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Hey Felix, Any plans for some international interviews, or of some folks who are a bit newer to the game (the eBay era and after)? It's great hearing from the likes of John, Dave Mandel and others, but it would be nice to get a mix of some folks who mainly aim at modern, and those that have a vastly different perspective due to their geography. Thanks, and keep them coming! Simon

I wonder if it's been sold. Does he sell his art and, if so, where? Spoke to Brian at SDCC a year or two ago (it's a blur) and he said his published work is primarily digital though certain elements of a piece may be done traditionally. It was a sad day for me. I think it depends. His Day Men book for BOOM was digital, but he does still do paintings, and may also do his upcoming book - the Black Panther, in traditional inks.

Aren't all of these covers riffing from the first mini or am I missing something? Wouldn't they be related to the DKR3 story?

Well it would be bagged with the trading card. But a die-cut cover too...

Neither do much of anything for me, Bill Sienk piece included in that. I have no idea how many covers each issue will have, but I think it's the appeal of the book itself, not the quality of the covers, that are drawing people to even discuss this. For the record though, and I'm not a fan/Finch appreciator, I would go with his piece over Fabok. His art holds no appeal to me what-so-ever. And as much as I'm a 90's reader, I do read current books, though not Batman titles for many years. To me, this is just a major overplay of a gimmick. Why can't we have a embossed or foil cover instead? Or bag the thing with a random variant...

Got a link to the Bill S cover? His art is very hit or miss for me. Con sketch quality, or back to his hay-day greatness. Almost.

PS - it was on my site for 2-3 days before it sold.

And the same buyer just added the Allred variant too: http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1264693&GSub=170435 Seems like a very nice guy with a great start to a collection (or is only showing a fraction of it!)

if anyone is interested in Mike Allred's variant cover, let me know. Best Simon

I believe this is my first page - a Bolton Wolverine page with a SNIKT panel. Hard to beat that! http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=40350

but you think all those junky 1k byrne commissions are the bee's knees. And don't you think Barry Kitson is the best ever? And I think Mike Allred is the greatest...you keep on with the Kitson's, Dave can keep loving Byrne and then everyone is good. No need to knock someone elses tastes - we all see art differently.

Hey Guys, This folder has the covers I'm looking for, a couple of which live in CAF. Art by Allred, Harris, Nowlan and Stelfreeze. Please let me know if you have, or know where any of the pieces are! Thanks Simon

I'm posting the below on behalf of a friend who isn't a board member, but we agreed that it was a horror story/warning that needed to be put out there as much as possible. Read on.... Hi Everyone, I just wanted to email everyone and warn people against commissioning Josef Rubinstein. I’m sure that you’ve probably heard all this before, but I just wanted to put it out there just in case there was anyone thinking about commissioning him OR if he’s contacted anyone trying to set up a commission through CAF. Back in May 2009, Josef Rubinstein contacted me through CAF saying that he liked my gallery and really wanted to do something for it. At the time I was saving for Comic Con and so I couldn’t afford anything and so I asked him to email me back a few months later and we would try to arrange something. In August he emailed me again asking if I was ready to work out the commission and once again I told him that I wasn’t ready and to contact me again in October. Toward the end of October Josef emailed me again and I felt that his persistence was a very positive thing and so I decided to go ahead and commission him. I gave him a few options of what I would like and he picked one and before I even sent my payment he had drawn up a rough sketch and emailed me a scan. On November 9th, 2009, I paid him and he told me that the painting would be finished by the end of the year, which I felt was a bit fast, but who am I to say how he works. In March 2010 I emailed Josef and asked about the status of the commission. He emailed me back promptly and said that he was working on inking some book and that he had to put the commission to the side, but that once he was finished he would finish it up and email him in a few weeks, which I felt was more than reasonable. I mean, artists, do have day jobs and commissions cannot be their top responsibility. In June 2010 I emailed again asking about the status and he said that he was working on it and it should be done soon and I should email him in a few weeks. I emailed in September and he explained that he had to go out of town and he wasn’t able to finish it, but he would be returning soon and he would finish it when he got back. I emailed again in December…twice actually, and never got a response to either email. In January, February and March 2011 I emailed and asked for an update and never received responses. In April I contacted Spencer Beck (his art rep) and asked if he could be assistance in getting in contact with Josef since I was not having any luck at all with contacting him, and because Spencer is awesome and helpful he said that he would try. I got a response from Josef, after several months of silence, and he said he was working on a deadline and that he had “a color sketch to OK” and that he would be finishing the deadline the following Monday and would finish it at that point. I did not hear from him after that. Beginning in May and for the remainder of the year, I emailed him once a month asking for the status and didn’t receive a single email back. On February 16th, 2012 I emailed him, after finding out that he had been using CAF to solicit other collectors to get commissions from him over the past 6 months, and explained my disappointment about all this and told him that I either wanted my money refunded or I wanted the art by March 16th. I felt that after waiting more than 2 years, I could wait another month. I told him that if I did not receive either a refund or the art I would be filing a Mail Fraud report, an Internet Fraud report and posting my experience with him on various art forums and mailing lists. I heard back from him within minutes of sending the email. He didn’t make any excuses and said that he would get to it and have it done by March 16th…and asked me to remind him exactly what I had commissioned from him. This sort of irritated me simply because he had told me that it was in progress for the past two years, when in actuality it wasn’t. I sent him the scan he had sent me and mentioned that if he was starting from scratch there was a little change I would like him to make if he was willing. Once again he responded immediately with an adjusted scan. On March 14th, having not received the art or heard from him I emailed him again asking about the status and he responded saying that he had put down an ink wash and would be finishing it up that weekend. I asked for a scan and I did not hear from him again. Now I was giving him the benefit of the doubt thinking that MAYBE he really was working on it and that it would arrive within the following few weeks, but it’s been nearly two months since my deadline where he promised me the art and it still hasn’t arrived…a full two years and six months since the commission was arranged and paid for. He refuses to refund my payment and has not yet sent the art...and he probably hasn't even started it based on his track record (although I would hope that I'm wrong). Today I called the United States Postal Inspections Service and filed a Mail Fraud report and the Inspector person told me that I should also file an Internet Fraud report, a Wire Fraud report (through the FBI) since my payment was made through Paypal and file police reports both here and in Valencia, California where Josef lives. So, over the next few days I need to gather all the email to and from Josef in order to file the reports. I hate to do this but really he hasn’t really left me much of a choice. Really, the whole reason for me sending this email out to the group is to warn everyone from commissioning Josef Rubinstein AND if you have an outstanding commission from him and feel that you are in the same situation as I am, please do something about it. I have been waiting for two and a half years and I have tried to resolve the situation every way possible and unfortunately it’s come to this. Please be warned that, if you commission Josef Rubinstein, there is a really good chance you may never get your art…or at the very least have an incredibly long wait ahead of you. If things progress I will definitely keep the group updated. Rob