DC All In/Absolute 1 1

[Stefanomjr]

On 10/15/2024 at 11:52 AM, IceHole said:

Isn't it easier to make the comparison, that if we're just to talk about the Batman property...the 2011 Batman #1 cover by Capullo sold for 50k some years back.  And as far as I know, he did sell it and posted that he personally had a drink with the buyer the day he handed it off.  That book had the same writer, Scott Snyder, as in this new series.  Weren't his 2011 page prices on par with what we are seeing here with Dragotta's pages.  And Capullo had his pages inked by Glapion at the time, not to diminish his work...but it wasn't all Capullo on the pages like with Dragotta's work.  If you wanna collect Batman...you gotta pay Batman prices.

That was Kyle K - he was big on Batman artwork. Capullo New 52 Batman, Sean Murphy White Knight, Jock, Jim Lee Hush, Tim Sale Long Halloween...he made a big splash in the hobby picking up that Capullo Batman #1 cover and a short while later sold it all. To your point....Kyle K reach out to me, when he was selling everything, offered me the Long Halloween cover for $39k - privately - I passed. Offered me a great half splash Joker page from White Knight #1 for $3k - I passed. Someone else picked them up....the Long Halloween eventually ended up on CLink and sold for  $66k, and the White Knight panel page sold for $10k. "Expensive" is all relative. 

 

Edit: I pulled up the emails from 2018-2020... He never did offer up the Capullo Batman #1 for sale. Maybe be kept it.

 

You can hear Felix interview Kyle K here: https://www.felixcomicart.com/podcastdetail.asp?pid=29

 

Edited October 16 by Stefanomjr
Corrected Long Halloween prices and added note that he wasn't offering the Capullo Batman for sale

[gumbydarnit]

Funny how some are on fire for this stuff for a little while and then they have a everything must go sale soon after... kinda like me joining a gym followed by a quick transition back to the couch.

[gumbydarnit]

[stinkininkin]

Take this for what it's worth, but when DC sent me comp issues of the cover that Jim Lee and I did for the first issue of Absolute Batman, I did something I rarely do these days. I read the issue. Very well written intro issue, and the artwork is quite masterful, especially from a storytelling standpoint. Great stuff. Again, JMHO.

[Nate Hartz]

I thought is was a great first issue. I find it really is an interesting take with this universe existing side by side with the current DC universe, A universe that has zero hope. A Batman with no money, a Wonder Woman with no Amazons or Themyscera, and a Superman with no Kents. Its interesting to see what they have coming up. Most excited I've been about DC in awhile. 

Artistically, Nick did a really great job with pacing and keeping the action moving. I loved his art on Fantastic Four/Future Foundation and East of West. It couldn't have happened to a nicer guy either. 

[malvin]

On 10/15/2024 at 7:23 PM, Stefanomjr said:

That was Kyle K - he was big on Batman artwork. Capullo New 52 Batman, Sean Murphy White Knight, Jock, Jim Lee Hush, Tim Sale Long Halloween...he made a big splash in the hobby picking up that Capullo Batman #1 cover and a short while later sold it all. To your point....Kyle K reach out to me, when he was selling everything, offered me the Long Halloween cover for $30k - privately - I passed. Offered me a great half splash Joker page from White Knight #1 for $3k - I passed. Someone else picked them up....the Long Halloween eventually ended up on CLink and sold for, I think $60k, and the White Knight panel page sold for $10k. "Expensive" is all relative. 

 

You can hear Felix interview Kyle K here: https://www.felixcomicart.com/podcastdetail.asp?pid=29

 

I was wondering whether he was still in the hobby. He has gone quiet so I wasn't sure if he left, or kept what he had but didn't get more.

Thanks for letting us know what happened.

Malvin

[Xatari]

I wonder if he is still collecting.  Really a shame if he was in and out.  

[zhamlau]

Nice pages, must be a lot of fans for it to sell a cover at 70k a few weeks after it was published.

[Shaun Hill]

I have heard of a few modern covers selling for this or higher, but this definitely an unexpected surprise given the fresh release.  Does anyone have a list of the highest modern comic art sales?  It would be interesting to see a Top 10 sort of thing.

Edited October 16 by Shaun Hill

[Xatari]

I don't think there is a definitive list as many of the big sales happen privately.  In terms of public sales, the Secret Wars #8 page and Dark Knight #1 cover were the two biggest I recall over the past several years.  I suspect the upcoming New Mutants #98 page will be up there. The Jim Lee X-Men #1 connecting cover was listed publicly but sold privately, so the exact number wasn't disclosed.  Not sure if that is what you're looking for.  Side note, I also wish "Modern" wasn't a catchall for everything post mid 1980s.   If feels like we really need some differentiators.

