fsumavila Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 As DC keeps releasing more of the variant covers for the upcoming DKIII: The Master Race, I wonder about the insanely high premium being asked for a few of the covers by some artists & their reps. I mean, it's one thing to throw a high price on Jim Lee's cover; we know Jim's got a huge fan base & his art, especially Batman art, always holds its value well. But some of these covers are done by artists who while obviously talented, don't have a fraction of the market interest. And with a few dozen covers out there, won't supply & demand pretty much kill the chances most of these appreciate in value? I get that the Dark Knight legacy is incredibly prestigious and thus any published art will command a higher premium, but it seems to me that there is no way paying $3-5K for a variant cover by any artist NOT named Jim Lee/Romita Jr/Kubert & Bermejo will turn out to be a smart art investment. And while I know the true purpose of OA collecting is the love of the art, I don't think any one of us ever wants to buy a piece, regardless of how much it means to you, knowing you're going to lose $$ on it. Curious to hear thoughts on this; BTW, I have no problem at all with artists trying to get maximum value for their OA. That's their right, absolutely. I'm strictly looking at this from an investment PoV. and FYI, I would gladly overpay for Bermejo's cover. That is a magnificent cover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotSuperPowers? Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 if anyone is interested in Mike Allred's variant cover, let me know. Best Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Canuck Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 I'm still waiting to hear back from 2 artists, but will only pull the trigger if I feel the price is reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdealer Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 And while I know the true purpose of OA collecting is the love of the art, I don't think any one of us ever wants to buy a piece, regardless of how much it means to you, knowing you're going to lose $$ on it. I still collect OA from a dead comic title and character and will never profit on it should I sell in the future. That's fine by me. As for the DK3 variants, I found five covers that really struck me and I purchased two of them. The others either weren't for sale or were above what I wanted to pay. I inquired about DK3 Miller art as well and just got a "nope" from his rep. I'm not Frank's rep. MI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matches_Malone Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Im not looking to buy anything at the moment, but that Dell’Otto cover is pretty sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinkininkin Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Well, speak of the devil, I just posted the first cover for DK3 that Jim Lee and I did in my CAF gallery. It's not for sale at this time, but it's such a kick for me to be even a small part of the DK lore that I wanted to share this. And as soon as it's released by DC publicity, I will share a second DK3 variant that I pencilled and inked myself. Good times! Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Canuck Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Well, speak of the devil, I just posted the first cover for DK3 that Jim Lee and I did in my CAF gallery. It's not for sale at this time, but it's such a kick for me to be even a small part of the DK lore that I wanted to share this. And as soon as it's released by DC publicity, I will share a second DK3 variant that I pencilled and inked myself. Good times! Scott Awesome job inking the cover Scott! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thawk Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Beautiful work Mr Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisco37 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Very nice! Thanks for sharing that, Scott. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsumavila Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 Well, speak of the devil, I just posted the first cover for DK3 that Jim Lee and I did in my CAF gallery. It's not for sale at this time, but it's such a kick for me to be even a small part of the DK lore that I wanted to share this. And as soon as it's released by DC publicity, I will share a second DK3 variant that I pencilled and inked myself. Good times! Scott Oh. MY. GOODNESS. That some kind of spectacular. Thanks for sharing, Scott! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Canuck Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 I feel this Andy Kubert cover for the New York Comic Con would make for a great variant cover or the main cover of one of the following issues. Simple, but classic and powerful. Evokes the edginess of Frank Miller's Dark Knight. I feel it is timeless and would be a good investment and is published. Hopefully DC which owns the rights to it, turns it into one of the issues covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormboy Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Canuck Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 I have spoken to most of the artists or their reps who worked on the main variant covers (Kubert, Janson, Jim Lee, ...) and at this point the DK3 covers are not for sale. Most are holding onto them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innocuous Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 And while I know the true purpose of OA collecting is the love of the art, I don't think any one of us ever wants to buy a piece, regardless of how much it means to you, knowing you're going to lose $$ on it. Sometimes, when I buy something, especially direct from the artist, I know I'm overpaying. I don't have an expectation of ever getting all my money back. I believe most who buy commissions and sketches fall into this category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Baru Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 The Rafael Albuquerque one sold. It has been on Comic Art Fans for 3 weeks or so http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1259649&GSub=170435 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotSuperPowers? Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 And the same buyer just added the Allred variant too: http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1264693&GSub=170435 Seems like a very nice guy with a great start to a collection (or is only showing a fraction of it!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotSuperPowers? Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 PS - it was on my site for 2-3 days before it sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Canuck Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 And the same buyer just added the Allred variant too: http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1264693&GSub=170435 Seems like a very nice guy with a great start to a collection (or is only showing a fraction of it!) He also owns the Tim Sale DK3 cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinkininkin Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 I posted the DK3 cover I inked over Jim Lee last week, and this week I have my own cover to share! Pretty jacked about being one of the artists invited to add to the Dark Knight legacy since Frank Miller's original Dark Knight returns made such a HUGE impact on me almost 30 years ago. Inking/collaborating with other artists has always been the main component of my comic career, but every once in a while it's so rewarding to pick up a pencil and call something all my own. Honestly, I'd do more if I was faster, but I'll take opportunities like this every time, especially on such a classic character from such a memorable storyline. Thanks for looking! Scott comicfanboy007 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Canuck Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 I posted the DK3 cover I inked over Jim Lee last week, and this week I have my own cover to share! Pretty jacked about being one of the artists invited to add to the Dark Knight legacy since Frank Miller's original Dark Knight returns made such a HUGE impact on me almost 30 years ago. Inking/collaborating with other artists has always been the main component of my comic career, but every once in a while it's so rewarding to pick up a pencil and call something all my own. Honestly, I'd do more if I was faster, but I'll take opportunities like this every time, especially on such a classic character from such a memorable storyline. Thanks for looking! Scott It's very timely and classic! Awesome job Scott! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...