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I've been going to this show on-and-off since 2001 and I've established quite the love-hate relationship with it. Over the years, I've seen the number of quality back issue dealers dwindle and artists' alley reduced to a shell of its former self. Sure, in terms of square footage, it may be the same (larger, possibly), but the quality of guests ain't what it used to be and this happens to be one of the years I've decided to pass on going. There's probably a lot more I can add, but this is just my opinion, and I'm sure others will have differing opinions.

A Message from George Perez Hi, All; Spencer asked me to post this message directly on behalf of Mr. Perez. Wishing him a speedy recovery... FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 2017 George Perez Represented by Spencer R. Beck The Artist’s Choice SpencerBck@aol.com www.Theartistschoice.com UPDATE FROM GEORGE PEREZ The following is a statement from George Perez regarding his health and hospitalization during the East Coast Comic Convention: I am so genuinely flattered, humbled, and grateful for all the emails, texts, phone calls and messages that I’ve received regarding my latest medical situation. To clarify the facts to everyone: Yes, I did have a heart attack. I was on a plane leaving from Los Angeles, CA, heading to Secaucus, NJ for a comic convention when I started to feel some discomfort in my chest. It was mild and sporadic at first, but became more intense after I checked into my hotel in New Jersey. I called the front desk and they called for an ambulance. I also phoned my longtime friend and art agent Spencer Beck, who contacted my wife Carol, who was visiting friends in England. He figured correctly that news of my affliction and possible speculations could fill the social networks, and didn’t want Carol to find out that way. At first it was speculated that I may have had blood clots that may have reached my heart or lungs, but a second EKG determined that I had indeed suffered a heart attack with some rather severe blockage in some of the vessels. As of this writing, I have already undergone one operation to place a stent to clear the blockage on the right side of my heart and am scheduled to have the left side taken care of today. So far, recovery has been going well and life should be relatively normal after that, although I may have to pull back on the non-stop sketching-marathons that people have come to expect from me at conventions. There may even be a few cancelations, depending on medical advice. I apologize in advance to those I may disappoint. With this new medical wrinkle added to my past issues regarding my eyesight, there are likely a good number of you feeling a bit sorry for me. Please, don’t be. I’ve had a great run and have been blessed not only with a great career, but also, thanks to all of you nice people buying video games, t-shirts, action figures, collected editions, and watching all those movies and TV shows, my royalty income allows me financial security for life. There are so many of my peers who do not have that luxury. Unfair, but true. So, if these bits of misfortune do need to happen to someone, let it be me. Granted, my output may be curtailed, but I will still be drawing, and loving it as much as ever. Thank you all for caring. See you in the funny papers. George Perez For those of you who wish to send Mr. Perez your well-wishes, you can email him at: gpzpacesetter@mac.com

A Message from George Perez HI, all; Spencer Beck asked me to post this message on behalf of George Perez: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 2017 George Perez Represented by Spencer R. Beck The Artist’s Choice SpencerBck@aol.com www.Theartistschoice.com UPDATE FROM GEORGE PEREZ The following is a statement from George Perez regarding his health and hospitalization during the East Coast Comic Convention: I am so genuinely flattered, humbled, and grateful for all the emails, texts, phone calls and messages that I’ve received regarding my latest medical situation. To clarify the facts to everyone: Yes, I did have a heart attack. I was on a plane leaving from Los Angeles, CA, heading to Secaucus, NJ for a comic convention when I started to feel some discomfort in my chest. It was mild and sporadic at first, but became more intense after I checked into my hotel in New Jersey. I called the front desk and they called for an ambulance. I also phoned my longtime friend and art agent Spencer Beck, who contacted my wife Carol, who was visiting friends in England. He figured correctly that news of my affliction and possible speculations could fill the social networks, and didn’t want Carol to find out that way. At first it was speculated that I may have had blood clots that may have reached my heart or lungs, but a second EKG determined that I had indeed suffered a heart attack with some rather severe blockage in some of the vessels. As of this writing, I have already undergone one operation to place a stent to clear the blockage on the right side of my heart and am scheduled to have the left side taken care of today. So far, recovery has been going well and life should be relatively normal after that, although I may have to pull back on the non-stop sketching-marathons that people have come to expect from me at conventions. There may even be a few cancelations, depending on medical advice. I apologize in advance to those I may disappoint. With this new medical wrinkle added to my past issues regarding my eyesight, there are likely a good number of you feeling a bit sorry for me. Please, don’t be. I’ve had a great run and have been blessed not only with a great career, but also, thanks to all of you nice people buying video games, t-shirts, action figures, collected editions, and watching all those movies and TV shows, my royalty income allows me financial security for life. There are so many of my peers who do not have that luxury. Unfair, but true. So, if these bits of misfortune do need to happen to someone, let it be me. Granted, my output may be curtailed, but I will still be drawing, and loving it as much as ever. Thank you all for caring. See you in the funny papers. George Perez For those of you who wish to send Mr. Perez your well-wishes, you can email him at: gpzpacesetter@mac.com

I've finally had the time to review the listings fully for this auction and I'm tracking over 350 pieces. Of the pieces I'm tracking, I'd estimate that I'm very interested in a few dozen and will be bidding on them with the hope of winning at least 5 pieces. For Spidey fans, this auction has so many nice examples for collectors to consider with pages and/or covers by: Ditko Romita Sr Andru Pollard Romita Jr Leonardi Frenz McFarlane Bagley Plus, there's an X-Men splash featuring Spidey and a Kirby FF page with Spidey, too!

