Kevin Eastman destroys another comic book grail! 3 3

[HotKey]

On 8/29/2021 at 9:32 PM, kav said:

I would insure it for 50 bucks at least.

I would just ship it media mail.

[kav]

On 8/29/2021 at 10:34 PM, HotKey said:

I would just ship it media mail.

no bubbel rap.

[MetalPSI]

On 8/29/2021 at 11:15 PM, Buzzetta said:

One person who has replied above actually is.   

One

[BigLeagueCHEW]

On 8/29/2021 at 2:59 PM, kav said:

I paint my car I paint everything i just did some job on my car there I used a roller there the brush-came out beautiful.

True fact, I went to an auto dismantler and a car was literally painted with home exterior paint and they used a roller. 

[Lord Gemini]

It's painfully hideous. I understand OP's irritation. Sure, the owner was free to do as he/she pleased with it. Doesn't mean we have to like it.

[Off Panel]

On 8/29/2021 at 12:48 AM, kav said:

Omg what if you didnt save him then found out later he was your long lost brother!

Or your Uncle Ben!?!!

[theCapraAegagrus]

It doesn't really matter what anyone else wants.

The owner of the book wanted what K. Eastman provided.

[Off Panel]

On 8/29/2021 at 12:04 AM, Rip said:

Part of collecting for me is obtaining, viewing and preserving the books in the best original condition as I can. Maybe because of my art history background I kind of think we are custodians of these for future generations.

Getting a sig. on some of these very rare pieces feels just the opposite.

I completely get the argument that this guy bought the book. It’s his. He’s well within his rights to turn it into a sketch canvas. Or cut it up for a cool collage. Or set it on fire.  His money, his book, his choice. I get it.

Having said that, I’m way more philosophically aligned with Rip. I want to preserve my books as well as I can for future generations. They are each pieces of history that should outlive me and be enjoyed by future collectors. If I let something happen to them, or worse MAKE something happen to them, then I have been a lousy steward of my books and future collectors will wish someone more responsible than I was had owned them.

 

 

[Buzzetta]

On 8/30/2021 at 12:38 PM, theCapraAegagrus said:

It doesn't really matter what anyone else wants.

The owner... wanted what K. Eastman provided.

That's...

What...

She...

Said...

 

Now you idgiots have me doing it... 

Edited August 30, 2021 by Buzzetta

[theCapraAegagrus]

On 8/30/2021 at 1:09 PM, Buzzetta said:

That's...

What...

She...

Said...

 

Now you idgiots have me doing it... 

This one was actually funny, though.

[Mystafo]

On 8/29/2021 at 8:32 PM, kav said:

I would insure it for 50 bucks at least.

Just ship it priority

[Mystafo]

On 8/30/2021 at 12:34 AM, HotKey said:

I would just ship it media mail.

Ah, you see? That's what I get for not reading back more

Does media mail come with the free $50 insurance?

Edited August 30, 2021 by Mystafo

[kav]

On 8/30/2021 at 6:06 AM, BigLeagueCHEW said:

True fact, I went to an auto dismantler and a car was literally painted with home exterior paint and they used a roller. 

Was it Frank Rizzo's Dismantlers?

[D2]

OP

 

This is precisely why I don’t like, or request sketched remarks on books. 

I am a signature collector. All of my graded books are Signature Series books now. 
 

So often creators are trying to ‘leave their mark’ on books they helped create, and this attitude really baffles me.

 

It also baffles me that there is a market for this but I also struggle to distinguish the difference between a collector and speculator.

 

Edited August 30, 2021 by D2

[MetalPSI]

On 8/30/2021 at 1:59 PM, D2 said:

OP

 

This is precisely why I don’t like, or request, remarks and sketches on books. 

I am a signature collector. All of my graded books are Signature Series books now. 
 

So often creators are trying to ‘leave their mark’ on books they helped create, and this attitude really baffles me.

 

It also baffles me that there is a market for this but I also struggle to distinguish the difference between a collector and speculator.

 

My experience is the exact opposite of this, getting a remarque without some sort of debate is usually like pulling teeth

[onlyweaknesskryptonite]

On 8/30/2021 at 2:59 PM, D2 said:

So often creators are trying to ‘leave their mark’

[D2]

On 8/30/2021 at 4:10 PM, Dr. Dank said:

My experience is the exact opposite of this, getting a remarque without some sort of debate is usually like pulling teeth

Is that because the artist/creator believes that the book value is increased due to a sketched remark on it?

at which case, we aren’t talking about collectors, we are talking about speculators and investors, interested in an item due to its monetary value. 

Edited August 30, 2021 by D2

[D2]

On 8/30/2021 at 4:21 PM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

I would classify that as a sketch, not a remark. 
 

I associate remarks as doodles, defined as drawings devoid of character’s personality or emotion, distilled down to the subject’s basic identifying properties.

I hate remarks because I believe they exist solely by the idea of a creator’s signature to stand out from the rest. 

[MetalPSI]

On 8/30/2021 at 2:22 PM, D2 said:

Is that because the artist/creator believes that the book value is increased due to a sketched remark on it?

at which case, we aren’t talking about collectors, we are talking about speculators and investors, interested in an item due to its monetary value. 

Dunno

[D2]

On 8/30/2021 at 4:29 PM, Dr. Dank said:

Dunno

To onlyweaknesskryptonite’s point, there are definitely instances where a sketch, or drawing, would be epic and cool on a book, but on the cover? I find that unnecessary and distracting.