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Will_K
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48 minutes ago, vodou said:
Some of us flat out boycott Apple
I don't even have a smartphone. I also missed out on the Albert Moy exclusive.
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5 hours ago, The Voord said:
Okay, I found it. This is what the cover looked like, pre-tampering. Dated from 1966.
Not that I think the art is from the 1950's but the text says the logo was drawn in 1966 by Shaffenberger himself.
... for "presentation purposes", I presume.
Was that page from an article about ACG ?
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Likewise, I might decline a a free "quickie" sketch by a favorite artist because I'd rather hold out for a full blown con sketch or commission.
If the drawing isn't going to have the characteristics that make that artist a favorite, maybe I'll pass on having a free quickie sketch in my collection.
It's a little snobbish but if you're not really going to be happy with it...
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Quoting from:
https://www.loc.gov/preservation/care/light.html
"The light source should produce only visible light, no ultraviolet or infrared radiation. "
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3 minutes ago, Peter L said:
Except for the end, my answer was a serious answer.
I may be one of the few that considered yours to be a serious answer.
To the OP:
Were you only installing security cameras in the man-cave?? Or is this part of a plan to put cameras throughout your residence ??
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None of them appeal to me enough to bid on them... and I'd be concerned about them being fakes.
Does anyone know about LeRoy Neiman's Femlin drawings ??
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How about lining the inside of the cardboard box with acid free paper (or comic backing boards)??
I think there's enough room for such a thing. It doesn't do much to protect from the gases. But I think it avoids direct contact with the cardboard.
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13 minutes ago, delekkerste said:
I have not bought anything from Heritage since Feb. 2017. I'm sure it has everything to do with having a baby and another one on the way last year and nothing to do with the imposition of sales tax in every state in the tri-state area since that time.
OK, given your personal situation (new heirs) and viewpoint on the future valuations of comic book art (declining), you're a good person to ask this theoretical question.
How much (percentage) of a "luxury tax" (or sales tax) on comic art would you be willing to pay upfront to be guaranteed that you would never have to pay capital gains or inheritance tax on the comic art??
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Thanks for correcting me @romitaman. As a young collector, I ran out of money and was so overwhelmed by all the Dillin art I saw.
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It's a Green Arrow swear word. Although I have to admit I don't remember if it's from JLA or the GL/GA title. I was going off your appreciation of dialogue.
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1 hour ago, Panelfan1 said:
the dialogue is a very big attraction to pages by Dillin.
Bull feathers !!!
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5 hours ago, ATKokmen said:
Another part is that I genuinely appreciate how he organized his panels and pages. Team books are a huge challenge that way--lots of characters to include, make identifiable, and make interesting--and I do think Dillin--especially his later work--managed those aspects well. He could crowd a dozen characters into a page or a panel and generally managed to make 'em interesting comics reading. Maybe not ground-breaking, but generally interesting. (I like Schaffenburger, too, but I think he has a different energy than Dillin did...) I understand why he's not everyone's cup of tea, but I do appreciate the skills he did bring to bear.
I think that pretty much summarizes Dillin's appeal from an artistic standpoint. Dillin basically had 2 looks/phases, when he was inked by Sid Greene or when he was inked by D i ck Giordano and/or Frank McLaughlin.
One more thing... the annual JLA / JSA crossovers. More precisely, Justice League of America was pretty much DC's only team book for the better part of 20 years. Yes, there was the Legion of Super-Heroes. But except for Superboy, it did not have any of DC's mainline characters (e.g. Batman), no character had it's own title. Teen Titans was cancelled a couple times. Freedom Fighters wasn't a major factor. Challengers of the Unknown, not really. Blackhawks, also cancelled a couple times. With a rotation of writers, Dillin was pretty much the only constant in the JLA title.
With certain DC artists getting pricey, the market has worked its way to Dillin. If you were to weigh Dillin's appeal by artistry vs nostalgia, I think it's mainly nostalgia.
Wasn't it Mike Burkey @romitamanwho bought all of the art from Dillin's family after he passed?? I think it was in CBG or something where MB said that his offer was the best by a wide margin (maybe I overheard him say it). Maybe MB can fill in some backstory about that. I bought a few pages back in the day, I wish I got more.
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58 minutes ago, Bird said:
can anyone fill me in on acceptable payment options? Is there a CC limit? Is paypal an option?
Click Help on the top right, see:
https://www.ha.com/c/ref/faq.zx?ic=FAQ-121913
It doesn't seem like it. At least not any more.
But I used a credit card as recently as 2017.
It looks like they'll take time payments, over 4 months (get pre-approved).
