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My recent sculpture of Talos all painted-up. Stands about 9" tall.

The question wasn't for myself . . . it was for those wondering why no CCA stamp on the back of the art

If Stan pulled the artwork from publication and (presumably) not submitted for CCA approval,, why would there be a stamp on the back?

I wonder how many midgets would jump at the chance of being 7ft tall (and pay for it)? * * No offence to midgets intended.

Thanks to those members here who mailed me privately with offers of assistance . . . resulting in a few more pieces of the jigsaw now added. My friend from Fantagraphics has now provided me with the following update: "What we're looking for now are two pages: one called QUALMS IN THE NIGHT, and another called HYPNOTIC EYES. And any other unpublished pages that might be out there." * * Both pages are definitely out there, as Richard sold them, while he was alive, through The Comic Art Collective web-site (not a FB group). The web-site scans are too small for realistic use. Here they are:

Yeah, and if I was deep-pocketed, I'd be all over this . . . and I'm definitely in a Ditko Spidey collecting area! Investor? No, I just love this . . . future financial return just wouldn't figure . . . so, go figure!.

For those struggling to compare . . . looks like they re-jigged Spidey's limbs, otherwise quite close. Personally, I'd class the Spidey pin-up as published (in altered format).

Sorry, Alex, you've lost me . . . what FB page is it you think I might be recommending? I've made no mention of any FB page?? The link I provided was for the Comic Art Collective, which has nothing to do with FB. It's a site for 'alternative artists' to sell their art directly to potentially-interested collectors. It's where I bought most of my own Richard Sala originals . . . directly from the artist, when he was still with us.

Thanks, Alex, though you're missing from your list: Comic Art Collective - Original comic art from top artists

Hi A friend of mine, who works for Fantagraphics, is trying to track down pages of OA from Richard Sala's first self-published comic, NIGHT DRIVE for a proposed project. A CAF search is an obvious one, but not everyone post their art on CAF! If anyone here has any pages in their collections, please DM me with details, thanks.

Sold out very quickly. I already had it, so bought the Little Nemo book at half-price!

Interesting business model for a dealer!

Yeah, I probably have about 500 cds . . . and a jukebox that houses all my favorites. "Play some Snoop Dogg, dad, he's the main man!"

How about . . .

I'm still waiting for Stepford Wives to hit the market . . .

I am a fan of Barry's Conan work (especially the later stuff), but this one doesn't hold any appeal, except for that nice Severin Kull (which might be a stat?). On the plus side, you do get a nice Edvard Munch homage!

The Holy Grail! of sketch cover guys!

Sketch cover today . . . gone tomorrow!* * Bit like the 'Grail today, gone tomorrow' phenomenon, where posters (on various sites) proclaimed to have found their holy grail (usually all too easily and a bit kind of 'meh' in content) . . . only to shortly afterwards say, "circumstances force me to re-sell my grail . . . "

Rumour has it one HA employer said, "Nah, just mark 'em down for shredding."

Yeah, I could never get into Kirby's Fourth World stuff! I did follow Kamandi and The Demon, which I enjoyed. Kamandi was undoubtedly Kirby's take on the Planet of the Apes phenomenon, but as I was a big fan of the original (first two) movies, lapped that stuff up, lol! In the 1960s, Stan Lee's dialog definitely helped. If you can liken it to music, Lee was a good lyricist to the music being composed by his artistic collaborators.

Cringe-worthy, for sure. Pass that tube of whiteout . . . * *

I didn't have any problems selecting fives entries for this year's competition . . . as I only bought five pieces of OA this past year (four in December), all of which were Movie Poster paintings. Only problem I'm having is finding anything I can muster up any enthusiasm for in the Sketch Cover/Commissions and Mystery Sketch categories which are proving of little or no interest to me, personally (sorry, it just ain't my 'thang') . . .

Sure, if you really do like a challenge .. .

Small sculpting side-project, not quite finished yet (some tweaks and general tidy-up still to perform) of Talos from Jason & the Argonauts. Stands at about 9" tall. Last photo is a screen-capture of the movie, for reasons of comparison.

Yeah, I'm in the same boat, lol! My wife just doesn't like to see comic OA plastered on the walls of our home . . . though she doesn't mind me displaying movie poster OA!