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A Single Collector Negotiates To Buy All King In Black Original Art
PhilipB2k17 replied to Ares's topic in Original Comic Art
This isn’t someone buying the art because they just love a specific image or read the book and love it. It’s an investor who’s cornering the market. -
Question for the board on a recent HA sale item
PhilipB2k17 replied to PhilipB2k17's topic in Original Comic Art
I thought about that, but it’s not a classic Zatanna image. -
Question for the board on a recent HA sale item
PhilipB2k17 replied to PhilipB2k17's topic in Original Comic Art
I am friends with Dan Mishkin. He’d love this. -
Question for the board on a recent HA sale item
PhilipB2k17 replied to PhilipB2k17's topic in Original Comic Art
I figured it wouldn’t sell for as much as a title splash. But I thought maybe that splash had a special story significance, or something, because I agree with others here; I don’t think it’s that awesome. -
Question for the board on a recent HA sale item
PhilipB2k17 replied to PhilipB2k17's topic in Original Comic Art
The reason I ask is because I have what I consider to be a nice Colan WW panel page, and I’m wondering if the value has been effected by this sale. -
Question for the board on a recent HA sale item
PhilipB2k17 replied to PhilipB2k17's topic in Original Comic Art
Not when you compare to other WW pages by Gene Colan of the same vintage. Even if it’s a title splash. -
Can any of you give me a guess as to why this particular Gene Colan Wonder Woman title splash sold for $4600, not including buyers premium? https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/gene-colan-and-frank-mclaughlin-wonder-woman-291-splash-page-1-original-art-dc-1982-/a/122050-13623.s?ic4=OtherResults-SampleItem-071515&tab=ArchiveSearchResults-012417
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Share The Steve Rude Art From Your Personal Collection
PhilipB2k17 replied to Siege Perilous's topic in Original Comic Art
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GColan's IM & SM #1 cover gone on hold at Romitaman
PhilipB2k17 replied to Carlo M's topic in Original Comic Art
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GColan's IM & SM #1 cover gone on hold at Romitaman
PhilipB2k17 replied to Carlo M's topic in Original Comic Art
I saw the cover in person when Mike brought it to a con in Mt. Pleasant Michigan a couple years ago just after the Heritage sale. It it very cool. And, of course, I said: “So YOU’RE the one who bought it” to Mike, like a insufficiently_thoughtful_person. -
How big is the pool of buyers for six-figure O/A?
PhilipB2k17 replied to ShallowDan's topic in Original Comic Art
I think the bigger risk is newbies getting taken in by really well done recreations. I do think that those doing the recreations should always add a little something to them to distinguish it from the real thing. -
How big is the pool of buyers for six-figure O/A?
PhilipB2k17 replied to ShallowDan's topic in Original Comic Art
Things that shouldn’t be overlooked regarding OA as an investment, particularly older published OA, is that it’s not easy to fake, is one of a kind, and (well done professional) restoration doesn’t hurt its value. The fact that it’s published makes it harder to pawn off fakes, like you might see in the fine art market. It’s easier for an informed lay person to spot published OA fakes than in the fine art world. And value is tied to the source material being part of pop culture and not just a temporary fad in the New York or LA art gallery scene. Plus, unlike Gold or Stocks, it’s a fun hobby! It’s got a coolness factor to it. You can display the art and enjoy it. When you combine all of the above with skyrocketing prices, and the mainstreaming of comic books as part of popular culture, you’re going to attract more big money buyers eventually. -
How big is the pool of buyers for six-figure O/A?
PhilipB2k17 replied to ShallowDan's topic in Original Comic Art
I agree that it will effect the market in a big way. But what I think will happen is that a lot of the overpriced nostalgia bronze and copper age stuff and the 2nd & 3rd tier - and below - silver age stuff will plummet in value. But, you’ll see some 90’s to modern pages skyrocket. -
How big is the pool of buyers for six-figure O/A?
PhilipB2k17 replied to ShallowDan's topic in Original Comic Art
I think the people who thought this hobby would die out as collectors age out might have been mistaken. Money attracts collectors. The prices this art has been getting turns the eye of Comic book collectors, who then start down the path. -
How big is the pool of buyers for six-figure O/A?
PhilipB2k17 replied to ShallowDan's topic in Original Comic Art
If you have the money to spend, great. 99% of the rest of us don’t, And we never get to see that stuff unless it pops up at heritage or someone posts it at CAF. -
How big is the pool of buyers for six-figure O/A?
PhilipB2k17 replied to ShallowDan's topic in Original Comic Art
And...ironically the day after I posted this, I saw a piece pop up and I bought it. Go figure. -
How big is the pool of buyers for six-figure O/A?
PhilipB2k17 replied to ShallowDan's topic in Original Comic Art
Here’s an irony for you. Due to life circumstances, I have been saving up a lot of cash. I now have enough to go buy some of the nicer pieces in my OA wheelhouse (Still talking high 4 figures though). But I find the more abstain, the easier it gets to be disciplined and not impulse buy. There’s really only been one piece that popped up that I tried pulling the trigger on, but someone beat me to it. I’ve kicked the tires in a couple others. But I’m really not in the buying mood right now. it’s weird. The more cash I have on hand, the less I want to spend it. -
How big is the pool of buyers for six-figure O/A?
PhilipB2k17 replied to ShallowDan's topic in Original Comic Art
I actually do not like that ASM 299 cover. At all. I am not a huge McSpidey fan to begin with, and that’s not anywhere close to one of his best pieces. I’ve seen over a dozen interior McSpidey pages I’d much rather own. More power to the people that want it, though. -
If Alan Moore wasn’t such an antisocial Grump, he’d probably be in he Miller, Jim Lee, Kirkman group. And Arguably bigger.
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The filmmakers (via the Stevens estate) are looking for people who knew him and have stories to tell. And for people who own his original artwork. https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dave-stevens-documentary-seeks-stories-about-rocketeer-creator/
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Horror Art! -hey it’s Halloween time
PhilipB2k17 replied to gumbydarnit's topic in Original Comic Art
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McFarlane ASM 299 Cover comes to auction
PhilipB2k17 replied to grapeape's topic in Original Comic Art
Doesn’t Gene own this? He must be going for ASM 129. -
When your eyes are bigger than your wallet...
PhilipB2k17 replied to BuraddoRun's topic in Original Comic Art
I have built up a bit of a war chest recently. But due to other life circumstances, I am sitting on it rather than using it to buy more expensive art. It takes self discipline. But the more you do it, the easier it is to say no. -
Finch Uncanny X-Men cover sells for 38k
PhilipB2k17 replied to GotSuperPowers?'s topic in Original Comic Art
Great piece of art. Price is nuts. His Batman covers don’t even go for that.