Comiclink Summer Featured Auction

[Aloha]

The ASM #141 cover was on ebay but then the seller quickly took it down. I'm guessing that Clink approached them to put it in this auction. If this is one of their business tactics, it's no wonder that there is little high end material actually being sold on ebay anymore.

 

I have mixed feelings with Clink as a buyer. I think that their site layout and bidding need to be seriously updated. Customer service and support is nearly non-existent when compared with Heritage and most ebay sellers. It's just more convenient for me to bid on ebay and heritage. I think for A grade material, as a seller, you would do fine on ebay because all the buyers are going to be there. Heritage as well, but they will take a larger cut. If Clink is your selling venue of choice, unless they are offering you some kind of deal to list your piece with them, I just don't think you are going to do as well as HA or ebay.

[blizzardtonight]

in my case the communication/service was no problem....fast reply and very helpful!

[heartened]

Personally, I like both HA and Comiclink and bid and win items on both. So, as primarily a buyer, I think both venues are fine these days. Most serious collectors follow both auction houses regularly. I also like the lack of a buyer's commission, and no NYS tax that Comiclink provides.

 

From a seller's standpoint, I also think both are fine because basically you get the same bidders. The format where the bidding continues until all bids are done works to the seller's advantage in HA perhaps, but I don't think by a significant amount. Most people understand the different rules, and plan accordingly.

 

Kudos to comiclink for sticking it out and being a real competitor. It is not easy with an 800 pound gorilla in the room. And, of course, there is certainly room for two strong auction houses in this field, if not more.

 

I have bid and won from both routinely, and have never had a problem with service. Everything was quick and smooth.

 

[Sideshow Bob]

Personally, I like both HA and Comiclink and bid and win items on both. So, as primarily a buyer, I think both venues are fine these days. Most serious collectors follow both auction houses regularly. I also like the lack of a buyer's commission, and no NYS tax that Comiclink provides.

 

From a seller's standpoint, I also think both are fine because basically you get the same bidders. The format where the bidding continues until all bids are done works to the seller's advantage in HA perhaps, but I don't think by a significant amount. Most people understand the different rules, and plan accordingly.

 

Kudos to comiclink for sticking it out and being a real competitor. It is not easy with an 800 pound gorilla in the room. And, of course, there is certainly room for two strong auction houses in this field, if not more.

 

I have bid and won from both routinely, and have never had a problem with service. Everything was quick and smooth.

 

+1 for the way-to-go to Comiclink, and great customer service at both.

 

The HA commission and NY sales tax distorts the dynamics dramatically for NY buyers, which is why I lean much more towards Comiclink for purchases unless it is a must-have at HA. You are immediately at a 9% disadvantage on your cost basis compared to a non-NYC resident just on the tax alone. #firstworldproblems

[Silver Surfer]

Some amazing pieces! ASM#239 cover, complete TOS#16 story, Sons of Origins cover, Kirby, etc.

[Bronty]

Personally, I like both HA and Comiclink and bid and win items on both. So, as primarily a buyer, I think both venues are fine these days. Most serious collectors follow both auction houses regularly. I also like the lack of a buyer's commission, and no NYS tax that Comiclink provides.

 

From a seller's standpoint, I also think both are fine because basically you get the same bidders. The format where the bidding continues until all bids are done works to the seller's advantage in HA perhaps, but I don't think by a significant amount. Most people understand the different rules, and plan accordingly.

 

Kudos to comiclink for sticking it out and being a real competitor. It is not easy with an 800 pound gorilla in the room. And, of course, there is certainly room for two strong auction houses in this field, if not more.

 

I have bid and won from both routinely, and have never had a problem with service. Everything was quick and smooth.

 

+1 for the way-to-go to Comiclink, and great customer service at both.

