Anyone else here not like signatures on their comics?

[mkman123]

Hi all, are their any of you who feels a signature on a comic is bad/detrimental for the comic?

 

For instance if you see two identical Hulk #1 of the same grade and both are great but one is signed, the other is not....which would you choose?

 

Somehow for me, I just don't like seeing pen markings on a front cover.

 

What say you all?

[Erndog]

I like signatures for moderns, thats it.

 

I find moderns boring and cheap anyways, at least this spices em up!

 

But yes, for silver age, bronze age, etc they gotta be blue labels for me.

[marvelcollector]

Hi all, are their any of you who feels a signature on a comic is bad/detrimental for the comic?

 

For instance if you see two identical Hulk #1 of the same grade and both are great but one is signed, the other is not....which would you choose?

 

Somehow for me, I just don't like seeing pen markings on a front cover.

 

What say you all?

 

I tend to agree.

 

Not a complete deal breaker, but not an added value IMO. And if the placement is bad, then it is a negative.

[Bill1]

No signatures for me either. I think they just muck it up, and it's not like it shows you met the artist/writer or anything- you bought a book that they signed. Not important to me.

[Jeffro.]

I swing both ways.

[Jeffro.]

With regards to signatures that is.

[Jacey]

Hate them on anything not modern.........Silver Age stuff, no way. It mucks up a book.

 

Moderns that were produced en masse? I dont collect them but it's not as big a deal.

 

I do think blank covers with sketches on them are pretty bad , but that's what those are specifically made for

[seanfingh]

Hi all, are their any of you who feels a signature on a comic is bad/detrimental for the comic?

 

For instance if you see two identical Hulk #1 of the same grade and both are great but one is signed, the other is not....which would you choose?

 

Somehow for me, I just don't like seeing pen markings on a front cover.

 

What say you all?

 

I'm with you. I can't stand signatures on anything.

[Buzzetta]

Moderns are like signed baseballs to me. Who cares? I am there for the signature.

I do have a couple of Silver Age books signed but I usually have a backup of the book in the same grade or slightly higher for my permanent sets.

 

The exception to the rule is my copy of Nick Fury Agent of Shield in a 9.2 signed by Steranko and Sinnott. Steranko is a rock star and I cannot imagine that book NOT signed.

[thedude]

Hi all, are their any of you who feels a signature on a comic is bad/detrimental for the comic?

 

For instance if you see two identical Hulk #1 of the same grade and both are great but one is signed, the other is not....which would you choose?

 

Somehow for me, I just don't like seeing pen markings on a front cover.

 

What say you all?

 

I'm with you. I can't stand signatures on anything.

 

 

[Jeffro.]

Hi all, are their any of you who feels a signature on a comic is bad/detrimental for the comic?

 

For instance if you see two identical Hulk #1 of the same grade and both are great but one is signed, the other is not....which would you choose?

 

Somehow for me, I just don't like seeing pen markings on a front cover.

 

What say you all?

 

I'm with you. I can't stand signatures on anything.

 

As long as my paycheck is signed, I'm good

[HighRadArt]

For me it depends on who signed the book (an actors signature on a modern is pretty cool - like Scully and Mulder on an X-File book). MA and CA are great sig books. As far as SA or BA books - I don't have a preference but I personally wouldn't want to get them signed. Especially keys since so many of them have been signed.

[FatComicMafia]

In most cases, I prefer to have the title page signed.

 

I do agree though, Sterenko has a neat and often sensitive placement when signing.

I think what really helps in general is a fine tip and neutral color for the (hopefully) archival pen.

 

Overall, I prefer not to have my books signed, at least not on the cover.

[Hado]

As long as the placement is good, I like them.

 

Not so much on really big key books.

[darkstar]

I hate them, especially on the covers of older books.

[Caddotx]

Depends, I wouldn't mind if I got a Kirby signature if it was on the inside front page placed at the bottom. I'd probably stick it in my collection.

 

There's no way I would get a GA/SA/BA signed myself. Moderns I don't care as much about so it doesn't bother me.

 

However, God love the people who love signatures. I've definitely sold some that I got a premium for just because of who signed it.

[Speedy-D]

Another SS bashing thread? This has gotta be in the Noob sticky thread, no?

[999ghosts]

Green label: damaged by unknown person

Yellow label: damaged by known person

 

Let the hatemail begin...

[Speedy-D]

Hi all, are their any of you who feels a signature on a comic is bad/detrimental for the comic?

 

For instance if you see two identical Hulk #1 of the same grade and both are great but one is signed, the other is not....which would you choose?

 

Somehow for me, I just don't like seeing pen markings on a front cover.

 

What say you all?

 

I'm with you. I can't stand signatures on anything.

I like them best on a well pressed pedigree, Marvel SA Key, lone high grader.

[Treco]

I wanted one silver age key with Stan's sig. Now that I have that, I'm good. Not a big fan of front cover signatures in general. I still like finding title page signatures when going through old raws, though. Kind of neat.