Sooners151

It's been a while since I've posted to this board but someone pointed this out to me.  Thank you for the kind words!  It was an enjoyable time.  Can't believe I did pushups on youtube...

54 minutes ago, wiparker824 said:

Agree, I've learned long ago not to get too worked up just because of an option a lot of things have to fall in place for it to see the light of day still. But, I hope it works out, not just because I have several copies of #1 ... but also, Rob is a genuinely nice guy. I've met him at cons a couple times and had him do a sketch for me which was way way cheap. He also sells original art pages from his works like Farmhand on his site if anyone is interested (they're also fairly cheap ~$200). 

In any case, copies of #1 are flying off e-bay right now for $20 a pop. 

I agree, he is one of the nicest guys in the business.  I wanted to support him when he was coming out with this book, so I picked up the original artwork for 2 promo pieces he was doing pre-release.  He eventually turned them into variant #1 covers.  

27 minutes ago, wiparker824 said:

I agree that it's a fun read, but at the same time I've been saying the same thing about Chew for years... I love Guillory's art style, which is why I picked up this book in the first place. I'm still waiting on some version of Chew's many iterations of potential movies/shows to pan out... lol. 

Again way too early, but if Farmhand has any success as a show, Chew shouldn't be far behind.  

Looks like Farmhand was just optioned for an AMC series.  It's probably not on most peoples radars (though it should be as the comic has been a blast to read).  There were a few #1 variants in addition to the standard cover, but the limited Ashcan release of #1 that Rob took to conventions to promote the book might be the rare get if the TV show is successful at all.  Still a long way off though.  My 

https://www.newsarama.com/46267-amc-harvests-rob-guillory-s-farmhand-for-tv-show.html

38 minutes ago, valiantman said:

That's nice.  It's like the answer to "What if someone's biggest art influences were Barry Windsor-Smith and J. Scott Campbell?" 

  

I'm impressed and can see it!

I loved this cover when I first saw it.  So much so I had to hunt down the OA for it.  Artist is Mukesh Singh

So not an obscure character (though he was a "Flash" in the pan...ok sorry for that), but a very obscure use of the character.  Hip-Hop singer, Chris Brown used this image as a reference in a painting he did.  Agent Anti Venom Flash Thompson

Original Art:  First appearance of Agent Anti-Venom

13 hours ago, NamesJay said:

I took a look. I think $18,000 is a little bit of a crazy ask for his work.

As much as I love his style, I wouldn't feel comfortable paying that much for the pieces he has listed.

Completely agree.  JSC knows how to ride that supply and demand wave better than just about anyone in the industry, but that is some sticker shock for brand new work.  

He just posted a lot of his recent original art covers on CAF for sale if anyone is interested in taking out a second mortgage!

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerynew.asp?GCat=67088

2 hours ago, timguerrero said:

I like Camscanner better than office lens as Office lens erased some lines from some art I scanned but CamScanner made it perfect

Yeah camscanner is a good app. I will say, make sure to select the photo category with MS Lens.  It's a picture using your cell phones camera, so the program itself is not doing any editing except for squaring the picture.  

I've used CamScanner a bunch and really like it,  but I just found a new one today.  Microsoft Office Lens.  What I like is it allows me to take a picture with my normal camera phone, then import that picture into the program to adjust distortion and borders and finally save it back into my phone gallery.  That way the photos are at full camera resolution vs. some scaling with CamScanner (unless you pay for the upgrade).  I can also use the photo editor on my phone vs. what's available in CamScanner.

I'm a (really) latecomer, ham and egger both, so I use CAF as the best way to plug into the hobby.  These boards provide a lot of great information, but the audience here is almost all seasoned collectors mostly having conversations around silver and copper age pieces. IMO.  I have no issues there as that's what is dominant in the market, but with CAF, I can search galleries of collectors similar to myself.  With most of my pieces posted, they can find me as well.  I've stuck up many conversations though DMs this way and have actually made a couple true friends from people thousands of miles away.  I have yet to run into anyone dickish. 

My thoughts, keeping the collection private probably maximizes value, making it public maximizes the social enjoyment.

The hobby is niche and one's tastes in the hobby even more so, so by posting I can connect with people with shared interests.  

This is my first (and probably only) NSFW piece but it was over a year in the making and Mike Choi knocked it out of the park.  It was also a piece that took a few twists and turns to get it to the finish line and I wanted to share.