 

The HA commission and NY sales tax distorts the dynamics dramatically for NY buyers, which is why I lean much more towards Comiclink for purchases unless it is a must-have at HA. You are immediately at a 9% disadvantage on your cost basis compared to a non-NYC resident just on the tax alone. #firstworldproblems

 

Oh boo hoo. Try living outside of the US and getting screwed on foreign exchange spread, higher shipping, and duties. On EVERY purchase whether from HA or not. And yes, #firstworldproblems

[Ironmandrd]

The ASM #141 cover was on ebay but then the seller quickly took it down. I'm guessing that Clink approached them to put it in this auction. If this is one of their business tactics, it's no wonder that there is little high end material actually being sold on ebay anymore..

 

I believe this was at least (or more) of an issue that the seller was overwhelmed by the number of inquiries through Ebay--both questions and requests to stop the auction and buy the cover--and felt out of his depth. So he could have reached out to them, but if CLink did approach him, he needed little convincing. I base the above on my own communications with him (I had questions about the Sons of Origins piece and we ended up talking about both).

[jick]

For the price I'd be paying and if I really want the page, I don't really care who the vendor is. I won't stop myself from buying a page just because one site is more difficult to navigate or place bids over the other. I have won bids in both Comiclink and Heritage. I think what will ultimately determine the demand for the piece is the contents of the piece itself and not the establishment selling it.

[Mephisto]

Personally, I like both HA and Comiclink and bid and win items on both. So, as primarily a buyer, I think both venues are fine these days. Most serious collectors follow both auction houses regularly. I also like the lack of a buyer's commission, and no NYS tax that Comiclink provides.

 

From a seller's standpoint, I also think both are fine because basically you get the same bidders. The format where the bidding continues until all bids are done works to the seller's advantage in HA perhaps, but I don't think by a significant amount. Most people understand the different rules, and plan accordingly.

 

Kudos to comiclink for sticking it out and being a real competitor. It is not easy with an 800 pound gorilla in the room. And, of course, there is certainly room for two strong auction houses in this field, if not more.

 

I have bid and won from both routinely, and have never had a problem with service. Everything was quick and smooth.

 

+1 for the way-to-go to Comiclink, and great customer service at both.

 

The HA commission and NY sales tax distorts the dynamics dramatically for NY buyers, which is why I lean much more towards Comiclink for purchases unless it is a must-have at HA. You are immediately at a 9% disadvantage on your cost basis compared to a non-NYC resident just on the tax alone. #firstworldproblems

 

Oh boo hoo. Try living outside of the US and getting screwed on foreign exchange spread, higher shipping, and duties. On EVERY purchase whether from HA or not. And yes, #firstworldproblems

 

I often forget to check Heritage. Once they started charging New York tax I found myself visiting the site less.

[batman_fan]

eBay gets a bad rap, I've picked up some really nice art there. When I'm there I search for specific artists, I don't bother sifting through the entire art section with all the amateur porn.

 

comiclink and comicconnect are the same to me in the sense that both sites are horrible in their layout. I called one of them (can't remember which) and they were apathetic about the site layout. I spend very little time on both sites but if they ever had something I really wanted then I would bid, for sure.

 

Heritage is great in a number of ways. I don't like the NY state disadvantage though. When Steve B. was there the customer service concerning OA was absolutely top notch. His replacement is less than impressive though, I've left 4 messages in about 3 weeks and never got any return calls from him.

 

I picked up some nice stuff off eBay as well.

 

Learned about this on eBay

 

Bought these

 

 

 

Got the cover on the right

 

 

and all of these

 

[jick]

Some of my artwork has traveled across the Pacific from my tiny little island to mainland America. One of them is the original artwork to this Neal Adams Batman splash!

 

 

This should come at more affordable price since it is fairly recent Neal Adams work. So it's great for those looks for Adams examples without breaking the bank, and this is just a great example!

 

-it is published, it is Batman, it is a splash and it is Neal Adams!

