Mighty Hal

On 5/9/2024 at 8:20 AM, ThothAmon said:

Not sure how good a deal I got but happened upon HA’s auction last night and picked up a fun J Buscema Thor page. I have a soft spot for his monsters and women, not in that order. 
 

Wrong order, great page!

On 4/29/2024 at 9:08 PM, Benedict Judas Hel said:

I got my second ever Heritage win today, the C-list homme mauvais, Cyclone from 1987 The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Book of the Dead Deluxe Edition Issue #16 Page 55 by Al Milgrom (pencils) and Joe Rubinstein (inks):

 

As it appears in the comic:

Congratulations on your growing collection. I've been watching it grow with (until now) silent admiration.

Tsk. Another engineer turned C-list comic book villain. Art imitating life.

The Agent Poyo variant! That's a really fun cover. My price range has me focused on Chu-centric interior pages, though.

Rob has posted a few CHEW pages on his site at $250 each. I'd prefer an original with a little more Tony Chu on it, but at around the same price point. Anyone have a page they'd like to sell?

Did Sabine Rich join you, too?

I'm not yet a nerdcrawler bidder, but I appreciate following the old links to see the winning bids. Thanks for leaving them up.

On 6/25/2023 at 3:58 PM, Rick2you2 said:

I bought 4 pages from Pier Gallo which I had been trying to find for years. He is a European artist who has only done 2 story runs in the US, both for DC comics (He apparently doesn't like DC's scheduling and isn't likely to do more). One of them was a 4 issue run for Superboy, and I liked their crispness as soon as I read the first book. After trying to find him on-line for years, I finally did so several weeks ago. The first one below was published with pencils and inks. The second was published with pencils and computer inks. He offered to ink the other 3 personally, so what the heck, I grabbed them.The first is pencils and inks, the second is pencils and post-publication inks. I also have two more. Unfortunately, he insisted on sending them rolled up, so they are currently in my "press". 

 

 

 

Beautiful work. Your tenacity paid off!

Great images! Congratulations on adding them to your collection.

For those OA collectors who hunt first appearances, how much importance is placed on ads or promotional material? Will a first appearance in a comic book be viewed as more or less desirable than an earlier advertisement or promo? 

All pages have sold.

To keep others from having to look this stuff up: Art by Pat Broderick, six issue series published by DC in 1986.

Gone.

This summer, I inquired about this splash. $450,000. Free shipping.

On 10/13/2022 at 6:36 AM, christosgage said:

Nice! Mind if I ask where you got these and if they have any more? I wrote this story and would love to have a page. (By the time I thought to ask Dave he'd sold them...sigh...my own fault!)

Dave Williams is such a talented artist. Type "David Williams" into ComicArtTracker, and you'll find some $200 pages at MGA (moregreatart.com). ComicArtTracker is a resource I use daily. Thanks, Nico!

On 10/8/2022 at 5:31 PM, GreatCaesarsGhost said:

At NYCC for $400k. This comes courtesy of @Sqeggs

Well, a pre-auction estimate of $400k plus. On the Felix podcast, didn't Jim Halperin say they tended to lowball their estimates?

Enjoyed seeing the photo. Thanks!

On 8/23/2022 at 8:32 AM, comix4fun said:

I assume Kubert consigned it.

I wonder if this will become the norm in the future. A couple of days ago, I emailed an artist to see if he still had the OA to a cover I liked. He did, but said, when the time came to let it go, he'd be consigning it to auction.

On 8/18/2022 at 11:31 AM, Xatari said:

The sub $10k pieces did well last night at Heritage. Market is 💪 

I'm beginning to think all OA collectors are not created equal. For me, anything close to $10k is a high-end piece!

So far, there are over 800 lots being offered. Some true treasures, but also some underwhelming pieces, to my eyes, anyway, with artwork I would normally expect to see in a Wednesday auction. Is this usual for one of their Signature events?

Krenkel is an amazing talent, but I only remember seeing his ERB-related work. In a nostalgia-based hobby, an artist will command the highest prices if he's worked on popular characters that achieved wide distribution. I haven't followed Roy's career, so I don't know how many "Greatest Hits" he's had. I do know it's tough to be nostalgic for material I've never seen. 

On 7/29/2022 at 8:07 AM, cstojano said:

I am struggling to understand how this page is in any way a 1st appearance page?? What am I missing?

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1735963

Some collectors believe that any character appearance during a "first appearance issue" also counts as a 1st appearance of the character even if he or she was seen on the previous 10 pages. They call this a "first", but not a "birth" appearance, which is when a reader first sees that character.

McFarlane art prior to Spawn. He stepped up his game.

Frank Miller art except for Sin City. Love his Sin City.

Tradd Moore art. Alex Nino did it first, and did it better.

Nice illustration. Batman and the Joker? Great duo!

To get an idea of value,  what size is the artwork? Has it ever been published? Bigger is generally better, value-wise, and publication is a definite plus.

Let me second Fables in the trade editions. Great stuff, and I only picked up the first volume on a whim. Terry Moore's Rachel Rising is a terrific and absorbing read, too, but best in omnibus form.

Nice art, fair prices. There was nothing for me in those listings, but I appreciate that you're giving this a try. You're absolutely right; the auction houses do get too much of our money. Plus, going from collector to collector, there's no BP! 

On 5/27/2022 at 4:25 AM, Rick2you2 said:

I like what I have, but the thrill is the hunt.

Truer words were never said!