s-man Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Being an aficionado of Signature Series books I have looked over thousands in my quest to expand my collection. One of my main criteria for either purchasing or dismissing a book is the placement of the sig. I have seen some truly horrendous placements and will not list the names of the guilty, but I'm sure most of us know some of them. In this thread I want to see the absolute perfectly placed signatures out there. I'll leave the criteria up to you, but for me it means no covering of the artwork or on the flip of that, done in such a creative way that it becomes a part of the artwork. Also the clearer the signature is, the better. I'll kick it off with this recent acquisition: Yorick, Kerdese and Pantodude 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post s-man Posted November 29, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 29, 2021 Another one, really love this guys sig! PhantomEwan, GACollectibles, MGsimba77 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanfingh Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Great idea for a thread. s-man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted November 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 29, 2021 Pantodude, J.Biz, Kerdese and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GACollectibles Posted November 30, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2021 The greatest signature placements are done by Neal Adams. How do I know this? He has told me repeatedly. s-man, DELTA 62, spideyfan68 and 5 others 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s-man Posted November 30, 2021 Author Share Posted November 30, 2021 On 11/30/2021 at 2:33 PM, GACollectibles said: The greatest signature placements are done by Neal Adams. How do I know this? He has told me repeatedly. He does have a very tidy signature that he seems to be able to squeeze into unobtrusive spots on covers, hence avoiding covering up his wonderful work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GACollectibles Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 On 11/30/2021 at 3:16 PM, s-man said: He does have a very tidy signature that he seems to be able to squeeze into unobtrusive spots on covers, hence avoiding covering up his wonderful work. I will give him credit, he is very meticulous about sig placement. I still like to bust his chops though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s-man Posted November 30, 2021 Author Share Posted November 30, 2021 On 11/30/2021 at 3:44 PM, GACollectibles said: I will give him credit, he is very meticulous about sig placement. I still like to bust his chops though. Be careful, he might go mad one day and deface a perfectly good cover! GACollectibles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted December 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2021 I think Bill Sienkiewicz did a good job of placing this one . ( one I just got back today from the in house signing) MGsimba77, ADAMANTIUM, Fisionbomb and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GACollectibles Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 On 12/4/2021 at 1:02 AM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said: I think Bill Sienkiewicz did a good job of placing this one . ( one I just got back today from the in house signing) Great head sketch! onlyweaknesskryptonite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chaz G. Posted December 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2021 MGsimba77, seanfingh, ADAMANTIUM and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pantodude Posted December 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2021 (edited) Cool thread topic. Here's one with sig off to the side under SS's left hand. Looks like SS is taking Stan along for the ride, either by the hand or alongside him on the board! Since Stan's passing, the effect is pretty cool, especially in silver metallic ink. Edited September 26, 2023 by Pantodude STORMSHADOW_80, Kerdese, J.Biz and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantodude Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 (edited) Both Romta Sr. and Jr. sigs on same cover (I haven't seen that before), without covering the artwork. Cool how it was done here. Edited September 26, 2023 by Pantodude cgcsketcherz, J.Biz, Msgarmar and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantodude Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 (edited) Here's another CGC SS (as usual, cropped out the slab in my archived scans -- prefer my slideshow that way). Despite having 3 sigs plus remarks by all three, managed to minimize impact on artwork, especially the faces and Enterprise! Edited December 4, 2021 by Pantodude ADAMANTIUM, STORMSHADOW_80 and cgcsketcherz 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s-man Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 On 12/4/2021 at 9:37 AM, Pantodude said: Here's another CGC SS (as usual, cropped out the slab in my archived scans -- prefer my slideshow that way). Despite having 3 sigs plus remarks by all three, managed to minimize impact on artwork, especially the faces and Enterprise! Very nice. Its tough when you have multiple sigs to not make it look messy. Pantodude and ADAMANTIUM 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiacKid1 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 I have a few books which fit into this thread, I love revisiting them. Here's my Amazing Adventures 39, the last Killraven issue by McGregor and Russell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiacKid1 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 My Avengers 96, with all four creators signing in silver . . . their signatures exploding from the alien's head! Pantodude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CardiacKid1 Posted December 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) And my Batman 232, the only copy with the sigs of all three creators, including the rare Giordano before he passed. Edited December 6, 2021 by CardiacKid1 STORMSHADOW_80, cgcsketcherz, naits and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaz G. Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 On 12/6/2021 at 4:08 PM, CardiacKid1 said: And my Batman 232, the only copy with all three creator's sigs, including the rare Giordano before he passed. Great book! ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiacKid1 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Stan Lee wrote in Origins of Marvel Comics that Daredevil 47 was the DD story of which he was most proud. I love the signature placement on this book, with his signature seemingly part of the action. ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...