 

-it's a pose he hasn't drawn again since (unlike most of his "stock" poses that he redraws and re-uses in just about every commission)

 

-It's Batman in his original 70's costume ...lately, Neal Adams refuses to draw Batman in his vintage 70's form. Adams changes Batman by by either: new belt design, eyelid in the eyes, or no circle around the batsign. But this one is pure, classic, and vintage!

 

-it's a great front view pose with Batman's entire body in front view with all the elements of his costume seen

 

-It comes with an authenticity with his signature and thumbprint (yes, thumbprint)

 

Sorry for the shameless plug, but I think this is really too good to pass up for any Batman or Neal Adams fan. Sad to let this and other pieces go but I need the funds since I got engaged last January and wedding next year.

[jick]

More new interesting additions there. Anyone catch them and have new favorites in that Comiclink summer auction?

[AKA Rick]

Comic Link is my "go to" source for selling (essentially "trading" since I use the funds to buy more and other art, and a lot of the time from Comic Link auctions) artwork, as they're very pleasant to deal with and have provided a great system to optimize the best sales prices in the way they treat both the sellers and most importantly the buyers (no buyers premiums!).

 

Here's a list of the submissions I have for the August-September Comic Link auction coming up, so right now there's no pictures nor descriptions of them, but here's a written preview of what you can expect to see and consider bidding on:

 

TIM SALE Screen Used Prop HEROES Claire on the Autopsy Table

 

Link = http://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2Fauctions%2Fpreview.asp%3Fcode%3D2014aug%26itemtype%3D1%26pg%3D4%23Item_1022013&id=1022013

 

This is an amazing piece, it's not original art, it's a one of a kind screen used prop for the NBC television show, Heroes. It features color artwork by Tim Sale and is a stretched canvas print mounted on a wooden frame that measures approximately 27" x 45"

 

This features the character Claire "The Cheerleader" Bennet portrayed by actress Hayden Panettiere on the autopsy table as painted by Isaac Mendez (Santiago Cabrera) whose character has the clairvoyant powers to "paint the future" and is a screen used prop featured on the NBC television series "Heroes" season 1 in episode 8 entitled "Parasite" which aired on March 4, 2007. This painting was featured as part of Daniel Linderman's (Malcolm McDowell) collection in The Linderman Group's Corinthian Casino.

 

This is a one of a kind museum quality piece that comes with the NBC Universal television production's certificate of authenticity, and the COA has an official hologram sticker seal. This also comes with a copy of the original auction listing as further provenance

 

JIM STERANKO Comic Book Sequential Storyboard

 

Link = http://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2Fauctions%2Fpreview.asp%3Fcode%3D2014aug%26itemtype%3D1%26pg%3D5%23Item_1022012&id=1022012

 

James "Jim" Steranko is an American illustrator best known by comic fans for his breakthrough film noir art style in the 1960's for Marvel Comics on titles like Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD, Strange Tales, The X-Men as well as his cover work on The Fantastic Four, Sheena The She Devil and a dozen or so other titles.

 

This was done in August 1979 at a comic convention (U.K. Comic Art & Fantasy Convention in Birmingham, England ?) where Steranko was demonstrating how to illustrate a comic book scene, and is a sequential storyboard, where you can feel the emotion and action through Steranko's imagery.

 

This is a breathtakingly epic sized piece measuring an astonishing 30" x 40" (nearly 3 1/2 feet tall and 2 1/2 feet wide!) on thick sturdy poster board and is one of Steranko's largest in size pieces in existence.

 

This is a unique piece that comes with a certificate of authenticity from Profiles in History, the company featured on the SyFy network's TV show "Hollywood Treasure" along with the Profiles in History auction catalog and a copy of the auction listing as additional provenance.

 

JOE JUSKO "MARVEL DOUBLE SHOT #3" Comic Book Cover

 

Link = http://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2Fauctions%2Fpreview.asp%3Fcode%3D2014aug%26itemtype%3D1%26pg%3D5%23Item_1022018&id=1022018

 

This vibrantly colorful action packed piece measures 17" x 25" and is an acrylic painting by Joe Jusko. It is the original art for the comic book "Marvel Double Shot #3" published in 2003, featuring an iconic image of the entire team based upon the origin of the Fantastic Four.

