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On 5/1/2024 at 10:39 PM, jaybuck43 said:

That's awful.  Do you know if it was in the overflow parking or regular parking?  I didn't see anything on Saturday when I left.

It was Sunday when it was lost. I'm not sure which parking lot it was in.

Hey everyone,

First, thanks in advance for reading this. This past weekend at Portsmouth Mini Con in New Hampshire a fan lost their art. Please keep an eye out for this stuff and if found please reach out to me, Rich Woodall, or JetPack comics.
 

On 4/30/2024 at 3:01 PM, Turtle said:

This is correct.  There are 5 variants of this.

Eastman has the 3 linked above.  They are all using the “10 seconds later” cover he originally used for an SDCC exclusive years ago.  
 

Rich has one that uses the same cover as the original from 1984.  This is as close to a 1:1 reprint of the first issue as you’re going to get.  Print run was 10,000 if I remember correctly.

 

Jetpack had a variant that was like Rich’s but it used a black and white cover instead of a red one and it has the Jetpack logo on the back.  Print run is 2,500 on this.

Oh nice! I want to get one of the ones from Rich that's the one to one. It looked so GD good.

On 4/30/2024 at 7:40 AM, BeardedBubba said:

If anybody is looking to get the 40th anniversary #1 reprints made from Rich Horn's original negatives, Kevin still has some on his site:

https://fan.kevineastmanstudios.com/product-category/signed-comics/mirage-signed-comics/

There were 2 other variants at the con too. One was a Jetpack version that had an all black and white cover and the other one looked identical to the original cover.

The Jetpack variant (?) was an extremely limited print run. 

I spoke to Rich and he is an awesome guy. Seeing the negatives and the reprints is astounding. He even gave my daughter a issue 1 cover proof.

I was there on Saturday! It was great seeing everyone.

I did my first CGC Signature Series too. I had 2x of the TMNT 1 PMC 40 exclusives signed by Eastman and Laird, and 2x blank cover variants signed by everyone there too.

I also got a couple of the Con Exclusive prints signed by everyone too. 

I got the Lawson and Talbot issue 1 covers too and got those signed as well.

What an awesome day!

On 2/19/2024 at 10:31 PM, Turtle said:

There will undoubtedly be witnesses there.  I'm sure a few will step forward.   If we're about a month out from the show and you haven't found anyone to help, feel free to send me a PM and I'm sure I'll be able to find a way to help.

Prices for the grading can be found on the website.  It's roughly $41 per book + handling and shipping.  Facilitator fees are on top of that.  If you haven't already, you should sign up for a CGC account.  When you're ready to get your book signed, find a witness/facilitator and have them watch your book getting signed.  Once it's signed, they will take possession of the book as the chain of custody needs to remain unbroken in order to qualify for Signature Series. 

Thanks so much for the reply! Great advice! Where would be the best place to reach out to look for people who will be there to witness?

BTW, congratulations on getting that art signed by everyone. It looks great!

I got tickets to Portsmouth Mini-Con, will there be any CGC witnesses there?

Also, I've never done any CGC before, what's the process and prices?

I'm thinning out my collection. I have lots of TMNT books including signed and sketched Eastman and Laird comics, the super rare Mirage Studios Commandosaurs Comic Mini-Series, a huge (91 Comics!) IDW lot of Eastman Variant Covers, Jim Lee signed X-Men 1, and Bisley signed Punisher.

Peter Laird and Steve Lavigne TMNT Ninja Turtles sketched and signed cover
https://www.ebay.com/itm/296088455403

TMNT NINJA TURTLES #1, HTF 91 issue Lot Run IDW 1st Print TMNT Eastman Variants!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/296092308494

Commandosaurs - TMNT - Ninja Turtes Rare Comic Lot Limited Mirage Eastman Laird
https://www.ebay.com/itm/296088320105

TMNT Ninja Turtles #1 Mirage Studios IDW signed Autographed Eastman & Laird
https://www.ebay.com/itm/296088398544

TMNT Ninja Turtles #1 Mirage Studios IDW signed Autographed Eastman & Laird
https://www.ebay.com/itm/296088382012

Batman #27 Autographed Signed Greg Capullo and Scott Snyder Cover DC Comics
https://www.ebay.com/itm/296088447784

X-Men #1 (1991 Marvel Comics) Signed Jim Lee fold Variant
https://www.ebay.com/itm/296088436746

Peter Laird TMNT Ninja Turtles sketched and autograph signed cover
https://www.ebay.com/itm/296088415413

The Punisher SIGNED SIMON BISLEY Marvel COMICS
https://www.ebay.com/itm/296088411026

SIGNED - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 (IDW Publishing )
https://www.ebay.com/itm/296088364616

Peter Laird and Steve Lavigne TMNT Ninja Turtles sketched and signed cover
https://www.ebay.com/itm/296088352927

Boom! Amory Wars Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV: Issue 1 Coheed and Cambria
https://www.ebay.com/itm/296088344902

Coheed and Cambria The Second Stage Turbine Blade #2- 1st Print Evil Ink
https://www.ebay.com/itm/296088328745


 

Hello and thanks for taking the time to read this. Like the title says, I'm looking to buy a page from TMNT RTNY run (Volume 1, issues 19-21) that includes Zog the triceraton and at least 1 turtle.

I'd be willing to trade, take a look at what I have on my Comic Art Fans page

https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=98777

Thanks, I'll definitely give those places a call this week.

Hello!

I'm looking to get a few of my OA pieces (mostly TMNT - duoshade pieces) framed soon. Does anyone have any experience with professional framers in Massachusetts or Rhode Island that that would recommend, or NOT recommend (HAHA)?

Thanks in advance for the response.

12 hours ago, Turtle said:

Welcome to your first month on ebay!

It really does happen ALL THE TIME, despite being against eBay's Terms of Service.  It allows a seller to skirt the selling fees ebay charges even though they used eBay's infrastructure to connect to the buyer.  The seller will often make some quick money doing this, but many buyers will block the seller moving forward as they don't want to play games eBay's system. 

HAHAHA, yeah, I knew people did this but I thought if it had bids on it it raised a red flag.

FWIW, I contacted the seller and he told me he setup a sale with someone for $9k.

Whoa!!! I've never seen that done before. 

Any idea what happened with this issue 1 auction?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Turtles-1-CGC-9-4-Mirage-1984-Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-/153151152858?nordt=true&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l10137

It's a 90's X-men, so anywhere from a $1-$5, HAHA. Signing was free, soooo, I guess it's worth $1 - $5. Which is fine. 

It's funny, I never sell stuff I get signed. This was one of those, left the house moments thinking one thing, and after I left the signing being like, what was I thinking, HAHHA.

Yesterday at Boston Comic Con, my wife and I got my 2 copies of gatefolded X-Men #1 signed by Jim Lee. I'm debating on selling one of them, since I'm not sure why I got the same copy signed. 

I've checked e-bay prices and they're all over the place. What's a fair selling price for one of these? 

Thanks in advance.

On 2/1/2018 at 9:23 PM, Ryan. said:

I have a suspicion that FCBD is going to be interesting at Jetpack Comics this year...

What does that mean? You def have me intrigued.

I'm looking to buy some Saga original art (assuming there are only con sketches available), or signed prints.

Up for sale is an original Usagi Yojimbo sketch by Stan Sakai. 

Typically I don't sell my sketches, but since I bought the exact same sketch twice (kind of a funny story), I would like to sell one of them off. I'm looking to setup a commission with another TMNT artist. 

The size is slightly smaller than a comic book.