Qua-Brot Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 On 6/16/2022 at 7:42 PM, Hap Hazard said: I've had issue one for 20 years finally bagged issue two. Look what just came in the door! Point Five, pmpknface and Get Marwood & I 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RareHighGrade Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 On 8/10/2022 at 4:33 PM, Qua-Brot said: Look what just came in the door! Can you imagine if a college student smoked a (tobacco) pipe today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 On 8/11/2022 at 6:20 PM, RareHighGrade said: Can you imagine if a college student smoked a (tobacco) pipe today. It's small enough to be a hash pipe. Dr. Love 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mr. Lady Luck Posted August 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 16, 2022 After several weeks of heat indexes between 105 - 112 degrees, this cover looked so cool and refreshing... ...I couldn't resist... PeterPark, buttock, jimjum12 and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pmpknface Posted August 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2022 I don't know if it's rare, but it's great. The same image is the opening splash page, and he is Hammered! It's hysterical! Worth the $5 I paid for it. Get Marwood & I, szucchini, PeterPark and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MrBedrock Posted September 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2022 A great Wally Wood story... damonwad, Chief1332, buttock and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Microbia Posted September 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2022 On 9/9/2022 at 6:07 PM, MrBedrock said: A great Wally Wood story... Great title with several hard to find issues. Here is one of mine. Don’t think it has any Wood art. comicjack, pmpknface, MrBedrock and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post adamstrange Posted September 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2022 Dr. Love, Chief1332, zoso99 and 11 others 10 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 On 9/9/2022 at 3:26 PM, Microbia said: Great title with several hard to find issues. Here is one of mine. Don’t think it has any Wood art. Cool "Colon" stamp! Microbia and Get Marwood & I 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davet75 Posted October 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2022 (edited) In Love (1954 Mainline/Charlton) #1 This is the first copy i've ever seen or owned. Kirby cover and interior art! 6 on CGC census with 8.0 being the highest. 666 Edited October 3, 2022 by davet75 Chief1332, PeterPark, Yorick and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 On 10/2/2022 at 10:02 PM, davet75 said: In Love (1954 Mainline/Charlton) #1 This is the first copy i've ever seen or owned. Kirby cover and interior art! 6 on CGC census with 8.0 being the highest. 666 Cool book never seen it before congrats davet75 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 (edited) On 9/30/2022 at 7:37 PM, adamstrange said: Dr Love was ahead of the curve Edited October 3, 2022 by comicjack lb jefferies, Dr. Love and Bumble Kitty 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post adamstrange Posted October 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2022 On 10/3/2022 at 8:08 AM, comicjack said: Dr Love was ahead of the curve Definitely delus visionary! MrBedrock, Bumble Kitty, comicjack and 4 others 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 On 10/3/2022 at 5:08 AM, comicjack said: Dr Love was ahead of the curve Everything you ever wanted to know about romance but we’re afraid to ask… Dr. Love and comicjack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Too bad we’re don’t have Michelle Nolan here… Dr. Love and PeterPark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OtherEric Posted October 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 29, 2022 Found at KAYO Books in SF today. Not high on my personal priority list… but at $20 there was no chance I was leaving it there, either: Point Five, Get Marwood & I, MB1952 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1952 Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 On 10/29/2022 at 3:24 PM, OtherEric said: Found at KAYO Books in SF today. Not high on my personal priority list… but at $20 there was no chance I was leaving it there, either: Love this cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dr. Love Posted October 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2022 (edited) Now that I've been made aware of a resource for interior art that I had no idea existed, I'm thinking to do a deep dive into the books themselves and examine the quality of art contained within. Which for romance books, is pretty slim. The genre is basically cover driven. It has been said, and by none other than Steranko among others (though I can't find the quote), that romance is one of if not the hardest genre to draw - in a captivating manner. Everyday situations, normal human beings - these don't make for compelling art. And can the art advance the story without having to rely on the dialogue to convey the scene? These are the hallmarks of the advanced artist. Otherwise it's just talking heads. Most artists don't fit the bill. Some can produce great covers - but can they do the heavy lifting? So this is what I'm considering putting together, as usual to amuse myself as well as lay it out for you. It might take some time, because when I start I'm going to want to roll it out in a consistent manner and not little fits and starts. So we'll see. I'll leave you with this as a taste. This series of panels alone place this artist in the top 5. Edited October 30, 2022 by Dr. Love davidtere, pmpknface, damonwad and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post N e r V Posted October 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2022 (edited) On 10/30/2022 at 10:38 AM, Dr. Love said: Now that I've been made aware of a resource for interior art that I had no idea existed, I'm thinking to do a deep dive into the books themselves and examine the quality of art contained within. Which for romance books, is pretty slim. The genre is basically cover driven. It has been said, and by none other than Steranko among others (though I can't find the quote), that romance is one of if not the hardest genre to draw - in a captivating manner. Everyday situations, normal human beings - these don't make for compelling art. And can the art advance the story without having to rely on the dialogue to convey the scene? These are the hallmarks of the advanced artist. Otherwise it's just talking heads. Most artists don't fit the bill. Some can produce great covers - but can they do the heavy lifting? So this is what I'm considering putting together, as usual to amuse myself as well as lay it out for you. It might take some time, because when I start I'm going to want to roll it out in a consistent manner and not little fits and starts. So we'll see. I'll leave you with this as a taste. This series of panels alone place this artist in the top 5. Would this fit the bill of thinking out of the box (at least for this issue)? You had to watch the amount of sex even pre code and you could only do so much abuse on covers I thought this issue was a bit clever mixing romance with our own PCH although it is strange she isn’t concerned he’s talking to the dead but just jealous? Edited October 30, 2022 by N e r V Spelling MrBedrock, Point Five, comicjack and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 (edited) @Dr. Love I look forward to reading your top picks. Maybe you can expand your list to top ten? Frazetta on Personal Love, Baker did some fantastic interiors, PIKE, Kinstler (at least one issue of Romantic Love), Sekowsky, Toth, Colletta, Andru/Esposita, Kirby.... There are plenty of heavy hitters. The grunt work would be to identify the specific stories, I suppose. Edited October 30, 2022 by Yorick How could I have forgotten Jay Scott Pike?!! davidtere, OtherEric, damonwad and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
