punisher 1 limited series cover by zeck 2 2

[drdonaldblake1]

Recreation ,asking $25k by panel page art. Just listed on 31 August 2022

Thoughts on pricing?

 

[Unstoppablejayd]

I think burkey sold a recreation of one of the other covers for more… like 30k maybe 

[jjonahjameson11]

On 8/30/2022 at 4:56 PM, drdonaldblake1 said:

Recreation ,asking $25k by panel page art. Just listed on 31 August 2022

Thoughts on pricing?

 

Sold on HA for only $7.2K in  Nov 2018.

the cover recreations for 2-4 also sold in the same auction for  $3.8-$4.5K each.

also, the Batman 420 cover recreation went for $4K in Aug 2018!

 

[The Voord]

If Zeck's open to commissions, might be a (much) cheaper option asking the artist to do another re-do.  

 

[Will_K]

I think I heard that Zeck has limited his recreations to only 1 of each.  @comiconxion can probably confirm.

[Unstoppablejayd]

On 8/30/2022 at 5:26 PM, Will_K said:

I think I heard that Zeck has limited his recreations to only 1 of each.  @comiconxion can probably confirm.

This 

[Michael Browning]

I was told by Zeck at a convention that he no longer does commissions of any kind, and definitely no recreations. 

[The Voord]

On 8/30/2022 at 10:39 PM, Michael Browning said:

I was told by Zeck at a convention that he no longer does commissions of any kind, and definitely no recreations. 

Okay, that's, fine.  Didn't know that, thanks.

[malvin]

I think he consignor is a regular boardie (unless the pieces have changed hands a couple of times already since he got it)

and Yes, you would be lucky to get a sketch out of Zeck, definitely no commissions and even when he did recreations he limited them (and insisted on changes, so no exact ones)

Malvin

[KirbyCollector]

"Recreation." It's a good thing someone concocted this term for our hobby... hate those more offensive terms like fake, duplicate and copy 

[Will_K]

On 8/30/2022 at 7:55 PM, KirbyCollector said:

"Recreation." It's a good thing someone concocted this term for our hobby... hate those more offensive terms like fake, duplicate and copy 

If you're not going to do any of the above... then re-imagine it.

[Dr. Balls]

Not sure if this is allowed, but here's the link to the recreation:

https://panelpageart.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=2382

I don't know what to think about a non-airbrushed recreation of the cover...

[Sideshow Bob]

On 8/30/2022 at 5:52 PM, malvin said:

I think he consignor is a regular boardie (unless the pieces have changed hands a couple of times already since he got it)

and Yes, you would be lucky to get a sketch out of Zeck, definitely no commissions and even when he did recreations he limited them (and insisted on changes, so no exact ones)

Malvin

Hey Malvin. Yes, the consignment is mine. I'm always transparent, so I'll give my rationale on pricing.

On the SDCC Dueling Dealers show, Burkey sold the Zeck recreation of Punisher Limited Series #2 for $18k, and said he should have priced it at $20k. This is superior in many ways to that image, so it is priced at a premium to that sale from two months ago. That same #2 cover sold in 2018 for $4,560, just to point out how much the market has in fact moved on these recreations.

Zeck doesn't do cover recreations at all, except for this run of one-time recreations that he executed in 2000; this is arguably one of his most famous images. The original for this in Mandel's collection...there isn't going to be an opportunity for any collector to get this Punisher cover by Zeck, except in this instance. And it's one of the best Punisher images ever. 

This recreation as a display piece is gorgeous and presents amazingly well. Everything that I loved about the original cover is right there, but you get to see all of Mike's work instead of the Zimmelman airbrushed colors. I had the overlay with the logo made about a year ago (all archival).

There aren't going to be any more of these put out into the world, so this is a rare chance for a Zeck or Punisher collector to secure one of the best covers on the best titles by the one of the best artists of the late 1980s. I've been selling and consigning quite a lot this last year, but I recently hit my cash raise target. If this piece don't sell at $25k, I'll be taking it back into my collection.  No drama from me. -Bob

[drdonaldblake1]

Based on the other zeck recreation punisher cover sales, the ask of $25 K seems in line with those

[drdonaldblake1]

On 8/31/2022 at 7:39 AM, Michael Browning said:

I was told by Zeck at a convention that he no longer does commissions of any kind, and definitely no recreations. 

☹️

[Unstoppablejayd]

Well 3 out 4 of the recreations have sold… only the punisher 1 is left and that is by far the best… 

[Will_K]

I never got Zeck's appeal.  But I did like his Deathstroke covers.

[MAR1979]

Not from Zeck but i commissioned a cover recreation once. It came out great. Man did I love it. 12 years later I obtained the real cover art and instantly in my eyes the recreation became akin to a photo-copy. Meaning not desirable. So I sold it which i very rarely do with art.   Not sure why i felt the need to mention any of that?

 

 

Edited September 1, 2022 by MAR1979

[Unstoppablejayd]

On 8/31/2022 at 10:00 AM, MAR1979 said:

Not from Zeck but i commissioned a cover recreation once. It came out great. Man did I love it. 12 years later I obtained the real cover art and instantly in my eyes it became akin to a photo-copy. Meaning not desirable. So I sold it which i very rarely do with art.   Not sure why i felt the need to mention any of that?

 

 

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[Unstoppablejayd]

On 8/31/2022 at 9:55 AM, Will_K said:

I never got Zeck's appeal.  But I did like his Deathstroke covers.

So you did get his appeal…..