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Bonus item. Throwing in a Neal Adams Signed sketchbook. 
 

Purchased several mystery boxes from Neals auctions this past week, selling some duplicates. You get all 5 below, all signed by Neal, $100 includes shipping. Great value considering his signature is $50. 
No Returns No Refunds 

The GREEN LANTERN #85 is the re-released Facsimile Edition

Respond with “I’ll take it” and I’ll PM my PayPal info. 
 

Piano not included  

16 minutes ago, Turtle said:

That Frazetta book has me interested.  I don't know much about his work, but I want to change that.  In fact, I found out recently that I live pretty dang close to the Frazetta Museum in PA.  I need to make a trip over there.

it's a well done book, nice quality photos and includes pics of sketches and prelims to the final artwork. 

Shipped this weekend, hope I nailed it!

Hoping for better than 62 out of 64 this year. 

On 11/21/2020 at 6:21 AM, jick said:

He can trace his legacy works and there will always be collectors willing to pay for it because it is still made by Neal's hand. 

What are thoughts on tracing the actual character you are creating? I get the photo refs of randos or celebrities to create poses or postures. What about when it’s tracing the character one for one of the character you are creating like below? I don’t have an issue with it as I can still see his style come through. 
 

Just want to be up font with everyone and say I am horrible at waiting to open presents. I will have it unwrapped before the postman pulls away. 

I’m using reader copies as wrapping paper. 

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I see his art all over ebay....affordable for a former Bronze Age artist that had regular work through Marvel/DC. His work is needless to say a bit out there. Any experiences with the man or the art? He seems to be fixated on T&A and Nazis....and Nazis with T&A. 

What is interesting to think about is that Neal is 79. Jack was only 76 when he passed but seemed so much older. Not saying Neal is a physical specimen but he is sharp, energetic, and hands show no signs of arthritis. Makes you wonder if Kirby's health didn't turn if he would have done something similar in his later years. Selling off old pieces, variant covers, and doing sketches to make back some of the money owed to him. 

On 11/18/2020 at 6:50 PM, jick said:

The buyer is very aware.  Neal is very open about it in his FB live feeds.  But then again, we are talking $200 profile pieces.  That's a Neal Adams hand-drawn for $200!  There is always a market for that given Neal's immense status in the industry.

For original work, Neal does take commission requests through his site. They are considerably more expensive, going up to $1500 for single figure 11x14 no background commissions.

Modern original art published pages sell for $10,000 upwards - most actually in the $20,000 range.

Steering this back on topic, regardless of which price point you buy, you always have the option of adding $10 to $20 for the hologram sticker in the back or certificate of authenticity.

In fairness to Neal, he is making good business and giving fans what they want - a price point for everyone.

As a follower of his auctions - which have some art lessons in between, Neal says that even in the early days - his method to drawing good likenesses is to trace photos.  But that should also be mixed with a good study of anatomy so when you move one music (like mouth when you smile) you'll also know how it affects the eyes and so on and so forth.  In his teenage years, he would do the grids to get likenesses correct and he could draw them good. When he discovered the lightbox or tracing, he said he could capture the same likenesses and do it in 1/5th the time.

Neal has never been shy about his "love for money" and always hints at his quest for efficiency as an artist.  He said that when he left the comic industry in the late 70's to focus on commercial work, he realized that he could make much more money drawing what would be the equivalent of a single comic panel as compared to a comic page.  That era of Neal's absence from comics 80's to 90's to early 00's - was actually where he earned the most.  Today, he does a lot of commissions, profile sketches, published comics in Fantastic Four Antithesis and Batman Vs Ra's, and the odd variant cover here and there.  He is more efficient and more productive than he ever was - because he is using technology to his advantage which he says is: Google search for reference (no need to buy reference books!), Kuretake brush pen for his linework (no need to use brush/nib to be dipped), and have people in his studio fill in the blacks for him (which he says does not require any artistic skill so his rendering was already the heavy lifting done).

I personally have a few Neal Adams pieces but they are of the larger format and they are recreations/re-tracings of poses he has previously drawn.  It's because that's what I prefer.  I haven't dipped into his $200 sketch offerings yet.

Let me name some of my favorite artists who are highly respected in the comics industry - maybe not Neal level but some could argue at Neal level:

John Byrne

George Perez

Frank Miller

Jim Lee

If any of these gentlemen will offer $200 fully inked head/bust sketches, traced/lightboxed from their legacy works or iconic panels - I would definitely consider it!  It seems Neal is the only legendary artist now offering this service - so good on him!

Well said. Puts it into perspective. 

Is there a link that show them all?

3 hours ago, vodou said:

That was "then", no idea about "now" and still...all...IIRC

Frank Stallone has it now. 

Ask Byre on his site...he responds pretty much in real time. 

2 hours ago, JadeGiant said:

Ron Lim Silver Surfer

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1679782

If only more panels featured the Silver Surfer. 

Are these things one of a kind or was this something sent where multiple were sent out during production. 

If anyone wants this please respond with “I’ll take it” if you would like this. Currently have an offer and need confirmation. 

Crack it open and dust it for fingerprints. 

Butler was my first thought seeing the image. 

On 11/11/2020 at 12:45 AM, jick said:

Yes, he has a template and lightboxes over it, so that it is still all original art.  For characters not on file, Neal has said he used Google search.  For the price those headshots are going (quality is still awesome), they are relatively affordable and should be considered more like a glorified signature, or an upgraded remarque.  It really doesn't matter if it's lightboxed or Googled for me - it's still Neal's handwork.  But your mileage may vary.

 

They did recently drop to $200 which is easier to swallow. 

18 minutes ago, vodou said:

I like the guy...