robert frey

thank you- I have been out of the game for a while. what is involved with getting a book press/cleaned? having that kind of work these days is not frowned upon, correct?

I am going to say no- doesn't look like it to me. here are more pics

bought this book an eternity ago- it was tough to get back then in high grade (talking 1990 or so) and it is still tough today.

thank you both very much for your opinions! it is very appreciated!

I could also use an opinion on these as well- thank you! 

Hi folks,

Would love to see your opinion on these two books!  thank you!

Here is my take:

1- Starstruck-  5 years later and I am still awaiting for my Kaluta sketch piece.  Book was 4 years late.

2- Collectors book of Virgil Finlay-  delivered on time  (Excellent)

3-  P Craig Russell Sketchbook Archives-  delivered on time (or very close to it if I recall correctly)

4- The Art of Ploog- delivered on time  reward was published art

5-  Kros  (Ostrander/Mandrake)-   Book about 2 years late- reward was published art

6- Nexus Compendium-  Book was not and never will be completed. Was offered something else as a substitute but no refund.

7- Hexer Dusk- (Ostrander/Duursema)-  Book almost 2 years late. Still being worked on. Probably at least 6 months from being sent to backers.

8- Drawing Beautiful Women- Frank Cho-  book delivered on time

9- Of Dust and Blood (Val Mayerik)- Book on Custer-  very, very later  (2 years?)

10- Dave Cockrum Futurians- Book very, very late  (2 years?)- got OA as reward

11-  Tim Truman Scout- pending 

12- Simon Bisley sketchbook- pending   with Sketch

13- Jim Starlin Artbook and Novella - about to be shipped-   just the books

14- Ploog volume 2

15- Jill Thompson Scary Godmother Doll-  (just the doll)- 4 years late.

Quite surprising as many of the creators had worked for the big two publishers and had excellent track records in getting work done in a timely manner..I am going to say that in general, when there is little to no work to be done by the creator, the book gets done on time  (art compilations).  When the creator has to write and/or draw the book- usually there is a long, long wait............. and the communication seems to vanish. Very disappointing, in general. The best ones have been the Ploog,book, the Cho book

i thought that the warlock page for that price was better than the 20k it was when  it was on a dealer website! 

if you sell one piece of art a year, the premium membership is more than paid for............... 

that is not a recreation, that is an x-men classics cover! since no one will ever own the 137 cover, this would be the one to own.

1 hour ago, delekkerste said:

Wow, that does seem to be on the low side for what is not a bad page at all.  I saw a twice-up Kirby TOS page at SDCC that was also pretty good fail to find a buyer at $13,750.  

+1000.  I feel like the spread between A and B has blown out in recent years.  But, it's a trend that I can see continuing.  I feel that, the farther out we go (time-wise), the harder it's going to be to sell B-material from A-runs.  Not that the A-material is invulnerable to a downturn by any stretch (certainly not at some of the prices we're seeing), but, liquidity-wise, it's ALREADY TOUGH to sell B-material and I feel it will only get tougher going forward, whereas whatever liquidity that remains in the market will gravitate towards the A-material IMO.  And, if my friend Nate is right and we do ever get major foreign BSD and/or institutional involvement in this hobby (mind you, I am extremely skeptical), not having grown up with this material, they are only going to gravitate towards the most recognizable of the A-material.  

It's not too dissimilar to what we're seeing on the comics side of the hobby - keys and classic covers are everything nowadays.  Few people care about putting together runs anymore for a number of reasons - runs are not Instagram-friendly, runs take up more space, runs take up more time to assemble, non-key books are less liquid, buying non-keys takes money away from keys which have gotten more expensive, etc.  Nowadays, I won't buy any B-material (or, such as the market perceives to be) unless (1) I just have a super personal nostalgic connection to it and/or (2) I have an appreciation for it that the checklist-wielding Philistines in this market overlook <raises nose in the air and sniffs>. 

Whenever a B or C-level Miller Daredevil cover becomes available, friends are always asking me if I'm going to go after it.  The answer is always no.  Do you have any idea how hard it is to get rid of expensive B-material?  Do you think this stuff just magically shows up at auction without being shopped to death first?  I said last year that I'd rather have that Kubert UXM #266 cover than that third-rate Kirby FF cover with Psycho-Man dominating it that was in the same auction.  Somebody will probably always want the first Gambit appearance and best, most recognizable Kubert cover that he ever did.  I think it's going to be tougher and tougher to sell second, third and fourth quartile examples even from gold standard runs like Kirby FF (and Miller DD) the farther out in time you go.  Why do you think certain covers that also fit in that category have sat on dealer walls for literally more than a decade?  Will they get easier to sell over time?  I doubt it. 

I don't know the Avengers market very well (only what I absorb through osmosis from you and Daren!)  How much should that BWS page have gone for?  $14.9K seems pretty healthy to this outsider. 

  

daren can chime in as well but 4 of the last 5 bws avengers pages that have sold via auction over the last year from this same issue  (either HA or comic link) including the BP have gone between 10k and almost 15k with the weakest one (in my opinion) going for 6.5k. didn't even get that!  

i consigned a bws avengers page and the zeck cap team america cover. both DOA. i am very surprised and disappointed.

does that mean the the person who had the art tried to sell them thru  heritage? lol, if so, not very smart.

that kirby invaders cover was one of the stolen pieces also.

that is the secretary, mrs argobast

In general, i have been disappointed with the comics-related kickstarters that i have backed. most of these i have backed because the creators had a decent track record of meeting deadlines over a lengthy period of time when working on books for the big 2 publishers   yet on a lot of them, the deadlines have gone out the window and the communication has been spotty, at best. the quality of the projects themselves have been quite good but the other nonsense sort of sours me on the whole thing............ and i am also on the mike kaluta list as well.

mr machismo, that is excellent advise. i am not sure i would watch them actually watch them insert, it but i follow what you do to a tee..........

dan, he is active on facebook and he also sells art on ebay under cyberfrog9

thank you guys for posting this! i was able to get some lost autograph cards!

Greetings! I  have a few pieces that are up for auction on Comiclink as I type this. The auctions end on Tuesday night.   One of the pieces is from Marvel Comics Presents 81 and features Barry WIndsor-Smith's classic Weapon X storyline. The other two pieces are from the classic Doug Moench/Paul Gulacy/Dan Adkins Master of Kung Fu 38 and feature the ultra-popular supporting character, the Cat!

Here is a link to the pieces:

http://www.comiclink.com/Auctions/allsub.asp?Focused=1&id=1398&Artist=PAUL GULACY

and the BWS:

http://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2FAUCTIONS%2FALLSUB.ASP%3FFocused%3D1%26id%3D1398%26Artist%3DBARRY%20WINDSOR-SMITH%23Item_1255066&id=1255066&itemType=1

Thanks and good luck!

Robert Frey

just a bump as these end on monday evening.

check them out from the 1998 relaunch  (hard to belive that was 20 years ago!). Auctions end Monday night 5/28

the lineup changes yet again- lots of assemblers on this page:

Perez Avengers Volume 3 Issue 4 page 10

and this one as well:

Perez Avengers Volume 3 Issue 2 page 16

where the team has shaken off Morgana's spell and plans to take the attack to her!

thanks!

robert frey

I've seen that piece in person- very, very nice. Great Stone inks on that one.

Excellent and interesting report! Who says you can't get decent art for under 100 dollars?

i got my commission in july- all that information was provided up front by perez/spencer. money was paid up front as per what is on CAF. my initial contact about this with spencer was in june 2017.