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Picked this up a week or two ago on ebay. The very last one I needed for the set (of single cars). Yay!

Here's one I didn't know about until recently: the Spider-Man 'Trail Busters' RV on the right. (Image from the internet - not mine (unfortunately).

The packaging isn't as vibrant (and not Marvel branded) as the Scene Machines, but still really cool.

Haha, nope, that was wpbooks.

This is me, and I paid for this piece.

I'm also looking forward to wpbooks freebie image.

Thanks!

Believer #50, Featuring a cover story on the man himself.

Amazing.

And some images from the inside. Sick, twisted stuff (my favorite!).

This is a cool book. It's huge - 12 x 16 inches. Contains black and white prints of stuff I've seen and some I haven't. Printed on super thick matte card stock. Any one of these could be cut out and would feel like a high quality silkscreen print. Just lovely.

Here's the nice flyer (glossy double sided post card size) Lee put together for the signing I attended (Thanks again Lee!).

Here is my only original. As I mentioned earlier, it's hand painted on layers of acetate.

What was really nice about the original art Mr. Burns handed out at his signing, was that he had taken each piece and mounted it on a board and then signed it right underneath the drawing and put a date on it as well. It was immediately suitable for framing.

 

Don't know about the rest of you guys, since you seem to be preoccupied with pages that were actually published, but the detailed sketch I received is as delightful to look at as almost any page in Black Hole. He went above and beyond just about any artist appearance I've ever been privvy to.

 

Only Joe Coleman left as much of an impression when at an appearance I attended, which was sparsely populated, he drew a detailed portrait of me on the first blank page of the book he was there promoting. Fine art, and a fine artist encounter (both), to be sure!!!

That is fantastic! He was kind and generous with his time when I met him, but he wasn't handing out free art!

I'm not concerned if a piece was published (in this case), but I would prefer it looks finished. Part of Burns' appeal to me is how tight and perfect the line is, so I'd like any piece I buy to have that quality,, at least when paying FMV. If it's free or cheap my requirement becomes moot.

He's done thousands of pages and illustrations.

 

If The-Collector had responded with this, I would have thought he's interested in an informative discussion, and I'd go count pages (I own all of his published work ). For you I can't be bothered.

 

I think your first response explains quite a lot. He just doesn't sell his work. I think I agree with you his work is relatively small, that is compared to others. But overall I would say it is not insignificant and I would expect more to be avaliable given what he has done.

Agreed. In fact I feel his body of work is much more significant than most mainstream comic book artists (at least to me), it's just not that plentiful. Most of his graphic novels were under 100 pages, which is just a couple months of a mainstream superhero book. And the fact that he appears to not sell black hole pages - his largest project at 600+ pages - makes it even tougher to find. Another thing worth mentioning - he has some crossover appeal with the fine art world, so we are competing with a few of those folks as well as comic fans.

I wish more work was available too, as it would make it a bit less expensive. As was mentioned earlier, when you do find it, you pay a hefty price.

He's done thousands of pages and illustrations.

If The-Collector had responded with this, I would have thought he's interested in an informative discussion, and I'd go count pages (I own all of his published work ). For you I can't be bothered.

http://www.tcj.com/im-not-on-this-planet-forever-a-charles-burns-interview/

 

Here's an interview with Burns from comic book journal...the site is also a pretty good resource for interviews, just enter the artist's name you are looking for in the search.

 

Adam baumgold gallery also sells Burns art

 

Baumgold only has the believer pieces left (and all the good ones like Ai Wei Wei / Fidel Castro are gone) and Scott Eder doesn't want to part with his pages/covers.

 

I know where some is. I was more interested in opinions on why it is so hard to find given the size of Burn's body of work is not small. He has done a fair bit of illustration work outside of comics but you never see those come up either.

I would say his body of work is rather small. He's meticulous. Not part of the monthly machine.

Anyone ever seen the original art Charles did for Iggy Pop Brick by Brick album cover?

 

 

Freakin' love it. I also love Iggy.

I have this poster, but I believe there's a signed limited print as well.

Hi Guys

 

Just wondering if anyone had an opinion on why Charles Burns OA is difficult to find? He has a significant body of work and he has been working in comics and other fields since the 1980s but his work does not come up for sale very often.

