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1 hour ago, Blastaar said:

Anyone see this one in auction closing tonight sitting at $100???

 

Pretty sure that's the only original sketch still up for sale. Was tempted on bidding on it last time but I went for the Electro instead. This one ended up receiving no bids, so the seller decreased the starting price.

@Kevin Boyd hey Kevin, sorry for bothering you again. Is there any chance Joe Rubinstein might be able to attend the show in March? I talked to him and he said he's written to see if anyone in Canada would like him as a guest in 2019, maybe he could make Toronto ComiCon? Thanks, and looking forward to the show.

On 12/27/2018 at 11:31 AM, zhamlau said:

is it possible that it was a prelim?

I recently thought of that too. JrJr's art rep is confident the sketches I showed him are real, and JrJr confirmed the story behind them checks out, so its weird that he'd have one piece of art that isn't real. I also received the JrJr Electro sketch from that seller yesterday, although the packaging could have been much better, the art is definitely real and not a print. I think it could be possible that it's just a rough copy of the cover, but I never did ask around about this piece, just the sketches for sale. 

@Kevin Boyd Looking forward to the announcements. I'm not sure if you ever take guest suggestions but It'd be great to see Mark Bagley, Mike Zeck, John Beatty, Alex Saviuk, Ryan Ottley, JrJr, Ron Frenz, Ryan Stegman, or Todd McFarlane. I know that odds are much higher of some these creators attending the August show rather than the one coming up. Hopefully a couple of these artists can make it to Toronto this year.

Hey @Kevin Boyd do you happen to have an idea of when the first round of comic guests will be announced for the show? Thanks

Not sure whats going on with this piece, but I did do some research on the John Romita Sr. Punisher sketch and a couple of the JrJr sketches. The seller claims he purchased the art from John Romita's grandson, Matt, which is why lots of the art is personalized to him. This was later confirmed with John Romita Jr, it's a very long story involving Matt, but I won't get into it because its very personal. JrJr's art rep is confident the sketches I showed him are real, and the story behind them checks out. On the other hand, I never did show him this art, I doubt John actually illustrated that piece, looks way too sloppy. Recently, I did come across this other Punisher sketch from John, the two poses are almost identical which is a bit strange. I showed it to Mike Burkey and JrJr's art rep and haven't heard back from them. I still believe the Punisher by Sr, and the Electro and Doom by JrJr are real. Not sure about the rest. Also, it doesn't make sense to personalize a fake sketch, as it'll only decrease the value.

33 minutes ago, aokartman said:

Very cool, I will never get to a major con, this is a real achievement!  David

Thanks! I wish I was able to obtain all of these in person, but for a couple artists, I have mailed the jam out to have them add to it at different cons that I could not attend in person.

3 hours ago, Kevin Boyd said:

Comic Updates Day 2

The following creators did not make it to the show Thursday so we've followed up for Friday:
- Brian Stelfreeze will at the show starting today
- Dale Keown will be at the show starting today after 1:30pm
- Richard Pace - still unconfirmed for today due to illness
- Adam Gorham - due to illness Adam has postponed to Sat/Sun (tentative)
- Fred Kennedy - will be at the show Sat/Sun
- Dylan Burnett - will be at the show starting today

 

 

 

 

David Finch never showed up on Thursday too. Apparently he got stuck in traffic and I was told he completely cancelled the first day. Was a bummer.

13 hours ago, thecollectron said:

I think I saw this at the Ultimate Comic Art and Collectibles Show in L.A. a couple of days before SDCC. I was in the original art room looking through a stack of autographs and came upon it. I think the price was $500. The signature seemed like it could be authentic but the drawing looked questionable to me and after looking at everything else I moved on. There was an elderly man behind the table who was very nice while I perused the items but I didn't ask if they were his or if he was just minding the store for someone else. I kind of thought it was the latter. Maybe someone got Jack's autograph on a blank paper and then added a fake drawing later? I really couldn't say for sure.

There could be a couple possibilitys, as you said before, Jack could have signed the piece of paper prior to the sketch being added to it. Or, it could have been someone's fan art which they got Kirby to sign in person. The signature does look ok to me, but definitely not the art.

5 hours ago, Pete Marino said:

On IG: Someone was questioning the authenticity of the art, and she said she'd get it "authenticated" by a 3rd party.  When asked who authenticates art, she talked about PSA (I think thats the company) and then talked about how the person didn't understand how they did more than signatures....

shadey AF!

I believe I know who you're talking about, he messaged me screenshots of his comments (I'm blocked by her so I couldn't see) some of them were pretty funny, but true. I'm just shocked that only a couple people in the comments actually see through that fake! Everyone else is commenting congrats and actually believe it's real even after her last scandal!? Makes no sense...

1 hour ago, Pontoon said:

That auction didn’t sell on ebay. It was relisted and just ended yesterday. Don’t know if this link will work:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/JACK-KIRBY-Hand-Signed-Autographed-Original-SILVER-SURFER-Art-w-COA-/183388166244?item=183388166244&ViewItem=&nma=true&si=cI5PWQO9aUhB%2BuJxxZYwesa8SyY%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

That's odd? On her original post it showed a screenshot of the Silver surfer sketch for $500. Bit confused now...

