What will drive the NEXT big speculation boom?

[vaillant]

Quality of the stories?

 

I always like to dream…

[troydivision1]

Kickstarter is a good one.

Take Outliers #1 as a recent example.

Initial funds were raised via Kickstarter and 1800 copies were able to printed independently and sold via Previews.

[Mike's Rack]

A third party grading service/company announcing that they can detect pressing and offering to certify books as apparently unpressed. Oh wait, maybe that would kill the market, are there any unpressed books left?

[Dr. Balls]

Not to be dark (and I pray I am wrong), but the unfortunate passing of Stan Lee will cause a huge demand for his numerous signed marvel books and memorabilia.

 

Better stock up on those Stan Lee signed books, I hear they are pretty rare.

[Dr Chaos]

Not to be dark (and I pray I am wrong), but the unfortunate passing of Stan Lee will cause a huge demand for his numerous signed marvel books and memorabilia.

 

Better stock up on those Stan Lee signed books, I hear they are pretty rare.

 

[Wally's Comics]

Not to be dark (and I pray I am wrong), but the unfortunate passing of Stan Lee will cause a huge demand for his numerous signed marvel books and memorabilia.

 

Better stock up on those Stan Lee signed books, I hear they are pretty rare.

 

That's why I said "numerous"...

 

I just feel there will be a demand (even though there's a ridiculous amount out there) because of the non-collector factor - where people that don't collect want to buy just a signed item for the simple fact that he's the most well know physical person in the comic business.

 

Prices are now currently rising on his signed items based on this belief.

 

 

People do crazy stuff with money, that's what speculation is all about...

 

 

[ComicConnoisseur]

I think some new hot artist will come on the scene, and reinvent stuff.

This generation hasn`t had that one big artist like

Jack Kirby, Neal Adams, John Byrne, Frank Miller, and Jim Lee.

In fact it`s been a very long time!

There has to be some new unknown artist out there that will take it to another level.

[miraclemet]

I think some new hot artist will come on the scene, and reinvent stuff.

This generation hasn`t had that one big artist like

Jack Kirby, Neal Adams, John Byrne, Frank Miller, and Jim Lee.

In fact it`s been a very long time!

There has to be some new unknown artist out there that will take it to another level.

 

I think the problem is that artists are creators, and the IP entanglement keeps any great talent outside of the big two, which limits how big of a splash they can make.

 

James Stokoe

Brandon Graham

Nate Simpson

Paul Pope

 

one of these guys could have made the splash comparable to the guys you mentioned, but they all decided to primarily live in the "self publishing" world, which at the moment means they get to own their own content but lack the multi-media presence to make them household names like the guys you mentioned.

 

[vaillant]

I think some new hot artist will come on the scene, and reinvent stuff.

This generation hasn`t had that one big artist like

Jack Kirby, Neal Adams, John Byrne, Frank Miller, and Jim Lee.

In fact it`s been a very long time!

There has to be some new unknown artist out there that will take it to another level.

 

As far as artists goes, you can surely count Frank Quitely in.

And Jim Lee, objectively speaking, is popular but cannot be compared to the others you mentioned.

[zosocane]

I think some new hot artist will come on the scene, and reinvent stuff.

This generation hasn`t had that one big artist like

Jack Kirby, Neal Adams, John Byrne, Frank Miller, and Jim Lee.

In fact it`s been a very long time!

There has to be some new unknown artist out there that will take it to another level.

 

I truly hope you are right. But I don't hold my breath. I peruse through new stuff at my LCS and, generally speaking with exceptions, the quality of writing and art is far behind what we were seeing when Kirby, Adams, Byrne and Miller were regularly drawing (and in some cases writing).

[DiceX]

Not to be dark (and I pray I am wrong), but the unfortunate passing of Stan Lee will cause a huge demand for his numerous signed marvel books and memorabilia.

 

I don't think the premium will ever be much more than it is currently.

Stan is the man, but over the years he's signed a ridiculous number of books.

 

 

[zosocane]

I think some new hot artist will come on the scene, and reinvent stuff.

This generation hasn`t had that one big artist like

Jack Kirby, Neal Adams, John Byrne, Frank Miller, and Jim Lee.

In fact it`s been a very long time!

There has to be some new unknown artist out there that will take it to another level.

