dichotomy

41 minutes ago, BCarter27 said:

When you're spending that much, always pay for the shipping yourself and always send them a shipping box and FedEX Express label with Signature Required.

Buying direct from a top artist.

When you spend 5 figures and the art is sent by ground shipping...

27 minutes ago, Jay Olie Espy said:

You left me crying in bed for days. 

Very sorry to hear it. That was my first clink auction! You’re welcome to visit  and look at it whenever you like. And to bring things full circle, apropos to this topic, I decided to concentrate on this piece over the other great DPS of Deathlok and Ghost Rider in the same auction because, among other factors, this is a cover and that was a splash. 

1 hour ago, Jay Olie Espy said:

Please don’t tell me it’s the one with the Punisher.

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1555184

Great topic. Lots of food for thought. Re: Modern Covers, my 2 cents is that they are, and will remain, a completely different beast from Gold/SIlver/Bronze covers. I'm a relatively new collector and my tastes run relatively modern. The oldest cover I have is a Deathlok cover from 1991 and even that isn't dressed. Just the image. CAF tells me I have 22 covers - they are all stand alone images. Not a drop of text anywhere. Don't get me wrong, I love them, but when I'm at a con and I see older covers, it definitely gives you a different kind of thrill and the combination of title, image, words really helps trigger a maelstrom of memory. 

With the modern covers, as other have mentioned with the many variants, and also with the advent and uptick of grading, the variant model is going to hold very strong. I'm in line at cons to get a simple autograph or a sketch/remarque, and other people have multiples of multiple comics to be signed and graded. The variant covers are a goldmine. 

Regarding the price of (high demand) modern covers, I find that they can be quite high, particularly if they get a very exclusive variant bump. The D'O's are expensive. Felix is doing a great job for his artists - modern splashes and covers are going for 8 - 15k in some cases. However, it's nice that you can still get a cover from a great artist for much less depending on the title/characters. Ed McGuinness' work has a wide range. 

In fact, I really should find a way to have an acetate overlay made for all my covers. I think it would really add depth and make viewing them an even more multi-dimensional experience. If anyone knows of any person doing this kind of work I'd appreciate a link. 

On 9/24/2019 at 2:24 PM, awayne83 said:

My 3 All Star Batman covers.

1st one by Declan Shalvey...

...and the others by Rafael Albuquerque

Dayum! Nice pick ups. 

On 9/22/2019 at 9:11 PM, dirtymartini1 said:

young clark being a creep in the corn fields. - ryan sook pencils and inks

Very nice! 

1 hour ago, Varanis said:

All winners! Particularly like GR Family and Thor/Cap mash. 

23 minutes ago, wurstisart said:

Elektra by Bill Sienkiewicz.

https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1582903

Was looking for the right Elektra piece for a while, this one has it all.

Really nice piece, congrats. And it lead me to your Asterix which is really  incredible!

2 hours ago, jaykza said:

23 x 30

 

Home Run. Ian has been on an incredible run of work with Little Bird this past year. I felt like Pan's Labyrinth would be the perfect subject for him to work his magic.

 

The result is this giant masterpiece of the Faun. I love how Ian incorporated his tubes/tentacles to merge the Faun with the forest/Labyrinth. The eyes and classic Bertram hands add to the piercing feel of the piece.

 

Once again, big thanks goes to Felix for another commission that exceeded expectations.

That’s perfect. Congrats!

Nothing covering the art. I did think about alternate pages of vellum between the artwork, but it turned out to me not necessary because the mat frames keep the art quite far apart from each other, and it’s also nice to see two pages side by side without the overlay. Also, Nick Derington shared that Chip Kidd has done something similar in the past. 

The DPS at the top, of The surfer burrowing into Ego, has 12 separate depictions of the Surfer. Amazing! 

22 minutes ago, NelsonAI said:

Great job and video ML.  

I love Tradd's style and he killed it with this issue.  With mini series, it usually takes time for the action to build up so buying issue # 3 was the smart move.

Congratulations.

Cheers!

N.

Haha, I took what I could get! I think everyone who picked up a whole issue is a winner, and anyone who gets any page of issue 4 is equally lucky. I can’t even imagine what 5 is going to be like! I do like that this does stand a bit apart - it’s amazingly legible as a story without the words, with the only difficult transition being his awakening on Ego. Thanks for the kind words. 

2 hours ago, NelsonAI said:

Bill posted the b+w scans on the internet a few days before the show so you can see the entire issue and cover without any word balloons.

I feel for the guys waiting on line.  Unfortunately, his art, his rules.

 

Exactly what I told Sal. Really can’t argue with someone buying complete - and next time I’ll know what to do (mortgage house, buy OA). 

1 hour ago, jjonahjameson11 said:

If it’s the one with Scott and Jean, I was told he turned down an offer of $2K for it

Was this the one in the “keep” mailer? I saw someone try to mix it back into gen pop. I was digging that page too. 4 times I went to the table he wasn’t there. D’oh!

44 minutes ago, Rick2you2 said:

Boxing adds space which could otherwise be used by characters (or drawing larger ones).

In retrospect I would have boxed. 9 per side. Helps the artist too. 

I made a purchase. Followed up my internet request with a phone call. Mailed a check and got my art. 

https://www.societyillustrators.org/events/meadows-mastercomics looks highly awesome and what an incredible panel! Not technically a part of NYCC. Separate ticket required. 
 

Rafael Albuquerque (American Vampire, Eight), Bill Sienkiewicz (Legion TV show,Elektra Assassin), Yuko Shimizu (The Unwritten, New York Times) and Walter Simonson(Ragnarok, Thor, Manhunter), Dan Panosian (cover artist 100 Bullets, The Punisher),and Dave Johnson (artist, X-Men, Logan) talking about their working practices and their studios.

44 minutes ago, Rick2you2 said:

When I was at the NY Comicon on Thursday, I saw Colleen Doran. She had done the following female Phantom Stranger for me a few years ago, and had recently tweeted it out. Apparently, she got over 2,000 likes for it, including one from Neil Gaiman.

 

Colleen is Amazing. Did you see any of the commissions she did for NY? Incredible stuff. I also picked up a page from Snow Glass Apple. 

Tex was doing some great stuff - I’d hit him up today. 

31 minutes ago, Blastaar said:

Nice. Who did the Hulk?

Thanks! Erik Larsen

6 minutes ago, Webhead2018 said:

Nice sketch there. I got a blank 1000 I plan to start getting Jame on front and back at next year's cons I go too. Still debating how many characters per side. Plus do I have it open or graph out. I plan to do heroes on cover villains on back.

I had a plan but it quickly fell apart. Ideally I wanted a Stan Lee on the front and a Kirby on the back, and then surrounded by heads - but this is nice. Good luck with yours. I like the concept.