Venomized Mary Jane,  Oil on Wood

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1495783&GSub=188630

Long term, what about when the opposite occurs and the market corrects?  Wouldn't a blue chip have a greater probability of retaining more of its value than a group of lesser pieces?

1 hour ago, JadeGiant said:

Communication breakdown (is what this is)
It's always the same (you guys are going in circles)
I'm having a nervous breakdown (well, not yet but if you guys can’t stop …)
Drive me insane! (where this thread is going)

Oh, don't make JadeGaint angry.  You won't like him when he's angry!  

2 hours ago, Panelfan1 said:

It's the artist

 He doesn't do a lot and has a bit of a cult following.

Thanks!  I looked him up in CAF and didnt see too many examples.  Just some higher priced listed items.

Help educate me on this cover and why it's so high already.  Not familiar with the artist and don't see the issue as a key.  Really curious on what I'm missing.  Is it because of the combination of the characters, or is uncanny x-force covers hard to get?  Is this artist's work rare?  Thanks!

http://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2FAUCTIONS%2FALLSUB.ASP%3F_SORT%3DYES%26Focused%3D1%26id%3D1398%26f1%3Da.MaxBid%26ODire1%3DDESC%26f2%3Di.Publisher%2C%2Bi.IssueNumber%2C%2Bi.Genre%26ODire2%3DASC%26f3%3Da.MaxBid%26ODire3%3DASC%23Item_1270156&id=1270156&itemType=1

22 minutes ago, Califelix said:

Love it! I think this has been the best Maxx depiction I've seen from someone other than Keith. 

Yeah, Mike is super talented and just got back into comics after taking fine art classes for the last few years. I just follow him on Instagram.  

Mike Choi work.  This is the OA painting, haven't seen the dress cover yet.  Could be a store exclusive

13 minutes ago, Panelfan1 said:

The request was for an example of mediocre art.  This is not that. Ha ha.its cartoony for sure - but not mediocre.

LOL, fair enough...I'll try harder!

56 minutes ago, Panelfan1 said:

Can you post an example?

Hey, a topic where I actually have examples of art discussed...E level!  :-)

I think this fits the bill.  It has Spider-man, Jessica Jones, Galactus, Daredevil, and the Avengers.  But it's also done by Rob Guillory, who I love, but is an indie creator-owned artist with a very exaggerated cartoon style.  Plus all the characters are in really goofy situations (geriatric Avengers passed out Daredevil).  No one would view this as high comic art

5 minutes ago, Jaydogrules said:

Hey guys haven't done a pick up post in a little while.  But I had to post this! . I literally snapped this picture as soon as I got back from the framers, my first Dell'otto OA (first OA at all, actually!).  I've been wanting to pick up something original by him for quite a while and when I saw his cover for the new ASM 1 I knew I had to have it!  I love his work on black paper, and his use of negative space and lighting effects on it.  And on this particular piece, the not so subtle ASM 300/301 homage made it a no brainer!  I immediately contacted his rep David Ceci in Italy to see if he still had it.  Of course he didn't, it had already been sold! So you can imagine my surprise when I saw the boardie @Sooners151 posted that HE was the owner of the OA in this very thread when he saw it was being turned into a publisher cover! I wasted no time in reaching out to him with a completely unsolicited buy inquiry. Not surprisingly I wasn't the only one to do so, and after a week or so of very friendly and pleasant negotiations, we agreed to a price and I pulled the trigger!  This is a perfect example of what makes the community on these boards so awesome.  I also purchased a copy of the published book from Ebay, and then rushed the pieces to the framer to have it all done up right. I might have gone a little crazy with the whole thing, but screw it! Lol It's my first OA piece, I love it, and I really wanted to make it a nice museum quality piece.  Well anyway this is how it turned out.  Thanks for checking it out and thanks again to Sooners151!

-J.

You are very welcome!!  Need to see this on the wall as that display is fire!!

19 minutes ago, Not A Clone said:

You should probably grab the OA for the #667 ASM cover while you're there if they have it   

That would be awesome to see, but I believe it's in a different collection.  Scroll to the bottom (though not too fast as this collection is amazing!!)

https://comicbookinvest.com/2017/11/10/visit-to-metropolis-collectibles-and-interview-with-vincent-zurzolo/