The Voord

On 2/26/2024 at 8:43 PM, grapeape said:

Terry I'm not sure there is one. I just want to see what if anything might be there. The treasure Hunter in me.

Artie Simek rocks!!!!

Hey, Mike

My question was a rhetorical one, asked for effect, and aimed at those wondering if a CCA stamp was on the back of the artwork.  That is, if Lee decided (for whatever reason) not to publish the art in any of his books, why would it ever have been submitted to the CCA for censorship scrutiny/publication green-light?

I get that you're curious if anything was on the back of the art (it's not uncommon to find thumbnail sketches and the like, or maybe notes).  That's a different kind of interest.

My recent sculpture of Talos all painted-up.  Stands about 9" tall.

On 2/26/2024 at 7:17 PM, pemart1966 said:

I think that you've answered your own question.  

If he had submitted it for CCA approval then there'd be a stamp on it, assuming of course that CCA hadn't refused approval.  But given the content, I think that it's fair to assume that it was never submitted for CCA approval for whatever reasons and hence, no stamp.

 

The question wasn't for myself . . . it was for  those wondering why no CCA stamp on the back of the art

On 2/24/2024 at 9:57 PM, grapeape said:

Buddy, if you can get a scan from them and post here, it would be most appreciated.

 

If Stan pulled the artwork from publication and (presumably) not submitted for CCA approval,, why would there be a stamp on the back?

On 2/24/2024 at 6:02 AM, tth2 said:

I've read that 25% of all 7-footers in the world have played in the NBA.  For a 25% chance to play in the NBA, I would've thought that most people would be willing to pay to be 7 feet tall, not have to be paid.  

I wonder how many midgets would jump at the chance of being 7ft tall (and pay for it)? *

*  No offence to midgets intended.

Thanks to those members here who mailed me privately with offers of assistance . . . resulting in a few more pieces of the jigsaw now added.

My friend from Fantagraphics has now provided me with the following update:

"What we're looking for now are two pages: one called QUALMS IN THE NIGHT, and another called HYPNOTIC EYES. And any other unpublished pages that might be out there."  *

*  Both pages are definitely out there, as Richard sold them, while he was alive, through The Comic Art Collective web-site (not a FB group).  The web-site scans are too small for realistic use.  Here they are:

On 2/24/2024 at 1:23 AM, 1classics said:

yeah but not of the "era", which unfortunately from a collector / investment standpoint could make a massive difference...

Yeah, and if I was deep-pocketed, I'd be all over this . . . and I'm definitely in a Ditko Spidey collecting area!  Investor?  No, I just love this . . . future financial return just wouldn't figure . . . so, go figure!.

For those struggling to compare . . . looks like they re-jigged Spidey's limbs, otherwise quite close.

Personally, I'd class the Spidey pin-up as published (in altered format).

On 2/22/2024 at 2:36 PM, alxjhnsn said:

Are you recommending this FB Page. It seems to be unmoderated and I noticed several spam posts.

 

Sorry, Alex, you've lost me . . . what FB page is it you think I might be recommending?  I've made no mention of any FB page??

The link I provided was for the Comic Art Collective, which has nothing to do with FB.  It's a site for 'alternative artists' to sell their art directly to potentially-interested collectors.  It's where I bought most of my own Richard Sala originals . . . directly from the artist, when he was still with us.

Thanks, Alex, though you're missing from your list:

Comic Art Collective - Original comic art from top artists

Hi

A friend of mine, who works for Fantagraphics, is trying to track down pages of OA from Richard Sala's first self-published comic, NIGHT DRIVE for a proposed project.

A CAF search is an obvious one, but not everyone post their art on CAF!

If anyone here has any pages in their collections, please DM me with details, thanks.

On 2/2/2024 at 10:44 PM, Mmehdy said:

Tashen having an insane sale on the Big Frazetta book...only $99 this weekend....my highest recommentation

Sold out very quickly.  I already had it, so bought the Little Nemo book at half-price!

On 2/4/2024 at 12:09 AM, AndyFish said:

 

I had one dealer who kept refusing to give me a price on a piece I was interested in-- I don't love that method of selling-- but to each his own and I ended up saving whatever monies he was thinking.

 

Interesting business model for a dealer!  

