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The Gary Frank piece... The only thing that jumps out at me as a possibility is the Dave Cockrum Tribute book that year. But my copy is in storage.

Three pages from Neil Vokes Hammer of God: Pentathlon and the gator/lizard is from the Clonezone the Hilariator special, also by Vokes. http://www.comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=47029 http://www.comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=42645 Vootie!

I asked in the other thread... Does anyone know what that Legion piece is on the floor?

Anybody throwing down on a piece tonight?

Forgot to ask... Did anyone go to this? How was it?

The house was packed and the line was down the block. I've never seen a Society event that well attended. I don't know how the word got out... maybe the Society newsletter. The collection is unreal. Page after page, splash after splash. Two floors worth! And the Ditko sequence got its own corner by the bar. And some impressive Kane pieces as well. I can't speak to Mr. Romita's experience, but I think this was a very special tribute that Mike Burkey put together. And one that was really only possible due to his singular collecting focus over the years. Otherwise, I imagine this art would have been scattered to the four winds. I think someone has posted a few pics to CAF already.

My fault for bumping this thread and not the one in Modern. Has the search feature been working oddly for anyone else?

Cool pieces. GLWTS!

Got a SIP semi-rarity today. This is the binder for the trading card set- Now I just need a set of the cards to go in it!

I haven't used the paint, but here is the link- http://www.conservationresources.com/Main/uk_section_019/019_058.htm I bought a ream of the Microchamber bond paper and lined with that. http://www.conservationresources.com/Main/uk_catalog_index.htm#_MicroChamber®_Proactive_Papers

You might want to air it out for a long while without the doors on it. The off-gassing from the stain/poly will be rough on the paper. I had this happen to me with a custom, open-front bookcase. I had to line the shelves with Microchamber paper and I'm still not convinced it didn't prematurely age a bunch of books. They were markedly tanned. I kid you not. I think at one point, they sold Microchamber paint/sealant. Might be worth a looksee.

Kind of surprised they removed the #1s from their bound volumes. The Aparo Death in the Family alt ending... Wow! What was the big framed piece on the floor in front of Jim Lee's desk? Some kind of LoSH poster?

These are stunning. I saw #3 in person at NYCC and it is especially vibrant. Congrats!

Best time to sell -- before or after movie release? Even with Wonder Woman's film release imminent, I haven't really noticed an uptick in A-level WW art being offered for sale. So I was wondering... Hypothetically, let's say the Venom movie with Tom Hardy is on its way next year. (Oh wait, it is!) You have a $10K piece of related art. (I don't.) When do you sell? Before the movie to hedge against it being terrible? Immediately after the movie is released to middling reviews but before the hype wears down? Or just before the video release of the critically-acclaimed director's cut? Or maybe after it wins the Oscar for Best Picture?

Yup. Love it. Looks like comic art to me- https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1280&bih=900&q=parobeck+jsa&btnG=Search+by+image&oq=&gs_l=#tbm=isch&q=parobeck+art

Wow. $25-35K? That's purdy. The cover says Nov 1994 on it? Mad Love is dated Feb 1994 according to this link, but I can't recall firsthand. http://www.comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=44705

So cool-

I think this is probably pretty close. I prefer the Timm cover. So I would value them both around $75K.

If I were DC, I would have her kill her abusive ex boyfriend. She would be the one to do what Batman was never willing to do. This would cement her as his new number 1 villain. She is in a very grey anti-hero area right now that may or may not be sustainable (from a story point of view). There are some good essays around the web discussing this, but it is all wrapped up in DC trying to reconcile her merch popularity with her dubious story origins.

Any price estimates on the Alex Ross Batman Harley Quinn cover? Or opinions on Ross's other big works from this period? Surely, it's more difficult to fault the art in those. What about the two Timm Mad Love covers? That would run around the character's creator argument. Of course, no first appearances, but we have to shift this discussion before some of you guys start burning your collections or something. :-)

I keep forgetting about this because I am not a gamer, but her appearance in the Arkham games is what I attribute to putting her back in the limelight after the Animated Series wore off. These games were a HUGE influencer!

Don't forget the Batman Animated Series that left its mark on an entire generation of kids... so much so that Bruce Timm's Batman is probably the most popular rendition of the character. TMNT is very comparable to TWD, but just further down the same path with a few revitalizations under its belt. Since Nickelodeon bought out TMNT, that will prop it up for a very long time as well. TWD's place in comics history is well-established now, but I think the main difference between TWD and TMNT is that one is a kids property -- along with all of the merchandising that goes with that.. As such, TMNT is going to generate nostalgia (in several different generations) that TWD will simply never have.

I think Harley is currently more popular than Flash and GL, but this wouldn't be my personal preference.

I think TWD 1 is historically important and would command a big price. I don't think TWD art will implode, but it will drop and level off, particularly if the show ever ends. (There is also so much supply.) Indie properties tend to drift away without a big corporate machine behind them. TWD has and will have that for some time. But it ain't superheroes... Harley is now an indelible part of the DC canon. And that universe isn't going away. Ever. Not until people can fly and have super-strength. If you were putting together all of the first appearance covers of top DC characters, your shopping list would be Action 1, Detective 27, Detective 38, Sensation 1, Detective 62, Action 252, Detective 359, Batman Adventures 12, Showcase 4, and Showcase 22. Think about that. Now which one of those is even extant? (Personally, I feel like WW SHOULD be more popular than Harley, Supergirl, or Batgirl because she is not a derivative of an existing character.) I would value BA 12 first, then NM 98, then TWD 1. To change the subject... Other than Batman: Harley Quinn, what would be the six-figure Alex Ross pieces from the 90s or early 00s? Batman over Gotham, Crisis wraparound (with Perez), Kingdom Come 1 cover, Spidey Wizard hat, Marvels 1, Marvels tpb?

Looks like Albert Moy had a Batman 11 pg at one point in 2001 and a few others in 2002- https://web.archive.org/web/20010123233500fw_/http://www.albertmoy.com:80/cart.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20020205094716/http://www.albertmoy.com:80/cart.htm Nothing on Spencer Beck's site in 2005- https://web.archive.org/web/20050408055330/http://www.theartistschoice.com:80/