 

This artwork was also licensed for use in the 2013 Marvel Fleer Retro trading card set, rare insert chase card sub-set, the 1991 Marvel Universe on cards #14 Mr. Fantastic and #17 The Thing.

 

This auction comes with the original published comic book "Marvel Double Shot #3" as well.

 

DREW STRUZAN "HOTWIRE"

 

Link = http://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2Fauctions%2Fpreview.asp%3Fcode%3D2014aug%26itemtype%3D1%26pg%3D4%23Item_1022016&id=1022016

 

Drew Struzan - "Hotwire" movie poster illustration, for the 1980 action comedy film starring Bruce Paul Barbour, written and directed by Frank Q. Dobbs. This was drawn by American illustrator, Drew Struzan, best known as the illustrator of epic movie posters for blockbuster movies like Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Blade Runner, Back to the Future, The Goonies, Harry Potter, and so many other memorable films.

 

This is a concept piece for the movie "Hotwire" although not used as the final poster, as an image if far more remarkable than what was eventually used for the film.

 

JOE CHIODO "VAMPIRELLA" Painting

 

Link = http://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2Fauctions%2Fpreview.asp%3Fcode%3D2014aug%26itemtype%3D1%26pg%3D7%23Item_1022014&id=1022014

 

This is a colorful oil painting by Joe Chiodo measures approximately 15" x 18" on thick illustration board and is of Vampirella, signed and dated 2004. Joe Chiodo is best known for his work in the 1990's for Image Comics primarily as a colorist, but has broken out as a renown pin-upartist whose paintings have been featured in trading cards as well as published comic books, including several Vampirella covers for Harris Comics in 2002-2003.

 

DORIAN CLEAVENGER "Vampirella" Painting

 

Link = http://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2Fauctions%2Fpreview.asp%3Fcode%3D2014aug%26itemtype%3D1%26pg%3D7%23Item_1022015&id=1022015

 

This is an acrylic painting by world renown fantasy artist Dorian Cleavenger. This piece is painted on thick illustration board and measures approximately 15" x 20" signed and dated 2005. Dorian has been producing museum quality science fiction and fantasy paintings for years and has work done for Disney as well as being hand picked by George Lucas for the Star Wars Art : Visions book. Dorian's various depictions of Vampirella has also been published by Harris Comics, and amongst Vampirella collectors he's a fan favorite.

 

RYAN SOOK "Wildcats #16" Comic Book Cover

 

Link = http://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2Fauctions%2Fpreview.asp%3Fcode%3D2014aug%26itemtype%3D1%26pg%3D7%23Item_1022017&id=1022017

 

This is the original art for DC/Wildstorm's "Wildcats" Issue #16 by written by Christos Gage and illustrated by Ryan Sook, published December 2009. This original cover art is oversized and features the character Savant (daughter of Zealot and Majestic).

 

Ryan Sook is one of today's hottest rising star artists whose work is best known with Dark Horse and DC comics. This auction comes with the original published comic book "Wildcats #16" as well.

 

JACK KIRBY "Captain America" Issue #199 Page #27

 

Link = http://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2Fauctions%2Fpreview.asp%3Fcode%3D2014aug%26itemtype%3D1%26pg%3D2%23Item_1023820&id=1023820

 

This page from the bicentennial issue (July, 1976) of Captain America features Sam Wilson, The Falcon along with Captain America and Mason Harding as part of the epic "Madbomb" storyline (Issues #193-200). This issue was by written and penciled by Jack Kirby with inks by Frank Giacoia.

 

Jack Kirby created Captain America in 1941. The Falcon, created in 1969 was comic books first mainstream African American super-hero.

