The Voord

On 1/17/2024 at 4:50 AM, comiconxion said:

Currently I only have two comic art pieces on the wall at home - because my wife doesn't enjoy seeing it every day. 

Yeah, I'm in the same boat, lol!  My wife just doesn't like to see comic OA plastered on the walls of our home . . . though she doesn't mind me displaying movie poster OA!

On 12/25/2023 at 4:09 PM, gumbydarnit said:

I just got an email the other day about a dealers website update. This got me thinking, when I started collecting I would get excited when there was an update, better yet, I would constantly check and ever so often, I would catch an update before it was announced and pick up an unearthed gem. Now many of the dealers announcements just get scrolled by, I doubt there would be anything new of interest and if there were a piece I know it would be double the price the dealer just bought it for (prob from an recent auction). Not their fault, they are trying to run a profitable business.

What about you, what has changed with the hobby or the way you collect since you discovered this hobby?

I started collecting OA early 1982 via the Russ Cochran Art Auctions held every three months, buying heavily (mostly EC art).for over a decade.  Over here in the UK, a lot of (home-grown) art was acquired as a result of doing the leg-work, chasing leads or contacting other collectors as they became known to me.

With the advent of the internet things definitely changed, especially ever-spiraling-upwards prices!  Nowadays, It's mostly just window-shopping for me when it comes to dealers' web-sites, as there are seldom any real deals to be had.  A lot of their inventory (nowadays) seem to rely on auction wins . . . only to be heavily marked-up in price when it comes to site updates.  If you want the art, your best bet is to compete heavily at auction level, giving it your best shot.

On 12/20/2023 at 9:18 PM, vodou said:

Imelda Marcos?

On 12/18/2023 at 1:58 PM, delekkerste said:

From my collection  

Arnie's clearly beating Chuck . . . well, not beating him in 'that' way   

On 12/18/2023 at 1:21 PM, delekkerste said:

.  . much of that is due to BWS inking himself, and also being drawn for a B&W publication which caused him to experiment a lot more with light, shadow and shades of grey.

 

Agreed.  With the comic-book, BWS was probably limited by color considerations for the finished product (and perhaps held back by unsympathetic inkers?).  B&w (published) art would have allowed an artist to closely judge how the work would look in print, encouraging the experimentation you talk about.

Someone like Steve Ditko could be consistently amazing (no pun intended) with his b&w work for the early Warren mags.

That BWS Frost Giants cover is stunning!

On 12/17/2023 at 6:17 AM, batman_fan said:

I'll start

Romita Spider-Man page

Jack Davis piece

Another Peanuts would be nice I think but that is always on my list

Get my Marmadukes framed.

You're running two identical threads?

On 12/15/2023 at 1:33 AM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

I don't know. Depending on price , I would probably want one of those infamous signed clown paintings ..

Clowns are cool!

On 12/12/2023 at 11:23 PM, Chip Cataldo said:

Thanks guys. I have no idea about this type of stuff, which is why I asked here and (apparently) risked the ridicule. 

Better ridiculed than ripped-off!  ;)

You dodged a bullet . . . 

On 12/12/2023 at 1:24 AM, Chip Cataldo said:

Any idea what this could be? Original? All I have is the one pic.

Lol!

On 11/22/2023 at 6:52 PM, cstojano said:

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TWD should be studied, if not already, for one specific reason. So many people, myself included, tuned out at the same time - when Negan killed two main characters. That was the end of the season as I recall and we just never cared enough to start watching again, and it wasn't like Glen was some massive fan favorite of mine either.

For me, Negan killing off two main supporting characters was a highpoint (not for the gore but the sheer jaw-dropping impact), and I'd rate the Saviors storyline as best of series.  Sure, Negan's introduction was brutal, but at the same time unforgettable . . . making me want to see how the storyline would play out.  If I'm watching a Horror series, I expect elements of Horror, I guess!  

