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9 minutes ago, Unca Ben said:
Looks like we have a
spot on
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5 hours ago, Brian Peck said:
Back and White and nudity by Nebres thats published by Warren in 1984/1994 started in issue #9, 10 (1984) then chnaged to 1994 with issue #11. It was an 8-part story.
The go to guy. Mad respect !
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probably Monsters on the Prowl
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36 minutes ago, zhamlau said:
God that’s awesome. It just feels iconic.
Agreed * I mean John and Joe working together simply was the tops.
#LFGM
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8 minutes ago, glendgold said:
Halperin just posted this consignment to his (public) FB page.
That's a true classic
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3 hours ago, vodou said:
Iconic but ain't no Sal.
Looks like he's about to rip a good cry, just like JB's Surfer.
I knew a comment like this was coming but still cracked me up. Cheers ! !
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27 minutes ago, artdealer said:
This "adventure" of theirs was a complete bust.
There hasn't been any word of an art auction in over a year.
Who's gonna consign art to them? The Brothers of Destruction?
I've had my own problems with Randy, but was still going to give them a try on some cheap material. But after I read what his boss did, I reconsidered.MI
these things have a way of sorting themselves out don't they? You definitely hit them in the gut but the truth hurts sometimes.
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On 9/13/2016 at 11:22 AM, Randy Lawrence said:
Mitch,
I didn't think you were one of these people who have nothing better to do with their time but person_without_enough_empathy and moan on these boards! Are you really going to go as far as say such silly things? Doug had a bad situation happen to him almost 20 years ago! Since then he started by himself Pedigree Comics. He has turned that business into a very successful business and is thought of very highly by dealers and customers alike. Knowing me as long as you do, and after all the business I have given you over the many many years........do you think I would go into a business with someone I didnt trust...or didnt like the way he did business? So you have to announce you arent "going to bid or consign" on such a silly platfrom like this for the world to read? I thought you had more class than that. Shame on you.
Randy
This "silly" platform (board) is very influential in sharing info with the type of collectors that might be interested in doing business with you. Emotional and thoughtless postings are hard to over come. I'm willing to keep an open mind. We have Private message to call people out on "personal" hurts. Knowing when to PM or Post is the key to survival here.
Continue to point out the positives of this new adventure and you may win some folks over. Dismiss the board at your own risk.
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I understand how you feel. Just know myself and others have dealt with Mike. He’s top notch. The packaging will arrive bullet proof. Please show us what you got once it arrives and you’ve had time to enjoy it.
Ok we’ve all done extensive PR for Mike. Time for Mike to contribute something to the board, like his take on the OA market from his POV. Start a thread Romitman
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6 hours ago, Unca Ben said:
+1
Everything will be fine.
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13 hours ago, Carl Elvis said:
I finally got a reply;
Nice job C-Elvis !!!
Dear rah-4224...........NO we can't (won't) tell you how we know it's fake. What we can tell you is this gang of do good-ers on the CGC Boards are watching you. Strike one is just the beginning you cad. Tell all your friends, Team Justice against Fraud is watching you. Cue our John Williams crime fighter theme song here my friends.....
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35 minutes ago, action1kid said:
I want it
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9 hours ago, diva_tsarina said:
so "preduction" is another Donnelly brothers account? I only knew about valnstevez.aol, do they use any others?
Sorry my bad that was a bad joke didn’t mean to cause confusion.
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1 hour ago, batman_fan said:
I am impatiently waiting for HA to post the scan of it. I am not sure what it looks like. For the Cap cover, I think the Red Skull looks super creepy.
Yes classic horror film creepy. Red Skull and even more beloved Dr Doom on a cover would be out of this world to own. Especially with DOOM if he was the dominant figure on a cover over any hero I would prefer it.
I love this stuff. Can never repay Kirby and all the others.
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19 minutes ago, Carlo M said:
Personally I would rather have the half splash to FF 59 hanging on my wall, probably at a fraction of the price. But then again I love Sal Buscema....
