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BS Damutantman

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  1. I only started collecting OA within the past few years, so I don't have any historical basis for these points, but these are two aspects I think are likely to impact the OA market over the next 10-20 years: The increasing recognition of OA as a legitimate art form by museums and other institutions. More recognition further legitimizes the significant values achieved by higher-end pieces for outside art investors/collectors, which could bring more of their money to the market. It also seems like a good way to bring in younger collectors. I've been to the SDCC museum a few times in recent years. During the Spider-Man and Stan-Lee exhibits, I saw at least a few groups of youths (younger than high school) going through the exhibit, getting excited about how cool the original art looked and talking about how they would draw Spidey. These youths could easily become the next generation of collectors in 10-20 years. They might not be gunning for 4-6 figure pieces, but more collectors means a healthier overall market. A lot of OA nowadays is partially or entirely digital. I'm curious to see how this will impact the market; will the current OA be more valuable because less was physically made? Will it limit the entry points for future collectors? E.g., individuals reading books now who decide to kickstart their OA collection in some years by finding pages from the stories that impacted them as youths, only to see no physical OA exists. This last point is particularly resonant with my entry to OA. I've been a comic guy and gamer since I was a kid. I was aware of OA but primarily stuck to comics. Finding some pages from the 90s comic adaptation of my favorite video game (Resident Evil) finally pushed me into collecting OA. Now, I've expanded my OA collection to include many different types of pages I was always interested in but was not ready to pull the trigger on. If that original Resident Evil art had been only digital, I don't know if I would have made the jump.
  2. Jimbo is one of the kindest boardies around. I wish him and his family nothing but the best. I don't get to participate on the boards as often as I'd like, but it's threads like these that make me feel very grateful for this community.
  3. The Promise All-Americans are really sharp copies. I was happy to overpay for a few of them. I got this copy of 118 raw before the pandemic pricing really started to sink in. Thanks to Joey's expertise, it also ended up with a nice bump from Heritage's original 6.0 estimate.
  4. We had a lot of fun this year. I only picked up a few comics and prints, as we've just paid off some OA. This is only my second time at SDCC, but I felt like the comics section was larger/easier to navigate than last year. Meanwhile, doing anything in artist alley was a struggle thanks to the Funko congestion.
  5. Just got my first GA book graded. ~10 years ago, I was going through a tough time, and discovering golden age comics really helped me through it. When I decided to dip my toes in, I was a hair away from pulling the trigger on a Human Torch book but fell in love with GA Green Lantern. Part of me wonders how different my collection might be today if I had gone for the Torch book instead. It's a goofy cover, and I knew it was coming back purple, but I love this book all the same.
  6. After a very long Florida vacation, I got a few of my AAW books back this past weekend. Shout-out to @jimjum12, @TomHamilton, @buttock, and @ft88 for helping me add them to my collection.
  7. I think this is undoubtedly a factor. It does feel like I've seen people make a bad/unpopular post on here and subsequently get shredded into oblivion. It's one of the reasons I lurked so long on here myself before actually making an account. Overall, though, these boards still represent the best online repository of knowledge for OA/Comics, imo. I find the FB groups to be a much more unpleasant mix of newbies posting questions that can be answered with <5 minutes on Google, spec/flip discussion, or repeat posts about the same news competing for the most likes. I don't feel like I learn anything in those FB groups; meanwhile, I can read through any archived or active thread on here and learn something new. I also like IG, as I've had an easy time connecting to artists on there and can scroll mindlessly while looking at pretty pictures.
  8. La Muerta Last Rites 1 Flash variant. - $110 (or $200 for both if you buy both the Flash variants)