Brian Peck

Here're some prelims for Warren Publication

Vampirella #2 cover prelim
By Bill Hughes

Vampirella #15 cover pencil prelim
By Manuel Sanjulian 
 

Vampirella #72 cover prelim
By Enric Torres
 

Vampirella #95 Cover prelim
By Ken Kelly
 

Eerie #45 cover prelim
By Luis  Dominguez
 

Nova #12 cover prelim by John Buscema

Spirit 50th prelim by Will Eisner

Aliens Omnibus #1 cover prelim by John Bolton

X-Men #30 trading cards prelim by Bob Larkin

On 4/7/2024 at 7:39 AM, J.Sid said:

Have to disagree with this. Take a step back and look again. Miller. Elektra. Vintage. An absolutely fantastic image. If drawn on one board it would have gone for 2x the result. Probably much more.

Actually if this were drawn on one board the consignor probably would not have selected it to consign. It would take a 7-figure offer to pry it away.

Just my

I don't think that would have made a difference as the consigner has a large selection of Miller DD art and this was only put up for auction to pay for something he likes much better.

On 4/5/2024 at 7:41 PM, gumbydarnit said:

What an impressive batch of X-Men art by Kirby, Cockrum, Byrne, BWS and Jim Lee!

 

The other cockrum x-men gsx was much more impressive

On 4/5/2024 at 11:47 AM, Matches_Malone said:

Very strong price for the Mark Schultz Xenozoic Tales Hannah Dundee T-Shirt Illustration $33,6k

It went for 50% more than the Xenozoic Tales #5 Cover which was published the same year.

On 4/5/2024 at 11:07 AM, jjonahjameson11 said:

Thus far,

sal Buscema Cap 137 cover sold for the same price back in 2019

 

Byrne Xmen page went at $30K discount

 

Frenz ASM 252 page … a steal at $174K

 

Hannigan Spec Spidey 64 complete interiors average $7.4K per page seems strong 

 

Heck ToS 39 page - congrats to the seller!

Romita Jr DD 254 cover seemed light by 25%
 

Eisner stuff - good to see prices reflect the importance of his work

X-Men #121 Bynre page did not go for a discount but set a record for a page from the issue.

The pages you must be referring to are the ones from the Phoenix Saga (129-137) that you comparing to.

$81K is a very healthy number for the Alpha Flight issue, pages from that have gone for much less. Comparing a Phoenix Saga Byrne X-Men page and an Alpha Flight Byrne X-Men page is apples and oranges. There was no discount here. I think it got a record for a page from that issue. It went for $30K more than another page back in Sept of last year.

There was only one other Byrne X-Men panel page (outside of Phoenix Saga) that went for more than the X-Men #121 in ha and that was from issue #113 and it had the whole team.

On 3/20/2024 at 10:18 AM, grapeape said:

Human Torch concept drawing by an absolute golden age legend. That's a nice bit of coin for this illustration. Earliest drawing.

 

I saw it in person at OAX, Cominc Connect had it framed in their booth. I really liked it but knew it would go high.

How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way cover prelim by John Buscema 

Vampirella #82 cover prelim unpublished

Warren 1994 #14 cover prelim unpublished

Alan Davis posted that Paul Neary has died after a long illness.

I loved his inking over Alan's work especially Excalibur, he will be missed. Below is a copy of what Alan posted:

On 2/8/2024 at 2:05 PM, PhilipB2k17 said:

I get that. But I’d prefer if it were limited to pieces that were acquired during the year. Makes it more interesting. 

Too many entries to police, we had just under 1700 entries not everyone submitted 5 entries each so there was about 350 who participated. Most people post their art during the year but a small number don't and then rush to post before the end of the year. Not sure what evidence you have that people post art they didn't get in 2023. Many don't participate in Best of and rarely post art but I know a number of the that do get a good many of pieces during 2023 and many high end but they don't usually;;y publicize the fact. That may be why a number of you think people post art they got out side of 2023. For me I have been a part of Best of for longer than CAF is been around. I just want people to post the art so I can see what I missed what was posted the previous 12 months. If a few get posted that they own and they didn't get in 2023 I don't mind much. They are sharing and that is one of the reasons for the Best of when it started some 25 years ago.

On 2/8/2024 at 2:32 AM, PhilipB2k17 said:

I am curious about the criteria for these things. Do you have to add the art to CAF during the year? Or acquire the art AND add it to CAF.  Because it seems like a lot of heavy hitters are adding pieces they’ve had in their collections for a while. Maybe I’m wrong, of course. 

Its done on the honor system. Pieces that are posted during 2023. The Best of is a way to share pieces acquired during the year. So many pieces are posted in the CAF during the year its easy to miss them. Best of is a way to see the ones you missed poster in the year.

https://www.comicartfans.com/bestofyrtopwinners.asp?boyr=2023&fbclid=IwAR0RV8etsEeu4RT8kymcVqCYXI3YBku6SNV6ckdbsLQuRG7Ce0Gj-zOer8c

Last than 24 hours left to cast your vote for Best of 2023.

On 1/19/2024 at 11:47 PM, mtlevy1 said:

So much easier to enter than years ago!

