March 2023 heritage signature auction 5 5

[cloud cloddie]

Just remembered this was up not long ago. Hope they at least enjoyed it the last year. 
 

[Xatari]

Great page there.  Hopefully the consignor is rolling it into something they value more.  Congrats to the new owner!

[Rick2you2]

Looking at all the comments, I am getting a sense that prices have softened except for the few high grade/high demand pieces (including the Peach cover). 
Have there been any pieces which have substantially exceeded expectations so far? (besides the BWS Conan page).

Could people be saving their ammunition for the balance of the auction?
 

 

[gumbydarnit]

It doesn’t help that this auction didn’t seem to have as many top notch pieces as past auctions. The feature art (thurs) was a bit lack luster. So when you don’t have the bidding frenzy right out of the gate, I think people begin to question how aggressively they want to go for their target(s).

If prices aren’t only going up, but also down (see examples upthread) you better be sure you buy right before getting that second mortgage ; )

 

[pkveronese]

On 3/31/2023 at 3:56 PM, Bronty said:

I dunno.. well drawn but not a ton going on..

I'll second this. It's a quiet page, even though it is necessary at this point because of the storyline. Plus, it's a lot of Winter.

Edited April 1, 2023 by pkveronese

[Michael Browning]

On 4/1/2023 at 8:14 AM, Rick2you2 said:

Looking at all the comments, I am getting a sense that prices have softened except for the few high grade/high demand pieces (including the Peach cover). 
Have there been any pieces which have substantially exceeded expectations so far? (besides the BWS Conan page).

Could people be saving their ammunition for the balance of the auction?
 

 

Team America 1 far exceeded my expectations and I got crushed and lost big time. I had the high bid for all of two whole seconds. 😢

[grapeape]

Glad we could clear this early auction chafe out of the way so we can focus on the upcoming HA Garfield art.

Edited April 1, 2023 by grapeape

[artdealer]

On 3/31/2023 at 2:27 PM, Grant Turner said:

That Kirby/Stone FF 30 page went for 12.6 with BP

there are dealers selling Kirby/Stone pages for 2x that 

Not sure if the market is speaking or if the market is softening 

(and yes I understand that page to page comparisons would have some impact on price)

But of course, you’ll have same dealers exclaiming that those pieces “fell through the cracks”.

But….no. 

[gumbydarnit]

On 4/1/2023 at 11:06 AM, artdealer said:

But of course, you’ll have same dealers exclaiming that those pieces “fell through the cracks”.

But….no. 

Our hobby does seem to have more than it’s share of hype men.

[J.Sid]

I thought that page was a little light, too.

Overall it was pretty cool, but for people who pick these things apart, it maybe had too many smaller panels and it also did not have any panels with the Thing in it.

[KirbyCollector]

On 4/1/2023 at 12:30 PM, J.Sid said:

I thought that page was a little light, too.

Overall it was pretty cool, but for people who pick these things apart, it maybe had too many smaller panels and it also did not have any panels with the Thing in it.

I love Kirby but his early FF looks very dated now

[jjonahjameson11]

On 4/1/2023 at 10:10 AM, Michael Browning said:

Team America 1 far exceeded my expectations and I got crushed and lost big time. I had the high bid for all of two whole seconds. 😢

I was watching this cover from the onset and I recall HA initially attributed the pencilling credits to Frank Miller before updating it to Bob Layton.

this title was one of those guilty pleasure purchases when I was a kid (along with Dazzler, if I had extra money) 🤣

[Rick2you2]

Given what we’ve seen for the last 2 days, any predictions for tomorrow, considering the quality?

 

 

[grapeape]

On 4/1/2023 at 9:06 AM, artdealer said:

But of course, you’ll have same dealers exclaiming that those pieces “fell through the cracks”.

But….no. 

Chic Stone was amazing. His work on JIM 112 comes to mind.

But when it comes to Kirby.....

MAKE MINE JOE SINNOTT INKS

 

[Matches_Malone]

Strong finish for J. Scott Campbell  Gen 13 splash Page - $43,200

 

Edited April 1, 2023 by Matches_Malone

[gumbydarnit]

On 4/1/2023 at 9:10 AM, Michael Browning said:

Team America 1 far exceeded my expectations and I got crushed and lost big time. I had the high bid for all of two whole seconds. 😢

This cover reminds me of the greatest toy ever created:

 

 

[grapeape]

On 4/1/2023 at 10:50 AM, Matches_Malone said:

Strong finish for J. Scott Campbell  Gen 13 splash Page - $43,200

It's further proof that the money 💰 won't always flow to "all" silver and Bronze Age pages. Nostalgia and desire for 90's up is strong and those kid collectors have grow up.They have a lot more disposable income than I did. 
And JSC is pretty terrific IMHO. I have to add a piece one day. But Michael Turner is higher on my personal list.

[Bronty]

On 4/1/2023 at 2:06 PM, grapeape said:

It's further proof that the money 💰 won't always flow to "all" silver and Bronze Age pages. Nostalgia and desire for 90's up is strong and those kid collectors have grow up.They have a lot more disposable income than I did. 
And JSC is pretty terrific IMHO. I have to add a piece one day. But Michael Turner is higher on my personal list.

Yeah, I've come to really appreciate JSC more over the years.   I don't know about 40k for that, but his art is pretty cool. 

[KirbyCollector]

On 4/1/2023 at 1:50 PM, Matches_Malone said:

Strong finish for J. Scott Campbell  Gen 13 splash Page - $43,200

 

I like and appreciate well-drawn art featuring women. Maybe it is my age... or the fact I have a 21 y.o. daughter... but JSC's rendering here of tied-up teenage girls creeps me the f--- out.

[Carlo M]

On 4/1/2023 at 10:51 PM, KirbyCollector said:

I like and appreciate well-drawn art featuring women. Maybe it is my age... or the fact I have a 21 y.o. daughter... but JSC's rendering here of tied-up teenage girls creeps me the f--- out.

+ one