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5 hours ago, Twanj said:
Not to give any legitimacy to the item//seller in question but that HA search for transparencies actually did come up with one:
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1 hour ago, Bronty said:
those elements wouldn't have been hand drawn on the original published art
The Spider-man logo, issue number and cover price wouldn't have been hand drawn on the original published art, either. But it's on the recreation.
I was thinking maybe there was a legal reason. But I figure Marvel would let Romita do pretty much what ever he wanted. If he could use the Spider-man logo, why not "Marvel Comics Group" ??
4 minutes ago, aokartman said:Here we have a high-profile artist who has created a somewhat disappointing, to some, recreation.
Kind of harsh (by some). I'm not really a Romita fan. But even if he had difficulties with paint, I think the final result is a good painted version of the published cover.
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Does anyone know why Romita did not do the "Marvel Comics Group" logo or CCA stamp ?
At almost twice-up, I think it would've to be easier than Romita's self-described efforts to paint.
I think I've noticed this with other recreations. Even plain, black and white recreations. The missing elements always gave me the impression the recreation was incomplete.
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3 minutes ago, vodou said:
Worried about non-bank asset tracking at the state level?
Just curious.
I think some have mentioned that HA will take consignments against $$$ owed. That probably gets complicated.
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A while back, HA put up a blurbs to notify us that they would start collecting sales tax.
It would be nice if HA factored the buyer's premium AND the sales tax when showing you the next bid increment info.
Does anyone know if there's a legal reason not to do that ? Or is it that knowing the sales tax would just depress bidding ?
Also, when an online retailer/auctioneer sends the tax $$$ to the state, do they tell the state who was the purchaser ?
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1 hour ago, delekkerste said:
Pretty much everyone I talk to thinks this is going to be a two-horse race between Jim H. and the Lucas Museum
So I guess that means "we" know the consignor is neither of those ? Not that either of them would be expected to be in the selling mood. Do people generally know the identity of the consignor ?
I don't play at that end of that pool... or even know where it's located.
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I saw the same thing. It's priced at $1,000.
In general, if it wasn't limited, you could get a random signed print at a convention for $20 - $30 (and 2 for $50). Some artists (e.g. Adam Hughes) have sold limited signed/numbered prints of some of their covers.
Some artists work digitally, sell a monoprint and delete the file. But if the art gets published (not necessarily the art in question), there could be any number of bootleg prints or copies of the digital file. Does anyone know if publishers and printers have protections against unauthorized prints or copying of digital files?? After all, wasn't one of the reasons original art was chopped up was to prevent bootlegs ?
So you're basically being asked to pay a LOT for a signature and "1/1" on the print.
If I paid even $100 for a "1 of 1" print and saw someone selling an unnumbered/unsigned print of the same thing, that would really suck.
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I remembered a third problem... The bottom edge of the 18 x 24 pocket extends past the bottom of the main compartment. So if you were carrying something in the main compartment (which has a flat bottom), the Studiopack will not stand up.
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I once used a backpack called Studiopack manufactured by Designstar. It seems to be a discontinued product. It was big enough to carry an 18 x 24 canvas on stretchers. It was nylon and slightly padded in the 18 x 24 pocket. Among other features, it had 2 zippered pockets to carry tubes, a large center compartment to hold an artbox and straps to carry a easel. Below is a pic of one I found online.
Since it is soft/foldable, when traveling or at conventions, I used it to carry 18 x 24 toploaders to hold the art.
Here are the 2 problems I experienced. First, at 18 inches wide with a hard edge (from the toploaders), it's a little bit of a hassle to navigate a crowd. If you brush past someone, you'll get caught momentarily. Second, a shoulder strap started to pull out. This may have been due to me using the shoulder strap as a handle to carry it sideways, who knows. I was wearing it once at a show and Albert Moy mentioned that he also had one and the strap was pulling out, that was before mine developed the same problem.
My Studiopack has been retired from use but I still have it to hold some art.
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This piece by Nick not only falls into the "non comic art" category... more specifically, it was his personal art. He didn't paint it for a paying job outside of comics. It was something to do when the shooting stopped.
I've often wondered what some comic artists will draw "for fun". Is it still guys in capes ?
I did ask an artist... I'll say he's a cartoonist, he's not known for sequential art, what he drew for fun. He basically said he doesn't draw anything for fun. He told me he was once with a bunch of other artists and they started drawing portraits of each other (or something like that). And he's like "what the hell are you guys doing ?!?!?"
Listed as pre-code art, but is it really? A PCH mystery...
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That's what I meant.
In the page with the Dark Tales logo, Scotty Moore is quoted saying the Dark Tales logo was from 1966.
When you posted it that page, you said "Dated from 1966". I just wanted to make the point that the Dark Tales logo was from 1966 but not necessarily the art.