Won these two paintings in yesterday's Ewbanks auction (UK) at what I consider to be a real steal . . . £260 and £234 apiece (whatever that works out at in US $), consigned by the artist, Brian Bysouth:

LEGEND OF THE LAWMAN (1975), USA title Walking Tall part two (I'm including a photo of the printed poster for reasons of comparison):

ANRICAN TAIL: FIEVEL GOES WEST (1991)

The Fievel art is most likely an unused comp, as I can't locate any printed poster featuring the art.

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On 11/17/2023 at 1:35 PM, delekkerste said:

I quite enjoyed the recent TWD: Dead City (Maggie + Negan in NYC) and Daryl Dixon (in France) spin-off series. The change of scenery did more to freshen things up than anything they were able to do in the regular series the last 4-5 seasons before it ended. 

I was aware of the Daryl Dixon spin-off series but somehow missed any promotion for Dead City (thanks for the heads-up, Gene).  I managed to secure DVD copies of both new shows and have spent the past five days watching all episodes.  Looks like, at six episodes apiece, AMT were playing it safe by not committing to full-blown seasons until such time as audience reaction was known.  I thought they were both good 'taster' mini-series and nicely set-up what's to follow, which seems very intriguing.  Good to see WD out of the woods and into the cities!   ;)

On 11/20/2023 at 10:31 PM, RBerman said:

I can understand its appeal. Ant-Man gained the ability to control spiders, which seems noteworthy.

Did they ever do a MTU of Ant-Man and Spider-Man?

On 8/22/2022 at 3:17 PM, delekkerste said:

The comic ended in 2019.

I think there has been a lot of Walking Dead fatigue the past several years...many stopped watching the show when the quality declined 4-5 seasons ago (it has arguably rebounded, but, many people never came back), the show's spin-offs added to zombie fatigue, there was just so much supply of the art available at all times, and the comic series ended. 

That said, I believe in the fullness of time, people will eventually miss it and look back on the franchise very fondly. It was, after all, one of the very biggest pop culture phenomenons of the past decade. I own quite a bit of WD art and continue to add pieces here and there. 

My Zombie fatigue was already in place before I actually started watching Walking Dead (I never read the comic-book) as a result of all the endless Zombie movies released on the big screen over the years!  It was my wife and daughter who got me into the show, as I'd bought them all the early seasons on DVD . . . and as a result of them being played in the background got drawn into the show.  

I liked the fact that it was a character-driven series, with the human antagonists frequently more horrific by nature than those walking corpses!

The climax of the Negan/Saviors storyline was always going to be difficult to top (not helped by some of the key cast members moving on to other projects in the seasons that followed).  I stuck with the show, which could often fluctuate in quality,  and thought something like the Whisperers storyline was quite engaging.  Overall, I do think the series will stand the test of time.  The spin-off series Fear the Walking Dead could be a bit hit and miss but overall wasn't too bad

On 11/4/2023 at 11:36 AM, gumbydarnit said:

If that were to happen, you know there would also be new Dr Doom trade dress added to further enhance this unearthed alternate Dr Doom #1 cover ; ) 

Wraparound cover . . . ;)

On 11/3/2023 at 4:53 PM, gumbydarnit said:

Anyone else see a foreshadowing of Dr Doom in the last mechanical face? 
 

perhaps it influenced Darth Vaders mask as well?

Yes, I was thinking Dr Doom myself, lol!

Hopefully, Ron will never re-release these to the Brothers D . . . I can see 'Dr Doom prototype art' pumping-up the asking price to insane levels . . . 

On 11/2/2023 at 9:50 PM, rsonenthal said:

Sky Masters was simply lightning in a bottle. The strip was written by two brothers, Dave and Richard Wood (they are the "Wood" of Kirby and Wood credited on the strip) and penciled by Jack Kirby with inks initially by the amazing Wally Wood. The comic strip was a "quasi-realistic" space adventure that was a little before it's time.

The space race was just beginning and Sky Masters was gone before the Russians got Yuri Gagarin into orbit. Although promising at the start, Kirby had agreed to pay a portion of his royalties to someone else. He tried to fight that arrangement, but lost in court. Shortly before that decision, Wally left, presumably for more money. Kirby inked himself for a while, and then had Richard Ayers take over the inking chores. But, by then his heart wasn't in the strip and by February of 1961 it was over.

