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comiconxion

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  1. The Star Wars ad is definitively the one from the 3-pack. What's interesting is that the Star Wars ad is the one that appears on the non 3-pack versions of Transfomers #1 & #2 as well. So, theoretically, the 3-pack printing of #3 pre-dated the version that was printed for the newsstand and direct sales markets. Therefore you could debate that it is the real "first printing."
  2. Bidding ends tomorrow, Monday February 19th. Go to Propstore.com/UmbrellaAcademy to bid!
  3. Bidding has now begun! Go to Propstore.com/UmbrellaAcademy or use this link to bid: https://propstoreauction.com/auctions/catalog/id/406
  4. Spent that afternoon walking over to Universal Studio Walk to get in some exercise and get a bite to eat. Bumped into a collector I hadn't met before on the way over and then was unexpectedly seated next to an old comic art acquaintance at lunch so we spent 20 minutes catching up. The opening reception kicked off last night in the courtyard. Seemed like ~400 people in attendance. Was amazing to see so many comic art collectors in one place from the East Coast, West Coast, middle of the US and some international. No matter where you turned, there was someone new you could introduce yourself to or bump into an old friend. Felt very much like an larger version of the old Cherry Blossom Spectaculars with people pulling out binders and sharing them with others in the lobby. Spent the evening, sharing a beer and pricing new art that Gerhard pulled out of his archives along with new pieces specially created for the show. Get to his table early folks! Today the dealer room opens. Wait for the mad rush to see what people brought with them! And then there's the auction tonight... Great start!
  5. Announcing Propstore's The Umbrella Academy Seasons 1 & 2 Online Auction. Over 250 lots of props, costumes and set decoration pieces from the production of the series will be offered in the auction. You can register and see a preview of items in the auction here: https://propstoreauction.com/auctions/info/id/406. There's also a Registration Giveaway: Register for the “The Umbrella Academy Seasons 1 & 2 Online Auction” today for a chance to win one of two Pneumatic Tubes used in connection with the production of the series. For comic book completists, there's an opportunity to add three special comics created specifically for the series with covers by Gabriel Ba. The full online auction catalog goes live on Feb. 5, 2024 and the auction ends on Feb. 19, 2024. Register now and bid starting on Feb. 5th!
  6. I agree with this statement for the most part. As my wife says... you may be "a decimal point away" from another collectors... meaning that what $1,000 is to you, might be what $10,000 is to another person, which is what $100,000 is the next person up the line, etc. So, some people may have a number of pieces in their collection that are six figures while others are lucky to have one. I have limited space in my house so I treat all the pieces in the collection somewhat equally and put them all in portfolios. Currently I only have two comic art pieces on the wall at home - because my wife doesn't enjoy seeing it every day. But, I do try and pull out and share the "significant" pieces that I have in my collection with the world and put them up for display where and when I can - whether it be at the Cartoon Art Museum, Marvel exhibits, or exhibits I've arranged with various universities. But, frankly, when I'm selecting the pieces to display, I don't primarily think about their value - I think more about how displaying them helps tell the story I want to share with the art. I've displayed six figure pieces along side $500 pieces. The fact that a piece isn't worth as much doesn't necessarily mean it shouldn't be displayed. And, likewise, just because a piece is of a certain value, you shouldn't be obligated to display it. From a pure monetary perspective, I know people that are afraid to put six figure pieces on the wall... whether because the pieces may get damaged by the sun or they may get stolen. I remember going to Conrad E.'s house and seeing that his best comic art pieces on the walls were actually giclees. He kept the originals in a vault because he was worried that someone could break in and take them. And, in today's world pretty much every Ditko Spidey page with Spidey in costume on it is a six figure page... I don't think it's reasonable to expect that every Ditko Spidey page is on someone's wall somewhere. Keep in mind that many long-time collectors would have paid $5-10k for those pages 20 years ago. So, in their minds, they probably don't always think of them as "six figure pieces". They're just cool pieces that they enjoy owning.
  7. I plan to fly out for the event... will likely hang out at Gerhard's table for a bit and I'll be there for the opening event on Friday. Hope to see some old friends from the East and West Coasts and also meet some new folks I haven't met before.
  8. And there's a prelim from the cover to Marvel Comics #2 that used to be on display at the Marvel restaurant at Universal Studios back in the 90's. Not sure where it ended up, but it was a cool Sub-Mariner piece.
  9. Great to see one of those remarked posters again. I had about 20 of them in storage that Mike drew remarques on and then we sold to fans. I should have kept one for myself! D'oh! Glad this one will get enjoyed.
  10. This looks like an adaption of events in issue #5 of the original series. There's a story about how Max Banks (Edlund's regular inker at the time and whose real name is something else) had penciled that issue as a fill-in while Edlund was on vacation. The first version of the pencils he submitted was a different style than what Edlund had been drawing so Bob Polio had him re-draw the whole issue. He wasn't happy about that and I think it was the breaking point that led to him leaving the book. That doesn't look like Banks' signature so I doubt it's a rejected cover or splash from that issue, but it reminded me of that story. You may want to ask Bob Polio if he knows what it is.
