Brian Peck

I attended the Gerald Scarfe exhibit at The San Francisco Art Exchange. Some fantastic artwork. I was also sent a catalogue of his art the SFAE was selling for him. The pieces that interested me was way out of my range.

I have been to a number of exhibits at SFAE including of Hipgnosis who did many of the Pink Floyd album covers plus other groups the worked with like The Rolling Stones and Syd Barrett. Some prelims of covers but alot of photos including the collage to  A Saucerful of Secrets Album which included Dr Strange.

One of my visits I saw the original pencil drawings for the Dark Side of The Moon cover. 

Asking was 1,000,000. 

SFAE also had a set of 6 Outtakes From The "Abbey Road" Album Cover printed by the original photographer.

SFAE years back was selling the original art by Vargas to Candy-O cover for the Cars album.

I tend to be very selective in my commissions doing alot of research before requesting a commission. I have never gotten a commission (at home) I have gotten a couple where they didn't blow me away but like the finished product. One where I didn't realize the artist's style had changed from when I collected his artwork so it looks different from what I envisioned but I still enjoy it.

It's con drawing where I have gotten a couple where the final product was a let down, its with older artists. The con drawings I didn't pay much for so doesn't really bother me. I have so many more commissions that have blown me away so the one that were not as strong do not bother me at all.

On 9/17/2023 at 3:47 PM, Bill C said:

I think its beautiful, and maybe it popped back up too fast also, along with prices overall generally softening-- but I also figure the people that love golden age Batman are lessening.

Most of the Spring recreations have been going between 4k-7k over the last few year. Not alot of change.

On 9/15/2023 at 12:33 PM, batman_fan said:

Peanuts stuff definitely soft.  This would have been $20k floor, $25k expected 1 to 2 years ago and the only reason it closed this high is I was the underbidder and ran it up.  I thought I was going to win it for ~12k for a little while.

 

Good I may finally be able to get a good early Peanuts strip

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On 9/7/2023 at 7:24 PM, mstrange said:

Do you think that art is owned by the estate of Bill Everett or was discarded over the years.

Golden age artwork was considered worthless just part of the process. One story is a publisher used it to insulate the walls of his house.

On 9/7/2023 at 5:31 PM, mstrange said:

Didn't Marvel keep any of the artwork or Bill Everett estates???

Golden age artwork from DC and Marvel/Atlas is very rare. I own one cover from Timely by John Buscema from 1949. I dint think I have ever seen a Bill Everett original cover from the golden age.

Just under 2 days til Comiclink auctions for X-Men Hidden Years #3 page 13 and 14 ends.

https://www.comiclink.com/Auctions/item.asp?back=%2FComicTrack%2FAuctions%2Fauctions_first.asp&id=1708448#detail

https://www.comiclink.com/Auctions/item.asp?back=%2FComicTrack%2FAuctions%2Fauctions_first.asp&id=1708447

X-Men Hidden Years #3 page 13
Pencils by John Byrne and inks by Tome Palmer

This page features an adventure in the Savage Land and includes Havok, Lorna Dane, Ka-Zar, Jean Grey, Magneto and his lackey, Amphibius. This was before Lorna adopted the superhero name "Polaris". On this page, Lorna and Havok are having a discussion about what her name could be. 

John Byrne returned to both pencil and write the story of the previously undocumented tales of the X-Men in between X-Men #66 (the end of the original team's title in 1970) and Giant-size X-Men #1 (the famous 1975 debut of the second team of X-Men). 

Up for auction on Comiclink ends in 8 days

https://www.comiclink.com/Auctions/item.asp?back=%2FComicTrack%2FAuctions%2Fauctions_first.asp&id=1708447

X-Men Hidden Years #3 page 14
Pencils by John Byrne and inks by Tome Palmer

This page features an adventure in the Savage Land and includes Magneto, Jean Grey, and the Angel. 

John Byrne returned to both pencil and write the story of the previously undocumented tales of the X-Men in between X-Men #66 (the end of the original team's title in 1970) and Giant-size X-Men #1 (the famous 1975 debut of the second team of X-Men). 

