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That sure is a scary cover. Last thing you want is a big ol' ornery Mountian Man huggin ya like a pillow!

I find that sometimes artists are quicker to turn around a commission with characters they like drawing or if the artist has more freedom in designing the content.

Keep hounding his rep for a refund - tell him about the Mail and Wire Fraud report that you filed. That should help.

Many thanks! This era 7-25 of both TOS and TTA were, IMHO, the golden age of the monster comics. Fantastic covers and super fun stories.

..and a pair of 10s

I got a pair of high grade 9's!

RUN! ITS A COOKBOOK...!

(worship) (worship) Wow. Cap leading the charge of the Russian tank corps. I wonder what would have happened if this cover was reused in the 50s!

CRAW, not CRAW!

Even better is go in there and talk about your love for Thomas Kinkade. I had an interview with Sotherby's in the late 80s for a computer job. I did mention that I collected comics - we did have a brief chat about it, and I dont think it hurt my chances! Well you probably didn't say " I collect comics and that goat -er Lichten " The interview would take a whole different turn I would guess. I didnt know anything about Roy at the time, so he never came up. But I do remember mentioning Barry Smith as an artist I liked - jeeze maybe that's what did me in!

Even better is go in there and talk about your love for Thomas Kinkade. I had an interview with Sotherby's in the late 80s for a computer job. I did mention that I collected comics - we did have a brief chat about it, and I dont think it hurt my chances!

My response was to the line "I wish there was a forum where we could have intelligent debates about the art itself". To participate in the "exclusive conversation" as you put it, one would need to be able to have a discussion without being offended, know what it is they actually appreciate about the art itself without emotional attachment and be able to articulate it. In my experience on public forums these discussions don't last long before it becoming about values, nostalgia or some troll crashes it. If you've had a different experience online then I'm glad for you. I'd love to be proven wrong. yeah, we've all seen it. Just try and fairly critique John Byrne's work and see how long that lasts. Heaven forbid someone say he isn't quite the artist he once was - some of the Byrnies will attack with fangs bared. Because, no doubt, they realize it to be true. Never mind that the great, great majority of artists' work declines in quality past a certain age. Do you think that the large amount of recent mediocre Byrne commission art that is produced today cheapens, enhances, or has no impact at all on the value of his older stuff?

My response was to the line "I wish there was a forum where we could have intelligent debates about the art itself". To participate in the "exclusive conversation" as you put it, one would need to be able to have a discussion without being offended, know what it is they actually appreciate about the art itself without emotional attachment and be able to articulate it. In my experience on public forums these discussions don't last long before it becoming about values, nostalgia or some troll crashes it. If you've had a different experience online then I'm glad for you. I'd love to be proven wrong. Art is very subjective...same could be said of politics, religion and just about anything else!

OK, if you want to get into it, here are the reasons why I feel it isn't possible to have these types of discussions for a prolonged period of time: 1. To have an intelligent discussion with a group of people would require an intelligent group. While many of the people in the hobby are more than capable of having an intelligent discussion you have the handful that jump in with their attacks and one-liners that completely miss the point and that usually winds up derailing the discussion. 2. There is too much emotion in the hobby. The main reason most people get into the hobby to begin with is because the artwork resonates with them. It's not easy to objectively listen to someone's point when emotionally you feel they are attacking something you love. 3. For the most part, this stuff isn't art. The quality of the line work and composition is compromised by rushed deadlines, heavy handed editors and the need to sell the story. Looked at as objects of art, most comic art is mediocre at best. 4. Lots of idol worship in this hobby for artists would prevent an honest discussion of certain art. Even worse, lots of idol worship of collectors/dealers just because they have the ability to spend money. Many collectors seem to assume these people have taste just because of how much they were willing to spend and won't voice a contrary opinion. 5. Too many followers. A lot of the collectors I know don't "buy what they like", they buy what they perceive is what they should like, adding items to their "checklist" of desired art based on what they see others put in their collections (and the praise those pieces get from other collectors). How can these collectors participate in the types of analytical critical discussions you're describing when they really don't even know why they supposedly like the art they're buying. After many years of seeing these types of discussions begin, get derailed and degrade into name calling and people choosing sides I don't hold out much hope. There was a time back when comicart-l was relatively young that great discussions could go on for a while. Members like Jeff Jones could always be counted on to chime in with a real critique or anecdote. Discussions would get heated but it would still be civil. Of course the group was only about 100 people or so. Don't think we'll be seeing anything like that again. Sounds like you would need to pass a litmus test in the finer points in "art" to participate in this very exclusive conversation. This isn’t a meeting of the board of the Met, its talk about "comic book art" for goodness sakes - or "non-art", since, as you mentioned, it’s not really art.

These are interesting! Where do you find this stuff, ebay?

Does Byrne do GCG SS signings?

Awesome copy. What's up with the "Ant-Man appearance"?

Does anyone know the story behind the origin if the Picture Frame books? Was it a marketing gimmick (by Stan?) to draw attention to Marvel books - I wonder if the picture-frame covers had an impact on the number of books sold...and why were they discontinued? So many questions...

Enjoy a few Gorgos! Cant beat that Ditko monster art...

My favorite War cover!

WOWZERS! That is Kane at his 70s cover best. I remember in the early 90s Conrad Eschenberg had DOZENS (ok, maybe 4 or 5)of these great Kane 70s monster covers for sale. I ALMOST picked up SPRAGG the LIVING HILL for $200 at a con. Then, being a "Kirby-Zombie" at the time, put it back when I realized it wasent Kirby. UGH...wish I had followed my first instincts. Oh well.

I didn't even know All Star Western had started being published again. Another of Moreira's regular strips was Impossible - But True which ran in Detective Comics. Anyone else remember it? I dont remember it personally, but this eventually became Roy Raymond - TV Detective. Wonderful art by Ruben Moreira. I can only hope that someday DC will reprint that great back-up feature into a DC Archive edition -- or that BZ will show the full stories here! thanks. Bill

Gee...that sure is a nice (drool, drool -- excuse me) book you have there! (thumbs u

NICE...Hey Jimbo, did you just print that ST #95? It looks like it just rolled off the presses. Love that cover! ......I'll trade it to you for YOUR copy GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u . Mine is a WM copy, but the chipping makes yours look nicer (the pages however are a super-bright white).

NICE...Hey Jimbo, did you just print that ST #95? It looks like it just rolled off the presses. Love that cover!