My entries artists - Bolland, Edlund, Matania, McLusky (Bond), and Miller

Mark Levy's Comic Art Gallery - Submitted for Best Of 2023 (comicartfans.com)

And I don't have to count all the votes manually.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CASTING YOUR VOTES: Voting is a TWO STEP PROCESS. 

Log into your CAF account: Login

Goto: Best of Voting

First, browse the entire list of entries and for the artworks you think are most deserving of your vote.

Check the SELECT box under each artwork you are interested in voting for. 

This first step will help you narrow your list of favorite artworks on the page, so you can select as many artworks as you like. 

When you are done, click the "UPDATE FAVORITES" button at the top or bottom of the list.

NEW FOR BEST OF 2023, you can click the thumbnail images below to see the larger image, and then tab through all the artworks listed below to see the larger image for each without leaving this page.

Now, all your favorite artworks in this Cateory are moved to the top of the list and are highlighted with a yellow background. 

You can refine the list if you like by selecting more artworks, or removing artworks by checking the REMOVE checkbox on already favorited artworks - but always click the "UPDATE FAVORITES" button to update your selections. 

You can now cast your vote by selecting no more than your 5 best artworks from those that you have selected by checking the VOTE checkbox under each artwork you want to cast a vote for, then click the "CAST MY VOTE!" button.

YOU CANNOT CHANGE YOUR VOTES FOR EACH CATEGORY AFTER THEY ARE CAST!
PLEASE CAST YOUR TOP 5 VOTES FOR EACH CATEGORY FROM THE LIST BELOW.

Anyone interested in a dinner? There is a special VIP reception on Friday but not everyone will be doing that. Could do a big dinner Saturday.

I will be be there all three days then checking out Kennedy Space Center on monday.

https://www.oa-expo.com

On 1/5/2024 at 11:41 PM, stock_rotation said:

Isn't this exactly what comic dealers do if they accept wantlists? If I send [dealer] my wantlist, and there's a high value book on the list, [dealer] is going to find [owner], mark the price up and offer it to me. If I agree to the price, I pay [dealer], who then pays [owner]. [Owner] ships the book to [dealer], [dealer] ships the book to me.

I'm paying [dealer] to do the legwork that I didn't want to or couldn't do myself. There's nothing scummy about that.

These were pieces that were for sale publically. He would post it for sale even though he didnt own it.

I remember a collector, who would offer comic art to people but he didn't own the artwork. It would be up on a dealer's site or in a private collection. HE would "sell" it get the money, pay the real owner then send the artwork to the buyer and pocket the profits.

Both are scums.

The Best of 2023 submission period is underway and closes on Thursday, January 18th at midnight EST. Click Here to select your entries!

 

The "Best Of" competition provides CAF Collector's the opportunity to highlight their 5 most important acquisitions from the prior year. After the submission period ends, CAF's community votes on the artworks that they feel are the most compelling from the eleven possible categories. Once the voting period closes we tally the results to see which artworks are awarded the Best of 2023. While the Best Of might seem like a competition, this truly is a celebration of our hobby and we encourage all collectors to submit five important pieces that they added to their CAF in 2023. 

 

Please take note that we have added two new Categories this year. One for Mystery Sketches and the other for a Published/Unpublished artwork you acquired under $500. This is something that's been asked of us to try out so that's why we added the $500 and under option. We'll see how it's used and whether it's useful or not, to determine if we keep it for subsequent years. The Mystery Sketch is here to stay for years to come!

 

TIMELINE:

Posting Entries Begins: Wednesday Jan 3rd

Posting Ends: Thursday, Jan 18th at 11:59 PM EST

Voting starts Friday, January 19th

Voting end Thursday, February 1st at 11:59 PM EST

 

Winners to be announced on our special 21st Anniversary Live Stream, Tuesday, February 6th at 9pm EST! Like last year we will also have trophies for all those collectors honored that evening!

 

The 13 Categories:

Published/Unpublished Comic Book Covers

Published/Unpublished Interior Panel Pages

Published/Unpublished Comic Book Splashes, Title Pages

Published/Unpublished Double Page Splashes and Spreads

Published/Unpublished Comic Book Pin-Ups, Illustrations, Trading Cards 

Published/Unpublished Strip Art

Published/Unpublished Commissions/Recreations

Unpublished Sketch Covers/Convention Sketches

Published/Unpublished Media artwork (Music, TV, Movie)

Published/Unpublished Non-Comic Covers, Pin-ups, Illustrations, Gaming Art 

Published/Unpublished Other

Published/Unpublished - Under $500

Mystery Sketch

 

If you are logged into CAF, Click Here to Submit Your Top 5 Pieces from 2023!

You'll be able to Preview the submissions to the Best of 2023 Here!

 

The annual "Best Of" competition has been hosted on ComicArtFans.com for many years in the Lowry Gallery. For a brief history of the Lowry Gallery please click here. When the Best Of began it was only available to Lowry members, but starting in 2019 the competition is now open to all CAF Members. Those Members who choose to participate will be able to submit up to 5 "Best Of" entries which keeps this in line with the Lowry's original mission of highlighting the best artworks in your collection, and voting for all 13 categories begins on 1/19/2024.

Message me or email me (mt_rambler@mac.com with any questions

 

Start posting your entries NOW!!!!