Up for auction on Comiclink ends in 8 days

https://www.comiclink.com/Auctions/item.asp?back=%2FComicTrack%2FAuctions%2Fauctions_first.asp&id=1708448#detail

Less than three more days for the two Doug Sneyd Playboy prelims. The links work and site is up.

Playboy December 2015 - Tree Trimming preliminary by Doug Sneyd
Caption "Well, as a matter of fact, it's my favorite holiday tradition too!"
The art is aniline dye on cold pressed whiteboard.
Art is 7"x 9" 

https://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2FAUCTIONS%2FSEARCH.ASP%3FFocusedOnly%3D1%26where%3Dauctions%26title%3Dplayboy%26GO%3DGO%26ItemType%3DCA%23Item_1708294&id=1708294&itemType=1

Playboy March 2014 - TSA by Doug Sneyd
Caption "I know I should be outraged by the erosion of our civil liberties, but I'm actually getting turned on by this."
The art is aniline dye on cold pressed whiteboard.
Art is 7"x 9" 

https://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2FAUCTIONS%2FSEARCH.ASP%3FFocusedOnly%3D1%26where%3Dauctions%26title%3Dplayboy%26GO%3DGO%26ItemType%3DCA%23Item_1708293&id=1708293&itemType=1

Donnelley's used to have a store in San Mateo CA back in the 80s and 90s. Mostly comic books but they would bring in OA to sell.

On 8/7/2023 at 6:45 PM, jjonahjameson11 said:

Thanks to all whose keen eagle eyes have spotted these items for sale on ebay.  I'm glad to be a member of this august community of collectors, and I want you all to know that I am communication with the ebay seller presently.  

 

Could you share this with the seller and ask if he has my ghost rider page

Comiclink is back on line

On 8/1/2023 at 2:00 PM, malvin said:

Hi Brian,

Your links don't work "outside affiliate links not allowed"

Malvin

fixed

Playboy December 2015 - Tree Trimming preliminary by Doug Sneyd
Caption "Well, as a matter of fact, it's my favorite holiday tradition too!"
The art is aniline dye on cold pressed whiteboard.
Art is 7"x 9" 

https://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2FAUCTIONS%2FSEARCH.ASP%3FFocusedOnly%3D1%26where%3Dauctions%26title%3Dplayboy%26GO%3DGO%26ItemType%3DCA%23Item_1708294&id=1708294&itemType=1

Playboy March 2014 - TSA by Doug Sneyd
Caption "I know I should be outraged by the erosion of our civil liberties, but I'm actually getting turned on by this."
The art is aniline dye on cold pressed whiteboard.
Art is 7"x 9" 

https://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2FAUCTIONS%2FSEARCH.ASP%3FFocusedOnly%3D1%26where%3Dauctions%26title%3Dplayboy%26GO%3DGO%26ItemType%3DCA%23Item_1708293&id=1708293&itemType=1

On 3/9/2023 at 5:16 AM, KirbyCollector said:

Butch's Instagram post today about a Simonson cover included a comment I have been thinking about for years: "I feel like we as an industry lost some of the magic when publishers shifted most covers from being story focused into a character strike a pose thing." Smart man...

Ya poser covers which I am not a fan of.

Upped it to 25 for tomorrow, biggest group for the dinner in years. if people can get there before 8:30 the better to start your order.

I have made reservations for 20 thursday at 8:30. If you can get there earlier the better as the kitchen closes at 9pm and need to get all the orders in by then. The numbers usually change people drop out for other things so please contact me if there is a change. Be seeing you.

On 7/12/2023 at 11:30 PM, Xatari said:

Hey Brian, 

How many are you able to accommodate? Several from our collecting group were talking about doing something that evening, so depending on the space available, perhaps we could join. 

we have had ones in the past of 15-20 people

I am having my annual SDCC OA dinner on thrusday July 20th at Edgewater Grill. 

Message  me if you want to attend, let me know if you will be bringing anyone.

Brian Peck

On 6/30/2023 at 12:18 PM, jjonahjameson11 said:

For both instances, it was the Dallas USPS distribution center, followed by the "out for delivery", and then...deafening silence.

 

Yup same as mine. USPS should find out who was working those three times.