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I think that’s putting it mildly. A lot of what shows up includes unsold stuff from eBay that gets listed over and over, while more and more people keep posting things like their sketch of a bare-bottom Velma as art—and then redraw the image and call it WW. Is there any way to permanently block individual images from showing up in repeated “new” listings? I’m not even counting the sketch books; the umpteenth listing of Dean Yeagle’s sketches of a young girl in various naked poses doesn’t annoy me, even if I don’t want it. God knows about the unsticky or sticky condition of its interior pages.

Sure.

A good reason to become a vegetarian.

Then why would it be listed for the first time in Comic Art Tracker? Or, did I miss a prior listing?

Am I the only one who gets annoyed when I see a dealer listing something as “sold” on Dueling Dealers? It seems to be saying “I beat you to it by buying this piece before you, and now, you have to pay me extra profit if you still want to buy.”

My list is a little different,except I drop nostalgia to the bottom, with rare exceptions. I would rather see an image which is new to me, or at least rarely seen. I would go: 1. Character 2. Quality of pose in splashes, quality of panel structure; agree, not too interested in the snot getting knocked out of the lead 3. Nature of action (there is a Phantom Stranger page in which he is bringing groceries to Zatanna—I really want that one) 4.Style of imagery (realistic, impressionistic, cartoony, etc.)(I go through phases on preferences) 5. Artist, the more obscure, the better, unless it is one of those uncommon ones I miss not owning 6. Nostalgia, but for me, familiarity can breed contempt, not love.

No, you aren’t wrong, but chicken has its advantages. It’s healthier, lower priced, and comes with its own handles. Stop looking at the old nostalgia-based pieces. The newer ones can have wonderful dynamics and fresh lines, are cheaper, and you could make a connection with an up and coming artist. “If you can’t be with the one you love, love the one you’re with.”

If you look at the top 2 pictures, the bottom looks slightly bigger. I don’t think it is an optical illusion.

Still an open question.

It looks like the framer used standard sized matting even though the images were slightly different in size. That makes wall alignment difficult, at best. This raises an interesting question: to frame uniformly and adjust the mat size, if possible, with the framer, or adjust the frame size for uniform mat size. After looking at this problem you had, I am thinking the former is a better choice for those planning a wall of art.

Lot’s of people engage in good natured kidding here, both give and take. I’ve taken out, and fouled up, my share of posts, and V is just having a little fun the same as other people. Think of it as a sign of acceptance to the group; you can better appreciate it later. V is good people.

It isn’t always easy, but a giveaway is usually age. If it is over 20 years old, you will be looking at blue line pencils (probably even more recently). If less than 5, high probability is it is digital. Second, ask the seller. To see for yourself, find what looks like a pencilled area with no ink and run your finger lightly across it. If you feel something, they are real pencils. If the pencil-like image is almost like a vague shadow which the inker is ignoring, it will be digital. The whole subject is a bit of a paradox. People buy the art because of its appearance (and artists, etc.). But, they also want original artwork. So, they want original pencils and inks even though the appearance doesn’t matter if the pencils are not original. If it hasn’t happened already, I think that will lead to lower prices for original pencils that are separated from original inks despite the essential importance of the pencils, because ultimately, appearance will prevail. .

Well, that’s embarrassing. You were right. That doesn’t change my views on Broderick, however.

I agree with you, actually, it is a pretty nice page. My main criticism is that it is too cluttered with drawing—white space can add a lot through emphasis. But, the writer has to share at least some, if not the bulk, of the criticism if this were --script-based art. Since it’s Marvel, the art may have come first. If that’s the case, Broderick gets more criticism. The “arrow” thing is all on Broderick. He did the layout, so why the need to cheat with an arrow? Still and all, it’s a good journeyman effort with some nice line work. The line work is also better than in his Fury of Firestorm issue I didn’t like.

But, it is a nicely drawn arrow.

Let me add that the reason for my original post was that it looked like you were touting a piece, and that really rubbed me the wrong way.

I don’t understand your failure to realize I am not accusing Broderick of shoddy work. There is no such thing as a “gentlemanly journeyman”. The word journeyman is most commonly used today in the construction trades—not exactly gentlemanly— to refer to members who are fully capable at performing their jobs, but do not have the additional certification to run their own business. So, after apprenticeships, you have, for example, journeyman plumbers and then master plumbers. The masters are allowed to run their own companies and supervise journeymen. Only about 5-10% of the plumbers in NJ are master plumbers, and at most, that’s probably a fair ratio as applied to artists for the Big 2. I couldn’t even guess at it for the independents. Broderick’s work is perfectly adequate for his tasks. Like any artist, he is sometimes capable of really good, or bad days. But, I would not put in him the same league as, say, Chaykin, or Sienk, or Adams, or quite a few others. And if you disagree, well, there is no accounting for taste. But just go to Comic Art Tracker and run his name for prices. See where most of them fall, like for WW. If you are really lucky, you will find some bargain prices on Chaykin’s work (who also had his share of off-days and odd projects) which has been missed. Or almost anything by Tom Mandrake who is almost always overlooked.

Then I suggest you go to Comic Art Tracker. Oodles of his stuff for under $500. Journeyman is not archaic. Look it up. Reliable and Competent, but not brilliant.

About 3 years ago. The story itself was eh, while the artwork was a gentleman’s C. It was some of earlier work, however, but he looks like he’s improved to a B.

True, but for some buyers, they like that. 🍐

He gets the job done. I think of him more as a journeyman. Nothing wrong with that, There was once a whole Fury of Firestorm for sale with the Phantom Stranger in it which sold for about $ 1,100, as I recall. One page would have been enough to satisfy my completist needs, so I passed.

De gustibus non disputandum est.

What’s the record? $500?

I didn’t think you were trying to sell it to me. Just comparing our …art.

Some of the better artists are also making me suspicious about their future. Other than art with Spider-man in it, how has Ross Andru faired in sales lately? Not pricing, real sales, like auctions or private sales? Some of it seems to sit around for a long time.