Just came across this so called Jack Kirby Silver Surfer sketch on Instagram, which was purchased not too long ago off eBay! The second I saw it I could tell it was a fake, and after doing more research, I found the actual image Kirby drew which must have been used for reference. Although I'm almost 99% certain the sketch is fake, Kirby's signature seems alright, meaning it could have been someone's fan art which they later got signed by Jack, but the signature could be fake too. Funny enough, the person who ended up purchasing the sketch for a "steal" was the same person that was selling forged art from J Scott Campbell, Rob Liefeld, Jim Lee, and other well known artists, many of them called the seller out, confirming the signatures and sketches were fake (link to article: https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/12/01/liefeld-mcfarlane-forged-original-art/ )  I'm not sure if she plans on selling this or adding it to her collection of forged sketches, but I almost feel bad for her, time after time again she is getting ripped off, and constantly buying artwork which is obviously fake! Could only take a couple minutes of research to see through the scam, but maybe she's just too lazy to do so. Here's the original eBay  listing; https://www.ebay.com/itm/JACK-KIRBY-Hand-Signed-Autographed-Original-SILVER-SURFER-Art-w-COA/183379669854?hash=item2ab247b35e:g:1tYAAOSwr85bYj-Q

24 minutes ago, kav said:

wow great freehand job.  I find drawing so much more enjoyable using lightbox.  I can get everything in the right place and focus on the fun part-making the image mine and tweaking/refining it.

Thanks for the kind words! When I'm doing larger portraits, I use a different method, of printing the person out and putting it under a plastic grid. I draw the grid lines on the larger piece of paper that I'm working on, and start from there. Helps me get very accurate proportions. But yes, using a light box would be much easier than this. On smaller portraits like the Jim Lee, I just do it by freehand instead of using that time consuming method.

3 hours ago, B2D327 said:

Fantastic work.

Thanks! 

9 minutes ago, kav said:

Did you lightbox this or just freehand it?

Was doing using freehand! Should really look into light boxes, could help so much more.

My OA haul from Boston Comic Con this weekend!

Amazing Spiderman 100 jam piece

YES that is an original Lizard sketch by J Scott Campbell, which he was kind enough to add to my jam.

Humberto Ramos classic green goblin.

Clayton Crain Venom sketch.

Went to Fan Expo Boston on Friday/ Sat and had a great time, one of my best cons yet! Here are some of my pick ups;

Humberto Ramos colored Green Goblin commission, managed to get his 6th and final spot on his list during the first day! Was great talking to Humberto and Joe.

Next up was Clayton Crain! Was great chatting with him and picked up this sweet Venom sketch.

Bob McLeod Kraven addition to my jam piece!

Friday was mostly focused on signatures and got a ton of books signed by artists including John Byrne, Humberto Ramos, Clayton Crain, Bob McLeod, Mark Morales, and a few others, the lines weren't too bad.

I had high hopes for Saturday as this was the day J Scott Campbell, Jim Lee, and Tyler Kirkham would be attending the show. 

First thing this morning I went strait to JSC's booth and got a couple books signed. I was hoping to get a quick sketch from JSC on my jam piece, and was told to come back later if I wanted a shot at one.

As luck may have it, I found JSC walking around the show floor, this time I got a chance to talk to him a bit more and confirmed that I should come back later for a sketch. He told me that he'd add to my jam piece right then! So we went back to his booth and this was the result... Was the highlight of the con!

 I was just about to leave the con, and once again I was in the right place at the right time! I talked to Tyler Kirkhams agent at the start of the show and his list was already full. I found Tyler in one of the con hallways and got a chance to talk to him and show him my jam piece. We went back to his booth and Rhino was added to my jam piece!

Picked up a lot more at the con, but these have to be my favorites! Had a great time.

1 hour ago, Randy Kay said:

Hey Kevin according to the artist page Byrne is now only Sat/Sun. Did he change his schedule or is that a mistake?

@Kevin Boyd I thought Byrne already mentioned he'd be at the con all 3 days, signing on Friday after lunch, and Saturday. Really hope it's just a mistake, as my Saturday at the con is already going to be packed enough with Jim Lee and JSC.

15 hours ago, Kevin Boyd said:

The Saturday public signing (4-6) will not require a ticket. The line is usually pretty big, so he does one item per person.

Thanks for getting back to me @Kevin Boyd So if I were to buy a fan package for Jim, I would go to that specified signing, which is in the morning? I figure the line would be much shorter than his public signing at 4 correct? Thanks 

Ends this Thursday if any of you are interested, Mark Bagley Scarlet Spider 2 cover art, very tight pencils. Auction is currently at $350USD, with 23 bids and 25 watchers.

Link: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Ben-Reilly-Scarlet-Spider-2-Marvel-2017-Original-Cover-Art-Mark-Bagley/253767673052?hash=item3b15bb64dc%3Ag%3AYfkAAOSwfHVbMBk~&_sop=12&_sacat=0&_nkw=mark+bagley+original+art&_from=R40&rt=nc