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The other site is the one he had gotten used to using. Probably your best bet.

I’ve dealt with Tom on several occasions, and as I recall, after someone else set up that website for him, he was having trouble getting messages. He may not actually have gotten them. He’s too responsible to ignore things, so there must be a good reason if it’s for something different. Check around for another way to reach him, if you can.

I like Root’s work; he has a great sense of humor apart from his artistic skill, and this one’s no exception.

You deserve a no- prize for that.

I guess I’m not concerned.

Nice action. I like it.

I wonder if the Donnelly’s will pick up on the idea.

What is it, and what is a rifts? Frankly, as artwork goes, it doesn’t impress me.

If I buy a piece of art which was not intended as a potential cover, or actually used as one, I don’t think a dealer has a right to add a stat and decide it could have been published. I have bought something directly from them, and the transaction was fine, but it is a cover, and ever since reading about stunt, I have wondered a bit about it (I do know the original, so I am not too worried). I think most of the people here are disturbed by their pricing policies; but looking backwards, at the way prices have gone up, they were smart to be that tough even if it pissed off a lot of collectors.

Precisely my point.

I think it’s interesting how we have active threads showing off our romance, horror, and sci-fi/fantasy art, but no one is showing off their war art. How times have changed.

As of a few years ago he did. Let me add that if the artist has worked on the subject before in a book, you may get a picture back which better captures the essence of your subject.

I don't know his rates, but I would always recommend Tom Mandrake. He isn't pricey.

Is it art, or does it just rhyme with it? https://nypost.com/2021/03/18/nyc-man-sells-fart-for-85-cashing-in-on-nft-craze/

Can’t say I know the book, but history, I do know. Nazism took root in Germany after the treaty ending World War I resulted in its impoverishment through the payment of reparations, loss of territory, and worse, the humiliation of its people. In a sense, Nazism started as an extreme form of populism because the people felt they had no power through the political system to reclaim both their finances and dignity. FDR stopped it from growing in this country with the New Deal (ever hear of Father Coughlin?). Radicalism and extremism are the products of any political system in which the masses do not think they can get a fair shake. The next step is violence. No, populism did not start here 4 years ago. In various forms and degrees it has always been here (although not named as such until the late 19th century). The violence, on both sides of the political spectrum, is the result of the same sort of helplessness as in post-War Germany, but thankfully, to a much lower degree.

There are people in this country who couldn’t recognize a picture of Lincoln.

It gets easier after the first time, I see. Deja vu.

Not bad...all 5 emoticons. That’s a first for me.

That’s also possible. But, as one artist wrote on her Facebook page: “What is this junk about NFT’s? ...I feel like a fossil.” Packaging the product keeps artist loyalty and allows DC to maintain some quality control over the product, while assuring DC’s piece of payment. They could also offer a split system including your suggestion.

I hope my post had something to do with it. ⛑

Then the top artists are likely to negotiate better terms, or leave the field, or publishers might have to pay a lot more for the work. Don’t forget that part of a price is based on rarity, and demand. All of this has to shake out in the next few years. My guess is the publishers will offer to create NFT’s for artists in exchange for a part of the take, thereby freeing artists from figuring this stuff out or from going to an unreliable source, while also offering extra value to the artists who do so.

It is worth mentioning that Europe has stronger protections for the artist’s copyright. In the US, copyright recovery generally ends with the first sale. I don’t know the details, but I think that if a resale is above a certain amount, the artist also gats a cut,

The answer is a bit complicated. Prior to 1976, the publisher would automatically retain the copyright on a theory that the work was “work for hire”. At the urging of Neil Adams and other artists, the major publishers of comics, including Jim Shooter at Marvel, then agreed to let artists keep their work. Then, the law itself was changed in 1976 to make that basically the universal rule for any artistic design. But don’t forget contract law. While the artist retained the copyright, he could sell it or assign it to someone else—like giving the right to reproduce and publish the art to the publisher. That way, the publisher got what it wanted, and the artist got to sell the art. As to royalties, that is really a matter of contract.

Yes, you can. Howard would likely be in violation of trademark/copyright law, and would have to pay damages if pursued, but the damages would not be worth much if a judge found no implied consent to use it for free.

There are 2 other issues intertwined here which I didn’t mention: trademark and contract rights. If an artist does a page of Batman art for DC, he presumably signs a contract with them governing ownership and usage. So, the artist gets to keep the original, as copyright holder, but I am willing to bet DC retains the right to reprint it. Perhaps the right is co-owned, in some fashion, perhaps not; I don’t know. But I doubt DC would allow someone to retain reprint rights to publish it commercially. Otherwise, there could be legal “bootleg editions” of the comic published elsewhere (which is again raising a question about monoprints). Then, there is the trademark question (which can also include a copyright question about the character image). Who owns the right to publish any version of the Batman except DC? So, DC may have the right, in theory to already demand a piece of any Batman commission; it just hasn’t exercised that right—yet. And if you think this is confusing, think about what studios must have gone through to release their old movies for home use, and why some movies have not or were not available for years (like Gentleman’s Agreement). There you have a mix of images and music, as well as characters.