This auction is just incredible and theres really so much breadth and depth here that it will suck money out of a lot of wallets. Honestly, I wouldn't worry for the HA consignors... I'd worry for the Clink consignors as their auction comes after HA has taken everyone's money.

Depends on the artist and image to me. If the regular series artist is mediocre, then I'd prefer the variant by Finch or Hughes or fill in the blank

I think Jim Shooter had a letter published in an early issue of ASM. Possibly issue #23, but my memory is t what it used to be ?

Just catching up on my reading today and I enjoy your OA articles very much. Would like to add a few tidbits of information to share with your audience: 1. The Miller MTU 99 cover that sold on CC for $15.2K, which you indicate is a good deal. I can't say one way or another if it was a good deal, but I do know that is sold less than two years prior for $10.6K on ComicLink. Also, at some time between the ComicLink sale and the CC sale, somebody added a few new paste-up blurbs to the cover. Additionally, likes like another signature was added at the bottom centre of the OA, and I believe that's Denny O'Neil's signature. I've got a scan of the cover as it appeared on the ComicLink auction and hopefully, I was able to upload it correctly for comparison's sake. 2. The Stephen Yarish article was great and I thoroughly enjoy reading how collectors got their start in this hobby. As an unabashed Keown Hulk fan, I especially liked reading Stephen's note about how he happened to be in the right place at the right time to get the Hulk 390 splash (Hulk with bunny slippers). He knew going in that he was going to be outbid, yet he ended up winning the splash. At the time of the ebay auction for the splash, I was spending money like a drunken sailor on Keown Hulk art and could have easily won the splash, but Stephen and I had nice email exchange and I decided to back down from bidding on the piece. Stephen's been a great curator for the piece and I've really enjoyed seeing his Hulk collection grow over the years. Looking forward to your next article!

Yowza! Any guesses North of $200K?

But you will never know in an auction setting so it all blends into the final price realized, whether it's on HA, clink, eBay or any other auction house. And i also disagree with your statement that "everything" gets bid up by a couple of dealers, whether they are in the room or not.

I don't think any artists work is undervalued at auction. There is perceived price and actual price, and the actual price is the end result at auction.

D'oh! many thanks...now I remember it more clearly. The page is from the Brief Lives storyline, and the main stripper is Ishtar, Destruction's former girlfriend.

https://comics.ha.com/itm/miscellaneous//p/7163-38007.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515

A quick question to all Sandman Fan's on the board. I saw this in the Miscellaneous section of the May auction and it seems very familiar. I mean, I remember reading whatever comic this page is from, and I think its a Sandman comic, but I'm hoping someone is able to recognize the artist, and possibly the story arc or even the issue number? its killing me not being able to remember it.

Yeah, upon first glance I liked this page, too. However after giving it a closer look, and reading the page description, the condition issues are concerning.

Looks like a dozen or so Kirby pieces were added over the past week, along with the gorgeous Gil Kane Conan cover.

It's been posted several times on this board that Miller's artwork ain't the best, but his ability to tell a story (layouts, pacing, panel construction and constriction) were among the best.

Thanks Nelson. franks current style is very hard on my eyes, too!

Who are the two factions competing against each other to rep Miller for art sales?

Reading all of the comments on this thread has made me realize how disassociated I've become from new comics and new characters and it's also made me feel kind of left out of the conversation. I will say this: goid luck to the seller and to all bidders

If I remember correctly, these pieces were done durin the time where Jeff painted very few figures having eye/eyeballs. Sure, there was a darkened/shadowy area for the eye sockets, but take a closer look to see if there's any eyeballs. yes, I know I'm sounding a bit strange and this is something odd to point out, but if one's eyes are meant to be the pathway to get one's soul, then I find it very truly telling of Jeff's ability to render a complete figure with so much soul... Sans eyeballs

May Heritage Auction Well, this one's already starting off well, with an Adams Batman cover, Byrne FF cover, Byrne X-Men 137 page, Perez JLA cover, McSpidey pages, and in the miscellaneous section there's a nice Kane Conan cover & splashes, Wrightson, and lots of Bronze Age Spidey art (Andru, Frenz, Leonardi, Romita Jr, Pollard).

Neither are you