Popular Post LadyDeath Posted September 30, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2023 Any owners of Cinderella Love 26? Charming cover I hope to acquire one day. What is fascinating about Baker's covers is their ability to invoke a sense of nostalgia or poignancy. Even for something you never experienced. I haven't encountered that with any other comic book artist. Hard to explain but I'm sure some people here get it. Yorick, Inaflash, Funnybooks and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 On 9/29/2023 at 11:15 PM, LadyDeath said: Any owners of Cinderella Love 26? Charming cover I hope to acquire one day. What is fascinating about Baker's covers is their ability to invoke a sense of nostalgia or poignancy. Even for something you never experienced. I haven't encountered that with any other comic book artist. Hard to explain but I'm sure some people here get it. Totally, love this one. (I have a CGC 3.0... nice but not this nice!) Such an intimate scene, with so many small-but-rich, lovely details. LadyDeath 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PassDaMike Posted September 30, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2023 On 9/29/2023 at 11:15 PM, LadyDeath said: Any owners of Cinderella Love 26? Charming cover I hope to acquire one day. What is fascinating about Baker's covers is their ability to invoke a sense of nostalgia or poignancy. Even for something you never experienced. I haven't encountered that with any other comic book artist. Hard to explain but I'm sure some people here get it. Here is my copy, I agree how he is able to capture a moment so well as if it’s part of your distant past experience. I mean look at the guy in the back, he just wants to close shop and go home from work but these two just can’t go get another room. Point Five, pmpknface, GreatCaesarsGhost and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyDeath Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 On 9/29/2023 at 11:27 PM, Point Five said: Totally, love this one. (I have a CGC 3.0... nice but not this nice!) Such an intimate scene, with so many small-but-rich, lovely details. Bored soda jerk, upturned chairs, smoldering cigarette, two full cups of coffee. All tell the story so well. Point Five, PassDaMike and Funnybooks 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyDeath Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 (edited) On 9/29/2023 at 11:30 PM, PassDaMike said: Here is my copy, I agree how he is able to capture a moment so well as if it’s part of your distant past experience. I mean look at the guy in the back, he just wants to close shop and go home from work but these two just can’t go get another room. That guy always gets me when I look at this. It's 3am, dude is like come on. Did you buy this on ebay recently? I remember seeing it but couldn't pull the trigger at the time. Was hoping it would sit there for a little while longer. Edited September 30, 2023 by LadyDeath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 On 9/29/2023 at 11:15 PM, LadyDeath said: Any owners of Cinderella Love 26? Charming cover I hope to acquire one day. What is fascinating about Baker's covers is their ability to invoke a sense of nostalgia or poignancy. Even for something you never experienced. I haven't encountered that with any other comic book artist. Hard to explain but I'm sure some people here get it. Looks like my copy. LadyDeath, Changer and Yorick 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iksar Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 On 9/29/2023 at 11:30 PM, PassDaMike said: Here is my copy, I agree how he is able to capture a moment so well as if it’s part of your distant past experience. I mean look at the guy in the back, he just wants to close shop and go home from work but these two just can’t go get another room. Can't blame the cook. It's 3 a.m.! Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Point Five Posted October 1, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 1, 2023 Thanks to Bob Storms / highgradecomics for this new Diary Secrets. Whew, this red-headed gal in front is a real piece of work. "When the police came, I-I gave YOUR name, Hope! Was that wrong? Should I not have done that? I tell you, I gotta plead ignorance on this thing...." comicnoir, adamstrange, OtherEric and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyDeath Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 On 9/30/2023 at 9:24 PM, Point Five said: Thanks to Bob Storms / highgradecomics for this new Diary Secrets. Whew, this red-headed gal in front is a real piece of work. "When the police came, I-I gave YOUR name, Hope! Was that wrong? Should I not have done that? I tell you, I gotta plead ignorance on this thing...." Really nice copy. I think there's a 9.0 coming on Heritage next month. Should be a doozy. Point Five and pmpknface 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 On 9/30/2023 at 9:39 PM, LadyDeath said: Really nice copy. I think there's a 9.0 coming on Heritage next month. Should