The Official The Walking Dead Discussion Thread 13 13

[the authority]

132 and 133 covers. Sorry if these have already been shown.

 

 

http://www.comicbookresources.com/prev_img.php?pid=24338&disp=ilib&oty=1&oid=54072

 

http://www.comicbookresources.com/prev_img.php?pid=24339&disp=ilib&oty=1&oid=54072

 

 

 

 

[Juan Kingded]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Walking-Dead-1-premier-issue-Oct-2003-Image-Comics-CGC-graded-MT-9-9-/151358883870?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276

 

Real or not real? The CGC cert number in the listing is for a 9.8!

[cbalroman]

Did you contact seller and ask why the cert number is listed as a 9.8?

[Juan Kingded]

No. I stay away from suspicious listings.

[cbalroman]

No worries, I sent the seller a question asking why cert number comes up as a 9.8 on the cgc site. lets see if I get a reply.

[Carl Elvis]

Seller has a feedback history of 1...sounds VERY suspicious!

[retrothecollector]

I would never buy this. 1 bid of $1000 only to get a 9.8

[Awax]

You will get nothing!!

 

[ThoseBackPages]

[retrothecollector]

You will get nothing!!

 

[ebtorres]

No worries, I sent the seller a question asking why cert number comes up as a 9.8 on the cgc site. lets see if I get a reply.

 

So, ummm, Chucky, did he reply?

[bffnut]

Did he change the cert ID? It now comes up as a 9.9

[retrothecollector]

 

[Colicab]

[awakeintheashes]

That copy was sold in 2009, so either, it's legit or the seller has GPA and grabbed the cert number. If the seller is the person who purchased the book in 2009, he or she will make quite a nice profit.

[Hado]

I'm going to ask a noobish question,

 

When you guys buy TWD art, I see you get two pages. The pencils and the inks.

 

How do they make the page for the inker to work on, and are there any markings on the paper from Image, so you know they're the ones actually used on the final product.

 

I'll hang up and listen to your reply.

[Carl Elvis]

I'm going to ask a noobish question,

 

When you guys buy TWD art, I see you get two pages. The pencils and the inks.

 

How do they make the page for the inker to work on, and are there any markings on the paper from Image, so you know they're the ones actually used on the final product.

 

I'll hang up and listen to your reply.

 

Only pages from 115 forward have double pages - one penciled by Charlie Adlard & one inked by Stefano Gaudiano. Stefano works off of a blue lined copy of Charlie's pencils-so it's very obvious which is which.

 

We buy the pages directly from Charlie & Stefano's art dealer Mark Hay at Splash Page Art so there is no doubt they are the actual pages from the published book. But no, there are no official markings anywhere on the pages.

[cbalroman]

Yeah. He said it came up 9.9 for him. Guess he changed the cert number. All I know is it didn't come up with the first cert number he had.

[Hado]

I'm going to ask a noobish question,

 

When you guys buy TWD art, I see you get two pages. The pencils and the inks.

 

How do they make the page for the inker to work on, and are there any markings on the paper from Image, so you know they're the ones actually used on the final product.

 

I'll hang up and listen to your reply.

 

Only pages from 115 forward have double pages-one penciled by Charlie Adlard & one inked by Stefano Gaudiano. Stefano works off of a blue lined copy of Charlie's pencils-so it's very obvious which is which.

 

We buy the pages directly from Charlie & Stefano's art dealer Mark Hay at Splash Page Art so there is no doubt they are the actual pages from the published book.

I'm not trying to be a jerk, just trying to understand.

 

Obviously there's no doubt if you buy it straight from the rep. But what about second hand? Is there anything on the page itself to differentiate it from any blue line copy.

[Carl Elvis]

I'm going to ask a noobish question,

 

When you guys buy TWD art, I see you get two pages. The pencils and the inks.

 

How do they make the page for the inker to work on, and are there any markings on the paper from Image, so you know they're the ones actually used on the final product.

 

I'll hang up and listen to your reply.

 

Only pages from 115 forward have double pages-one penciled by Charlie Adlard & one inked by Stefano Gaudiano. Stefano works off of a blue lined copy of Charlie's pencils-so it's very obvious which is which.

 

We buy the pages directly from Charlie & Stefano's art dealer Mark Hay at Splash Page Art so there is no doubt they are the actual pages from the published book.

I'm not trying to be a jerk, just trying to understand.

 

Obviously there's no doubt if you buy it straight from the rep. But what about second hand? Is there anything on the page itself to differentiate it from any blue line copy.

Sorry, I realized too late that I didn't actually answer that,

 

No, there are no official markings on either penciled or inked page. But it would be very difficult to fake an inked page. The fake would have to be in color because we can see the blue lines. Also, it would take an extremely high res scan to make a copy 11 x 17 that doesn't show any pixelation. Even if they did all that, it's still obvious by looking at dark areas that actual ink has bleed into the paper at various levels which wouldn't happen with a printed image.