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Fellow boardies... I'm late to the party on getting this posted for a friend of mine (friend of mine? friend of ours? Hmmm... Gotta rewatch Donnie Brasco.) He's got this really rare full Aline Kominsky-Brumb story, see? It's at Heritage, see? It's got some crazy-ash stories about New York mobsters in the 60s and youse needs to buy it, see? (James Cagney creeping in a little, now. Apologies.) https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/complete-story/aline-kominsky-crumb-twisted-sisters-4-complete-10-page-story-wiseguys-original-art-kitc/a/7340-93127.s?type=DA-DMC-ComicArtTracker-Comics-7340-06222023# Anyway, here's the hoity-toity Heritage write-up. That guy Hignite sure is class -- Seriously, you don't see these things -- like, ever. Plus, it's freakin' hysterical.

Here are two terrible minutes in Photoshop just playing with overall levels. You can already see the original brushwork/marker strokes better. An actual skilled digital restorer could go further and mask out the faded lines and correct those back to full black (or whatever they were at time of publication) without sacrificing any of the original intent.

I think this is the key point in regards to oil painting conservation/restoration. But with something as simple as an inked drawing, I feel the better route is to preserve the original and make a corrected print for presentation. The original artist's linework can be brought forth and not covered up. I will say the original artist is likely not the best person to restore inks on a piece. It's just a different skill set.

Yeah, this would be great. Plus the ability to Save/mark your selects right from the main page (like they did this year with the CAF Awards.)

FYI, for anyone looking... The pilot is available to watch on Prime, but you have to click the first season, and then go to Extras- https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00C141F5W/ref=atv_hm_hom_c_lZOsi7_2_1?jic=8|EgNhbGw%3D

I was planning on cracking this pilot open and diving into this series as it seems to have a loyal fan base. What am I in for?

https://www.theonion.com/dune-part-two-to-pick-up-right-where-viewers-fell-as-1850378546

We had a chance to stop by the Society of Illustrators two weekends ago to see the Mike Mignola and Colleen Doran exhibits- https://societyillustrators.org/exhibitions/ I didn't take pics of everything, but here's a sampling- https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/l7zgo4YFROCwijVoNn5-yQ.1rDSScOK8TOvROxgVCOGob They were also screening a great documentary about Mignola- https://www.mignoladocumentary.com/ We always enjoy visiting that space. If you have time while in NY, wander over there! Not comics, but if you need a bigger dose of weird, some selects from the Outsider Art Fair (NSFW)... https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/UvhcqCRRStCzrESnkBhpjA.LX9vLcsinrfOz-Ezq6Aj2v And if you want to argue about Lichtenstein some more, check out these pics from Avant Gallery in the new Hudson Yards mall space in NYC. Youch... https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/h9kGw3SGTzCbYjD03JedsA.bCBG5eWggOXqcb-b9xPLRr @stinkininkin

FYI, you can create lists on CAT and share them with others- https://comicarttracker.com/settings?tracking Try it out!

Help! My aunt picked up this piece this year at an estate sale. Any guesses on the artist or where it might be from? On illustration board. Stamped on the back 1972 and Lewis Art Supply Co, Detroit, Michigan.

This is in effect a publicly-declared guarantee. And publicly-declared is more than you'll get at most places -- including the major houses as @vodou pointed out. So, I don't really understand the issue with ComicLink here? So, then it's a hidden guarantee. Sorry, but after-the-fact transparency is not transparency. No amount of discussion is going to stop Heritage from providing implicit or explicit guarantees. That's just a part of the art market now and the product they are offering to the consignor. But don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining.

We cleared out the bulk of our poster and print collection a couple of years ago. I took pictures of everything in some fit of insanity. Warning: It goes on and on and on, but lots of fun stuff. I wish I had a better camera at the time. https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/share/tNKEQz7EQq8nZ0VNIuFC4dgpB4Czm4PcOdOzetODAD2 We kept one gallery box of our favs (still about 100! Gah!), but I don't think I have pics of those.

Such a talent. He's a favorite in our house...

