Bought my first Modern Comic today

[mister_not_so_nice]

I bought my first modern comic today

 

So why post it in this forum?

Because i bought all 22 pages of OA from a modern book and I'm not a Big Shot Dealer. It seems alot of people are in the "i missed the boat" camp on OA and I just wanted to point out that alot of good OA is still out there at reasonable prices. I won't go into specifics, since I dont have the pages yet, and am still in work on trying to pry, I mean, buy another issue from the artist.

 

I will say this though:

1- It is a popular title

2- the book hasn't been relesed yet so I bought it 'blind', but i love the artist so have no doubt i will love the pages

3- it was well under $1000 and the price per page was very reasonable

4- those that know me, know i am no doctor or lawyer(and no disrespect to those that are, well maybe the lawyers ). I make an 'average' salary with all of the same bills as the rest of you.

 

So the glass is still half full. If you love OA do some research and digging and find that art! ! !

 

 

Mike

[Timulty]

I was looking over the current pages for sale, for Superman/Batman #24. I think the prices on those pages are reasonable. Considering I am spending about 1.6 times that for a comparable All-Star Superman. Like MSN said. It's there, you just have to look.

[Nexus]

Congrats!

 

I, too, am looking more and more toward modern stuff. Definitely more bang for the buck. The big question for me was, will I care in 20 years? The stuff I love from the 80's is tried and true...will I feel the same way about this new stuff down the road to justify the purchase?

 

With comics being (IMHO) as good as they've ever been, I think the odds are pretty good.

[blowout]

Congrats!

 

I, too, am looking more and more toward modern stuff. Definitely more bang for the buck. The big question for me was, will I care in 20 years? The stuff I love from the 80's is tried and true...will I feel the same way about this new stuff down the road to justify the purchase?

 

With comics being (IMHO) as good as they've ever been, I think the odds are pretty good.

 

Forget about twenty years time. The key is to buy what you love NOW, you never know what's around the corner.

[Hart1000]

Hey Mike! CONGRATS!!! I look forward to seeing the art in person!

 

Btw...when I met you for the first time...didn't you introduce yourself as...

 

Mr. Not-So-Nice the Astronaut Pimp-Master of the World!

 

best,

Hart

[Ares]

I bought my first modern comic today

 

So why post it in this forum?

Because i bought all 22 pages of OA from a modern book and I'm not a Big Shot Dealer. It seems alot of people are in the "i missed the boat" camp on OA and I just wanted to point out that alot of good OA is still out there at reasonable prices. I won't go into specifics, since I dont have the pages yet, and am still in work on trying to pry, I mean, buy another issue from the artist.

 

I will say this though:

1- It is a popular title

2- the book hasn't been relesed yet so I bought it 'blind', but i love the artist so have no doubt i will love the pages

3- it was well under $1000 and the price per page was very reasonable

4- those that know me, know i am no doctor or lawyer(and no disrespect to those that are, well maybe the lawyers ). I make an 'average' salary with all of the same bills as the rest of you.

 

So the glass is still half full. If you love OA do some research and digging and find that art! ! !

 

 

Mike

 

When your ready will you tell us the book and where you got it from?

[comix4fun]

i am no doctor or lawyer(and no disrespect to those that are, well maybe the lawyers ).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chris

[chrisco37]

I was looking over the current pages for sale, for Superman/Batman #24. I think the prices on those pages are reasonable. Considering I am spending about 1.6 times that for a comparable All-Star Superman. Like MSN said. It's there, you just have to look.

 

McGuinness/Vines stuff looks great in person.

 

Is Quietly's stuff inked, or is it pencil only?

[sborock]

I was looking over the current pages for sale, for Superman/Batman #24. I think the prices on those pages are reasonable. Considering I am spending about 1.6 times that for a comparable All-Star Superman. Like MSN said. It's there, you just have to look.

 

McGuinness/Vines stuff looks great in person.

 

Is Quietly's stuff inked, or is it pencil only?

 

The X-Men piece I have by him is pen and ink..........

[rob_react]

I was looking over the current pages for sale, for Superman/Batman #24. I think the prices on those pages are reasonable. Considering I am spending about 1.6 times that for a comparable All-Star Superman. Like MSN said. It's there, you just have to look.

 

McGuinness/Vines stuff looks great in person.

 

Is Quietly's stuff inked, or is it pencil only?

 

The X-Men piece I have by him is pen and ink..........

 

We3 and AS S are pencil only.

[Timulty]

I know, it's a bummer too. I will have to decide sometime about whether I could get a inked piece from it someday.

[irchooker]

We3 and AS S are pencil only.

 

And We3 will never be for sale, one issue to each of his children as heirlooms. Most of his X-men run were inked; that was the transition point for his art. The Batman/Scotland story was inked, the alternate JLA was inked, 2020 Visions was inked

 

While We3 was visually spectacular, I'd dig a page from Flex Mentallo. That was a wild ride.

[Timulty]

I would dig the Sandman Story he did for Sandman: Endless Nights.

[rob_react]

We3 and AS S are pencil only.

 

And We3 will never be for sale, one issue to each of his children as heirlooms. Most of his X-men run were inked; that was the transition point for his art. The Batman/Scotland story was inked, the alternate JLA was inked, 2020 Visions was inked

 

While We3 was visually spectacular, I'd dig a page from Flex Mentallo. That was a wild ride.

 

 

Flex Mentallo and We3 would be probably my first choices if I were to own some of his art. All Star Superman and The Authority would be CLOSE seconds.

[mister_not_so_nice]

ONLY $20/page

 

whos gonna grab it up?

[mrpunch0]

ONLY $20/page

 

whos gonna grab it up?

 

Apparently, no one.

 

If I had read (or had any interest in) the series I would have considered it.

[mister_not_so_nice]

ONLY $20/page

 

whos gonna grab it up?

 

Apparently, no one.

 

If I had read (or had any interest in) the series I would have considered it.

 

I didn't read the series either (one of the criteria I use to keep my OA purchases in check), but I like Jay Leistens art. I just pointed out the auction because it backs up my theory that good OA is still out there for reasonable prices for little guys like myself.

 

Which brings up the question. With more dialog being digital these days, panel pages are becoming increasingly more difficult to sell(from my observations) and only covers and splashes having any real appeal. Will artists/dealers start moving towards selling books whole instead of being cherry picked for the 1-2 'good' pages in the issue and being 'stuck' with the other nonsellable pages?

 

thoughts?

[mrpunch0]

I hope not - beacuase there are still a LOT of panel pages I want - with or without the dialouge.

 

And I can't afford whole books. Case and point 100 Bullets. I'm looking for a good example of Risso's art from the title - but can't drop 5K on a complete book - so I'm stuck watching eBay.

[jjeanius]

I think 5k is high for a 100 Bullets issue. He's got a great style, but so many of the pages are "average"...i.e., no major importance. So that's $250 a page? In bulk, no less?

[cheekyj2112]

4- those that know me, know i am no doctor or lawyer(and no disrespect to those that are, well maybe the lawyers ). I make an 'average' salary with all of the same bills as the rest of you.

 

 

 

Mike

 

Mike,

I've taken it upon myself to file a report with Customs that goods contravening the Obscene Publications Act is heading your way from the UK. You can expect destruction of the offending package.

Joseph