 

As far as artists goes, you can surely count Frank Quitely in.

And Jim Lee, objectively speaking, is popular but cannot be compared to the others you mentioned.

 

Agree re Quitely and Lee.

[DiceX]

I think some new hot artist will come on the scene, and reinvent stuff.

This generation hasn`t had that one big artist like

Jack Kirby, Neal Adams, John Byrne, Frank Miller, and Jim Lee.

In fact it`s been a very long time!

There has to be some new unknown artist out there that will take it to another level.

 

As far as artists goes, you can surely count Frank Quitely in.

And Jim Lee, objectively speaking, is popular but cannot be compared to the others you mentioned.

 

Are you putting Frank Quietly on the list with those artists, and doing it with a straight face?

If so, I'd like to add Rob Liefeld.

 

 

[vaillant]

As far as artists goes, you can surely count Frank Quitely in.

And Jim Lee, objectively speaking, is popular but cannot be compared to the others you mentioned.

 

Are you putting Frank Quietly on the list with those artists, and doing it with a straight face?

If so, I'd like to add Rob Liefeld.

 

 

I am, and without much hesitation.

Taste is a thing, mastery is another, and quitely has it, no matter if one likes his work or not.

[miraclemet]

Not to be dark (and I pray I am wrong), but the unfortunate passing of Stan Lee will cause a huge demand for his numerous signed marvel books and memorabilia.

 

I don't think the premium will ever be much more than it is currently.

Stan is the man, but over the years he's signed a ridiculous number of books.

 

 

As some others have pointed out, I think we'll start to see divergant price paths for Stan Lee signed books he worked on (GA/SA) vs Stan Lee signed copies of New Mutants 98 (and the like)

[zosocane]

I would throw in Gary Frank as a darn good "modern era" artist and visual story-teller. If he were drawing in the copper age, he would have been at the fan interest level as Byrne and Miller.

 

Getting back to the thread topic, I like nearmint's assessment re DC SA 2nd tier keys or semi-keys as next growth/specualtor interest area.

[BD-Punisher]

How about Cosplay characters (i.e., Harley Quinn)? Do those folks who dress up really buy their own comics? If yes, what other cosplay characters are popular (and thus their books)?

 

 

[Wally's Comics]

Not to be dark (and I pray I am wrong), but the unfortunate passing of Stan Lee will cause a huge demand for his numerous signed marvel books and memorabilia.

 

I don't think the premium will ever be much more than it is currently.

Stan is the man, but over the years he's signed a ridiculous number of books.

 

 

I know there has to be millions, but I never said people do smart things with their money either.

 

I could easily see signature series stuff of his going for over double (maybe even triple) for a couple of months after he passes.

 

 

Avengers 55 is a warehouse find, yet these are going for high dollar!

 

Sometimes people are just crazy!

 

 

[DiceX]

Not to be dark (and I pray I am wrong), but the unfortunate passing of Stan Lee will cause a huge demand for his numerous signed marvel books and memorabilia.

 

I don't think the premium will ever be much more than it is currently.

Stan is the man, but over the years he's signed a ridiculous number of books.

 

 

I know there has to be millions, but I never said people do smart things with their money either.

 

I could easily see signature series stuff of his going for over double for a couple of months after he passes.

 

How well did the Mickey Mantle autograph market hold up after he passed away?

I think that's a fair thing to compare it to.

Mick has been gone for almost 20 years now and his balls sell for less now than they did when he was still alive.

 

 

[Wally's Comics]

Not to be dark (and I pray I am wrong), but the unfortunate passing of Stan Lee will cause a huge demand for his numerous signed marvel books and memorabilia.

 

I don't think the premium will ever be much more than it is currently.

Stan is the man, but over the years he's signed a ridiculous number of books.

 

 

I know there has to be millions, but I never said people do smart things with their money either.

 

I could easily see signature series stuff of his going for over double for a couple of months after he passes.

 

How well did the Mickey Mantle autograph market hold up after he passed away?

I think that's a fair thing to compare it to.

Mick has been gone for almost 20 years now and his balls sell for less now than they did when he was still alive.

 

 

I can see that, but then again I could see Stan as more of a Creative

and more wrapped into pop culture that just about anyone I seen in my lifetime

(now more than ever).

 

Artist/Creatives are known for more of a monetary influence once deceased.