...versus what was already at Comic Art Con, not much! As you know, most artists are either holding for Heritage, cleaned out, or don't bring art to shows -- only selling through their rep or their social. But I managed to snap a few random pics around the show- https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/share/XmaDJNn8gVF0B7yqyZ6Pp261LlceK4MAnsjpL5c8vTc

Yep, you still have to do your due diligence and track the NFT back to the minter -- typically using their handle posted on social media, etc. Checking provenance on a new purchase should be a knee-jerk reaction for most physical art buyers too. We just get lazy about it in comic art. Everyone has giant 4k TVs in their homes now. Problem solved! Definitely. The apes and punks, etc are muddying up the waters. I'd wager that MOST of the working artists around the world across various fields are exclusively digital now. And for those of you who like to dip your toe in non-comic art waters, there are some talented people out there with a lot to say -- just as it used to be with physical art.

There is somewhat of a solution for this that minters are using -- a decentralized file storage to link to for NFT images, such as IPFS. This hosts the linked-to image in a more resilient location. They do solve a legitimate problem for established digital artists. But there is a lot of garbage out there gumming up the conversation. It will settle down into something resembling the physical art market. Legal status over the IP? Hard no. Just as owning physical original art doesn't give you a right to reproduce. Exclusivity? Yes, the easiest way to think of an NFT is that it's a COA verifying you own the original digital artwork. Imagine 5 million copies of a JPG and the artist points at the list and says, "That one there... That's the one that has value." And everyone agrees to that because it's written down in a ledger (the blockchain.) Why is that valuable? Because the collector community says it is. And because digital artwork can take a lot of hours and training to create something special. It's more reliable than a 1 of 1 monoprint because it is on the blockchain and transparent to anyone who wants to follow the breadcrumbs of a particular piece's provenance. Opinion time... Physical original art should not be sold separately from an NFT. Savvy artists should offer to produce physical prints at custom sizes for NFT owners as an additional revenue stream. NFT prices should come back down to earth to align closer to their physical counterparts. That's where a sustainable market can grow from. Digital FX companies should sell NFT "movie props". Imagine being able to own the 3D model of the T-Rex or the Avengers Hulk? I get it. I really do. But Beanie Babies didn't solve a pain point for digital artists. NFTs do. And that's why they aren't going away.

The physical original is the original art if that was used for production. Whereas, the NFT is a digital reproduction, in this case -- a later "print" of the original work. It's annoying that the artist is splitting the original from its COA (the NFT) and doubling down, but that's where we're at right now until the NFT collector base is more educated. NFTs are a valid form of original digital art, if the art used for production only exists digitally. (And mainly if the NFT is a 1 of 1 release.)

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I was thinking of watching this for the first time as I am winding down a big Stargate watch. I hear some of the actors were in both. What am I in for?!

As others have mentioned, the show was busy most of the day. Location was still a win with easy access to the city. See here for a few pics- https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/share/fM5CfDtUH249QDGM01AQVLQMhGhDLm5ci9rY4wqKhun Dealer's name is in the the image title if you want to reach out for prices. Apologies, I didn't catch the names of the two collectors opposite Dom. Those are marked "unknown". Anybody know? Great seeing everybody!

I get the daily keyword search alerts, the for sale alerts, and the CAF Live virtual show emails twice a year, but nothing about this. I wonder if there is a setting somewhere that I'm missing?

I was a massive Sandman comic fan, but this adaptation was a tonal mess. It had half of a good episode - the Hob Gadling stuff (with props to that actor.) I don't know what I watched, but it was not a television series. I think they should have strayed much, much further from the source material in order to pour this concept into a tv-shaped container. Sandman the comic was very grounded and textured in its visuals. Another poster above described the production design as "plastic", and I think that's the best word for it. Very disappointing.

Season 2 was very creaky plotting-wise despite the great production design and directing. Ruth Wilson is a force of nature, though! This show is further proof that dark fantasy is a very difficult genre to pull off on TV... It suffers from a focus on a specific demographic. It's too dreary for kids. It's too childish for adults.