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Where i live, we don't get a lot of major artists so its tough to justify going to one. Flying to the US from Canada is so expensive, i'd be hard pressed to do that either... maybe emerald city since its close. But really, cons are kind of overrated to me when I could just contact a lot of artists or their reps directly without the hassle. That said, the atmosphere at cons is one of a kind... unfortunately not always the good kind, though.

Scriver is a great artist, but I never found his work to be... suitable to Green Lantern as well as the other artists mentioned. And now its tough for me to read anything by him.

Thank you. I apologize. I was vaguely aware of this, it just slipped my mind. Won't happen again.

Please Grade my Green Lantern 85 (advertised as a 7.5) and my Green Lantern 86 (advertised as a 5.0). Personally, I think the grades are actually pretty accurate, which is a nice change in this hobby... both were purchased from Metropolis comics. Thanks for the help!

I considered this page myself... Almost went back for it... One of my favorites. You have great taste!

Hot take: A sudden apocalypse will render comic art worthless!

They won't go up in value until digital becomes the strong majority of working style chosen by well known artists in the field. On the other hand, when digital becomes the dominant choice, pencil and ink pieces from the past might go up more in value. Who knows

Oh totally hard to determine, that's why it is a hot take!

there is so much talk of market manipulation, imagine if op had his books stolen just to drive up the auctions (I am not suggesting this is what happened, just that it could make a good dark comedy film noir plot).

Any response from Clink? I'm curious how they will handle this. Hope they do the right thing and get on it.

Oooh steamy! Post a sizzling take related to comics or comic collecting here. To start us off, here's something: Tim Seeley is the best writer working in comics today. Tim is a pretty good artist too, but his writing is leagues better and extremely underrated. I truly believe he could write the next classic if he was ever given the reigns to a big two event. However, i'd rather read him write his own characters anyway.

Although the art is mediocre to me, this is clearly an important cover for a character on the rise... Although diversity is the new thing, it is here to stay. Sure it might not always be the hot topic, but we aren't going to just start cutting characters of color from comics. If anything, we will see more. This cover has, and is likely to retain, cultural significance. Thus, it is likely to keep a lot of value because of the cultural symbol Miles Morales is (one of the most popular black characters to take on a major comic identity such as Spider man). The population isn't going to suddenly stop caring about black people, so I bet it holds its value or increases.

I have no issue with it myself but I can see how it would rub others the wrong way.

Easily my favorite. From a pharmacy in Florence, Kentucky.

Hot Take: Heritage Auctions is a bit of a rip.

I think Matches Malone made a good point above

I do agree for the most part... If the artist is only working digitally, and effort has gone into confirming (within reason) that the mono print will remain one of a kind... Yeah I think it is art. However, I would never ever pay as much for mono print as I would pen and ink. I consider them both the same 'type' of art, but one is kind of naturally a higher quality to me.

Dear gawd... Actually, I do almost agree, but not quite.

Wow, what a neat question to be asked by an artist. It is also very evident how much Paul's style has evolved.

I think that was the most interesting and memorable welcome I've recieved to a forum, so thank you. Love how you called it the jungle...

What a great, healthy attitude to have. Kudos. As a newish collector (about 5 years) and about 15 years reading comics, I'm in the middle. I'm 31, with a steady job but not a high wage... I love discovering new artists when I walk into my local comic shop. Sure, nostalgia is a big thing for me too, but so is contacting a working artist to try to get page from a new book that I think is just as good as the older stuff. Getting an old page that we remember fondly is its own thrill, and finding a new artist is its own fun too. We need to keep finding 'new' artists, otherwise the hobby will slowly wither. Classics never die, that's why they earned the distinction of being called 'classic'. There will always be people going back to them or discovering for the first time. Instead of worrying about that, I enjoy looking at all of the amazing artists we have now. Seriously, there are so many solid indie books now, and offshoots and mini series etc... Lots of great artists attached to these projects. It's not that the classics don't matter. They do. It's just that rather than trying to preserve this hobby or make it exclusive, I'd like to see it grow and evolve, be inclusive. For the love of the art.

Its ALMOST as if each piece and each individual's taste is different... But now that wouldn't be a hot take, would it?

All great points. I agree... I think many people with buying power are mostly focused on older art, and many newer fans don't have that buying power so they are less interested in older art from the get go.

Oooh steamy! Post a sizzling take related to original comic art here. To start us off, here's something general: Interior pages are almost always better than splash pages.

The title says it all. Post some of the most interesting, fun, wacky, creative, or even just your favorite opening or ending credits to a comic issue here. To start this off, here is one from Birds of Prey 69. I enjoy how the credits are worked into the newspaper on the desk, including not only the headline of the news article acting as the title of the issue, but the byline beneath the headline including the credits as well. I wonder who actually comes up with these ideas? The writer? Artist? Someone else? Bonus points if anyone owns an original art page including credits and can post it.