On 2/3/2024 at 8:52 AM, romitaman said:

My brother has i think over 1000 cds....from 30+years ago   (if that matters to anyone.????  he loves his music!)

Yeah, I probably have about 500 cds . . . and a jukebox that houses all my favorites.

"Play some Snoop Dogg, dad, he's the main man!"

On 2/1/2024 at 10:58 PM, cstojano said:

You need to google Bridget Fonda.

How about . . . 

On 2/1/2024 at 2:26 PM, Bronty said:

And respectfully I just don't think its the right take.

I heard this whole thing referred to as Future Shock thirty years ago.    As I understand it, its not uneasiness about our future per se - its uneasiness about our present as compared to the past that we remember as kids.    I remember going to the library, the Dewey Decimal system, having to call people on the phone, pagers, all sorts of things that are totally ridiculously obsolete now and its comforting on some level to return to that sometimes because mentally we are dealing with more change in the present than we are really equipped / evolved to be totally comfortable with.  

So, its really not a doom and gloom scenario, but that sense of future shock or nostalgia or whatever you want to call it only gets stronger as the pace of change in the world speeds up.    1840 probably wasn't that different than 1810, not much to get nostalgic about, right?   And I'm truly sure that 640 wasn't much different than 610.      However, 2020 and 1990 are very very different - worlds apart.    There's more change in that 30 years than in 500 years in a different part of our species' timeline.

I'm still waiting for Stepford Wives to hit the market . . . 

On 1/26/2024 at 11:08 PM, ThothAmon said:

The Holy Grail! of sketch cover guys!    

On 1/25/2024 at 8:04 PM, Dr. Balls said:

I also had an uneasy feeling about the use of Copic markers on sketch covers because they are not lightfast and have the possibility of fading over time.

Sketch cover today . . . gone tomorrow!*

*  Bit like the 'Grail today, gone tomorrow' phenomenon, where posters (on various sites) proclaimed to have found their holy grail (usually all too easily and a bit kind of 'meh' in content) . . . only to shortly afterwards say, "circumstances force me to re-sell my grail . . . "  

On 1/25/2024 at 4:53 PM, Michael Browning said:

I hate the blank cover sketches/drawings. I figure, though, that the consignor wanted them all in the same auction and someone at HA said “nah, we ain’t putting these into a Signature Auction, so stick ‘em all in a January Wednesday auction.”

Rumour has it one HA employer said, "Nah, just mark 'em down for shredding."

On 1/25/2024 at 4:55 PM, Michael Browning said:

Kirby’s dialogue was just plain awful. I find his DC Fourth World work extremely hard to read.

Yeah, I could never get into Kirby's Fourth World stuff!  I did follow Kamandi and The Demon, which I enjoyed.  Kamandi was undoubtedly Kirby's take on the Planet of the Apes phenomenon, but as I was a big fan of the original (first two) movies, lapped that stuff up, lol!

In the 1960s, Stan Lee's dialog definitely helped.  If you can liken it to music, Lee was a good lyricist to the music being composed by his artistic collaborators.

On 1/25/2024 at 6:41 AM, tth2 said:

Reading ANYTHING scripted by Kirby is torture.  I always thought the over the top “dialogue” and over use of exclamation marks in 70s Kirby art was supposed to be part of the charm—so bad it’s camp.

Cringe-worthy, for sure.  Pass that tube of whiteout . . . *

*  

I didn't have any problems selecting fives entries for this year's competition . . . as I only bought five pieces of OA this past year (four in December), all of which were Movie Poster paintings.

Only problem I'm having is finding anything I can muster up any enthusiasm for in the Sketch Cover/Commissions and Mystery Sketch categories which are proving of little or no interest to me, personally (sorry, it just ain't my 'thang') . . . 

On 1/12/2024 at 6:20 PM, BrightSide77 said:

I draw from comic images in my free time, whatever strikes me as a challenge or whose style or imagery seems unique or unforgettable.

 

It has me thinking. . .is there a single comic panel that stands above all the rest for you? There are iconic artists and covers, but what about THE iconic storyline moment for you in all of comics? 

Share images if you have one.

 

Sure, if you really do like a challenge .. .

Small sculpting side-project, not quite finished yet (some tweaks and general tidy-up still to perform) of Talos from Jason & the Argonauts. Stands at about 9" tall.

Last photo is a screen-capture of the movie, for reasons of comparison.