I suppose we should be happy about that because if it was successful, Kirby would have had no reason to find himself back in comics to help start the Marvel Universe.

Still, when they were cooking, they were cooking. This is a one panel strip from very early in the run. As a friend told me, there are other Sky Masters out there, but none better.

The link:  https://cafurl.com?i=29640

As always, feel free to look around.

Ron

 

It's a wonderful example, you must be feeling incredibly pleased to land such a beauty!  Single panel dailies are always extra special, possibly the equivalent of a splash page in comic-book art.  I own several single-panel Jeff Hawke dailies, so know such things are (usually) extra special to us as collectors!  Dream team of Kirby and (Wally) Wood . . . and you make an interesting observation about how the Marvel Universe might have been impacted had Sky Masters continued as a long-running newpaper strip . . . Congrats, Ron!

On 10/28/2023 at 6:34 PM, themagicrobot said:

 

https://lostmediawiki.com/King_of_Van_Nuys_(found_ABC_pilot_for_cancelled_American_remake_of_"Only_Fools_and_Horses";_2012)

PS: Nicholas Lyndhurst of Only Fools fame (not featured in the above clip however) now appears in the re-booted Frasier.

PPS: I assume the phase "with the playing of recordsOnly fools and horses" is familiar in the US with its unwritten last word "work"??

 

Reminds me of a similar experience that actually happened to me in the late 1980s . . . A friend at the time was a DJ in one of the Liverpool (UK) nightclubs where I (sometimes) assisted with the playing of records .  One night I was sitting on the edge of the DJ's cubicle chatting-up a gorgeous blonde and was in the process of arranging a date with her.  I leaned over to whisper something in her ear, lost my balance, and went crashing sideways into a nearby table full of drinks!  As I picked myself up from the debris of broken glass, doused in spilt alcohol, my gorgeous blonde friend was nowhere to be seen!   

On 10/30/2023 at 1:42 AM, Dr. Balls said:

Not sure how open people are about discussing their bad beats on auction - but this one was a bummer tonight:

I'm pretty much a noob when it comes to GA artwork, so this will be my second loss on a page being the underbidder. What's a real bummer about this one is that I camped out for the end of the auction - which was at $760, I dropped a $1666.66 bid, outbidding it just to $780 and there it sat until someone sniped me with 5 seconds (which is totally fair, I snipe all the time - just not this time since I was sitting in front of the computer). The unfortunate part is that the bidding was between me and one other person, so I had pretty good chances of coming out on top, but alas, it wasn't meant to be.

I'm just glad I made the high bidder eat it to the tune of $1600, because if I hadn't been there tonight, they'd have walked away with it for $780.

With me, I figure out an absolutely top bid I'm willing to go to and will place that top bid in the closing moments of the auction.  If I lose (it happens), I then walk away in the knowledge that I tried my level best to secure the art, but it was not meant to be . . . and I have no regrets whatsoever.

On 10/28/2023 at 1:52 AM, christosgage said:

When I was a kid in the 70s I loved two Gold Key comics: Turok, because I was a dinosaur nut, and UFO OUTER SPACE, because I was also super into UFOs. I managed to compile a full run of UFO FLYING SAUCERS/UFO OUTER SPACE comics some years ago, but the original art has proven very hard to come by. I've seen a few covers listed on CAF but usually in "I used to own this" files. Finally I was able to pick up an original painted cover to an issue I vividly remember having as a kid that explored the whole "ancient astronauts" theory that was popular in the 70s. Here's the painted cover along with the published cover, so you can see how much more vivid the colors are on the original.

Oh and if anyone has any more UFO Flying Saucers/Outer Space art, whether for sale or not, do let me know! I'd love to hear what's out there. Thanks!

Very nice . . . you even get Spider-Man's chest emblem thrown into the mix!  ;)