be a doozy. I know the consignor. I was offered it first. Point Five and LadyDeath 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LadyDeath Posted October 1, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 1, 2023 Just scooped this up. My second Baker in a week. Longtime Baker aficionados, I'm coming for the throne. Ricksneatstuff, OtherEric, comicnoir and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iksar Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 On 9/30/2023 at 9:24 PM, Point Five said: Thanks to Bob Storms / highgradecomics for this new Diary Secrets. Whew, this red-headed gal in front is a real piece of work. "When the police came, I-I gave YOUR name, Hope! Was that wrong? Should I not have done that? I tell you, I gotta plead ignorance on this thing...." One of my favorite Bakers. Usually flies under the radar Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 On 10/1/2023 at 2:51 PM, LadyDeath said: Just scooped this up. My second Baker in a week. Longtime Baker aficionados, I'm coming for the throne. A great short little run. Baker cover to cover. At 3.5, you really ought to crack it and totally enjoy it… Darwination 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 On 10/1/2023 at 3:51 PM, LadyDeath said: Just scooped this up. My second Baker in a week. Longtime Baker aficionados, I'm coming for the throne. One of my favourite Bakers LadyDeath and Robot Man 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyDeath Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 On 10/2/2023 at 10:31 AM, Robot Man said: A great short little run. Baker cover to cover. At 3.5, you really ought to crack it and totally enjoy it… I like displaying my slabs. Looks a lot better than 3.5 as well. The hardcover Canteen Kate is on Amazon for 12 bucks, can always read it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Darwination Posted October 2, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2023 (edited) On 10/2/2023 at 9:31 AM, Robot Man said: A great short little run. Baker cover to cover. At 3.5, you really ought to crack it and totally enjoy it… Absolutely, RM. Canteen Kate is a truly special Baker series (and there's a long Kate story in Anchor Andrews #1 as well). You can tell how much work and care he put into the title on every page. There's all these extra details in the art, and the layout is inventive. More than anything, though, there's a unique kinetic energy that leaps off every page. Kate's a spitfire, always on the move, and she bounds from panel. Just look at how fast and with what purpose Kate's cutting across that cover Also,In no other comic will you get such a feel for Baker's sense of humor, slapstick and human at the same time. The reader's eye gets pulled side to side, it's like a roller coaster. And you can see how much fun everybody is having from the great facial expressions. Here's that upturned chin again we saw a page or two back on the huffy blonde but a bit different All this goodness right in that one slab there Edited October 2, 2023 by Darwination MBFan, PassDaMike, Yorick and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted October 2, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2023 That makes sense I guess. I'm just at a point where storage space is at a premium and I can have all 3 in the same space... By the way, it would sure be cool if someone would reprint all the Sky Girl stories in Jumbo comics. Great, fun stories with some of the best Baker art. comicnoir, pmpknface, Point Five and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyDeath Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 On 10/2/2023 at 11:42 AM, Robot Man said: That makes sense I guess. I'm just at a point where storage space is at a premium and I can have all 3 in the same space... By the way, it would sure be cool if someone would reprint all the Sky Girl stories in Jumbo comics. Great, fun stories with some of the best Baker art. Certainly know what you mean. I'd love to have all three originals ready to read. This is my only CK as my Baker collection is just getting started. Robot Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyDeath Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 (edited) On 10/2/2023 at 11:42 AM, Darwination said: All this goodness right in that one slab there And right here as well! But this has all three stories. That lowly slab has merely one. Edited October 2, 2023 by LadyDeath Darwination 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwination Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 On 10/2/2023 at 11:03 AM, LadyDeath said: And right here as well! But this one has all three stories. That lowly slab has merely one. I don't have any issues of my own, so you've sold me on this nice looking (and cheap) hardcover. Don't get me started, but I'll have to see the treatment of the art before making any final judgement. Reprints of golden age comics vary greatly with their faithfulness to the original and eye appeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...