Popular Post Dr. Balls Posted February 3 Popular Post Share Posted February 3 This will be interesting to hear the how/why unfold. Toonstrack, Michael Browning, alxjhnsn and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman_Fan Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 All of these artists will need to get their original art back from Candence. Hope that doesn’t become a nightmare for them. timguerrero, Twanj and Mmehdy 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BVladimirHarkonnen Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 On 2/2/2024 at 10:11 AM, NinjaSealed said: Has any received or know anyone who has received any art from them in the past few months? I ordered a cover from them during the Tyler Crook sale in the latter half of '23 (Payment completed in mid November) received it just before the end of the year. Guess I should count myself lucky. Mmehdy and timguerrero 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New School Fool Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 On 2/4/2024 at 4:53 PM, Catwoman_Fan said: All of these artists will need to get their original art back from Candence. Hope that doesn’t become a nightmare for them. Whenever you buy from Cadence, there's often a wait for the artist to ship the artwork to them, so I'm pretty sure they have it already. timguerrero and Sean I 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc McCoy Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comic-book-creators-leaving-cadence-comic-art/?fbclid=IwAR3B1WCgto6_LTPbgzzky1wQnxwo8x7ioLuY9jAbwAlkD6bORMBqFfF_Hm0_aem_AcbmMFuMRnwCxLWsqu5r5EJqotmHN43ZEiK48A_KdbK2QENoVB4w4OdpG5UJkOCJwI8 Dr. Balls, Twanj and Mmehdy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc McCoy Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 On 2/4/2024 at 2:40 PM, New School Fool said: Whenever you buy from Cadence, there's often a wait for the artist to ship the artwork to them, so I'm pretty sure they have it already. Yes, luckily Cory Smith hadn’t shipped my purchase to them and is working with me to send it my way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinhg Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 A bit off topic from what's currently being discussed, but with everything going on I'm reminded of another situation where I was disappointed in the service provided by Cadence. A few years ago I ordered a sketch cover commission from an artist that was a presale for a convention, but able to be shipped. I was impressed with the art they used to advertise the opp and was really excited to see what else they'd do with the character. After about a year of waiting for it to be shipped to CGC for grading, I asked for a photo of the art since I had waited so long. I was sent a photo of the exact art used in the announcement. I was disappointed because, while I liked the piece, I was expecting to get something made just for me. I didn't mind so much at the time, because the price of the "commission" wasn't much more than the headache of trying deal with it. (Knowing how their communication can be, I didn't think I'd get a response until after it was already shipped to CGC.) Thinking about it now, I'm just hoping the artists didn't get screwed out of any money for what was essentially a non-commission. I shouldn't have held my tongue, but I've just added it to the list of red flags to look for in future purchases. That being said, I ordered a page from 8 Billion Genies that made it to me fairly quickly. So, it's a 1/3 for satisfied transactions. Twanj, babsrocks31 and timguerrero 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonstrack Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 I was suspecting it had to he something going on up top, given the silence on the matter it could even be a legal thing which is.... not good. timguerrero 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstojano Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Likely a website maintenance issue but if you search Fire and Ice both of Asrar's covers come up still. I had recent communications with both the artist and dealer about these pieces. Not sure what to make of it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Balls Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Kelly Williams: "As of this morning, I'm no longer with Cadence Comic Art. So for the time being any art sales or commissions will be handled by myself. Or not. Who knows. I'm not into post office trips." Well, if Dicktown ever needs a mayor, this guy is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Browning Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 This shouldn’t surprise anyone. austinhg, Catwoman_Fan, Mmehdy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman_Fan Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 On 2/4/2024 at 7:31 PM, Michael Browning said: This shouldn’t surprise anyone. cloud cloddie, Khazano, Dr. Balls and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timguerrero Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 On 2/2/2024 at 9:11 AM, NinjaSealed said: Has any received or know anyone who has received any art from them in the past few months? I received a Jim Towe commission on 1/13/2024 so glad that it arrived before Cadence exploded. I only had to email back and forth since July of last year for them to finally ship it to me. Terible service I really hope most artist jump ship and look for a more reliable rep. Twanj and John E. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonstrack Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Apparently a rumor is going on reddit that the owner was skimming off of commission orders while never communicating them to the artists. That sounds like something that would've made itself apparent a lot faster than it did so I doubt thats the whole story roach04 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyCollector Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 On 2/5/2024 at 1:17 PM, Toonstrack said: Apparently a rumor is going on reddit that the owner was skimming off of commission orders while never communicating them to the artists. That sounds like something that would've made itself apparent a lot faster than it did so I doubt thats the whole story He was running a Ponzi scheme... this is why it was taking months to send out orders, he probably had to wait for new money to come in to replace the money he stole T Shen and Sean I 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New School Fool Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 On 2/5/2024 at 6:24 PM, KirbyCollector said: He was running a Ponzi scheme... this is why it was taking months to send out orders, he probably had to wait for new money to come in to replace the money he stole Are you just speculating here or you know this for a fact? roach04 and Sean I 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Shen Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Yikes, I’ll consider myself lucky to have received the pieces I did. I also didn’t purchase many commissions through Cadence, mainly published pages. I feel for the artists though… a lot of great talent that were affected based on the exodus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roach04 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Folks - I did get in touch with James Stokoe and he's now posted his email on Twitter if anyone else is looking to get in touch with him. Hope all collectors are good - the artists I hope get made close to whole. babsrocks31, John E. and PhilipB2k17 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipB2k17 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 On 2/5/2024 at 2:47 PM, roach04 said: Folks - I did get in touch with James Stokoe and he's now posted his email on Twitter if anyone else is looking to get in touch with him. Hope all collectors are good - the artists I hope get made close to whole. Was that killer Godzilla commission he posted on social media yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipB2k17 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 To be honest, I kind of figured Cadence was in over its head. There is virtually no way they could possible rep so many artists with any kind of efficiency. Putting aside the rumors about Paolo, the other complaints seemed to be inevitable. babsrocks31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