The 59 a Kirby peak period masterpiece so as Kirby my number one guy it’s the 59. They are both great and ideally I’d like them both. I’m not greedy just a dreamer.
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You need to attend a convention featuring original art work my friend. There’s nothing like seeing art in person. Holding the art in your hands.
Most pages have a different inker over the pencils. Good practice is crack open your comics look at the indica. See who did what art wise and study the pages inside to familiarize yourself.
Most of the action takes place on one page where the artist does pencils or layouts then the inker takes over to finish the page. There are times when an inker does his work separate from the penciler. An example I think of Silver Surfer 1 shot John Byrne and Tom Palmer where the Cover was created this way.
multiple penciled versions of a published piece are not the norm. A big mistake new collectors make is buying recreated works thinking maybe there’s only 1 published version and now they have the 1 and only recreated version. Many artists will recreate the same work over and over due to popular requests. So your homework. Stick to one of a kind published interior pages when you start out.
There are not that many penciled pieces for purchase that were used in the production of a published page. Most were inked over.
Blue pencils are used by some artists but not by most. I don’t mind them but some collectors don’t like them.
11x17 is typical for seventies on up but sixties pages have some larger size art and some artists like Frank Quitely draw smaller. Bristol board and typically marvel or dc art boards. One thing that will throw you is artists draw on anything they can get their hands on. I’ve seen published pages where the artists used a DC board on a Marvel published art or visa versa.
Artists typically have duplicated a published cover as an example and I think it’s truly best to avoid these as a new collector:
Comic Art Fans (CAF) has a huge selection of collected art and tags for the major OA dealers. A great resource.
Heritage Auctions has a great data base for all the art they’ve sold:
comiclink might be useful to some degree
LEARN YOUR INKERS. inkers usually make or break a page.
johb buscena and Dan Adkins Silver Surfer Beautiful
john buscema and Abel Silver Surfer ugggh
Bad inkers ruin art. Study your comics and see who you like.
Finally artists have peak periods generally acknowledged when they did their best work. Not everybody agrees but it’s good to know: The money you spend should shadow Fair Market Value. That will be your biggest challenge when you buy: Hey welcome aboard and best of luck.
grapeape mike in sunny Southern California
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47 minutes ago, glendgold said:
What's weirder is that HA is very specific about it: 'A powerful cover image, it was created in ink over graphite on the 11.5" x 17" Bristol board with an image area of 10" x 15". Cap measures 12" tall.'
So it's not like they slept through describing it. Huh.
I don’t want to drag this into the weeds but this sounds like negligence at best. I would be pissed 😤 if I was the consignor.
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1 hour ago, Blastaar said:
In the 2000's I hated Mark Bagley's Spider-Man. I thought he looked too skinny with an egg shaped head....just looked like a Saturday morning cartoon. Nothing changed in his art...something changed in me....today it is my preferred Spider-man. Yes over Ditko, Romita, and McFarlane.
Thanks for bringing up Bagley. I did not like him at first but he grew on me. On investment alone I think snagging a few Bagleys for later would be a good move. He is very talented. That you prefer him to some of the big guns is an eye opener for me. I'm not there with you but I think it's great that you went from disliking him to seeing him as the #1 Spidey guy.
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Lovely pieces of art.
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1 minute ago, exitmusicblue said:
Oh, the page I was referencing: https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1425736
He did some covers in that series, but not #1 : ) And I hear you re: Moebius!
Oh wow what a page. Thanks for getting me straight. When I put this out I really hoped people would share how their tastes changed.
Many points argued on the threads come from the pov
• This artist always was great, the best
• That one sucked or was mediocre
You all are sharing the details of how you got to where you are as an appreciator of art. I appreciate the value of what you all are sharing.
these things have a way of sorting themselves out don't they? You definitely hit them in the gut but the truth hurts sometimes.
November HA auction
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Caniff is DeGrom 13k through 7 and driving in the only run with a HR
FR is Familla the gas can. So much promise but usually falls short of getting the job done.