thethedew Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Just wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Xatari Posted February 28, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2022 Really nice turn out and well run! The room was a little small for the amount of people. I definitely think it was a great first step. I would also love to see a dealer with newer and maybe a tad bit cheaper art since I spoke with several people who were checking out the hobby for the first time but immediately felt priced out. Just a reminder that there is a ton of great modern art being created, and a dealer who figures out how to leverage this at shows could gain a tremendous amount of new customers to a growing collector base. I know people tend to stick with art from the era during which they read, but great stories and great art are still being made. I personally would love to see the next generation of comic and OA lovers find a place in the hobby without having to buy online. KCOComics, Terry E. Gibbs, GotSuperPowers? and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbydarnit Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 12:06 AM, Xatari said: Just a reminder that there is a ton of great modern art being created, and a dealer who figures out how to leverage this at shows could gain a tremendous amount of new customers to a growing collector base. Sounds like a job for Felix Lu!!! jtrgeorge, Twanj and grapeape 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unstoppablejayd Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 1:06 AM, Xatari said: Really nice turn out and well run! The room was a little small for the amount of people. I definitely think it was a great first step. I would also love to see a dealer with newer and maybe a tad bit cheaper art since I spoke with several people who were checking out the hobby for the first time but immediately felt priced out. Just a reminder that there is a ton of great modern art being created, and a dealer who figures out how to leverage this at shows could gain a tremendous amount of new customers to a growing collector base. I know people tend to stick with art from the era during which they read, but great stories and great art are still being made. I personally would love to see the next generation of comic and OA lovers find a place in the hobby without having to buy online. I agree 100 percent.. I have said the same thing at the NJ art con.. at least there Anthony and sometime Essential Sequential show up with more reasonable pieces.. but I do not understand why reps like Cadence or the like do not get involved in these babsrocks31, Twanj and jtrgeorge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New School Fool Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 6:06 AM, Xatari said: I would also love to see a dealer with newer and maybe a tad bit cheaper art since I spoke with several people who were checking out the hobby for the first time but immediately felt priced out. Just a reminder that there is a ton of great modern art being created, and a dealer who figures out how to leverage this at shows could gain a tremendous amount of new customers to a growing collector base. I know people tend to stick with art from the era during which they read, but great stories and great art are still being made. I personally would love to see the next generation of comic and OA lovers find a place in the hobby without having to buy online. Welcome to my world! I got into this hobby relatively late. A lot of the pieces I would like are already locked away in other peoples collections or priced so high it wouldn't be considered 'fun' to actually buy them. But I love art and comics, so buying from modern artists seems the route for me to take. I'm not sure if a 'modern comic art dealer' at a show would work in this day and age though for the reason outlined below... On 2/28/2022 at 3:18 PM, Unstoppablejayd said: I agree 100 percent.. I have said the same thing at the NJ art con.. at least there Anthony and sometime Essential Sequential show up with more reasonable pieces.. but I do not understand why reps like Cadence or the like do not get involved in these Maybe because they don't have to...? I recently attended a comic art festival in the UK. The Cadence crew were there, as were artists repped by Kirby's Comic Art. I noticed that all but two pieces of comic art being sold between them both could easily be found and bought online, I didn't really see anything new. I have a feeling these reps and their clientele have more of an online presence and do better business there than at shows. Terry E. Gibbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will_K Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 It could be generational thing but modern artists are also younger and easier to contact online. Even if they don't have reps. Why wait for a show to sell art ? And @Nexus seems to be doing just fine working at his own pace. aardvark88 and New School Fool 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xatari Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 I personally think if one sees art in person they are more likely to purchase. I totally get we can all shop online but I do think it is a missed opportunity for dealers looking to expand their collector base with the next generation of new entrants. Terry E. Gibbs, KCOComics, Unstoppablejayd and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Peck Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 It was a lot of fun but a lot of the art had very high prices for some. There was a mixture of lower prices art under $500 from Bach era, anderson on ever coollines. I do agree there needs to have newer artwork at future shows. Felix and Tatania (we missed you) would do well at future sf comic art cons to get the new collectors just checking out the show. I do agree the casual person attending the show and either just getting into collecting or looking to buy their first piece of comic. Art may have been turned off by the prices. if they do it next year should include a could of dealers with modern recent comic art grapeape, gumbydarnit and Terry E. Gibbs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pemart1966 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 1:06 AM, Xatari said: Really nice turn out and well run! The room was a little small for the amount of people. I definitely think it was a great first step. I would also love to see a dealer with newer and maybe a tad bit cheaper art since I spoke with several people who were checking out the hobby for the first time but immediately felt priced out. Just a reminder that there is a ton of great modern art being created, and a dealer who figures out how to leverage this at shows could gain a tremendous amount of new customers to a growing collector base. I know people tend to stick with art from the era during which they read, but great stories and great art are still being made. I personally would love to see the next generation of comic and OA lovers find a place in the hobby without having to buy online. Perspective buyers should ask dealers if they have any art by artist x, y or z that they haven't brought to the show. In a lot of cases, dealers cannot bring their entire inventory with them so they bring what they think might sell or a cross section of their inventory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exitmusicblue Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 'twas fun! Def would push for a larger venue. Waiting one's turn all the time to browse portfolios had a limiting effect. John E. and Will_K 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkurJ Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Bechara usually has folios of art under $500 and $300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latverian Tourism Board Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Does Saul Zimmerman have a website? Or does anyone know how to contact him and/or see what art he has? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Peck Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 On 3/2/2022 at 4:11 PM, Latverian Tourism Board said: Does Saul Zimmerman have a website? Or does anyone know how to contact him and/or see what art he has? Thanks. No website, Saul is located in Placentia, CA. email comicspot@yahoo.com Latverian Tourism Board 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeGiant Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 On 3/2/2022 at 7:11 PM, Latverian Tourism Board said: Does Saul Zimmerman have a website? Or does anyone know how to contact him and/or see what art he has? Thanks. No site, he used to have one but I think he took it down. Latverian Tourism Board 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 I am going to declare this show to be fake news. Not a single picture for those of us that are part of the unwashed masses to ogle over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey7 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Marcus Wai posted some nice photos of the S.F. show on CAF. Twanj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecclectica Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 After 5 searches on CAF and no luck -> can you give us a link, please ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey7 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Haven't posted a link before from my phone, so I'll look into that. For now, try searching under "SF con" on CAF and pics should come up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will_K Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 (edited) On 3/5/2022 at 1:10 AM, Mickey7 said: Haven't posted a link before from my phone, so I'll look into that. For now, try searching under "SF con" on CAF and pics should come up. Allow me... https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=3934 Edited March 5, 2022 by Will_K Ecclectica, Twanj and batman_fan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Pontoon Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 On 3/4/2022 at 9:16 AM, JadeGiant said: On 3/2/2022 at 7:11 PM, Latverian Tourism Board said: Does Saul Zimmerman have a website? Or does anyone know how to contact him and/or see what art he has? Thanks. No site, he used to have one but I think he took it down. Yup, it's been gone for many years. It bit the dust around the time he changed coasts, maybe 10-odd years ago? IIRC it was kirbyart.com. JadeGiant and Latverian Tourism Board 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
