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At first all you think you are looking at just a man sitting in his kitchen but there is more going on than just that. On the table are the beginnings of his self created Grendel costume and even though the setting is a brightly lite room the angle is so dramatic it gives you a dark foreshadowing of what is to come. Grendel

I took care of a patient in the hospital I work at a couple of years ago and she mentioned she know Mr. Wein. I got this in the mail a few months later. I approached him at SDCC 2016 to thank him for it. Rest in peace Mr. Wein. I also posted a beautiful piece by Riley Rossmo. Len Wein Riley Rossmo

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I'm not going to sign the back but I will use my personalized four inch diameter pressure stamp right in the middle of it. Just so anyone who may own it in the future will know who it once belong to. (pssst. It may be a joke!)

Michael has exposed me. I merely seek my name to live forever upon the back of comic book art. My greatest sin is that I crave the lime light (I also love the night life. I've got to boogie). But alas in my desperate attempt at everlasting life I flew too close to the sun. I almost had it all until I ran up against the Saint Of OA who's name is only whispered in private quarters... Michael Browning. Fare thee well fellow conservators of comic art. My fall from near immortality begins. By the way tonight I'm posting a really beautiful piece by Riley Rossmo on my CAF gallery. You should have a look.

Your not interested In who owned it before you Michael. We get it. But what is the harm in others knowing some of the history of their pieces if they are intersted. If it doesn't diminish the value what is the harm?

Does anyone have a page with pen writing on the back that bled through to the front? To be honest I wouldn't do this either. My reason being that I'm paranoid about it decreasing the value. The trouble is I can't think of a reason why it would decrease the value. I would like to know where the piece has been in the past. Comic art is only growing in value. The buying pool is growing. I don't think it is beyond imagination that eventually it will be treated as fine art. Provenance will become important. Is anyone tracking sales? Should we? And how?

If you write on a comic it brings down the value so of course you wouldn't do that. That's a no-brainer. There was an auction of Graham Nash's collection of original art recently. Had he autographed the back of each page I can't help but think that would increase the value or would at least add a WOW factor to anyone you showed it to. When a celebrity has previously owned a piece it becomes more valuable. Just look at the sales of Nick Cage's comics. A COA can be lost but the signature on the back of the art stays with it. How about someone who is prominent in the hobby? Having the name of someone who is well known in original art collecting may make you piece more desirable as well. HA will mention the names of deceased collectors when there pieces become available for auction. So again I ask where are the negatives in doing this other than it being unfamiliar and scary to hobbyists?

So far all I'm reading is knee jerk reactions with no explanation of how it would or could affect value or the desire to own the piece. Would you honestly not by the art if it had this information on the back?

I have wondered if it would be a good idea to sign your name in pen (not large but legible) on the back of the art you own with the date of purchase and eventually the date you sold it. The next owner would do the same. This would prove ownership if it is lost and also create a provenance directly on the piece. I don't think it would negatively affect the value and it would be interesting to see who else in your hobby has own your art. I don't see much negative in this. Do you?

Can anyone tell me the history of the New York Tribe and who was in it?

Been wanting a Human Fly page for a while and I managed to get two within a few days of each other. Carmine Infantino Frank Robbins

Splash page By Mike Wolfer and sketch by Adam Hughes on ebay now. Wolfer splash page Hughes sketch

Adam Hughes 12x9 Abby Arcane $300 + shipping Dillin World's Finest Comics issue 203 page 10 $300 + shipping

Are you saying that only specific pieces by specific artists can be grails?

I bought this piece while having dinner with fellow art collectors a SDCC 2017. I asked Bill Willingham who this never used character was and oddly enough it was originally a Matt Wagner creation. Here is the story directly from Mr. Willingham. Willingwagner

Where did he post that there was a fundraiser?

I usually take a similar tact. There was a part of me that was hoping that someone else would buy it while I stalled. At one point I went back to the table and didn't see it on the wall. I got bummed and asked the dealer if it sold. He just moved it lower to where it wasn't so visible. I was so disappointed when I thought it was gone I realized it was one of those pieces I would forever regret not getting. My Pay Pal account took a hit.

Sorry I never answered. I don't seem to get messages from CGC about responses. I'd love to get Matt Wagner and Bill Willingham.

Please share.

I saw this at SDCC 2017 and for three days I tried to talk myself out of buying it. I folded like an Origami Tulip. Has this ever happened to you? I am weak

His main character is Frank. You will find him in most of Woodrings books but the books are stories within themselves. They don't seem to follow a time line. I started with "Weathercraft" which was mostly about a character named Manhog. It's as good a starting point as any.

Jim Woodring is a brilliant artist. His no dialog no narration stories are so unworldly there just isn't much to compare it to. His vision and talent put him in a class by himself. The published page is from a TPB called Fran and the other piece is a commission he did for me recently. Have a look. http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1411784 http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1411783

I picked up these two pieces from SDCC last week. Have a look. Paul Pope Black Panther cover Bill Willingham Nexus commission

I actually bought this piece at the dinner.