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It would be cool to get all of those parts of the process for one page. That would make for a pretty sweet display, imo. I wonder, are there any dealers that offer this type of service?

NM. Changed my mind on it being a good forum question

That would work, too.

I didn’t set up to sell this time, because I knew I wouldn’t be available enough this weekend, but I did buy a cool Pelletier Wolverine page. It was great to see all that art, and I loved the 11 am art drops on both days to check out. I missed out on one Quitely Flex Mentallo prelim (some of you guys are FAST! ). I thought it went really well this year. I’d like to echo that it would be nice to see more dealers discount a little in keeping with the spirit of this con, but otherwise, I had no issues. The save art idea was solid. Overall, no complaints. I can’t speak to the selling experience this time, but last time went great for me. Thank you, Bill!

I have a bit of What If art that was inked by Sam Grainger, with that Shakespeare quote on the back, too, and in the same handwriting. Weird coincidence, but maybe that could be a clue that it was Grainger? Maybe that was something he sometimes did?

THA-KOOM is the sound Skrull Colossus makes when the Thing throws him through a building. The more you know 🌈✨ CAF link

He really is a great guy. He was the first comic artist I had a real conversation with, just chatting about stuff. Man, I miss cons. You all are lucky.

Good call. I do see that, and Janson has been open that Kurtzman was one of his influences. From an interview by Dan Greenfield of Janson (and Frank Miller, too) Klaus Janson: You know, the thing that I never get a chance to talk about are the people that came before me. My influences and the people that inspired me. The people that I stole stuff from in terms of art. Steve Ditko, Wally Wood, Neal Adams, Harvey Kurtzman, Will Eisner, all the greats. Alex Raymond, Burne Hogarth, Hal Foster. Link to the interview

I ship a decent amount of stuff through USPS, but it’s mostly toys and comics, with some art here and there. I find them very reliable, but agree with the point upthread that their tracking is the suck. I did notice a downturn in delivery times last May to July, but they seem to be back on track since. And their price point is hard to beat. It’s rare I have an issue, and I ship around 5-10 things a week. I’ve had issues with UPS, so I stay away from them. FedEx is reliable, too, but it costs a good bit more.

Price reduced to $420 shipped in the US. PayPal, check or Venmo accepted. Thanks for looking, and have a great day!

Great advice all around. Thank you. I do keep mine more narrowly tailored to specific want lists (my wife “helps” a lot with that. Heh). I’ve been a collector for a long time, so I carried over a little discipline to this new path. I mostly sell to buy, so I make sure I love the new piece before I sell the beloved old collectible. Regrets suck. And I’ve been paying attention in the fakes thread. I was able to spot that recent Kirby fake after reading what you all were laying out. 👍🏼 Sorry for the thread hijack, all.

Very cool splash! No problem, just saw it and remembered your avatar. It’s a cool focus. Got it, and understood. That’s a good way to not get ahead of your skis. And very good point on availability coloring ones opinion of an artist. I’d never really thought of it that way before, but it makes a lot of sense. I’m a jack of all trades collector, and only semi newly into my OA focus, so I’m still picking up the nuance.

Oh, that’s a tough one...Byrne, because Galactus, the Thing, and Alpha Flight, but it’s pretty close for me. Raven, 80s Avengers and Crisis almost push me the other way.

I thought we were judging the entirety of their work on those characters. Judging by what was posted, agreed, I’d go Layton. As for the blasted in the nuts face, I’m guessing Sal might have been going with a softer “Banner” expression, considering that storyline, but it’s definitely still off. Off topic, but I noticed you are a big Phantom Stranger fan (I put together the clues ;)). Did you see the “Swamp Thing #2 original art by Dan Spiegle Phantom Stranger” page from Water-walkers on eBay? It’s pretty cool.

They are both awesome, but I have to go with Sal. If you matched up every page, Layton wins. His style is so consistent and clean, while Sal has great pages, and he has rushed/sketchy pages, imo. However, if you take the best pages from each run, Sal wins hands-down, imo. And I said “imo,” Sallies and anti-Salites, so don’t tp my house.

Silvestri was really good at rendering Storm in a regal manner. I dig your focus, and the art you’re getting. Thanks for sharing the journey.

Heh. That’s fantastic. Let’s go blended with the two. Someone holds up their paddle high, taking a long pause for dramatic effect. All... The... Money... :CrowdGasps: :WomenSwoon:

I want to hear someone yell this out at auction.

Mine would be a massively sized jam commission. It would be Kirby/Sinnott, John Buscema/Sal Buscema, Ron Lim/Terry Austin and Tradd Moore/Himself. Is it sad that I’ve thought this through before? The bottom of the image would be the back of the Watcher’s head, as he looks at his view screen. The view screen would be split into four images. Each scene would be similar, but still slightly different. Silver surfer and Galactus sitting at a table floating above Earth, playing a game of chance for its fate. Each artist depicts the scene and chooses the game of chance, as well as how it’s playing out. I would want the images to be split with Kirby Krackle on the view screen.

Heh. Good point. Thank you!

Kirby brought Cap back, even if it was ages ago at the beginning of Marvel. He did a nice job of reintroducing and reusing old golden age characters (Human Torch is a good example, too). I think you could look to a number of silver age Marvel and DC artists who mined the GA comics to bring characters whose popularity had waned to the modern age. DC even had some sweet silver age covers where the artists would show the “new” and “old” groups, like the iconic JSA cover.

John Romita Jr and Klaus Janson did a lot of really nice work together. Here, the Avengers and X-Men team up to take on The Blob, a few Sentinels, and even a giant, tentacled sea monster! First, Spider-Woman lays a giant punch on the Blob, sinking her fist into his blubbery gut. Then, you see Ms Marvel blast some Sentinels to bits, while the other X-Men and Avengers battle the sea monster. You even get Professor X joining the fight, and Wolverine going knuckle-deep with his claws. A fun battle page by two of the greats! SOLD

A better pic was put up in the guess the hammer price thread. I love that cover, but what a mess! Could those be mold/mildew stains? The way it’s clouding, with darker parts in the clouds, it kind of looks like that to me.

Closest? $900,000 Closest without going over? $1 (So, I like the Price is Right. Sue me.)

I’ve noticed all the D&D talk. Didn’t know it had become so collectible. I’ll have to dig out those old modules and books, and see if I have something cool. I never got around to getting some of those 90s Marvel (then Image) style artists like Liefield or Larson, etc. There’s definitely very cool stuff there (Savage Dragon, McFarlane), but I’ve mostly grown out of the style, and don’t really look anymore.