Do You Still Have Your First Piece of Original Comic Art? 3 3

[HeroDreamer]

Got this back in 2008.  Andrea always was my favorite character in TWD.

 

[DeadpoolJr.]

On 7/29/2023 at 1:53 PM, Dr. Balls said:

The dialogue and movement is really nice on that, with so many different effects going on. How long have you had it?

Thanks, Comiclink says I got it in 2011 so just over 11 years now. I also happen to win it for just $11 dollars too. Who knew such a cheap piece would cost me so much in the long run.

[grapeape]

My first piece of original art is a John Romita Sr. Spider-Man sketch. He did it for me at SDCC 1996.

Before I left that day I bought my first piece of art from Golden Age legend Harry Lampert. It was a watercolor of the Flash.

I do have both pieces obtained that same day in the summer of 1996.

Edited July 30, 2023 by grapeape

[malvin]

I almost sold it but I still have the first OA I got, a quickie sketch and a published page from Tim Sale at a local con! This was back in like 1998 or so. I almost sold the published page but glad I kept it:

Tim Sale Wolverine Quick Sketch

Tim Sale Superman For All Seasons page

Malvin

[Gal Schwartz]

Still have mine. Bought it directly from the great (late) Norm Breyfogle via his (now defunct) website:

 

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=81648

Edited July 30, 2023 by Gal Schwartz

[Garf]

On 7/30/2023 at 3:20 AM, HeroDreamer said:

Got this back in 2008.  Andrea always was my favorite character in TWD.

 

 

[Dr. Balls]

On 7/29/2023 at 7:39 PM, mtlevy1 said:

Here is mine...free con sketch from a very creative guy!

Didn't get another piece for quite a few years...I believe my first piece of published art was part of a deal I made for a bunch of Studio artist portfolios that had BWS and Jones in it - I didn't collect original art so I sold the pair of Wrightson Swamp Thing pages at an early SDCC - live and learn !

 

 

 

That's pretty damn neat! Is that a wooden nickel or badge from the con?

[rlextherobot]

Yup. Lucky eBay purchase in the early 2000s. Side story: someone reached out to me after the auction to see if I'd sell it to them, and after I explained I was holding onto it we struck up a Doom Patrol conversation, which ended with them putting me in touch with Arnold Drake, who I then got to interview.

[thehumantorch]

In the early 1980s two local collectors opened up a comic store, Hobbits Fantasy Shop, downtown in the basement of the boardwalk center.  Bruce lived in his parent's basement and he had bookshelves everywhere stuffed full of comics.  I believe he had at least one copy of every SA and BA comic, it was beautiful.  Carman also had a large collection and also was into reel to reel tape recorders.  When the store opened it had a wonderful selection of back issues and also sold reel to reel recorders.  On the walls they had tons of 1970s Kirby OA for $50 a page.  It seemed like a ridiculous amount of money but I loved Kirby's work and scrapped up enough for one page.  Wish I'd bought more sigh.  Still love it and still have it.

 

[p41981]

Nope. It was a Tomb of Dracula issue 12 page that featured Blade (3rd appearance of Blade). I traded it in order to acquire a Spider-Man page , and I don’t regret my decision whatsoever. You gotta give good stuff in order to get good stuff. Unless your rich, then you can just acquire non-stop without ever needing to trade away your acquisitions (which isn’t my case unfortunately).

[timguerrero]

On 7/29/2023 at 11:06 AM, Twanj said:

Yep, hope to hold on to it.

wow! I have two pages from this issue too! If you ever decide to art with this one I'm your Huckleberry!

[timguerrero]

yes

 

[rube11]

Here is mine, has to be at least 10 yrs now or close to it...can't remember where I got it though..

 

 

[thehumantorch]

On 7/30/2023 at 12:46 PM, rube11 said:

Here is mine, has to be at least 10 yrs now or close to it...can't remember where I got it though..

 

 

Beautiful Torch splash

[Mycroft]

I still have my first piece of published OA. 

There was four pieces from the same seller on ebay.fr.

I lost the first three and went all in with my modest means for the fourth.

[Get Marwood & I]

Nice thread 

I still have my first piece of original art which I purchased back in 2003 - Amazing Spider-Man #137, page 14 with pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Frank Giacoia and Dave Hunt:

Happy 20th Anniversary!

Andru was always my favourite growing up and I just wanted to own one piece of his ASM work. I put a copy of the printed work with it: 

I'd completely forgotten that it was a Mark Jewellers too 

I've sold other Spidey pieces that I've owned over the years but this one will stay with me no matter what to be discovered when I've gone among a portfolio of my own work from back when I was at school.

I love all the little notes and add ons that come with OA:

The colorist obeyed! 

Anyway, that's my first page. It's nice to think it was sat on Ross' drawing board almost 50 years ago. I'll never meet him to say thanks - in this life, anyway - but it's as close a connection as I'll likely ever get.
 

[Rick2you2]

On 7/30/2023 at 1:00 PM, p41981 said:

Nope. It was a Tomb of Dracula issue 12 page that featured Blade (3rd appearance of Blade). I traded it in order to acquire a Spider-Man page , and I don’t regret my decision whatsoever. You gotta give good stuff in order to get good stuff. Unless your rich, then you can just acquire non-stop without ever needing to trade away your acquisitions (which isn’t my case unfortunately).

Not necessarily. You have to be willing to give up popular stuff in order to get popular stuff. There is a terrific amount of really good cheap stuff. By the way, you probably made a wise decision. Spider-man art is likely way more popular then Dracula art now (both of which may also be good).

[Andahaion]

Yes, but purchased in 2017 I think. I had never seen OA in person when I was transitioning from collecting books, so I wanted to just buy a page at a reasonable price to see in hand. Once I opened this I was a full convert. Sold most of my books to fund my first purchases in art. Haven’t looked back. 

This is Starlin from Death of the New Gods. Not sure why I picked this page as my first. I’ve never read the story. I think it was because I knew Starlin and I like Darkseid and it was like $250. 
 

[Dr. Balls]

On 7/30/2023 at 11:00 AM, p41981 said:

Unless your rich, then you can just acquire non-stop without ever needing to trade away your acquisitions (which isn’t my case unfortunately).

[Nate Hartz]

Yes, I have them.

My first OA Pages. I purchased these directly from the artist Derec Donovan. I love Lady Deathstrike and to have her on both pages blew my mind. It was around 2005 or 2006.

The first original art sketch was a Jeff Smith Fone Bone sketch on a backer board.  I picked it up at a Chicago Comicon. 

I didn't have any idea that artists would do this so my fourteen year old heart fell for this hobby hard.