J.Sid Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 For what it's worth, the Gallery Edition includes all pages from issue #1 except: p14-15 (dps,) p21 and p48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinkininkin Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 15 hours ago, heartened said: I own page 25 from Issue #1, which isn't on your list. Love the Miller pencils and inks. First time he did this raw aggressive style. I remember getting the call to inquire if I wanted to buy a page from this issue, and having a choice of most pages still available. Wish I bought more, but alas I was still in training with (relatively) limited funds. Was this when Spencer was selling a big pile of pages Hari? I think that was around 2004 or 2005? I bought 6 pages then. Should have bought them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdealer Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 30 minutes ago, stinkininkin said: Was this when Spencer was selling a big pile of pages Hari? I think that was around 2004 or 2005? I bought 6 pages then. Should have bought them all. I wonder how Spencer got those pages, as most were stolen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinkininkin Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 1 hour ago, artdealer said: I wonder how Spencer got those pages, as most were stolen. I have no idea Mitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodou Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 1 hour ago, artdealer said: I wonder how Spencer got those pages, as most were stolen. Never a dull moment in this hobby. Mitch, who was the rightful owner and why wasn't a legal complaint made? (or was it?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinkininkin Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 13 minutes ago, vodou said: Never a dull moment in this hobby. Mitch, who was the rightful owner and why wasn't a legal complaint made? (or was it?) I'm assuming Frank Miller and/or Lynn Varley! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdealer Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 45 minutes ago, vodou said: Never a dull moment in this hobby. Mitch, who was the rightful owner and why wasn't a legal complaint made? (or was it?) Frank and Lynn. They never filed a police report. The art was stolen from their apartment during a party or they bought pages to show to a party. alxjhnsn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodou Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 21 minutes ago, artdealer said: Frank and Lynn. They never filed a police report. The art was stolen from their apartment during a party or they bought pages to show to a party. Is that the entirety of book 1 that was 'lost'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdealer Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 2 hours ago, vodou said: Is that the entirety of book 1 that was 'lost'? Probably, but Lynn does not remember exactly which pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdealer Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 3 hours ago, vodou said: Is that the entirety of book 1 that was 'lost'? No. About half of the first book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartened Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 9 hours ago, stinkininkin said: Was this when Spencer was selling a big pile of pages Hari? I think that was around 2004 or 2005? I bought 6 pages then. Should have bought them all. Yup, must have been late 2003 though. I was still in Philadelphia and I left there in June 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartened Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 On 1/25/2018 at 6:51 PM, artdealer said: No. About half of the first book. So what's the story? How does only half of a book get stolen? And I'm wondering what's the point of bringing all this up 15 years later after a Graphitti Edition, no police report and silence from the Miller/Varley camp? Seriously, these pages went quickly to true fans of the work - folks who would have more than likely gladly given it back to Frank if he asked. Or is this more a statement aimed at Spencer? Honestly, inquiring minds want to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdealer Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 26 minutes ago, heartened said: So what's the story? How does only half of a book get stolen? And I'm wondering what's the point of bringing all this up 15 years later after a Graphitti Edition, no police report and silence from the Miller/Varley camp? Seriously, these pages went quickly to true fans of the work - folks who would have more than likely gladly given it back to Frank if he asked. Or is this more a statement aimed at Spencer? Honestly, inquiring minds want to know. Um, nothing aimed at anyone. Just wanted to bring it up as I thought it was an interesting story that was told to me. The Voord 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjonahjameson11 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 On 2018-01-26 at 9:39 PM, artdealer said: Um, nothing aimed at anyone. Just wanted to bring it up as I thought it was an interesting story that was told to me. I think there's more to this story than what's been explained thus far in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stinkininkin Posted February 7, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 7, 2018 Speaking of Frank Miller's Ronin, I just got back this page from professional conservator/restorer Gordan Christman to have this first panel reattached after the rubber cement had failed with age and fallen off. Rather than go with an overlay, I had him attach the panel with a ph neutral reversible hinge. There was the rejected first inked version underneath the final panel that I wanted to be able to easily view, and now I can. Very pleased with the results and am enjoying the 2 for 1 "bonus" art on that first panel! wormboy, SquareChaos, RabidFerret and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Sid Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Love it! I've got a page with a patch like that which I've been slowly trying to loosen for the last year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodou Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 26 minutes ago, J.Sid said: Love it! I've got a page with a patch like that which I've been slowly trying to loosen for the last year... Me too. And I've got a splash where the entire splash image is on loosely glued duotone board and underneath on the bristol itself is the original pencils...the whole splash could be hinged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
▫️ Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 That is very nicely done and a perfect way to present both the original and redrawn art. I wonder if I would have had the glue removed (if possible) but having it there is still part of the process which is very cool to see. Thanks for sharing that, we all just got to see some Ronin art for the first time. Like watching a Directors Cut of your favorite 80s movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinkininkin Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 19 minutes ago, Reader said: That is very nicely done and a perfect way to present both the original and redrawn art. I wonder if I would have had the glue removed (if possible) but having it there is still part of the process which is very cool to see. Thanks for sharing that, we all just got to see some Ronin art for the first time. Like watching a Directors Cut of your favorite 80s movie. Removing the glue stains would require a much more complicated and expensive process. What you suggest is not crazy, but this less invasive approach I took is more than enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Sid Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 48 minutes ago, Grails said: Anyone else looking at that Ronin page thats been on eBay at 15k for a while now? If it was on a well known dealer site, I would not have reservations about it. I’m just not an ebayer anymore. I bought a high-dollar page from her a couple years ago. She is legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...