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My 3 favorite story arcs are: "Gorr, the God Buthcher" and "The God Bomb" from Thor: God of Thunder #1 - #11 by Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic "Thanos Wins" from Thanos #13 - #18 by Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw "Baby Thanos Must Die" from Cosmic Ghost Rider #1 - #5 by Donny Cates and Dylan Burnett These 3 stories have formed the crux of my collection.

This is my opinion as well. I see no reason to ever get the art signed by anyone. It can hurt resale value, it can mar presentation, the author's involvement is already implicit in the creation of the work, etc. Have them sign something that isn't a 1 of 1 historical artifact that the signature can never be removed from. Probably not a popular opinion, but I've always felt pretty strongly about this. Edit: I might make an exception for Moore, Gaiman, and the like. I would want to be really thoughtful on where they signed though. I think signatures bother me the most on modern art, which tends to be really clean. Older art often already has many artifacts and notes in the margins where a signature wouldn't feel out of place.

Bags Unlimited - Mylar / Boards They have bigger bags / boards for DPS, twice up, etc as well.

For sure! I think the key is to find someone who knows what they're doing. I would never take my art to Michaels or another chain.

Here are the various storage methods I use for 11x17 modern art: 1. 12x18 mylar with no flap and matching archival backing board. The backing boards make these really sturdy to handle as loose pieces which can be stored in a flat file or other container and flipped through. 2. 12x18 mylar with no flap and matching archival backing board (same as above). Art is inserted "upside down" and placed in 13x19 Itoya profolio so that the opening of the mylar is in the bottom of the profolio page in order to prevent dust or other debris from entering the top of the binder. This would likely be considered overkill by most. I like it because the boards give the art more rigidity and help frame the art in the larger profolio page so its not so loose. 3. 11x17 mylar with no flap. Art is inserted "upside down" in 13x19 Itoya. I use this for less expensive art I'm storing in a binder. I generally use a mylar for everything as they're the most archival thing available and make handling the art less perilous.

I've seen two archival methods of floating. The method you've described is obviously not archival and should be avoided at all costs. My pieces are floated using an archival hinge. It's basically a very small, removable piece of archival tape that attaches it to the foam core board. If you pick up my pieces and lean them forward, the art will actually swing on this hinge. My understanding is this is generally one of the safest ways to frame as the art has minimal contact with any surfaces. The other way to float is to use photo corners. These are basically tiny plastic corners you slide on each corner of the art and then the plastic corners are adhered to the foam core board. I find this spoils the display some, but could arguably be safer than the method I use.

Leaving these up for 10 more days and then putting back in the collection.

My understanding is that's the going rate for basic pages from that series. Tradd talking head pages from other books easily sell for $2k nowadays. SSB is his most desired work.

Every year I say "Almost," and then I seem to find a way to move the goal posts further and further out.

I always float and show the full board. I like to see every artifact.

See pictures. Asking: Iron Man 55 CGC 7.5 White Pages - $950 Tales of Suspense 52 CGC 6.0 White Pages - $1900 Tales of Suspense 57 CGC 6.0 OW Pages - $1200 SOLD Paypal G&S. Will consider other payment methods as well. Shipping is free to domestic USA. Actual cost outside of country. Will ship very securely (bubble wrap + box). No returns.

In that specific scenario, I think blue lines are totally fine. I typically only find blue lines dodgy if 2 boards exist.

On hold via DM. Thanks all!

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Feel free to DM offers / questions. Found the book tough to price as there aren't a lot of exact comps out there.

See pictures. Asking $3500 Paypal G&S. Will consider other payment methods as well. Shipping is free to domestic USA. Actual cost outside of country. Will ship very securely (bubble wrap + box). No returns.

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See pictures. Note, there is a scratch on case above label (see pic). Asking $3150 Paypal G&S. Will consider other payment methods as well. Shipping is free to domestic USA. Actual cost outside of country. Will ship very securely (bubble wrap + box). No returns.

I'm really happy to own this piece from Ruins of Undermountain. Forgive my comic lingo, but I believe this also might be the 1st or 2nd page Halaster Blackcloak ever appeared on. Please correct me if he appeared in an earlier module / book. I feel really lucky to own this either way.

I'm not familiar with this comic, but if it was published after Silver Surfer: Black, Tradd still has the art. He's keeping all of his work for the foreseeable future.

Had a great time building my collection this past year. Here are my Best of 2021. Cosmic Ghost Rider #5 Cover by Geoff Shaw - CAF Link - Published/Unpublished Comic Book Covers One of my favorite Shaw covers and a perfect single image summary of the first Cosmic Ghost Rider mini-series. Thanos #14 Cover by Geoff Shaw - CAF Link - Published/Unpublished Comic Book Covers The 1st cover appearance of Cosmic Ghost Rider, and a beautiful piece by Shaw. I love the Mignola-esque blacks in the asteroid belt. One of the most important additions to my collection since I started, completing the major "key" trifecta of 1st appearance, 1st cover appearance, and 1st self-titled cover. Gotham By Midnight #1 Cover by Ben Templesmith - CAF Link - Published/Unpublished Comic Book Covers The first cover to my wife's favorite comic series. Still astonished this was available from the artist 6 years after publication. Thor: God of Thunder #2, Page 13 by Esad Ribic - CAF Link - Published/Unpublished Interior Panel Pages Possibly the best page from Gorr, the God Butcher's 1st appearance. I was incredibly excited to add such an exceptional page from such a talented artist as Ribic from one of my favorite comic stories of all-time. Not to mention Gorr's imminent appearance in the MCU Cosmic Ghost Rider Commission by Eranga Devasurendra - CAF Link - Published/Unpublished Commissions/Recreations I'm not much for commissions, but I had to get a piece from fellow CAF Collector Conversationalist Eranga when I found out about his artistic talents. Really thrilled to have such a great piece by a friend.

I'm not sure I'm convinced OA has fallen under the radar of investment companies. Have we seen a single piece end up on one of the partial ownership sites yet?

Thank you! This is incredibly helpful and really puts me at ease. I’ve asked around before and everyone has assured me they’re fine, but the words “gummed” and “water” keep making me anxious. Particularly since some of the pieces are on thinner paper and not Bristol board. I assume when you say they’re reversible with a tiny bit of water, it really is a very minuscule amount?

For real. It’s hard to articulate how excited I am to get these on the wall.

I’m getting a large number of pieces framed and wanted to get consensus that the hinges my framer is using won’t create any long term issues. See below for the first piece she has framed as well as pictures of the hinging tape box. Are these hinges safe? I’m primarily concerned with any risk of long term damage to the art or difficulty removing the hinges if I ever take the art out of the frame.