Rick2you2 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) 46 minutes ago, vodou said: Can you show us? I'm not understanding the 'not easily offended but I passed' aspect. Here. It actually does look a lot like that in the published version, but the coloration on the page made me think it would look normal. Edited February 25, 2020 by Rick2you2 Twanj, exitmusicblue and vodou 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick2you2 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 15 minutes ago, Twanj said: So are you saying he altered the published art after the fact or that he made it in "blackface" or both? No, it's the original. The coloration of the page threw off what I expected in the OA. To be fair, the more I am looking at it, the more I am wondering if I may have over-reacted. It still just doesn't hit it for me. Twanj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBerman Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 It doesn't seem like a racial thing, so I'm not offended. But it's also not particularly attractive example of dramatically shading a face. alxjhnsn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will_K Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 It's more striking b/c the rest of PS is in light grays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick2you2 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 9 hours ago, RBerman said: It doesn't seem like a racial thing, so I'm not offended. But it's also not particularly attractive example of dramatically shading a face. Sadly, it is the only example of a published Javi Fernandez Phantom Stranger I am likely to find for quite a while. It is the only one he has done so far. As it is, his prices are not exactly low. RBerman and exitmusicblue 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exitmusicblue Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Last week I purchased the entire Planet of the Symbiotes arc (the main inspiration for the Venom flick along with Lethal Protector). In anticipation of a big OA acquisition soon to arrive........ Rick2you2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timguerrero Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Rick2you2 said: Sadly, it is the only example of a published Javi Fernandez Phantom Stranger I am likely to find for quite a while. It is the only one he has done so far. As it is, his prices are not exactly low. well if you want to part with it maybe we could trade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick2you2 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 20 hours ago, timguerrero said: well if you want to part with it maybe we could trade? Didn't buy it; not worth the price for the disappointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephisto Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 (edited) I do sometimes. I was more into going after stuff over a decade ago. I need a Captain America variant cover but the one’s listed on eBay are listed for $450-$700 in CGC 9.6 and 9.8 respectively. Raw copies in not close to that grade have sold for $250-$300...and at those price points I’m just not hot to trot to own a copy of a variant comic that’s just a few years old. If I had to guess I would say more often than not I have the published example. A lot of times with trading card art I’ve bought from artists over the years they have included signed copies of the cards. I always say I’ll get a nice CGC copy signed by the artist...but usually just wind up getting a copy signed in person and unwitnessed. Edited February 27, 2020 by Mephisto exitmusicblue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...