KanjiKoka

2 hours ago, Lazyboy said:

So the print run wasn't 499?

It is 499. Sometimes extra prints are made solely for the publisher to distribute personally, have the artist sign (artist proofs), or use as test runs...etc.

1 hour ago, ygogolak said:

Yes, I'll buy one for $75 too. Heck, make it $76!

???

On 8/22/2018 at 8:53 AM, GreatEscape said:

Turner was an exceptional talent and I admire his work.  Browsed through entire Heritage archive and found-- strangely enough-- only 1 of 35 pieces Turner had drawn bare feet (seen Blaster's pic #2 above).  Like his famous Fathom #1 cover, most of the Turner art shows feet covered up by water, clouds, grass, boots, etc. or truncated the page margin.  Searching Google images, 98% of published covers have the same...not Leifeld-level aversion but one could argue its close. Maybe Turner just drew the idealized female/goddess forms that his readers wanted.  Anyway, a curious observation for this amazing artist and a "footnote"  (excuse the pun!) at that.   Examples:

Link to search:  Heritage archives

 

HUGE Turner fan for nearly 22 years here. I live Turner.

At any rate, great feet observation!! ? But don't get Turner wrong, this man drew the whole anatomy with no problems. I would LOVE to have a published OA, but the price is way too much for my means. I just have an original quick sketch of Aspen and nearly *** of his covers. Very impressed with what some collectors have obtained of his OA.

Gosh dang...and worth every penny. Very nice!!

Wasn't this beauty floating around on eBay recently?

On 9/17/2018 at 2:41 PM, archivist said:

 

Yes, the content of the book is the reprint of "Superman/Batman Vol. I (2003)" No. 7 and No. 8.

The cover of the book wasn't printed as a cover before in the U. S., so you could say the cover is no reprint or you could say the cover is a reprint because of the reply above mine.

Further information:

The book was a variant cover in Germany and was supplied only to dealers.

Print run was 499 copies.

Additional there were 50 "publisher proofed" copies made, of which the OP has one (congrats, by the way !).

 

Have fun,

Archi

What they are implying, along with other collectors that are realists, is that this is no new image. It is outright a reprinted image. This book has created an unbelievable hype to which I could never wrap my head around. It's value is only based on hype. I'll buy one for $75 max and that's pushing it. I drop $25 before shipping and can get about 15 of Splitter Witchblade variants in NM shape. The German reprints are low grade on some and overall just re-used work.

Don't get me wrong, it is by every right a variant, but a couple grand for something we've already seen is ludicrous. My favorite German cover to date is the Witchblade #15 Buchhandels-Ausgabe (Book Trade Edition) variant. Have one signed by D-tron that matches the poster of the same image signed by Turner, topped off with the book it was originally published in signed by Turner, Benitez and Haberlin. ??