  11. Interior pages from issues #4-6 have been floating out there since at least the 80's or 90's. Conrad E. used to own the complete #3 book, but he broke that up over 15 years ago so those pages are now available as well. Issues #1 & 2 haven't been publicly seen. None of the covers from that timeframe have been seen either.
  12. I couldn't pass buying this piece up for the "infamous" moment in history that it represents... sort of reminded me of the "Patience is a virue" piece that I also regret not buying when I had a chance.
  13. It may make sense, but unfortunately, not true... Being the resident "Zeckspert", let me give you the real story... For the January 1986 publication month, the printer had excess capacity so Marvel sent the first issue of the Punisher Limited Series to print earlier than planned. After that, Mike Zeck had to play catch up which is why the 2nd half of issue #2 and issues #3 and #4 are mostly Zeck breakdowns and not full pencils. If you look closely, you'll even notice that John Beatty didn't ink the backgrounds on issue #4 since they were in such a rush. As they approached the end of the series, Carl Potts got nervous that Zeck wouldn't make the deadline so he asked Mike Vosburg to pencil issue #5. According to Vosburg, they only gave him a week to pencil the entire issue (for which he also did a set of prelim pencils). Vosburg had no idea how important this series would become and many fans still blame him to this day for not finishing the series up to the standards they expected. It didn't help that Beatty wasn't the best inker for Vosburg. When Zeck was replaced as the penciler for issue #5, Steven Grant also walked off the project which is why Mary Jo Duffy scripted issue #5. As far as the numbering on the cover... Marvel Production wasn't used to doing "5-Issue" Limited Series so they accidentally put the standard 4-Issue Limited Series banner at the top of issue #1. After the first issue hit the newsstand, Zeck brought attention to the mistake, so they fixed the banner for issue #2. But, then issue #3 came out with the same error and Zeck didn't bother to mention it again so it stayed that way until issue #5 came out. So, long story short... it was always planned to be a 5-issue storyline.
  14. Thank you to all who participated in Propstore's latest auction and supported the Takamoto Foundation and Ringling College. Some of the top results: Framed and Signed Scooby Doo “WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION” Limited Edition Cel HC #5/20 ($4,687.50 w/ BP) • Framed and Signed William Hanna and Joe Barbera Lifetime Achievement Tribute Limited Edition Lithograph #10/15 ($4,375 w/BP) • Framed and Signed "SCOOBY-DOO - WHERE ARE YOU!" Limited Edition Serigraph HC #12/25 with Framed and Signed "SCOOBY MEETS IWAO" Print ($4,062.50 w/ BP) • Framed and Signed "GET WELL SOON IWAO" Hanna-Barbera Hand-Painted Cel ($4,062.50 w/ BP) • Framed and Signed "40 YEARS OF HANNA-BARBERA CARTOONS" Limited Edition Cel HC #5/20 ($3,750 w/ BP) • Framed and Signed Scooby-Doo "MYSTERY MASK MIX UP" Limited Edition Cel HC #1/10 ($3,750 w/ BP) • Framed and Signed Scooby-Doo “A TIKI SCARE IS NO FAIR” Limited Edition Cel HC #3/10 ($3,750 w/ BP)
  15. Unfortunately, this prelim by Ed Hannigan isn't for sale, but it was put on display at the Spider-Man exhibit in San Diego last year and will be part of the traveling exhibit.
  16. Just reminder that this auction is coming to a close on Tuesday, April 4th. It's a great way to give back and get something cool for your collection. And, there are still a lot of cool lots starting at just $100. For those interested in learning more, check out this CAF auction preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRoHWvphGUY
  17. I wanted to alert everyone to this new animation original art auction we just launched at Propstore. If you're a fan of the old Hanna-Barbera cartoons, you'll appreciate this auction which features 145 lots from the personal collection of famed Disney and Hanna-Barbera creator/animator, Iwao Takamoto who among other things was known for co-creating Scooby-Doo. The proceeds for the auction will be donated to fund the Iwao Takamoto Scholarship at Ringling College, one of the premiere art colleges in Sarasota, FL (with alumni like Mike Zeck). This auction is a great way to support the next generation of artists and at the same time take home a piece from a classic illustrator. There are over 60 lots of hand-drawn sketches from Takamoto that are pretty fantastic and likely some of the last art he drew before he passed away in 2007. Please check out the auction here: https://propstoreauction.com/auctions/info/id/357
  18. I wanted to pass this along to the CGC community for John Dolmayan. John and his team at Torpedo Comics will once again be hosting Torpedo Con in Los Angeles the weekend before SDCC. This time it'll be at a new location in Glendale, CA. If you're interested in setting up, please reach out to John via the Torpedo Comics website to reserve your table.