[J.Sid]

On 10/16/2024 at 8:03 PM, Xatari said:

 Side note, I also wish "Modern" wasn't a catchall for everything post mid 1980s.   If feels like we really need some differentiators.

Ha! Yeah, for me, "Modern" refers to the Quitely NewX-Men / Bendis Ultimate Spider-Man era...... which was 25 years ago. 

Edited October 17 by J.Sid

[Nexus]

On 10/12/2024 at 6:05 AM, Stefanomjr said:

Nick was on with Felix the other day discussing their trip to Japan and how it influenced his Batman design and informed all this crazy kinetic energy you get in the book.

Here’s a link to the livestream chat I had with Nick where he talked about each page of ABSOLUTE BATMAN #1:

Lots of insight into how this book came together and the artistic choices he made. Also as @Nate Hartz said, Nick is a super-nice guy and I believe that comes through, too. If you’ve been wondering what the fuss has been about, I believe this is a good place to start.

And if you’ve been wondering how other collectors outside of this thread have been processing this, check out Ruben DaCollector’s show from this past weekend:

I had a feeling ABSOLUTE BATMAN might be a topic of discussion…and boy was it ever! Start around the 2:06 mark. Spoiler: Ruben doesn’t particularly care for the book or the art. But I appreciate that he and his guest were generally evenhanded and fair. It’s about an hour on ABSOLUTE BATMAN, modern comic art, the modern comic art market, repping artists, etc. from a couple of veteran collectors and hobby observers. I don’t necessarily agree with it all but again, appreciate that the discussion was civil and fair.

NYCC starts today and it really feels like a coming out party for Nick. He was a popular enough guest before, but it appears he’s now at a whole new level. The show may be arranging some last minute additional security and line control for his signings based on the early buzz from fans…this is on top of the measures we already had in place. I’ll also have the original art from ABSOLUTE BATMAN #2 on hand. None of it will be for sale at the show, but attendees are welcome to check it out when Nick isn’t signing. Any Boardies who will be there, come say hi!

[vodou]

On 10/16/2024 at 11:03 PM, Xatari said:

I also wish "Modern" wasn't a catchall for everything post mid 1980s.   If feels like we really need some differentiators.

Certainly...garbage 

[redrighthand]

On 10/17/2024 at 8:23 AM, vodou said:

Certainly...garbage 

"You kids and your rocky roll music. Nobody's gonna know that hip-swaying Elvin kid with that gunk in his hair five years from now."

[Nexus]

Big DC panel at NYCC was all about Absolute with ABSOLUTE BATMAN anchoring it all. Lots of fun reveals, which can be easily found online now.

I’m especially excited though to finally be able to share this variant cover for issue #4 from one of my artists (excuse me, one of the artists I rep), James Harren. Truly offensive anatomy to the easily triggered, who are advised to advert their eyes now.

[Shaun Hill]

I hope DC figures this out and it's not just another Future State or Death Metal. I want comics to be successful and have enjoyed Marvel's Ultimate titles.  Maybe this will be DC's answer.  They have relied too long on Bat-related titles to carry them IMO, so I am interested to see what the other titles bring to the table.

[Rick2you2]

On 10/20/2024 at 2:28 PM, Nexus said:

Big DC panel at NYCC was all about Absolute with ABSOLUTE BATMAN anchoring it all. Lots of fun reveals, which can be easily found online now.

I’m especially excited though to finally be able to share this variant cover for issue #4 from one of my artists (excuse me, one of the artists I rep), James Harren. Truly offensive anatomy to the easily triggered, who are advised to advert their eyes now.

Is that real Zip-a-tone? I thought the company was defunct.

Just thought I would add my 2 cents. As far as I am concerned, almost all published art is at least very good. It mostly comes down to preferences of style. Some people like art deco, some people like art nouveau, some people like both. To me, it’s a statement piece. He does look a bit like he’s constipated, but that’s a fair reflection of his character.

[Shaun Hill]

[PhilipB2k17]

On 10/11/2024 at 2:07 PM, J.Sid said:

If this Bruce Wayne has no money, how does he afford those big spikes on his shoulder pads?

 

He won Elon Musk's voter registration lottery.

[PhilipB2k17]

I'm sure this is a well-done story and the art looks cool. But...it's kind of depressing when the Big Two just do new iterations of their old properties every 6 months. How about creating a NEW character? A poor working class schlub who decides that Batman doesn't go far enough and has to build his whole costume and arsenal from scratch? And...it's not secretly Dick Grayson, or some already established character? Maybe it's a black guy who is tired of Batman seemingly only focused on street crime afflicting white neighborhoods? I dunno. Try something new.

Edited Tuesday at 02:23 PM by PhilipB2k17