Popular Post BCarter27 Posted January 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) Happy New Year, art-obsessed mole people! Close out of that Caviar food app and walk yourself down to the hot dog stand on the corner, because it's time for the Best of 2020... ...BUDGET EDITION! The year-end review where OA's dog brothers have a shot at glory! Once again, this is not intended to compete with, but rather to supplement the CAF Best Of 2020. So be sure to post your more hoitie-toitie pieces over there before Thursday. Now in our glorious fourth year, Budget Edition is intended to show the breadth and quality of comic art that can be had for relative bargains. It's been a booming year for all collectibles as folks have turned to the comfort of their hobbies to get them through trying times. Prices have exploded, but so many opportunities to dive into comic art collecting still remain for the new collector (and the savvy veteran too. ) Enough pontificating. Let's get to the RULES... RULES FOR ENTRY: Post ONE PIECE OF ART per reply. This is your entry. There are two categories: PUBLISHED and UNPUBLISHED. Type one of these at the TOP of your entry. Attach the image so that it shows in the reply. Type the artist and title-issue-page (if published). Don't include any info about how you acquired it or the piece's "story". Save that for your CAF or the Discussion Thread. We don't want people swayed by your powerful prose. Let the art stand on its own. (However, you CAN link to the piece on your CAF so that people can read more about it there.) You cannot have paid more than $600 for the art. (Because STIMULUS! Plus, I still think $600 is something most comic collectors could pull off in a month or two of patience and savings.) This price must include Buyer's Premium and Sales Tax. Shipping, handling, and insurance are not factored in. Convention entry fees are not relevant. No, we cannot verify your purchase price. We are on the honor system here. And let's leave off items that you acquired within a larger group purchase unless they were specifically itemized. Again, honor system! No more than THREE entries per person. You can post any combination of PUBLISHED or UNPUBLISHED as long as you do not post more than THREE pieces total. -- But again, only post ONE PIECE PER REPLY so we can vote properly. Illustration, game, movie, original animation, and merchandise art are all eligible. Color guides with original colors are eligible. Other all-stat or production pieces are not. You must have acquired the piece during 2020. If you paid for it, but it hasn't arrived yet, it is still eligible. VOTING: Voting opens as soon as a piece is posted! So post early to get more eyeballs on your piece. Click the LIKE button in the bottom right corner of the entries you like. You can LIKE as many entries as you want. Voting and entries will close January 11. Winners will probably be visible, but I will tally things up January 11 or 12 and post near the end of the thread. If you want to discuss the contest, please post in the other Discussion thread. Ideally, I'd like the art to stand alone here. Edited January 20, 2021 by BCarter27 links szucchini, alxjhnsn, Catwoman_Fan and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GotSuperPowers? Posted January 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2021 UNPUBLISHED Mazzucchelli Batman sketch from 1989 grapeape, J.Sid, Catwoman_Fan and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GotSuperPowers? Posted January 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2021 UNPUBLISHED Tom Reilly X-Men commission Kent Mansley, T Shen, J.Sid and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GotSuperPowers? Posted January 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2021 UNPUBLISHED Willumsen - Hellboy Wolves of Saint August alternate splash commission Mycroft, BCarter27, Shepherd and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cgcsketcherz Posted January 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2021 Unpublished Commission: Greg Woronchak Sketch, Steve Lydic Colors, Mike Zeck signed and thumbs up mini sketch. grapeape, John E., davidtere and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unstoppablejayd Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 One of my favorite OA threads of the year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Andahaion Posted January 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2021 Unpublished. Art by Casey Parsons. BCarter27, T Shen, cloud cloddie and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Twanj Posted January 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2021 Published. McNiven. Return of Wolverine #5 Carlo M, T Shen, Latverian Tourism Board and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Unstoppablejayd Posted January 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2021 Published - Wolverine Black White and Blood issue 1 page 6 by Josh Cassara with hand painted reds by Cassara Carlo M, John E., filmboyuk and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Unstoppablejayd Posted January 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2021 Unpublished magneto by Rafa Sandoval Carlo M, BCarter27, Ted_L and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twanj Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Published pencils McNiven. Civil War #7 Andahaion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unstoppablejayd Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Published Extraordianary X-men 12 page 14 Humberto Ramos Ted_L, hmendryk, cloud cloddie and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post alxjhnsn Posted January 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2021 UNPUBLISHED Faux Sugar and Spike #100 featuring George Reeves by Dave Aikins cabinboy, Catwoman_Fan, grapeape and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post alxjhnsn Posted January 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2021 UNPUBLISHED Hide by Mike Maihack Kent Mansley, hmendryk, John E. and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post alxjhnsn Posted January 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2021 PUBLISHED Inferior 5 #7 page 6 by Win Mortimer (p) and Tex Blaisdell (i) davidtere, Latverian Tourism Board, Lee B. and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varanis Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 PUBLISHED Grand Master Hans Leitdorf by Adrian Smith For the Warhammer Fantasy card game, WarCry. alxjhnsn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varanis Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 PUBLISHED Vision #4, Page 16 by Gabriel Hernandez Walta John E., Carlo M and RBerman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Varanis Posted January 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2021 UNPUBLISHED Cosmic Ghost Rider Commission Penciled by Megan Hutchinson and Inked by Donny Cates (co-creator of the character and his wife) Latverian Tourism Board, Catwoman_Fan, Twanj and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted_L Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 PUBLISHED Defenders #1 (2001) page 11 by Erik Larsen and Klaus Janson Carlo M, John E., Lee B. and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ted_L Posted January 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2021 PUBLISHED War of the Go-Bots (1984 Golden Book) page 1 by Steve Ditko (https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1608195) John E., Catwoman_Fan, Benedict Judas Hel and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...