Mighty Hal

No idea how popular Johnson is, but his covers on 100 BULLETS made me a fan. Like some of the others here, I really enjoy J. H. Williams' artwork. I also think Terry Moore has done wonderful work on STRANGERS IN PARADISE and RACHEL RISING, as well as some other series. He writes, pencils, inks and hand letters every page.

I gotta tell you, the qualifications for "God" status seem kind of thin.

Mike, I used to visit your website frequently, hoping to see new comic art for sale. Then you flooded the "new" listings with SOLD ON DUELING DEALERS promos that soured me on seeing what you had. That's not new art, it's sold art, so why waste my time? I hope this announcement means shoppers will have a commercial-free experience again. I mean, relatively speaking.

The price for each? "Offers."

A lot of fun. Hope there's a second season!

Clearly, one was "inspired" by the other. Which came first (this is not a "chicken or the egg" question)? Who is the artist? And how do you feel about the doppleganger--flattered, irritated, bemused or--?

Alex, welcome to the boards. OA is a great hobby. I hope you won't let this experience sour you on pursuing other opportunities to build a collection. Comic art was always Spencer's side gig, so delays in response weren't uncommon. Still, he'd usually get back to people within a week. For the last year or so, he's gone silent. My last email is still waiting for a response after eight months. Like Twanj said, almost all of the deals were plucked long ago. Spencer just fails to update the website. That's been the case for years. That doesn't mean that some of the artwork isn't out there, though. Reach out to the artist directly to see if a piece is available. After six months of waiting, I contacted one of the artists he reps and discovered that the artist kept most of his art (he'd ship it after Spencer notified him). From what I've heard, he isn't the only one. It's worth a try.

For those who wonder what that price is: $38k

Artist Steven Cummings is missing from the list: http://stekichikun.com/. He's recently update the website with more of his work.

So much of a page's value relies on nostalgia, image, character and--further down the list, regretfully--the artist who did the work, with some notable exceptions. I know Art Nichols more for his inks than his pencils. On a ranking of Top 100 Comic Book Artists (1970s to date), I wouldn't put him on the list. YMMV. This particular storyline isn't special, but there are some strong images in play. The big win here is that there's lots of Moon Knight with a side of Shang-Chi thrown in.If there was ever a time to sell the page, this would be it. Until recently, I'd have said this was $150-250 page. But in this market? All you need is two hungry bidders.

Mike Burkey (romitaman.com) has a few.

I'd like to find the OA to the cover of Fatale #6 (Broadway Comics) by J.G. Jones. My one goal is a piece of comic art from a forgotten comic from a long-gone publisher.

That's what the page sold for, but is it worth that much? In a different post on these boards, it's said that there were only two bidders once it hit $1.5M (an insane number already, IMO). If either had dropped out, it would have hammered for less than half the final tally--and most of us would have been amazed at that number. The page was worth over $1.5M to two bidders. It was worth $3.36 to one bidder. Unless there are at least two wealthy bidders interested in the OA suggested in this post, none of them will come close to these numbers.

Reading between the lines, you seem to be wondering if having comic book characters appear in television shows or movies increases the value of the OA pages that feature those characters. It works with comic books, but what about art? aI'm glad you asked. That's something I've wondered, too. When the CW launched Green Arrow, Flash, Black Lightning, etc. etc., art prices on those characters didn't seem to budge an inch. On the Marvel side of the equation, tv programs featuring the Agents of Shield and (more recently) Hawkeye, Loki and Co. didn't create much of a bump for those characters, either. Walking Dead pages and covers saw some increased prices, I think, and Preacher artwork had a short before-broadcast run-up in prices. Invincible and The Boys? Not sure. What about Y: The Last Man? I heard, but can't verify, that prices grew a little before the first episode aired. Now that the show has disappointed, did prices drop again? Or go lower, since another show/movie based on the property is at least a decade away? Mostly, I'm guessing that well-known comic book characters aren't helped much by an appearance on the screen. The Logan flick didn't sell many new Wolverine art pages, for example. The properties that didn't have a wide exposure, on the other hand, increased their audience because of this new appearance in a more popular medium. Reading about or seeing a new show or movie increased the number of people interested in the property, which included OA collectors, who then bought a few pieces and temporarily boosted the cost of some pages. Or so I surmise. I wish I could offer some solid numbers to go with this speculation. When someone posts, ".", it's a cry for help and the community needs to roll up its sleeves and try to answer that cry. Maybe someone else can provide the hard data we both would enjoy seeing.

Race, it'll only be a little bad for collectors holding high quality, over-valued OA? I'm not saying you're wrong, but please tell me why you're right. The market crashed in 2000 and 2008 and original comic art prices wavered for about half a minute, then kept climbing. Stock market prices recovered, too. In my 20 years in the hobby, I've heard dire warnings about OA several times. None of them have come true... yet.

Or "Best Offer", suggesting the owner will consider taking less for it. After shipping and sales tax (if he lives in a state with sales tax) from Heritage, minus eBay and PayPal fees... this is a mighty thin flip.

Lovely cover, Pants. GLWTS!

Except for gotsuperpowers.com, the pickings are slim. Mike Krome sent out an email this morning, saying he'll be offering 40% off of his art books and prints starting Friday (mikekrome.com). Not his OA, though, I don't believe. Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate it today!

By this time of year, we've usually heard of some nice holiday discounts for Black Friday. Do you know of any dealers, reps or artists who are maintaining that grand old tradition?

Saaf had a long career (Fiction House is part of it), which included Supergirl, war and horror comics, and lots and lots of romance stories.

If this character takes off -- becomes popular and gains an audience -- you will have a prize-worthy page. If the character becomes an also-ran and fades away, very few will ever care.

Mine, please.

Please do.

Yay! It's back!

Yes, you are. Once you find out what it is, let me know, too. 😁