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Best of 2021... BUDGET EDITION! henceforth known as THE MORLEYS! RESULTS POSTED
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In a world...

Where all of the crypto coins have already been mined and GPUs are now used as Christmas tree ornaments,

Where inflation is something that only happens at a Thanksgiving meal,

and the latest OA livestream craze is opening a ZIP file containing... something you won't ever understand because you're too old,

comes the end-of-the-year original art review for cave-dwelling mouth-breathers with bad teeth. Yes, folks, this year's fifth annual Best of 2021 BUDGET EDITION is now christened...

THE MORLEYS

Morlock1.thumb.jpg.a27a0ca146ce6fbb0eb686a1d7f2175a.jpg


(...in deference to the Morlock Tunnel thread popularized by our very own Uber-Morlock @RBerman !)


As always, THE MORLEYS (née BUDGET EDITION) is not intended to compete with, but rather to supplement the CAF Best Of 2021. So all of you Eloi go over there and vote on your fancy art!

Even though Morlocks have terrible vision, THE MORLEYS is intended to show the breadth and quality of comic art that can be had for relative bargains.

Thinking back to myself as a younger comic collector, I wish someone had taken my be the hand over to Artists Alley, pointed, and said, "UG, UGG, UKK, UG." Or rather, "Look! One of a kind art that you can own!" So hopefully, this review will be something you can steer new folks to on social media.

 
Even a devolving, post-Victorian society has a few 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  •  There are two categories: PUBLISHED and UNPUBLISHED.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. :smile: 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 $700 for the art. (Because $700 is something most comic collectors could pull off in a month or two of patience and savings.)
  •  This price must include Buyer's Premium. But this year, 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 2021. 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 the night of January 9. Winners will probably be visible, but I will tally things up January 10 or 11 and post near the end of the thread.


If you want to discuss anything, please post in the other Discussion thread. Ideally, I'd like the art to stand alone here.

Now, get to posting! But keep the lights dim. My eyes are sensitive.

 

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On 1/1/2022 at 1:31 PM, BCarter27 said:

In a world...

Where all of the crypto coins have already been mined and GPUs are now used as Christmas tree ornaments,

Where inflation is something that only happens at a Thanksgiving meal,

and the latest OA livestream craze is opening a ZIP file containing... something you won't ever understand because you're too old,

comes the end-of-the-year original art review for cave-dwelling mouth-breathers with bad teeth. Yes, folks, this year's fifth annual Best of 2021 BUDGET EDITION is now christened...

THE MORLEYS

Morlock1.thumb.jpg.a27a0ca146ce6fbb0eb686a1d7f2175a.jpg


(...in deference to the Morlock Tunnel thread popularized by our very own Uber-Morlock @RBerman !)


As always, THE MORLEYS (née BUDGET EDITION) is not intended to compete with, but rather to supplement the CAF Best Of 2021. So all of you Eloi go over there and vote on your fancy art!

Even though Morlocks have terrible vision, THE MORLEYS is intended to show the breadth and quality of comic art that can be had for relative bargains.

Thinking back to myself as a younger comic collector, I wish someone had taken my be the hand over to Artists Alley, pointed, and said, "UG, UGG, UKK, UG." Or rather, "Look! One of a kind art that you can own!" So hopefully, this review will be something you can steer new folks to on social media.

 
Even a devolving, post-Victorian society has a few 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. :smile: 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 $700 for the art. (Because $700 is something most comic collectors could pull off in a month or two of patience and savings.)
  •  This price must include Buyer's Premium. But this year, 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 2021. 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 the night of January 9. Winners will probably be visible, but I will tally things up January 10 or 11 and post near the end of the thread.


If you want to discuss anything, please post in the other Discussion thread. Ideally, I'd like the art to stand alone here.

Now, get to posting! But keep the lights dim. My eyes are sensitive.

 

Since the limit on the Morlock thread is $500, shouldn’t this be adjusted downward? 

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