Will_K

If you keep your art in Itoyas, if you insert it with your other art, it'll flatten over time. If it's a pencil piece, maybe put some tracing paper or vellum over it to alleviate any smudging.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAluorS5a1A On last night's ComicArtLive with Bill Cox, @Unstoppablejayd talked about his collecting and his collection. Although some newer collectors have been on previously, I think this is the first time a new collector has also talked about the collecting experience (i.e. bidding, dealers, trades, "stretching") As much as his enthusiasm is on display in this forum, YouTube is now awash with it.

I just found out: Investment Rarities Incorporated (Diane and Jim Cook)

For people with the means to assemble the pages from old stories or maintain complete stories, that's great. But the vast majority of decades of stories will never be whole again. However, to whatever degree is possible, going forward, it would be nice if pencilers (traditional or digital) and/or inkers (traditional or digital) saved good scans of their work. The publishers would save those images for reprint purposes. But for shear art appreciation (i.e. non-commercial) purposes, can creators please archive images of their art ??

Back in the day, besides a few art purchases, I got a few color guides for covers and cover approvals (printer proofs) from Phillip and Greg Buls *, part of what I call "the original" Jack Adler collection. They must have sold it off to the guys that have been listing them on ebay for the past decade or so. Phillip used a COA that is different from the one those other guys use. * Greg Buls is famously remembered for his part in fueling the comics speculator market in the early 90's.

Out of curiosity, is there a dealer / exhibitor list ??

... They could have...

I think they could have had the discussion without using examples that they were selling. Instead they could have used examples from CAF or HA or wherever. For example, Don Newton was mentioned and there were a couple viewer comments about him. They could have said he's mostly known for drawing Batman, Captain Marvel (Shazam!) and the Phantom. If you were going to find "affordable" Newton art from Batman or Detective Comics, it would probably be a page with no major characters and probably not inked by Alfredo Alcala. But it would still be a great page. ... and then discuss some examples from CAF. Also, Newton did occasional fill-in issues (even a few Brave & Bolds), the art isn't plentiful but they're nice. On the flipside, a few years ago, Newton's art for Ch'p (a squirrel-like Green Lantern) was going for pretty steep prices (Newton also being a co-creator). You can't win them all.

Well, now it is.

When the topic was mentioned a few weeks ago, I expected a discussion in the abstract without the guys showing pieces they were selling. But most of it was a discussion about pieces they had for sale (or were about to go on the market). As fate would have it, HSN was mentioned several times towards the end. Compliments to the funny comments that went along. I like that Mike was pulling out pieces for under $500. Most of them did not go along with the "affordable art by masters" theme. But if you wanted him to show decent "affordable" pieces with known characters that were not drawn by considered "masters", Mike definitely did that.

Not sure I understand. What personal experiences did Robert Kanigher have (or not have) with war ??

I like that idea. Also, how about "flashcards". Bill picks 5 pieces at random from CAF that have been there for 3 years or longer... and not for sale... and Bill does it "live". Then Glen, Mike and Will must write down their "value" for each piece. Then we go back and see how well they match. Kind of like the "Newlywed Game" of comic art. And then they do a "teardown" as well.

2013 - Al Plastino

This is typically the point where someone says "there ought to be a rule"... the problem is, even if there is rule or law, it will still be broken at some point. There are lots of rules/laws in everyday life and we know every one of them has been broken by someone. Sometimes I'll complain about something and the response will be that it can't happen because "it's against the rules". I think @Rick2you2 is trying to explain what might be "unexplainable". Anyway, for posterity (e.g. whenever this topic is picked up again and the ebay link goes bad), here's the art in question.

Re: Heritage Auctions lot 2020 December 27-28 Sunday & Monday Comics, Animation, Video Games & Art Weekly Online Auction #122052 Lot #17424 The piece on the left is by Matt Wagner. The piece on the right is by Craig Hamilton. https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/matt-wagner-and-john-bolton-batman-specialty-illustrations-group-of-2-original-art-2001-total-2-original-art-/a/122052-17424.s?type=CAF I've sent an e-mail to HA.

Great idea !! And I think it's also a way of making a contribution to the actual commissions. Like when you pick out mattes and frames. It's a way of adding to the art. If you can, can you give us a rough idea of the cost for printing a one-off like that ?? And that also misses the cost of having a professional layout and design the book.

I think one of the viewers did ask. But Bill did not put the question to Vincent. @Timely Anyway, I do love a good "conspiracy theory".

I think you have a much better page. And I prefer the original eagle breastplate. If that HA sale has any bearing, it should increase the price/value of yours.

In the Comic Art Live video on YouTube with Micah Spivak (who handles the art side for ComicConnect), Bill Cox asked him about the ASM 129 cover. Micah deferred and advised that Bill should ask Vincent Zurzolo about it. Bill was going to interview Vincent for Comic Art Live only a couple days later. So later on, Bill did not ask Vincent about ASM 129 and it wasn't even mentioned. Bill and Vincent discussed some of the pieces that were included in ComicConnect's December 14 auction. And Vincent mentioned that he also has some great pieces that would be in the NEXT ComicConnect auction and even then ASM 129 was not mentioned.

To me, there's nothing remarkable about it. I'm far from being a Gene Colan fan. The posing for both characters is weird. But the view from the back is typical for the Marvel style. Also, Frank McLaughlin may have not had enough experience inking Colan to work wonders like someone such as Tom Palmer.

So... "thumbs down" on the price ??

This seems like a question that is best answered by @Micah S. who works the art side for CC. He was also a guest in a Comic Art Live episode on YouTube.

That was it. I remember it was saint-somthing.

As you mentioned. an ebay seller would post cels of (mainly) DC golden age characters/art. This goes back over 10 years. But I think the seller would still sell 1 or 2 even now (like every couple years or so). What I remember is they were some kind of prototype of something for theme parks (e.g. Universal Stuidios). Not merchandise but part of the theme park "experience". I only recall the seller listing cels, never including a 2nd piece with linework.

For future reference: https://comics.ha.com/itm/silver-age-1956-1969-/amazing-fantasy-15-signed-by-steve-ditko-and-stan-lee-marvel-1962-cgc-fn-55-cream-to-off-white-pages/p/7239-83001.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515 CGC notes, "'Hi Charlie, glad you enjoy, Steve Ditko' & 'Sincerely - Stan Lee' written on page 1 in pen & marker". Not a Signature Series slab. That's why it says the comic has been written on... not "signed". Which, if you want something "signed by Jack Kirby" you can find links in the Can you guess why you probably shouldn't buy this "Jack Kirby" piece? topic.