southerncross Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Wow thanks for the links and the information. Then the covers offered to me were fakes and that would have been quite costly to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garf Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Think he means the Keaton movie which was the following year ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Ware Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 (edited) What is the general opinion on restored art that has title, logos and word balloons added to the original or with an overlay? Seems more common for originals not to have those now due to computers. Thanks for awesome thread! Edited November 10, 2013 by Zimzam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malvin Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 I think there are 2 separate questions 1. If the actual art is restored, it really depends on what the restoration is 2. Adding overlays for word balloons and title logos is fine and could even enhance the piece, it doesn't alter the original piece and makes it more presentable. Malvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGCboy Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Two good links for beginning collectors (like myself) Dollars and Sense: All You Need To Know About Buying Original Artwork How To Buy A Piece Of Comic Art : Finding the Right Comic Book Art for You Right here Thanks MYCROFT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGCboy Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 The first post's advice is terrible and clich'e. Always "go for the gold". Obtain artwork that the artist is famous for, then buy the best example you can. Simple (example) Todd Mcfarlane = Spider-Man Neal Adams = Batman Bernie Wrightson = Swamp Thing Frank Miller = Daredevil You get the idea. The buy the best shot of that character you can afford, If you can't afford a splash, go for a half splash or a great panel page with excellent shots of that character. (is he in every panel? Can you see his face? ) Yes it's expensive, But always buy quality and you can't go wrong. Who the inker is also matters. No one else should be inking Mcfarlane and no one else should be inking Jim Lee except Scott Williams. You get the idea. Another answer i was looking for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I buy a lot of stuff from SplashPage art-mostly Sean Phillips-has a range of prices depending on what you want-from $75 for like some batgirl pages to $300 for Criminal or Incognito. Sometimes eBay has deals if no one's paying attention-got an Adlard page for $35. Also snagged a Swan/Anderson Superman page from Romitaman for $200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I'm pretty good at spotting forgeries too if you're looking at convention sketches etc. I'd be happy to give free analysis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnhDepTrai Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Is it normal to have an Artist/Inker sign the original art on front page? Will that devalue the piece? Any advice is appreciated as I am new to this side of collecting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Is it normal to have an Artist/Inker sign the original art on front page? Will that devalue the piece? Any advice is appreciated as I am new to this side of collecting! it is normal and they usually sign at the bottom but it has no effect on value-the original page speaks for itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 ps i sure kick myself for not buying all the original swan, kirby, steranko, barry smith etc pages at cons in the 80's for like $50 a page.....$5,000-$20,000 now....original art is the only investment that never falls in value and shoots up fairly dramatically over a 30 year span..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 original art is the only investment that never falls in value and shoots up fairly dramatically over a 30 year span..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Is it normal to have an Artist/Inker sign the original art on front page? Will that devalue the piece? Any advice is appreciated as I am new to this side of collecting! if they write a personal message however that will increase the value-the Adlard WD page I scooped up cheap has a paragraph on the back to the person he gave the page to-lucky for me the ebay seller didn't put that in the listing! It was a nice surprise when i received it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Marino Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Is it normal to have an Artist/Inker sign the original art on front page? Will that devalue the piece? Any advice is appreciated as I am new to this side of collecting! if they write a personal message however that will increase the value-the Adlard WD page I scooped up cheap has a paragraph on the back to the person he gave the page to-lucky for me the ebay seller didn't put that in the listing! It was a nice surprise when i received it. 100% disagree. The last thing I want on a page I purchase is "Happy Birthday Larry" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Is it normal to have an Artist/Inker sign the original art on front page? Will that devalue the piece? Any advice is appreciated as I am new to this side of collecting! if they write a personal message however that will increase the value-the Adlard WD page I scooped up cheap has a paragraph on the back to the person he gave the page to-lucky for me the ebay seller didn't put that in the listing! It was a nice surprise when i received it. 100% disagree. The last thing I want on a page I purchase is "Happy Birthday Larry" well this was on the back and no 'happy birthday'-it was a note explaining some art decisions he had made on the page....i guess it depends on the collector but i definitely value it more as an insight into the artist and thus a piece of history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hekla Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 I'm ok with notes explaining art decisions and I absolutely LOVE any blue pencil editorial notes on pre-modern OA (gives the pages a 'historical document' feel) but I agree with Pete - no personalized notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 I'm ok with notes explaining art decisions and I absolutely LOVE any blue pencil editorial notes on pre-modern OA (gives the pages a 'historical document' feel) but I agree with Pete - no personalized notes. I'm burning this piece of immediately! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 ps i have the HUGE Mad artist's edition reproduced from the original pages and it is awesome! actual size pages showing every mark and notation so well photographed it looks like the real page!! lot of fun looking through that baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister_not_so_nice Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Is it normal to have an Artist/Inker sign the original art on front page? Will that devalue the piece? Any advice is appreciated as I am new to this side of collecting! if they write a personal message however that will increase the value-the Adlard WD page I scooped up cheap has a paragraph on the back to the person he gave the page to-lucky for me the ebay seller didn't put that in the listing! It was a nice surprise when i received it. Tom & Penny seem to think so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Is it normal to have an Artist/Inker sign the original art on front page? Will that devalue the piece? Any advice is appreciated as I am new to this side of collecting! if they write a personal message however that will increase the value-the Adlard WD page I scooped up cheap has a paragraph on the back to the person he gave the page to-lucky for me the ebay seller didn't put that in the listing! It was a nice surprise when i received it. Tom & Penny seem to think so dang i already burned that page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
