card at HA.com that ends tomorrow. Currently at $1800.00. https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/illustrations/dale-keown-shadowhawk-unused-trading-card-illustration-original-art-comic-images-1992-/a/322417-49146.s

The page has a current bid of $1255.00. (I should state that I am not the seller/owner of the page. I have always like Jim and Chance’s work on the character.)

@Bill C Thank you for the information on the page. The page is now at $1039.00.

The current Comic Link auction has a Shadowhawk Gallery 1 page in it. The page was penciled by Jim Valentino and inked by Brad Foster. So, it isn’t a Jim Valentino and Chance Wolf page. Here is the page: The page is from a book that was published in April 1994. The auction has 28 days left and the current bid is $700.00. The page sold for just south of $400.00 in August, 2023. Shadowhawk art is hard to gauge due it not coming up for auction that often, and the character didn’t hit the same way that the other Image founder’s books did in the early 1990’s. Was the price in 2023 the outlier or is the current price? Any thoughts or insights would be appreciated.

If you find yourself liking a specific artist’s style, and that art is now out of reach financially, you can look for artist that copied that style to scratch that itch occasionally. For example, there are artist that worked for Rob Liefeld at different studios he owned. Many copied his style. You can find Marat Mychaels, or Richard Horie pieces that are priced significantly lower than what Liefeld’s pages FMV is currently. Personally, I think Richard Horie is better at Liefeld than Liefeld is on certain books in the 1990’s. if you wanted a Jim Lee WildCats page that Scott Williams inked - there is an option to source them at a cheaper price. You could look for the issue that Jim Lee penciled the pages to 50%. Ryan Benjamin is credited with finishing them. Scott Williams inked them. Those pages are at a fraction of a Jim Lee WildCats page. I don’t remember the issue off the top of my head. Also, if you like a certain artist, and you are feeling priced out of their work on a certain character, you can shift your focus to that artist’s work at a different time in their career, or to their work on another character. If you want a Mike Zeck Punisher cover - more than likely that isn’t going to happen. However, with his career spanning such a long period of time, and having worked on so many different titles - the odds are you could find something in a price range that you enjoy, and would be happy adding to your collection. Sometimes a bit of research and luck, can turn up other options of an artist’s work that you find just as pleasing to the eye, and didn’t know they produced. Good fortune to you finding what you seek!

6.5 to 7.0, the bottom corners (front and back) and the spin ticks drive the grade down. Good reader copy!

9.2, who pressed the book?

5.0 This is due to the staples. They appear to have rust on them.

You compare Comic Link to HA. Does Comic Link or any other auction house do that? I’ve no idea. I’m not an employee of any of them. In the entire time, I’ve been purchasing items through Comic Link, HA, ComicConnect, Russ Cochran, etc., I’ve never attempted to place one at this level or that one, nor assumed that one was trying to ascend or descend to the other’s level (whatever that might be in your opinion). I’ve noticed the amounts I get charged to purchase and sell. I’ve noticed how quickly they ship, how well they pack items, and the type of customer service I receive. Other than that, I don’t care. I don’t run them, nor do I seek to do so.

Please provide your insider data showing their loss of market share, and the time period it occurred.

4.0

It provokes a smile to observe the threads that spring forth here, each a chorus of disapproval aimed at Comic Link’s website, as perceived by the posters. Granted, their disdain for the site is evident. Yet, the irony lies in the fact that these very individuals, despite their grievances, remain active users, persistently engaging in auctions and transactions. Perhaps there’s a touch of shrewdness to Josh and his company after all?

OIC, you took a SWAG at it. Cool beans.