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I've a couple of McGinnis paintings in my collection. First up . . . THOSE LIPS, THOSE EYES (1980) movie poster painting (and printed poster for comparison):

IMHO moderation on these boards is about right. Most heated discussions/disagreements/flame-wars tend to fizzle out by themselves without the need for heavy-handed policing. I very rarely flag contentious posts up for the attention of the mods . . . except for recent threads in which Marcis Wai was attacked for his (harmless) CAF activity and someone else wanted to see Bechara's demise. I found it a bit of a stretch of the imagination that 'Race' started the personal attacks on Marcus . . . and when he quickly left the scene was soon after replaced by 'Herbie-Boy-Wonder' who (professing to be a long-time-lurker) made as his first topic . . . Marcus Wai's CAF activity (when most people come here to discuss art)! But Herbie insisted he was not Race re-invented (heck, he even claims expertise in having studied Race's posts to determine different writing styles, lol!). Race wouldn't ID himself for fear of dealer reprisal . . . and Herbie-Boy-Wonder was fearful of peer backlash! Yeah, right . . .

I sold the Gunfighter cover through auction about four of five years ago and I think it went for about $6.5K. The new price tag is a bit of a jaw-dropper to me and I'd be even more surprised to see it sell at the new ask.

A signed original watercolour en grisaille, produced in 1902 for the magazine Graphic. It depicts, in Fortunino Matania's usual realistic and detailed style, a group of soldiers washing themselves at a communal wash block in Wellington Barracks.Probably part of a feature on 'Our Troops, at Home and Abroad'. A wonderful and rare early example of this very popular artist's work.

A signed original watercolour en grisaille, produced in 1902 for the magazine Graphic. It depicts, in Fortunino Matania's usual realistic and detailed style, a group of soldiers enjoying themselves in the coffee shop, although it appears more like a bar.Probably part of a feature on 'Our Troops, at Home and Abroad'. A wonderful and rare early example of this very popular artist's work.The Foot Guards Battalions on public duties in London are located in barracks conveniently close to Buckingham Palace for them to be able to reach the Palace very quickly in an emergency. In central London, a battalion is based at Wellington Barracks, Westminster, about 300 yards from Buckingham Palace between Birdcage Walk and Petty France.

Large pencil conceptual drawing for the 1964 William Castle movie, THE NIGHT WALKER (one of my favorites) Interestingly, for the Demon at centre, the resulting movie posters added a pair of underpants for him to wear (no self-respecting demon should be seen in public without them!) and all the surrounding monster-types got censored-out of the printed poster. The artwork actually forms the basis of the movie's introductory title sequence.

Pssst . . . try Marketplace.

Would make a good Painting-by-Numbers plate . . . though I'm not sure why the Spider-Man emblem on the front of his thing?

Lol!

The Spidey cover's an eyesore. DD isn't too bad. I'd sooner own the cash.

As a collector who sometimes sells art, I request F&F or an additional amount to cover paypal fees I'll get stung with if G&S is insisted upon. I always state up front that F&F is the risky option and that G&S comes at extra cost. Bottom line is that my ask prices are met in full

Thanks! I finished off all the do-able Outer Limits sculptures last year and wanted to continue with other stuff. Dave Nicholson, of Killer Kits UK, took an interest in my work and asked me to try my hand at doing Talos from Jason & the Argonauts.as a kind of test project. He was happy with the end result, bought the sculpture, which has been well received by his customer base and is selling well, so is now feeding me new projects. We discuss future sculptures, in the sense it's something I want to do and is something he thinks will sell, which is pretty much the way forward for me now. Currently I'm sculpting Maria the robot from Metropolis (movie still attached).

My 15" tall sculpture of the original 1933 King Kong, now painted-up. Currently available as a resin bust from Killer Kits UK>

My 17" tall sculpture of The Phantom of the Opera (1925), for KIller Kits UK, all painted up. I'd like to think I did a decent likeness of Chaney as The Phantom. I'll be painting King Kong over the next few days.

Bad idea. Preserve the art as it is and, as has already been pointed out, go the route of an inked copy

Here are some:

Excellent! I get that some boardies want to remain anonymous for valid reasons, and don't act like jerks, but this Race/Herbie species of low life didn't come here to talk about art . . . he just wanted to disparage another collector, empowered by the (mistaken) belief that he could be as outrageous as he wanted, with no accountability. If people want to be contentious, they should at least man up, own their opinions by ID-ing themselves and not hide behind the shield of anonymity.

I'd reported it to the mods earlier in the day and it was eventually picked up on and deleted.

For me, I can dip into all three options separately . . . though when all elements combine, it's a win-win-win situation!

Off the top-of-my-head, they tend to alter covers, unpublished or illustrations of cover-like appearance . . . trying to make them into something they're (usually) not.. If what you're looking to buy is published panel pages, you should be okay. Just compare the art against the printed page, which should tell you everything you need to know.

Was it that popular?

Being a rule-maker is always a better option over being a rule-taker.

The raising of prices, in line with sales results of an ever- changing market, is a natural progression echoed in other businesses. I sometimes think that too many ongoing auctions often deflect interest away from perfectly good art that's been sitting a while on dealers' sites . . . and collectors can either become complacent about such inventory, or more focused on the buzz generated by the latest auction . . . maybe a combination of both. From time to time, I've personally offered art for direct sale at stipulated asking prices with items going unsold. Did I lower my prices? No, I considered my asks FMV. Instead, I consigned a bunch of OA to auction (with reserves) where, in most cases, hammer prices were in excess of my original private asks.