 

Thanks

 

 

Jake

 

Hi Jake,

I am a huge Burns fan.

I don't think he sells any of his comic work. I have never seen a Black Hole page for sale, or a page from any other comic I can think of. I have seen the occasional pin up or end paper illustration for sale. I've also seen various images from Believer Magazine, for which he provides illustrations.

Mostly you can find limited edition prints, which are expensive but beautifully made.

The only original I have is a painted transparency/cel which was painted up in layers. I took it to a signing so he could confirm he painted it.

Tim

Probably went to the winner of the published cover, just 2% of what the cover sold for.

 

Winner of the cover did not get the color guide.

Oh. Gawd. Two people actually fought over this up to $10k??

I was certain it was punishment bidding too.

Still could be punishment style, no?

Buy color guide vs. the new owner of GLGA 76 cover OA at any price.

Sit on it for a minute. Cover owner regrets not buying it and becomes obsessed with owning it.

Put on market For 15K?

Sweet Miller/Janson OA.

Wow. Jealous!

Suzy Rice designed the first Star Wars logo. It's use was limited to the first poster and the Fox brochure which was the first promotional instrument used to sell the movie to theater owners. It's a nice way to date pieces bearing it because it was used for a short period of time. Joe Johnston's logo was used on everything after, and the logo pretty much remained the same with the only real change being the "W" which was stylized without the two pointed bottoms and looking a lot more like the logo Whitman used.

Great info - I had no idea. Thanks.

Some more fun multi-packs.

 

Shogun Warriors #1 was available in two different bags (Whitman and Multi-Mag) and in two different editions (Whitman direct edition and the regular UPC/Newstand edition). I love this stuff.

 

Followed by a pic of the two versions of #1 plus #2 and #3.

 

 

 

 

Those are neat, and I enjoy tracking them as well.

 

Actually, some have a third version. I don't have all mine scanned/photographed, but there are certainly more interesting and scarcer combinations. For instance, the ROTJ LS have a 2 and 4 pack (as there were 4 issues in the limited series) containing the mewsstand editions, and then there is a third version of 2 packs containing the CPV's. Pictured below are the two packs CPV's with the 75¢ cover prices in a multi-pack display with the shipper behind:

 

 

I believe most remain Whitman variants as long as they're sealed and were produced/distributed by Western (some bags are marked as such). Here is an interesting version of the multi-pack containing direct edition (not reprints) of issues 2-4, with no number 1, as was bundled with the Whitman multi-pack with the Suzy Rice Star Wars logo. The last photo is what you find with issues later in the run (starting sometime around issue 20, where they inserted single issues along with other Marvel titles):

 

Awesome!

That display is amazing. And the original shipper!? Wow.

I also love those Star Wars packs. I still need one more to complete the regular set. I don't have the Canadians though, those are great, and now on my list.

What is a Suzy Rice logo?

Nice ones Bellrules!

I picked this up about a week ago. I think I'm going to open the bag. While I have mixed emotions about doing so, here are my reasons:

 

1. I collect CGC Bronze Anniversary issues, and need this direct edition of IM 100.

2. The condition of the bag is weak. The back header is black as if painted (?).

3. I mostly collect Marvel Multi-Mags, and this bag style is an oddball for my collection.

4. I want to know what the free prize is.

 

 

Great stuff wormboy!

 

If it helps your decision any, I personally would not open it. I think the condition of the poly-bag is actually above average, and far from being a beater (I usually attribute the highest impact on desirability of a multi-pack on bags that have lost their clarity rather than wrinkles, mark-ups or graphic fading). You'll sooner fnd a raw copy of the book you need than another multi-pack containing the issue.

 

I regret selling the handful I did. One was a sorting error too. I sold that to a friend of the family, and have not had any luck tracking down another.

Thanks for the advice! Other folks seem to feel the same way . But if anyone could sway me it would be you.

Yeah, I don't think I've ever seen multi-packs with Pence Editions.

I have seen Multi-Mags with Canadian Editions, specifically Wolverine 2, which I saw years ago in this thread, thanks to comicwiz.