 

Marvel announced that The Falcon will be replacing Steve Rogers as Captain America in "All New Captain America #1" in the fall of 2014.

 

ROB LIEFELD & ROBERT KIRKMAN (2007) "Killraven" #2 Page #22

 

Link = http://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2Fauctions%2Fpreview.asp%3Fcode%3D2014aug%26itemtype%3D1%26pg%3D4%23Item_1023819&id=1023819

 

This is the climactic end page for issue #2 of "Killraven" written by Robert Kirkman (of "The Walking Dead" fame) and illustrated in pencil by Rob Liefeld. This mini-series was done in 2007 for Marvel Comics but remains currently unpublished, with 5 issues completed and in Marvel's inventory vault for future release consideration.

 

This is a cover quality pin-up splash page featuring a female Thor character as part of "The Avengers" of a future Marvel universe created by Kirkman and Liefeld. This piece obviously pre-dates the announcement by Marvel of the highly anticipated the Thor series in October 2014 where a yet to be revealed female character becomes the new Thor.

 

RICK LEONARDI & JIMMY PALMIOTTI (1993) "Marvel Swimsuit Special" #2 Pin-Up Page

 

Link = http://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2Fauctions%2Fpreview.asp%3Fcode%3D2014aug%26itemtype%3D1%26pg%3D5%23Item_1023821&id=1023821

 

Published in 1993 in a comic book magazine format in 1993 containing illustrated pin-ups, this 11" x 17" piece is illustrated by Spider-Man 2099 creator Rick Leonardi and inked by Jimmy Palmiotti. The female character is Lyla (LYrate Lifeform Approximation), modeled after Marilyn Monroe joins Miguel O'Hara for a day on the beach.

 

The character has been re-introduced this year in the Superior Spider-Man series, whose renewed popularity warranted a relaunch of the Spider-Man 2099 title in 2014.

 

[AKA Rick]

Will be looking forward to seeing that Killraven piece. If possible, please let me know when it pops up

 

Bill - The 2007 Robert Kirkman / Rob Liefeld "Killraven" piece with the Female Thor character is actually featured in my gallery in the world famous COMIC ART FANS website

 

Here's a link to it: http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=905408

 

It's a low res image via my cell phone and bad lighting, but gives you a decent glimpse at how the piece looks...

[Bird]

okay, coming up next week. I see a bunch of nice pieces I will consider bidding on. I particularly like one of The Sandman pages, or two actually, okay all three of them...the Art Adams Storm is beautiful...nice FM...the Kevin O'Neill Mina...nice Alex Raymonds and Al Williamsons...lots of nice stuff I like that could be in my price range.

[AKA Rick]

Overall, I'm impressed by the selection on ComicLink this August auction more so than the Heritage August auction for what I collect and am interested in.

 

I'm not a huge fan of the bidding system, but at the same time it could be strategic for sniping and not getting into any big bidding wars. Plus, I like the psychology of knowing my bid is what I pay, not having to think about the buyer's premium adding to my cost ('tho I know it's calculated when you bid, it's still a psychological barrier at times).

[AKA Rick]

Will be looking forward to seeing that Killraven piece. If possible, please let me know when it pops up

 

Bill,

 

Here's the official link: http://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2Fauctions%2Fpreview.asp%3Fcode%3D2014aug%26itemtype%3D1%26pg%3D4%23Item_1023819&id=1023819

[aardvark88]

I dropped off three (3) comic items to ComicLink at Chicago Wizard including a Frazetta and Al Capp Li'l Abner daily OA from 1957. It should be uploaded in a couple of days.

[AKA Rick]

The auction on ComicLink starts taking bids... TOMORROW 08/28/14 !!!

 

They're still updating their listing 'tho, I think. I know some of my submissions are missing the write-up descriptions, so it looks like they're really busy getting even more great art for this auction...

[Doc Joe]

I am in full commit mode for at least 2 pieces , maybe 3 (maybe 4!)

 

excited for this one