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All great tips here. You are going to get as many opinions as there are collectors. Personally , I think it comes down to hope many pieces you want to display, where, and what appeals to you in terms of a display. I always liked the way that the paintings were displayed at the Isabelle Gardner Stewart Museum in Boston. It'm more of a home setting than a traditional museum setting. I think the variety of frames, shapes , and sizes adds to the display and the art.

These next few auctions are not going to help with the "not going to spend" goal.

Yes 100K. Wishful thinking I guess. :-)

Of all the comic book series out there, I would daresay that this is one that the writer's inscription is more relevant than the artists. Not saying that the artists did not do a brilliant job, but it's Gaiman's show. I don't think this is the one to hit 10K, though.

I have to say, the Essential Sequential booth is beautiful and looks to make quite the impact.

I'll leave this here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/first-bob-ross-tv-painting-212029028.html

Hey everyone, Anyone going to Galaxy Con in Austin this weekend?

As a personal note, I always find it amazing that something like art, which really is supposed to be a bit transcendental, brings out the absolute worst in people. An interesting point towards the end of the article was that the market for the types of paintings that the family holds has gone down in part because the museums are full. ie, if they want a painting by ____, they have it. I hadn't thought that the. museum market would be strong enough to drive market indicators by itself.

Tomorrow's pricing today!

Isn't that like US50 after the exchange? ;-). Just kidding.

I still have my first two, bought from the back of CBG.

Which auction is this going to? (ie When?)

I've been using the Microsoft Lens on my iPhone. Since I have a Microsoft 365 account, download and use is free. It has been super ... especially with oversize pieces.

Wasn't done intentionally, but managed to re-unite the two intro pages from Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction #6 - Colan/Adkins

Bill Cox at Comicartfans has recommended a woman who lives in FL. He mentioned her again in his last CAF update. She has done work for him and was also doing work for George Pratt on a Frazetta ... so she must know what she is doing! :-)

Leaving aside the specific cost/value of a piece. My issue is with the (for lack of a better term) provenance and description. With the unpublished Conan cover, after changing hands a few times, will it be noted that it is restored and by how much? This should be indicated by every seller. Also, again, regardless of price, trade dress in some ways legitimizes the older pieces.

I was very tempted on the Spectre cover ... but just decided not to raid the bank account and face my wife again. :-)

That Wrightson piece on his CAF also looks very familiar.

1) If it sells through Heritage; and/or 2) It hasn't been fixed previously. Now I am happy to admit that the restoration looks really, really good. Whoever did it looks to have done a great job, and I also would love to know who it is. I am also all for (within reason) restoring pieces to bring them back to "original" condition ... ie, taking out the browning/glue stains; fixing replacing word balloons, dealing with water damage, etc. However, it should be documented and move with the provenance of the piece. Maybe this is what NFTs could be good for.

I wish there was a way to preserve this information going forward. after a few years in the wild, this will be forgotten.

Interesting how they got the nose of the wolf to be over the logo.

Agreed on the Luxura. Start with the Vamperotica books.

It actually was a very good show. I think mind bending would be an appropriate term. Not normal Marvel superhero fare.

$1,080 for the inks over printed lines from Colleen Doran. https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/story-page/colleen-doran-absolute-sandman-2-story-page-22-original-art-dc-2007-/a/7340-95167.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

If there is squishiness, I'm not seeing it today.