-
When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Latverian Tourism Board
-
Posts
276 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Forums
CGC Journals
Gallery
Events
Store
Posts posted by Latverian Tourism Board
-
-
43 minutes ago, aokartman said:
I interpret them by rank in the production process, with increasing levels of detail and resemblance to the final product, the actual book.
So, layouts, breakdowns, pencils, bluelines, inks, xeroxes, maybe then go to color guides, acetates, then the actual book as it came off the press. David
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
-
4 minutes ago, RBerman said:
Another thought: Could "TO BE OR" be a Comic Sans warm-up used by letterers before they hit the real page?
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!
-
On 11/4/2020 at 9:47 AM, RBerman said:
After getting my first fake Kirby last year, I'm pleased to now have a real Kirby.
The dimensions are 10.5x15.5. Does that mean the margins were trimmed at some point? The cut-off writing to the right of the final panel would suggest so.
We were discussing in another thread how Kirby would start his fantastic machine drawings by making a matrix of letters and then connecting them. The back contains an example of experimentation along these lines, or perhaps just doodling with a phrase from Shakespeare.
This light pencil notation appears at the top of the page back. I wonder which previous owner it was.
We've discussed before that Kirby's Superman figures were deemed too off-model for DC, so that they were redrawn by other hands. The third panel has a tiny, distant figure of Superman which is probably Kirby-penciled. The second panel shows some still-surviving Kirby pencils of Superman's face under the ink. Can anyone hazard a guess as to what artist ghosted and inked Superman's body and logo on this page? Al Plastino perhaps?
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?
- BuraddoRun and RBerman
-
2
-
- Popular Post
THA-KOOM is the sound Skrull Colossus makes when the Thing throws him through a building. The more you know 🌈✨
-
18 minutes ago, grapeape said:
I blew an opportunity to ask him (Liefield) about feet...or lack of feet. In all seriousness a cool guy and a part of comic history.
I wish Mike Mignola could come back. He is such a pleasure to talk to. Very fond of his art also.
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.
- BuraddoRun, Twanj and grapeape
-
3
-
18 minutes ago, comicparadox said:
Does anyone else see Harvey Kurtzman’s influence in that top panel?
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.
-
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!
-
6 minutes ago, Rick2you2 said:
Just be warned that while the people here are a lot of fun, and smart, it is a dangerous hobby. Apart from the rampant fakery on eBay, it gets very easy to spend too much on too little, both per piece and overall. My little niche gives me some protection there. Unlike many people, I don’t advise general, unfocused collecting unless you know what you are doing, or will accept the eventuality of shrinking your collection a lot later, and perhaps losing money in the process (or getting stuck with “what was I thinking” stuff).
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.
-
24 minutes ago, Rick2you2 said:
I had been basing my comments purely on what was posted since I can only react to what is before me unless I really know an artist's work very well. By was of example, I am not overly impressed with Ross Andru's work, but that is mostly because his pages from an issue of Brave and the Bold with PS and Batman keep showing up for sale (mostly, so-so quality). While I have occasionally seen very good work of his in other books, I don't see enough of it to think a lot better of him.
As to Dan's work on the Phantom Stranger, I appreciate the tip but I have seen it before (all leads appreciated, particularly if not yet on Comic Art Tracker which I use regularly). I also have several of Dan's pieces in my collection which, at least so far, have filled up my need for more. Here's one of them:
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.
- gumbydarnit and Noob19
-
2
-
1 hour ago, Rick2you2 said:
I don’t consider myself a pro or anti-Sal fan, but I have to say that the face of the Hulk complaining about what Rick Jones might suffer makes it look like a split second after he was kicked in the balls. It should have been anguish or concern. Definitely not right.
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.
-
3 hours ago, Unstoppablejayd said:
I think I may have wished this one into the universe...
. I decided a month or so ago that JRJR should be my next ✅.. unfortunately I could not find anything available . I made a couple offers on HA and got some crazy counter offers back. Then I noticed one coming up in the HA auction and one coming up in the next comiclink and figured I better arm the war chest to go after one. As I was strategizing.. a page popped up on eBay but not really what I was looking for.. then last night I was scrolling through Facebook and my favorite local Art Dealer Anthony’s comic art was flipping through some new inventory on a video and boom! This lovely page featuring Mohawk Storm was there!! And now it is here.
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.
-
14 minutes ago, comix4fun said:
The closest I ever got was watching Russ Cochran bidding on animation art on behalf of clients....and just wouldn't lower his bidding paddle.
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:
-
35 minutes ago, comix4fun said:
If it's imaginary money then go really big....When asked "How Much?" Just say "ALL OF IT"... it is the only answer.
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.
- Twanj and exitmusicblue
-
2
-
-
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.
- exitmusicblue and BuraddoRun
-
2
-
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 decided a month or so ago that JRJR should be my next 
How much do "breakdowns" change value vs full pencils
in Original Comic Art
Posted
Thank you, that’s a great idea for a commission. I hadn’t considered that idea. I might check a few lists to see who’s open.
Right, that’s a good point, too. Makes sense.