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congrats! My heart wasn’t in it, so I’m really happy that you found the page you’ve been after! Great price too!

Was it a McNiven Wolverine? Because he works that way on the pencils, illustrating each panel on a separate paper. There was an awesome Wolverine just on ebay, that I lost ( congrats if it was to you ) So to say the pencils are all digital, seems a misleading. I considered this quandary myself. But since I didn't win the auction, I no longer have to worry about buying the inks

My 2020 (and beyond) goals are a published Milo Manara strip (ideally from Click) a Alessandro Barbucci Catwoman commission a Mazzucchelli Batman piece a Kelley Jones page or commission with Batman or Catwoman a Bill Sienkiewicz page or commission with Batman or Joker or Catwoman a Ditko page (likely from Valiant or another later project) a J Scott Campbell Danger Girl page or sketch and especially - to stay focused on my goals, and review goals before any purchases.

Yes, that sounds right

In 2014, it was listed at Galerie9art.fr for 9,800 Euro. But went unsold there. Only the great Betty pages sold from the Gallery. The rest, including Felix's cover, were sold later. Four years ago (2016), Albert listed the unsold Gallery pieces, most in the $2 - 4,000 range. I grabbed a page from Albert, with a few Bettie panels, which had been listed for 8,500 Euro at Galerie 9. This was one of the few pages with Rocketeer in costume, from the issues being offered. The pages were reasonably priced, and far (far) below what the french Gallery had listed.

Whoa! Out of curiosity, when did you sign up with Spencer/Mark, and did you end up going for the recreation level ? Well worth it!! I also have a piece coming, and wondering what I should expect for the wait.

Wikipedia tells me that he was Image president, before Erik Larsen, from 1999 - 2004. He brought diversity to image (not just superheroes) highlighted by publishing Kirkman on both The Walking Dead and Invincible. Currently he heads his own division of Image, Shadowline, Inc., which publishes Rat Queens, Memoirs of A Very Stable Genius and more. and more. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Hero Initiative Also, he's 10 to 15 years older (!!) than the other Image creators, so it's possibly he's slowed down/moved on from penciling.

Fascinating, I'd never heard that. How long ago was it broken up? Congrats to the OP on a grail piece!

looks like half the items were unsold. Maybe making opening bids start at the lower end of their estimates , will deters bidders. I was shocked that a Batman Returns page (movie adaption) was estimated for $1000+, and then sold for it.

Hi, Not in my experience. But charging a % for paying with paypal, is a becoming the new norm.

Interesting. Are the pencils and Inks both on full 11x17 size boards? Did you consider just getting the inks, and skipping the pencils, just curious.

Butch Guice Pencils - $100 Brian Theis' inks over Blue Line.- $140 Because for these pages, I think the inks display so much better than the pencils.

I have had success with contacting this year, and last - just prior to Heroes con (where he was setting up), with semi-daily replies. I think it really depends on which art/artist you are inquiring about. He keeps some of the art with him, while other artists keep their own inventory. Arranging to pickup art , that he happened to have on-hand, was a breeze. But whenever he has to reach out to his artists, there can be a long (several week) delay. Plus artists can loose track of their own art, either selling it or misfiling it at home, and Spencer will not update you while the artist is searching.

Mike Mignola is still drawing and painting at a high level. He's temporarily retired a time or two, but he keeps working with con sketches, covers, and the occasional interior work. I second Brian Bolland , and I'm not sure how prolific he's been over the last 5-10 years. What are his recent projects?

Maybe $1 was the admission price?

Me too Budd has a fun (and not PC) sense of humor

ending tonight

Hi, I have 8 pieces on Clink, ending tomorrow evening. CAVEWOMAN COLOR (Not Safe for Work) Budd Root BATMAN / ALIENS PAGE 28 Bernie Wrightson BATMAN: DARK DETECTIVE Marshall Rogers/Austin Title page NEW X-MEN #120 COVER Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely art IRON MAN ILLUSTRATION Mark Brooks CATWOMAN ILLUSTRATION Jim Balent CATWOMAN published page with action, Jim Balent HELLBOY ILLUSTRATION Mike Mignola Happy hunting and thanks for looking! DM me with any questions. Anthony

OH yeah - nice find. You'll have better luck at auctions, than trying to pickup covers directly, in that price range. Maybe this didn't have enough HB for potential buyers? I bet someone lost money on that sale. His HB pages sell for 3k+, so a cover for 5.4 is a good buy. There's a sketchbook cover on comicgarden.dk for about 5k.

Could you share that 2018 HB cover ? It may have been priced based on what the seller paid, and I think Mike's prices have increased.

If you have patience you’ll find a non Hellboy cover for 4K or so. But anything with Hellboy (not BPRD) will be more. For example, the ones from last month’s show, are what Mike charges http://www.copronason.com/hellboy/

Personally, I haven't checked a live auction since the schedule changed. Of course I could set an alert, but I was so trained to Sunday that it's a big adjustment ( It doesn't enter my mind on Monday evening, as I'm finishing my work day or commuting home ).

Did Joe actually do colored pencil commissions? I’ve seen a lot attributed to him (mostly through Burkey’s website- he had 4 posted at one time)

Just to echo, while I don’t follow Vess or Sandman art, I have an acquaintance interested in Sandman Vess pages, and 15k for a Sandman 75 page (featuring Morpheus) isn’t out of the question. Morpheus pages from 19 go up from there (20k+). Your page has Goldie, the brothers, young Harry Potter, and Phantom Stranger. With some iconic Morpheus shots. 7-9k makes sense, and if it’s a grail, a few thousand might be a hurdle worth tackling. Sometimes when I see “grail” prices, I have to pass and accept it wasn’t a grail for me, but will find a home in someone else’s collection.

Fixed it for you He has nice art, especially art that premieres at shows. Ive found him unlikely to negotiate price, but have no complaints on service. Over 15 years I’ve got art for $30 from him (my first purchase), to several thousand dollars, and his responsiveness was always good.