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I would worry that someone intends to make a fake with it.

From the Bronze Age

I would be curious how many collectors have gotten into this with an investment mentality. Many of the collectors of the 80's and 90's got their fill with comic book speculation, so probably shy away from that mentality when collecting art. Is the art I own ever going to be as much as a Picasso or "investment" art ... not a chance. However, I am not going to put as much thought into it as this article suggests I should to get my ROI. To quote the remake of The Thomas Crown Affair, "I just like my haystacks Bobby."

This topic has probably been covered at some point, so my apologies. I just go to thinking, there is a lot of art that I have never ever seen in some one's collection or for sale. I'm not necessarily talking about high end pieces. So I figured 1) there must be a lot of art in the hands of dealers that is no circulated often; 2) there is a lot of art that was just lost or destroyed at some point; or 3) there is a lot of art collectors that do show their art or collect quietly. For example, early on in the history of Vertigo, there was a one shot graphic novel called "Mercy." I've seen a grand total of 1 page, which I bought at the Baltimore Comic Con probably 10 years ago (see attached). Where's the rest of it? Just made me wonder.

Two page splash from Promethea ... JH Williams. I generally like the plain black frames for a lot of my comic art, but this silver, vine frame seemed to highlight the art more.