  19. What is the date on the Indicia inside on page 1? Does it say June 1982? This looks like a regular newsstand edition.
  20. First, anyone in interested in early Turtles art should find a copy of Kevin Eastman's Artobiography that was published in 2002. Kevin did a great job of preserving images of the early original Turtles art and printed them in that book. 1) Is the color on the Turtles #8 cover faded? - In the book, Kevin shows a pic of the original painting (see below). It clearly shows that the brick walls were colored purple similar to the printed comic book. That purple has faded as well as some of the other darker tones. Still looks like a great painting, but different than than the printed book. 2) Are the first 4 covers "larger" than the later issues? - It's natural to assume this since they were printed larger, but in fact, the originals that I've seen for #1 & 3 (also drawn by Kevin) were the same size as the printed comic books. The covers that followed including Raphael, #1 (4th Printing), and #5 were the same size as those (although #1 (4th) and #5 were printed modern comic book size vs. Golden Age size). Based on the dimensions provided by Heritage, this #8 cover was only slightly larger with a 17" x 13" image. That's the same size as the original art to Laird's Donatello cover which was published around the same time. The largest published cover images from around this time that I know of (outside of some one-off pieces they did for conventions and specialty projects) were covers to the the First Comics reprints of the original series that were done in 1987 by Kevin. Those four paintings measure 18" x 13", but are front cover images only vs. wraparound covers. It certainly went for more than the color version of the #5 which sold for #28k at Hake's in 2021. But, I agree, in general, I think you won't see another "strong" early Turtles cover sell for less than 6 figures in years to come in another does come to market.
  21. Although people may not love the Wolverine #3 cover (similar to the Dark Knight #3 cover), it may be the only one those famous four covers that comes available again anytime soon (although I'm not sure who currently owns it and they may not even want to sell it). Even that cover, should sell for $250-$500k at this point which I guess is why nice pages from the Limited Series have started cracking 6 figure sums. I could see the #1 and #2 covers selling for over $1M if they were ever to come to market which is highly unlikely given the collections they are in.
  22. It is very cool. I always wondered what happened to this cover. The #5 color cover that sold on Hake's a year or two ago was colored on top of a photocopy of the original B&W art (therefore there were two "originals," but this one seems to be 100% original. The only thing is that the colors looks somewhat faded vs. the published cover. It could be because it was hanging for years at Corben's house and was exposed to light. But, it still looks great. Best of luck to whoever decides to go for this one. Unlikely to see another original cover from the early part of the run come up for sale again anytime soon.
  23. Thanks to all of those who joined us yesterday for the sale. We sold 22 out of 32 pieces, but there are some nice ones that are still available. Take a look at my CAF gallery to see if there are any you'd like to pick up (https://www.comicartfans.com/galleryroom.asp?gsub=229306). E-mail me at comiconxion@hotmail.com if you'd like to reserve anything. Here's a summary of what you can still purchase: Lot 01. Lori Lovecraft Omnibus Pg. 294 Star*Reach #5 “Midnight in the Medina” Pg. 4 – 3rd App. Linda Lovecraft - $800 Lot 03. Lori Lovecraft Omnibus Pg. 298 Star*Reach #5 “Midnight in the Medina” Pg. 8 – 3rd App. Linda Lovecraft - $800 Lot 06. “Fire Away” Linda Lovecraft Pinup – Unpublished - $800 Lot 07. “Head or Tail” Linda Lovecraft Pinup – Unpublished - $1,000 Lot 15. Lori Lovecraft Omnibus Pg. 261 “Magic!” Page 6 - $250 Lot 17. Lori Lovecraft Omnibus Pg. 271 Pinup (13” x 18” Sepia Inks) - $1,000 Lot 20. Lori Lovecraft Omnibus Pg. 277 Pinup (12” x 18” B&W) - $800 Lot 24. Lori Lovecraft “Dark Inheritance” Pinup #5 - Lori and Cats in Front of Prague Art Nouveau Building (12” by 18” Colored Inks) - $600 Lot 26. Lori Lovecraft “Dark Inheritance” Pinup #7 - Drawn to Lori (Alternate Cover Idea) - $500 Lot 30. Lori Lovecraft, Horatio and Zelda (Voodoo Mansion) pinup (12” x 16” Toned). Pencil Rough Included – Unpublished - $600
  24. No, this sale will be focused solely on Lori Lovecraft and her early incarnation as Linda Lovecraft to celebrate the release of the new Lori Lovecraft Omnibus. It'll include art from the 70's all the way to present day.
  25. Just a reminder that the Mike Vosburg sale will be happening Live this Saturday. For those wondering about prices... nothing exceed $1,000. Most of the art featured in the sale will be featured in Mike's new Lori Lovecraft Omnibus of the special new comic "Dark Inheritance" that accompanies it. We may even have the covers from those books for sale... maybe... Tune in!