Antiques Roadshow - Jack Kirby's comic collection

[Spyderfan]

So it's the same work as "cedarchestcomics" on Ebay does correct? Got some nice EXACTING work, but nowhere near the original artist's work.

[binarysunrise]

Forgive me for not knowing, but what exactly is "lightboxing"? I would guess it would be some sort of overhead projection where some sort of tracing is going on.

 

As I understand it, it's the opposite as overhead projection. You have a box w/ light emanating upwards. Over this, you have a glass top. With the light shining up from below, you can easily trace over another drawing.

[rodan57]

Yes, it's a tracing table.

 

Though today, it is also computer software used to achieve much the same purpose.

[tth2]

Forgive me for not knowing, but what exactly is "lightboxing"? I would guess it would be some sort of overhead projection where some sort of tracing is going on.

 

As I understand it, it's the opposite as overhead projection. You have a box w/ light emanating upwards. Over this, you have a glass top. With the light shining up from below, you can easily trace over another drawing.

That`s right. If you ever watch "Miami Ink" or "LA Ink", it`s what they`re doing on the white-lit tables to "create" the design that they then tattoo on.

[comix4fun]

So it's the same work as "cedarchestcomics" on Ebay does correct? Got some nice EXACTING work, but nowhere near the original artist's work.

 

 

Well it depends. This piece was inked by a really wonderful and talented inker. Also it's not exactly the same as recreating a fully inked comic piece. The Kirby piece was lightboxed off of Jack's pencils. So the inker still had to embellish the piece and flesh it out from a more basic pencil image.

 

It's less a line for line copy as it is finishing a piece that is unfinished in this case.

 

However, lightboxes/light tables, can be used to simply duplicate a piece exactly.

[UnRested Spectre]

Tonights Antiques Roadshow from San Diego will be showcasing Jack Kirby's comic collection from the 1930s-1960s.

Hiyo!

 

This is some discussion going on from the episode... definitely thank whoever is was for the post to see the clip, but I must be the only one who eyes bugged out when she said, "... brought some pieces of her GRANDFATHER's collection...".

 

All through the clip I was wondering her name and thinking... she is kind-of cute and wondering if she is married and/or what does she do for a living.

 

Oh how the mind of a single-person wanders...

 

P.S.

Yeah the appraisal did seem pretty low for all the items she showed... kept thinking the original-art with Jack Kirby and his partner drawn into the Boy Commandos would definitely be picked up for way more than $15,000 by itself. Plus the item with Jack Kirby original name of when he was young teenager just immigrating... I can see a nasty and ugly bidding-war for that item.

[Ares]

I downloaded the episode and cant wait to see it

[porcupine48]

Id pay 15 g

[ivegotneatstuff]

i would totally date his grand daughter haha

[Ares]

Just saw the episode.

Interesting. .I think $15,000 was a good base start but I think as others have said it easily could go for more.