ageofsilver Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 All solid reasons for collecting Planet, presented by board members of discerning taste. Beautiful cover art and wonderful color, when press inking was handled properly. I’d add something of equal weight were the excellent stories and illustration found inside the books. My favorite was the Futura run; great art and very imaginative. The Star Pirate stories, with art by Anderson, were a delight, as was the Lost World run, with art by Evans, I believe. The PS Artbooks reprints make the interior work available for those whose valuable comics are locked within their graded cases. Wonderful thread, this. Flex Mentallo and Miamiknight3434 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 On 1/7/2023 at 4:56 AM, Flex Mentallo said: Nice catch Rick. I'm fairly certain that is the Toledo copy I used to own, before I landed the Jon Berk copy. I made the mistake of having it regraded, and when it came back, the Toledo appellation had disappeared [because its no longer regarded by CGC as a ped]. Harshly graded if you ask me! Yes, it is. I owned this one before and let it go and got it back. You were kind enough to let me know about it’s provenance. Flex Mentallo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 On 1/8/2023 at 5:14 AM, Ricksneatstuff said: Yes, it is. I owned this one before and let it go and got it back. You were kind enough to let me know about it’s provenance. Yes, on reflection, I thought perhaps I'd mentioned it before. But these days, even my own name sometimes escapes me! Erm, what was I saying? Ricksneatstuff and GreatCaesarsGhost 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 (edited) On 1/8/2023 at 5:01 AM, ageofsilver said: All solid reasons for collecting Planet, presented by board members of discerning taste. Beautiful cover art and wonderful color, when press inking was handled properly. I’d add something of equal weight were the excellent stories and illustration found inside the books. My favorite was the Futura run; great art and very imaginative. The Star Pirate stories, with art by Anderson, were a delight, as was the Lost World run, with art by Evans, I believe. The PS Artbooks reprints make the interior work available for those whose valuable comics are locked within their graded cases. Wonderful thread, this. PSArtbooks are worth the price of admission. I recall the launch at a London Convention about ten years ago. Very exciting! Repro quality on all their books varies - not the same attention to restoration as bigger publishers, but hey, if the alternative is to crack the CGC shells, I'm not going to be picky! Edited January 8 by Flex Mentallo Spyder!, Ricksneatstuff and pmpknface 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Again, not my copy, but here is another I wanted that got away! Rare to begin with, but with colors like these, any grade will do! Miamiknight3434, szav, chevalmeow and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Brother Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 On 1/8/2023 at 3:07 AM, Flex Mentallo said: PSArtbooks are worth the price of admission. I recall the launch at a London Convention about ten years ago. Very exciting! Repro quality on all their books varies - not the same attention to restoration as bigger publishers, but hey, if the alternative is to crack the CGC shells, I'm not going to be picky! I have every issue of Planet Comics via PSArtbooks, as well as a half-dozen or so of the original issues. I got the reprints when I worked for Half Price Books and I got them for about $8 apiece – that's right, with my employee discount, about $8 each. I bought every single one. Spyder! and pmpknface 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 On 1/3/2023 at 10:26 PM, mwotka said: Also picked this up recently, very happy with the color on it! Very glossy colors👍‼️ mwotka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyder! Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 On 1/8/2023 at 1:09 AM, Flex Mentallo said: Again, not my copy, but here is another I wanted that got away! Rare to begin with, but with colors like these, any grade will do! Love this one! comicjack, pmpknface, Funnybooks and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 On 1/8/2023 at 11:52 PM, Spyder! said: Love this one! Good colors there - way better than the average copy! In both yours and the one above, one can see faint patches of deeper color in the Planet letters, so I'd hypothesise [but cant prove] that the first copies off the press may have had even deeper colors. Given the book's scarcity, such a unicorn is probably long extinct, though one never gives up hope. Here's a pic of the copy I used to own, but let go because of the page quality. [I literally watched fine dust cascade into the bottom of the case every time I disturbed the pages!] Spyder! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Comparing the bottom right hand corner of my former copy with the one I posted earlier, one can see how magenta over yellow was used to model form - and also, that magenta was printed after yellow - and I think almost certainly after cyan. I have no explanation why they might have stinted on the magenta! @jimjum12 do I remember rightly that you have worked in the print industry? Can you shed any further light on the CMYK process for us? Spyder! and Professor K 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 I only worked at small shops that did not do 4 color process work ... sorry for the confusion. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Flex Mentallo and Spyder! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor K Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) Planet #2 Some slabs say Eisner cover, some say Fine cover. The older slabs going back to the 1st gens say Lou Fine. The current slabs say Will Eisner. Who do you think penciled the cover? It looks like Fine to me but I'm not sure. ( pic is not my book, got it from the innernet) Edited January 18 by Professor K Spyder!, Miamiknight3434 and Sarg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 On 1/18/2023 at 3:06 AM, Professor K said: Planet #2 Some slabs say Eisner cover, some say Fine cover. The older slabs going back to the 1st gens say Lou Fine. The current slabs say Will Eisner. Who do you think penciled the cover? It looks like Fine to me but I'm not sure. ( pic is not my book, got it from the innernet) Look at Jungle comics 5 which Eisner did i see no Fine in this cover.I may be wrong i may be right but Fine was very detailed on the human form but this is a classic without the help of Lou Professor K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyder! Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) On 1/18/2023 at 12:06 AM, Professor K said: Planet #2 Some slabs say Eisner cover, some say Fine cover. The older slabs going back to the 1st gens say Lou Fine. The current slabs say Will Eisner. Who do you think penciled the cover? It looks like Fine to me but I'm not sure. ( pic is not my book, got it from the innernet) I’ve also wondered this and asked several people over time. I haven’t been able to get a consensus. I see Fine in it as well. I’m going with a Fine and Eisner collaboration like Planet 5 Edited January 19 by Spyder! Spelling Professor K and Miamiknight3434 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Currently available in the marketplace Spyder!, goldenacase, Miamiknight3434 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTheDuck Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 On 1/18/2023 at 3:47 PM, THE_BEYONDER said: Currently available in the marketplace I'm already losing sleep knowing that thing's there. Thanks a lot for bringing it here as well. THE_BEYONDER, Miamiknight3434 and goldenacase 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 On 1/18/2023 at 10:48 PM, MattTheDuck said: I'm already losing sleep knowing that thing's there. Thanks a lot for bringing it here as well. It’s hypnotizing goldenacase 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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buttock Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 On 1/18/2023 at 1:06 AM, Professor K said: Planet #2 Some slabs say Eisner cover, some say Fine cover. The older slabs going back to the 1st gens say Lou Fine. The current slabs say Will Eisner. Who do you think penciled the cover? It looks like Fine to me but I'm not sure. ( pic is not my book, got it from the innernet) Most likely a combination of both. The flding on the clothing is very Fine-esque, but the layout and monster are more Eisnerish. If I had to guess I'd say Eisner background and layout, Fine finishes on the characters. Flex Mentallo and Spyder! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor K Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 On 2/20/2023 at 2:03 PM, buttock said: Most likely a combination of both. The flding on the clothing is very Fine-esque, but the layout and monster are more Eisnerish. If I had to guess I'd say Eisner background and layout, Fine finishes on the characters. I think that's a pretty accurate assessment. Spyder! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
