PhilipB2k17

Don’t say “accepting offers,” and then refuse to provide a counter offer when someone makes you an offer. You can say it’s too low! That’s how negotiations work. You then reply with a number you would sell the piece at. If you don’t want to sell, don’t say you are accepting offers.

OK. Maybe 4 people. Including a dealer, or two, who want to put it on their sales wall as advertising.

It’s now in “only 3 people are bidding on it” territory. They’ve cleared out the pretenders now.

Yeah. It gets weird sometimes out there. Don’t ask for offers, and than get angry when it’s lower than you expected. Negotiate. I think the people who act as your oferees did really are uncertain about the value of their own art.

https://comicbook.com/horror/2019/10/31/creepshow-comic-book-art-shudder-greg-nicotero/

I think I've seen this one before, and the consensus was that it is a fake. And someone is asking $4000 for it. https://www.ebay.com/itm/123958262347 Actually...there are TWO up at eBay right now. https://www.ebay.com/itm/123958261505

Who knows?

It's from Lightning Comics vol. 2 # 6 (1942). https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=65579

The dealer offering the one piece at $650, probably bought it around $500. But, that may just be due to scarcity. If you dump the whole lot on the market at once, I agree that the vast majority won't fetch more than double to very low triple figures. But, there are probably a few very choice pieces in that bunch.

So -- 4 to 5 times. Not 20. I'll even go 10x the multiple. And I know that's not a "comp" in the sense of similar value.

How much would you pay for the Comic Book prop artwork used in the video when she was in the diner? That's a distinct object, which anyone familiar with the video would recognize.

I suspect that the drawings fall into several categories. Preliminary storyboards, animation cells, and the comic book prop drawings used in the video. I think the storyboards and the animation cells (per item) would not sell for as much as the video-used prop comic book art. I think Gene is generally correct, but there ARE some legit "comic art" pages in that video that probably would command into the 4 figures (maybe even 5 figures) at a well-publicized auction. It actually crosses over into multiple collecting disciplines, animation, music memorabilia and "comic" art. Which is why I posed the topic here (and it turned into a really interesting discussion). The Ah Ha "Take On Me" video is pretty iconic, and culturally relevant. As we saw, it's been parodied a ton, and referenced in popular culture a ton.

There were actual comic book-esque pages that were created for the video - she’s reading the comic in the diner when the animated arm comes out of it. I think that would command a higher price. But, yeah, it’s an interesting curiosity for sure.

Bumping this topic, because I found out who created the artwork for the Ah Ha video. https://www.pattersonreckinger.com/take-on-me The art was also on exhibit a few years ago in LA. https://www.cityguideny.com/article/Spectacle-the-Music-Video-Museum-of-the-Moving-Image And, I found that one piece of artwork from the video was sold. I don't know for how much, however. https://recordmecca.com/item-archives/a-ha-original-animation-drawing-used-in-take-on-me-music-video/ But, I have found what I think is the dealer who bought the art, and they are selling it for $650. http://catalogue15.briancassidy.net/items/product/synth-pop-a-ha-patterson-michael-artist-original-pencil-sketch-still-utilized-in-video-for-take-on-me/?

That seems a quite high to me. It's a great splash, no doubt. But, of an obscure character. This kind of art is for niche collectors. Michael Finn might be able to give you an idea of its value. Golden Age art is his primary focus. https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerydetail.asp?gcat=9834

For Comic book collecting and publishing purposes, I agree that "Judge Whitey" is Dredd's first official published appearance. But for Original Art purposes, that's a little more complicated in this case. That said, its a wonderful thing, and I am glad you put them up at heritage, where the pages will be seen in perpetuity.

Not sure how you can answer this question. Given the price range of the art I can afford to buy, I guess I am somewhat satisfied with my collection. Probably about a 60 on a scale of 100. There are some representative piece I want to add yet. And some new stuff I am interested in as well. But, I really want a signature piece, at some point.

Did a bit of detective work, and found this on the internets. This must have been published in 2000 AD Prog #1. But, as you can see, the first "published image" of Judge Dredd is from the Mick McMahon story that was eventually published in Prog #6. How do you treat this? If this were a comic book, you'd not count this as the first appearance of Dredd (There were promotional images of the Action #1 cover in other comics before it was published, but Action #1 is still regarded as Superman's 1st Appearance, of course). But...for OA purposes, its more complicated! Prog #2 is the first published Dredd story. But Prog #6 contains the first published image of Dredd.

The debate on the start of the Bronze age is a valid one. Some might argue its Amazing Spider-Man 96, which starts the drugs story line that blew up the Comics Code as it’s beginning. but I actually like the GL #76 cover as ART better than Batman 251.

Batman 251 is a cool cover. It's value comes from being a really cool cover. GL 76 is a cool cover, but also one of the most important keys in comics, the comic that is considered to be the 1st of the Bronze Age. This is sort of like comparing the best non-key Flash cover (not sure what that'd be. Flash #105? Flash New 52 #1?) to the cover of Showcase #4. For reference: Flash #105. (I am not counting Flash #123 "Flash of Two Worlds," as that is a major Key).

Its referring to the lower right panel image of Dredd on his cycle firing its cannons in the link I provided. Art Droids claims that this image was used to advertise the coming Dredd 2000 A.D. feature, so it is the first "published" image. That contradicts the claim that Ezquerra's Dredd on a bike image was first, which I think jibes with what we know as that Ezquerra image was turned into a stat and pasted onto the first published story, not the "earlier drawn" image Art Droids is referring to.

Oh, I couldn't afford it (or the #251). I just like it a whole lot better.

Yeah. I think they repurposed the same description for all 5 pages of the story. But, I'd like to see some stronger evidence that the McMahon "Dredd on a bike" image was the first published Dredd vs the Ezquerra version. Like, a copy of the first Dredd ad, maybe? And Bleeding Cool wrote a story about the 1st published Dredd story two weeks ago. [Owned by John Bamber]. https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/10/13/original-artwork-by-mike-mcmahon-from-very-first-published-judge-dredd-2000ad-story-goes-on-the-block/

In any case, I'll take Jerry Robinson's "Double Guns" Joker cover 10 times out of 10 over the Batman #251 cover by Neal Adams

The green cardigan Cobaine wore when he shot himself (#GL 76) vs the Green Cardigan he grabbed out of the hamper on his way to MTV (Batman #251).