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I got something from one of Neal's ebay auctions over 10 years ago. It came with a COA that was more or less attached to the back of the art. But it has been detached for about the same 10 years. I prefer it detached. Back then, the COA had a brief description and Neal's thumbprint. With enough effort, one can create their own COAs. Neal's thumbprint is another matter, if there's ever a question, does the family keep it on file ? COA's are generally considered a marketing tool ("buy me, I'm real"). But as mentioned above, Adams' style is pretty recognizable / iconic. If you're buying a particular Adams piece, you know why you're buying it and know what to look for. If I watched Neal draw something and it turned out crappy (unlikely), I probably wouldn't want it, even with a COA. If you're selling an Adams piece, you better be real sure it's an Adams piece (how do you know it's an Adams piece).

Unstoppablejayd... he can't be stopped !!!

I get a lot via USPS. Nothing mangled. But as always, the sender still has a lot of responsibility to make sure things get from Point A to Point B in good shape.

Great Phantom Stranger piece!! Dan Spiegle was a good artist. But I think in his later art, the faces seemed too round, bordering on Charlie Brown territory.

Re: Byrne vs Perez... it's Byrne. I caught the tail end of Byrne's run on X-Men. Then I went back and bought almost everything before and his Captain America. And started at almost the beginning of Byrne writing / drawing Fantastic Four. I'm mainly a DC guy and that was really, really good stuff. It looked so good and he made it look so easy. Superman was great. Not a fan of the black business suit Luthor. But I understand why and I think it showed a lot of foresight in terms of villains that never seem to stay in jail. I only have a handful of Perez's Avengers issues (around 200). I religiously read New Teen Titans and various DC jobs. To me, those NTT covers above, NTT 10 and NTT 13 are among the Top 5 of that title. However, I think Perez seemed to work TOO hard and was very self-aware when it came to putting in too much detail. These days, I guess it would be called "fan service". Crisis on Infinite Earths?? It's a good thing the inkers, particularly Jerry Ordway, didn't go crazy inking that series. Also, I'm not a fan of his really complicated looking costumes (e.g. Nightwing, Cyborg, Starfire, even the "gypsy" Scarlet Witch), maybe even more excess than Kirby (in a bad way).

Maybe Daniel was inspired by Brian Bolland, the first artist I remember doing that.

Nice Cardy covers.

If we're doing brackets, doesn't Kirby or Frazetta always end up winning ??

Gene will buy it back... so says the Phantom Stranger...

Guessing Buzz for Captain America.

Too much tom foolery and too much self-interest. Have you ever been to their office? So much amazing art hanging on the wall.... that they own. When someone walks in and brings a major piece, Vinnie has been known to offer two deals. 1) I'll auction it in the next auction and take 10% or 2) you can walk out of here with $xxx,xxx.00 cash in hand and then CC owns it... I can understand the self interest. I've been to CC but never used them to sell anything. Hake's uses a similar methodology that extends bidding after the "official" closing of a lot.

Didn't know they'll use helmets to make cards. What about jock straps ??

Interesting. Can you explain why/how that could happen ? ComicConnect recently improved their web site (still quirky, though). So I think they recognized that problem. Do you see Hake's doing something to catch up and pull away ??

I think "vintage" George Perez's look (e.g. Avengers) had a lot to do with inkers with brushes. Later in the New Teen Titans run, Perez wanted Romeo Tanghal to use pens. For example, compare NTT covers (penciled and inked by Perez) with the interiors. I think Perez's later looks really depended on him trying to depict more detail. But I think sometimes things kind of looked off (e.g. faces).

I know some people will take cash and/or trade. But some people seem to insist only on trades. Why ? Is it to get people to offer art from those black hole collections ? Avoiding declared income ? What else ?

Yeah. I really remember he had Bolland's Sgt Rock pinup hanging a show. Still one of the best things Bolland ever did for DC. Amazing piece. Unfortunately it had already sold to the guy helping him at the show, that's why it was still up there. Scott also handled art for Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. Scott was also selling Bruce Timm's art before Albert. I remember he had a ton of Timm's girl drawings for sale at one SDCC. There was this one guy snatching up a bunch of the best ones. I was lucky enough to get just one back then. The first Watchmen page I ever saw for sale was listed by Scott in the CBG. It was the silent page in Watchmen 1 where Rorschach finds the Comedian's secret closet and lays out his costume.

Social distancing probably.

@exitmusicblue ...great idea !! What happened to the OA for the really early Spirit sections ? Any character, not just the Spirit ?? Almost all the art you see starts from the late 40's. Considering how much Eisner / Iger there is, I wonder why Eisner didn't save the early 40's art from the Spirit sections. Any urban legends ?

They went from Scott getting a sketch from Kirby at 16 yo and other artists to him setting up at a show and selling a Wrightson piece. I'm still not sure how Scott became a dealer. It would've been nice to hear about that. I liked hearing the Klaus Janson coin flip story again. Scott told it on Felix's podcast. I just like hearing Scott saying how Janson is like... "whaddaya you mean ?" I didn't do a lot of business with him but I'm pretty sure my first published OA was from Scott. It was a Garcia-Lopez page from the Deadman mini-series.

The batusi and going under water !!

Subby '66. He can do the batusi.

Nice collection. He's clearly dedicating $$$ towards art and not the ladder. Orange ladders are only rated for 300 lbs. Now, yellow ladders are rated for 375 lbs. Although, I have a yellow ladder and it's only rated for 250 lbs. Blah...

In the mid 90's I worked with a guy that was a budding audiophile. He had what I would guess is a good beginner "high-end" set up totaling over $10,000. Which included pre-owned components. He had a CD collection that was well into the 1000's. One time, I drove him to pick up a component. The sales guy wanted to show us these pricey wooden "shun mook" disks (about a couple inches in diameter) that (while standing on end) would affect the sound of the stereo. And he was looking to getting to vinyl (the ultimate). Any way a few years ago, I asked him if he ever plays the stereo system. No, not really. But he'll play it for curious guests. I asked what how he listens to music now. Well, his phone. I get that the phone is portable while the stereo isn't but still...

I didn't know there were 4 until it was mentioned in that topic/thread I referenced above. Re: the Golden replacement... I recall there was a comment that Dr Strange resembled Geraldo Rivera. I mean, maybe. But I think at that point, the well was poisoned. And there was still some "piling on".

In this video (ComicArtFans.com Update #10), Bill talks about how he got personally involved this incident. It's the first thing he talks about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt_3RJWsmug The talk continues with 2 collectors of newer art.