Nate Hartz

Really cool! I know I am in the minority but I really liked this story. It came out when I was 7 and I lived in a small town with little access to comics. Getting a comic with a lot of different heroes in one issue hooked me. 

Really nice. Love Gene's art!

On 11/22/2022 at 6:00 PM, Lago32 said:

I had the HP Officejet Pro 7740 for about 5 years and after about 3-4 years it started wearing out so I took the opportunity to buy the EPSON Workforce WF-7840 a year or so ago, and frankly I like it much better. The scanning/printing is more accurate on the EPSON but the big differentiator for me is the fact you can print on 13x19 paper on the EPSON. I do not frame any of my originals but rather I make high-res color scans of the art and then print it on either 11x17 or 13x19 high-quality heavier card-stock-ish paper and then frame that. You would never know the difference and no fading and no theft with the actual art locked away.

 

Same here. That Epson has been my go to for awhile now. Just re-scanned the bulk of my original art and it worked exceptionally well. My office got a new copier/printer and they gave it to me. 

Here are couple more from Greg. I knew that the complete issue of #205 sold to one buyer and that it will never leave their collection. So I did the next best thing.

On 10/13/2022 at 8:36 AM, christosgage said:

Nice! Mind if I ask where you got these and if they have any more? I wrote this story and would love to have a page. (By the time I thought to ask Dave he'd sold them...sigh...my own fault!)

I got it from Dexter Vines Big Cartel page and I love your writing. 

On 9/28/2022 at 5:52 PM, New School Fool said:

Dude...Greg Woronchak does really great work. How long did it take him to create all those recreations, and what are the dimensions?

Turn around time is usually about a week and the dimensions are 11 x 17. I have nothing but positive things to say about Greg.

New Additions.

4 new cover recreations by Greg Woronchak

2 Birth of the Demon painted pages by Norm Breyfogle.

What do you guys think of cover recreations? I like seeing someone else's interpretation of the same cover. I also like seeing the cover recreations that have something changed(i.e. Black costume Spidey vs Red suit Spidey). 

I have a couple that I got because I knew I wouldn't have the opportunity to purchase the original cover.

Calvin and Hobbes Commissions - Nathan Hartz's Original Comic Art Gallery at ComicArtFans.com

I have a collection of Calvin and Hobbes commissions.

Greg Woronrak All 3 cover recreations total for under $150.

Takeshi Miyazawa Two Amazing Spider-Man # 54 LR pages 7, 8 Puchased pair for under $400.00

Chris Burnham usually inked himself during that period of Batman Inc. He usually blue line pencils the page and finishes it during the inking process. 

The Kubert's usually keep all their original art pages. The only ones that enter the market are usually the inker's 1/3 they get from the artists. I wouldn't know for sure without really looking at the pencils to see if they are printed out blue lines or the originals.

Thanks! When I get home tonight, I'll try and take some good photos.

Hi Guys,

I received a birthday gift from my brother of a Modified CGC 8.5 Secret Wars # 8 signed by Mike Zeck. I love it. 

This was his first time submitting comics(he sent in about 6) to CGC. He suggested he should have had them cleaned and pressed and then submitted it to CGC.

The notes say light bends to cover, light creasing to cover, light spine stress lines to cover. 

Would it be worth it to crack it and re-submit the book after a press and cleaning?

I know that the signature was not witnessed by CGC. "MICHAEL ZECK"" WRITTEN ON COVER IN MARKER. I know the other guys will do an autograph verification.

This is one of my biggest fears. I check things constantly like fire/smoke alarms. I am glad that you and your family are safe including your furry ones. Things can be replaced.

This is great information. I assumed they were all digital. Very cool that you have found all of this out. 

He was a guest at a Chicago convention in 2008. The first day, I jetted over to his table and there wasn't a soul there. I walked up to him and he was working on a watercolor commission of Elektra at the time. He was really nice and we talked about his Daredevil art. I asked if he was still taking commissions and lo and behold, he only had that Elektra commission to work on. I paid for a DD bust watercolor and he asked if I wanted it in my sketchbook. I said that would work and chatted for a bit longer and went on my way. Later that day, he waved me over. He asked if it would be okay for it to be an inked piece because he was afraid the watercolors wouldn't work with the sketchbook paper. I said sure.  He had taken like 5 or 6 more commissions and asked if I would be there tomorrow. I had tickets for everyday so I said yes. He said come back tomorrow morning and it would be ready. 

The next day, I ran over to his table and he was setting up. He looked up and grabbed my book. He opened it up to my commission and kept looking at it. He said he really liked how it turned out and was sorry for it not being a watercolor. He said he wouldn't charge me for a water color and it would only be $60.00. He then looked down on it again and handed me my book. I was blown away. I thanked him and told him it was amazing. I gave him $100.00 and said I didn't need the change. He said that was too much and politely told him it was well worth it. 

I showed it to Brian M Bendis and he was blown away by it. He took a picture of it and sent it some people. A few days go bye and I get a phone call from a number I don't recognize. I let it go to voicemail. It was Alex wanting to know if I had a scanner and could email him a hi-res jpg of it. He was going to use it for something. I called him back and sent him the image. He was going to use it in his sketchbook that Anthony was going to sell. 

I have went to a lot of comic conventions since 1992. My first one I ever attended was the Chicago Comicon 92(at age 14) with all of the Image creators together (except Jim Lee...his wife was having a baby). They were in a huge outdoors tent in Rosemont. I talked to the Wizard guys for awhile and got some books signed by the Image Guys. I then went to Chicago Comic book conventions every year since. C2E2, Wizard World Chicago, etc. I've gone to I-Con, an Iowa comic convention. I've gone to few other cons over the US but never to SDCC though not for lack of trying. Conventions sure have changed over the years. They've gone from comic only shows to celebrity shows(with hardly a handful of creators). I have met and gained many friends over the years. It is so nice to be able to talk with and spend time with people who are just as excited about the hobby as you are. 

I've bought original comic art, picked up sketches from many artists, searched long boxes for hidden comic book gems, gone to panels, watched cosplay contests, gone to drink and draws, live art auctions, etc. It was a blast and a lot of fun. 

I've also noticed that my excitement has gone down over the past few years and only attend one day instead of all three or four days. My son is older now and it usually ends up with just me going. It is still fun to meet my comic artist and writer friends. I enjoy going out for dinner and spending evenings with them. I usually find myself exhausted at the end of the day, but I still can't see myself not going to at least one show each year. I still have all my programs and tickets/badges from everyone of them. 

It is a very rewarding experience and everyone should go to one at least once. Whatever size you feel comfortable with.

Punisher # 4 page 7 Remender Opena run. The Hood, Grizzly, Microchip. Pencil only.

Lonely Place Of Dying # 440. Introduction of Tim Drake Robin. Loved this storyline and have two pages from the first issue.

Jim Aparo.

I've used Herring & Robinson(no longer binding), Houchen(graphic covers and plain), Library Binding(bought out by Houchen) and another one when I first started out. I don't remember what that one was though. 

I had a conversation with Mark Waid at a Chicago comic convention about my bound volumes. He told me that he did this with his comics and he knew of several older writers and editors did this with their copies as well. DC's personal library has many of their books done this way. He knew of one person that had done this with all of his early Marvel books. Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Hulk, Tales to Astonish, etc. They were not looking to sell them just easier accessibility to read their favorite stories. They didn't imagine we would get trades or hardcovers of these ever so they made their own. 

Here is a picture of some of my books.I know that they screwed up the Steve Rogers Captain America (American) but I am sending that back in to fix it.