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I pissed myself on that one. My Sunday slacks ruined you clown 😂

Shhh don’t help them!! Haha 😆 And don’t tempt us 😂 Nah you’re right but watch the next eBay auction where example: Sh**l*B**d*r666 with (3) feedbacks continually “bumps” up bids. Many of our worst fears are real and they play out on eBay in particular every freaking day.

That was likely a commission drawing maybe from the eighties.

It’s a page that would do really well auction style with competitive bidding but the reserve smells like fear. I believe this reserve may infect potential buyers with that fear or doubt. Feel free somebody to prove me wrong. Classic Kirby page from a classic issue.

Haha with the Eddie Murphy connection it should’ve been gumbydarnit to drop that line!!!

That's where are 20% goes to!!

Too late..... you’re started....so dish! HA....... do they juice? Get it off your chest man!

GOT those two images would draw the dollars. 🐉 and White Walker. Thanks for bringing this up.

That soulless cheat needs a phone book to the forehead metaphorically speaking as the 🦍 abhors violence.

I have a Kirby Surfer so yeah I’ll take a Moebius. oh you mean.....choose? Kirby is the father of his invention John Buscema the nurturing uncle of angst and isolation Moebius....the prophetic...might be the one who truly saw the future world where the Surfer actually exists The answer lies in the wisdom that there is no answer Ommmmmmmmmmmmmm

I have to stop being lazy and become a premium member and support Bill. I love CAF. Am I the only one who thought it was pronounced CAF (See Ay Ef) before hearing Bill Cox call it (Calf.) ???? 🦍 shrinks away fearing a 1000 duh 😒 faces coming his way.

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Yeah, you know if a painting like this came up twenty years ago for $50,000 I still would’ve struggled to pull the trigger. Once you have to commit these type of funds you become super picky. Unless this is a piece a person with means has always desired, or it’s an experiment to find a price, I’m going to bet against a million dollar sale. I do like it a lot. Hell it’s a Frazetta. Let’s see what happens.

It feels like there is an attempt to set the floor on these types of pieces at $1M. As much as I love Frazetta that’s a lot of moolah from the cooler. My guess is that the reserve prices almost all of us here out of the running? Even if you have the money it’s a lot of eggs to place in one collecting basket.

Gee I don’t have the legal knowledge some of you guys do. And I’m not sure when that sale took place. That being said I’m almost 100% sure there’s no claim for additional monies here. I think when you’re selling something for $300 and a buyer offers $5000...you’d be hard pressed to claim that you made a mistake and didn’t get a fair value. I would assume the onus was on the seller the minute he was offered substantially higher then what he was asking. That is: to research and determine if he was making a fair profit. Ok I have to stop because I’m not a legal eagle. I’m getting dizzy thinking about this.

On the Comic Art Live #18 Mike Burkey (1:11:30) said he found the Incredible Hulk 102 cover on ebay. The guy had it listed at $300 and as a HULK PRINT. Mike saw whiteout and took a chance offering the guy $5,000 to sell it out right. The guy accepted saying he owned a record store and the art was sitting in a box. I wonder if he ever had the cover hanging up in his record store? If Romitaman sees this I hope he has a pic of that art or more details on the find. Apparently there were 2-3 versions of the cover. Mike has the transforming version. Eric Roberts had one version.

John Romita Sr. 1972 Rockomic Album poster 22 1/4 x 22 1/4 professionally framed. My first visit to a small record store in Southern California paid dividends. I went through hundreds of records and found myself in the very back of the store. I found this poster taped (egads!!) to the wall out of site. I inquired and was told by a store employee it was the owners and he would never sell. A phone call and $40 later made the poster mine. This poster came inside a Spider-Man album released in1972. I remember the album and poster from my childhood. I just never see this poster anywhere so I had it framed. Ok. I know. Poster. From a record. Found in record store. What’s so strange? I love records grew up with them. Been to so many record stores in my life. I just never see this poster so it was great to discover it.

That’s exactly one of the things I was hoping for Glen thanx. Comic art showing up in a surprising place.

Jingle All the Way was a surprisingly amusing film. I remember the unexpected thrill I felt when I saw this mural in the kids room during a scene in the movie!

I still have this album from Korn 1998. Anyone remember the artist(s) responsible for the great artwork?

Whoever the artist I think it’s a very nice piece. It could use some TLC should be an easy restoration project but leave it to a pro. The art from what I can see is largely unaffected. That’s the good news. It’s a lesson for all of us on how not to mat the art work. I keep thinking of asbestos when I see those foam splotches.

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In 2019 Joe Satriani had to change the cover art for his album Surfing With The Alien. Marvel licensing fees were too costly. Also my understanding was that John Byrne received no credit or compensation for the use. I always admired that art and was surprised to learn the musician felt no correlation of his album concept to the Silver Surfer. Never the less, I thought this might be an opportunity to talk about comic art appearing in the strangest places. Album Covers Films? Museums Restaurants Garage sales pawn shops wherever you came across original art or a comic image (poster, cover) that started as original art. There's a lot of flexibility to approach this thread. Like with this album cover. Who owns the original John Byrne Art? Where have you seen ComicArt where you didn’t expect to see it. Think of this thread as an artists rough layouts. It’s a guide but I need your help taking this somewhere informative and fun. Run with it. 🍇 🦍

Grapeape Spotlight on Kirby. Jack Kirby is the greatest of all time hands down. And Sam Grainger, another legend handles business with era stamping inks. No sweating out auction house thrill bidders. No buyers premiums. Great investment pages first for the soul, ultimately as a keen financial investment of your into that part of collecting. Slam Dunk Great Companion Pages. Checkout these two great pages by the legend Jack King Kirby. As you know good grapeape represents a very good friend in selling key pieces from his art collection. Two excellent pages are now up for sale and Romitaman is handling the sale which opens it up for international bidders as well as my good friends in the USA. Today I’d like to Spotlight the following pages For Sale and direct you to mikeburkey@aol.com TTA #2 page 7 with the very first appearance of the Petrified Man, Kazar and Zabu. TTA # 2 page 8 companion page Jack Kirby Sam Grainger Contact mikeburkey@aol.com for info on pricing or any other questions Check out the large scans on Romitaman Website