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It's beautiful work and makes a great cover, but it's missing the spider, IMO. If you didn't know it was a venomized variant and you just looked at it, would you be sure what was going on? I guess the non virgin variant fixes that mystery

Didn't want to create a new topic for this question so I figured this was the best place to ask. When you go to a dealer site and they list a piece of art "on hold", does that mean its being negotiated or that there is a payment plan in place? Or are they waiting to release it to purchase?

Insuring your OA collection So my newly started OA collection just got a major (for me) piece over the last day or so. It will be about 60 days before I get it, and excited to post it here and CAF when I do. I saw a recent topic on insuring your comic collection, but I wanted to know who has insured their OA collection and how was the process in doing so. OA is so subjective, and relatively niche compared to comics or other collectibles, so appraisal may be difficult. I live in the heart of Tornado Ally, and try to insure as much stuff of value that I can just in case. Any comments are appreciated.

I don't know if you are still looking but this page popped up on CAF. http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1394549&GSub=151162

Thanks! Here is the Venom #1 that I didn't post before

Picked up a new Venom #`150 cover. Completes my Crain Venom Cover set. Look to get all three (#1, #5, #150) framed together

Thanks Malvin!

Main vs. Variant cover OA I was curious if there is a trend in the OA collecting community that puts desirability or premium on a main cover vs. a variant, or visa versa? Or if it really just comes down to the artist and image. I know in published books, variants typically have a higher value, but that's mostly due to limited supply vs. demand. With OA being usually 1/1, supply is a constant variable.

There is also an "art behind glass" topic a few pages back that has hundreds of examples of framing as well.

I picked up a couple of splash pages that I thought had interesting artwork. Curse of the Spawn #28 page 2, and The Darkness #35 page 5

You're welcome. I hope the seller's reserve isn't too high.....

Saw this one on ebay right now http://www.ebay.com/itm/311835736761?rmvSB=true

Ordered an in-stock book on 3-20. I have the conformation email. Never received a follow up shipping email, so I called and left a couple of voicemail messages, no response. Disputed the charge with my credit card today and they refunded me my money.

FYI, It looks like he pulled the McFarlene inked page. Had it listed for $2k. My apologies if you went to look for it.

A whole bunch of pencil and ink OA just put up on Clayton Crain's site I'm not associated with Clayton Crain in anyway, rep him or have even met him, just a big fan. This is the first time I've seen him upload pencil and ink pages to his site, so I thought the community may find it interesting. Since it's art for sale, I figure this section would be more appropriate than the main OA section. There are a bunch of pages, some complete OA issues, and some Curse of the Spawn stuff, with one inked by McFarlane. http://claytoncrain.com/products/

I already posted most of these in the "This week in your original art collection" topic, but now they are framed so I thought I would add them here. Unfortunately I have to take the Action Comic one back sometime next week as they forgot to double mat all three pieces in it, but no big deal. I will have two more next month, then let the funds recharge for a while.

Thanks! I have a commission with him concurrently as well. I was happy he took it on as the subject is a really obscure video game (Xenogears). Looking forward to how it turns out! Edit - Sorry for the double post and re-post of pics. The forum froze up and I didn't even know it took my reply.

I love his commission work and didn't except to go all out on his published covers, but took the plunge. I picked up the Spiderman #14 French Panini 20th ans cover and the Venom #5 Variant Cover from Clayton Crain. I plan on framing them both together with a neat little name card he made. I have to say, I'm very new to the OA hobby (comics for years) but every dealer or artist I've worked with has been great so far. Clayton however went above and beyond my expectations. Not only is his work just beautiful, but communication, packaging, and a ton of unexpected freebies were sent. I couldn't be happier, and wholeheartedly recommend dealing with him if you are a fan!

Second post, this OA collecting is addicting! Picked up another of Rob's variant covers. I think I'm just having Chew withdraws... http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1378350&GSub=180710

First CGC post I've just started to seriously look into original art after collecting comics like most. I picked up this piece a few years ago from Rob Guillory's site. I'm even more excited about it since Season 5 of Samurai jack is coming out next month! http://cafurl.com?i=22775