Jan Heritage Auction putting up some nice artwork 4 4

[Timely]

On 1/13/2022 at 2:08 PM, Terry JSA said:

I thought you offering $250k for both pages was a very solid offer but for one of them to hit $3.36M? No one expected that. 

I wonder what the consignor is thinking right now. 

The consignor should be thinking he owes Uncle Sam 28% of his profits!

That should help fix a few roads here & there!

[Timely]

On 1/13/2022 at 1:54 PM, stinkininkin said:

The Secret Wars pages was about investment, right? Not about nostalgia or about the merit of Zeck as an artist (and I'm a Zeck fan!). This was about potential investment or moving one currency to another currency. Not what we all got into original art for in the first place. Right?

 

I do find it interesting the inking of the page is attributed to 3 guys, but they don't know who did the pages! John Beatty, Jack Abel or Mike Esposito. Personally I think the inks are by Abel.

Scott, as an inker, do you think it would be easy to know for sure who's inking style was applied to Zeck's pencils?

Edited January 13, 2022 by Timely

[vodou]

On 1/13/2022 at 3:11 PM, Bronty said:

 

or...

[comiconxion]

On 1/13/2022 at 12:19 PM, Timely said:

I do find it interesting the inking of the page is attributed to 3 guys, but they don't know who did the pages! John Beatty, Jack Abel or Mike Esposito. Personally I think the inks are by Abel.

Scott, as an inker, do you think it would be easy to know for sure who's inking style was applied to Zeck's pencils?

I actually talked with Mike Zeck about it before the auction.  Definitely not inked by Beatty.  He thought it could be Abel with a Romita Professor X head in the bottom right panel. 

I just talked with Mike… honored to take the award for the artist who drew the most expensive piece of comic art, but thinks it’s crazy himself.  No regrets on selling it back in the day… that’s just what artists did back then and there was no vision (even earlier today) that it would sell for so much.  

[batman_fan]

On 1/13/2022 at 1:16 PM, Timely said:

The consignor should be thinking he owes Uncle Sam 28% of his profits!

That should help fix a few roads here & there!

ouch

Edited January 13, 2022 by batman_fan

[Bronty]

On 1/13/2022 at 3:26 PM, vodou said:

or...

It doesn't even matter.   He can spot the IRS a mil and still be almost 2m above what we expected.

[vodou]

On 1/13/2022 at 3:48 PM, Bronty said:

He can spot the IRS a mil and still be almost 2m above what we expected.

Of course, still nobody is ever smiling when the bill comes in.

[Bird]

On 1/13/2022 at 2:02 PM, BLUECHIPCOLLECTIBLES said:

Do you have kids, or know any?  Mine always believe they're making something compelling.

I have two. One is an artist! She started by going to cons with me. Graduated last year from Pratt and has 2 working art jobs, may be quitting one to go full time at the other.

Intent is necessary but not sufficient, of course you need execution as well.

[Bronty]

On 1/13/2022 at 3:56 PM, vodou said:

Of course, still nobody is ever smiling when the bill comes in.

true that!

[Bird]

On 1/13/2022 at 2:54 PM, stinkininkin said:

or moving one currency to another currency

my guess, but I cannot fathom this level so my guess is as good as an ant's!

[Bird]

so how many of you have pulled something to consign in the last hour or two?

 

[vodou]

On 1/13/2022 at 4:02 PM, Bird said:

so how many of you have pulled something to consign in the last hour or two?

Not all 2022 results are wowee. Unless a nice deal was in place, this was a loser.

[Bronty]

On 1/13/2022 at 4:30 PM, vodou said:

Not all 2022 results are wowee. Unless a nice deal was in place, this was a loser.

not a great result, but that's a hard cover to love unless you grew up with that series or that book.   

[batman_fan]

On 1/13/2022 at 2:30 PM, vodou said:

Not all 2022 results are wowee. Unless a nice deal was in place, this was a loser.

I wonder what the seller was hoping for.  With how crazy prices are for some stuff I would think quite a bit higher than where it hammered.

[Bird]

On 1/13/2022 at 4:30 PM, vodou said:

Not all 2022 results are wowee. Unless a nice deal was in place, this was a loser.

no, of course not. But you didn't answer the question either.

Good stuff just got cray cray. And Erik Larsen too.

 

 

[Bird]

On 1/13/2022 at 4:30 PM, vodou said:

Not all 2022 results are wowee. Unless a nice deal was in place, this was a loser.

 

I have a page in tonight's mcs auction already at $27! that is wowee zowie.

 

[jaybuck43]

On 1/13/2022 at 3:16 PM, Timely said:

The consignor should be thinking he owes Uncle Sam 28% of his profits!

That should help fix a few roads here & there!

The consignor should have contacted me before the sale to cut that number WAY down.  And it's 31.8% effectively, you're forgetting NII would be triggered on this sale.  Not to mention the possibility of state tax as well.

[NinjaSealed]

Just saw the result. I thought it had a shot at a million but $3m……..mind boggling. 

[jjonahjameson11]

On 1/13/2022 at 5:15 PM, jaybuck43 said:

The consignor should have contacted me before the sale to cut that number WAY down.  And it's 31.8% effectively, you're forgetting NII would be triggered on this sale.  Not to mention the possibility of state tax as well.

I wish I was only paying 32% effective tax rate.  must be nice!!!

[jjonahjameson11]

Very strong results today, but let's see if these results extend into Friday and Saturday.