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comicfanboy007

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  1. Hearing these Tales from the Con makes me so happy. SDCC 2017 was the first time I have missed since 2006 and I realize I was lucky to have gone that many years. I know these is a lot of griping about how the con has changed but I still think the energy and excitement that permeates the air of San Diego for that weekend is something special. Fortunately I am going this year and I am so excited to be going back now more than ever since I have really immersed myself in the original art hobby. Thank you so much for sharing these.
  2. Great story, I love that Paolo and his father collaborate to create such beautiful art. Thanks for sharing this.
  3. WOW. Regardless of what we now know regarding Batman's creation that is still pretty incredible. I love hearing stories from SDCC from the pre-pop culture explosion where you would just be able to walk up to legends like Kirby and find OA like the piece you just shared. That's incredible. The first time I went to SDCC it was 2006 which was right when it really started to blow up and go more Pop Culture Con. I was still able to buy tickets for Sunday just by waiting in line. So I can kind of imagine the SDCC back before things went crazy. Also Jim Aparo is my definitive Batman artist so great choice in first comic and Original Art pick up. Batman #442 was my first comic also drawn by Jim. I dream of one day picking up a piece by him. Thanks for sharing this story.
  4. What a wonderful time, Dynamic Forces Fan Fest sounds amazing. I met Mark Millar at a signing at Golden Apple for the release of War Heroes. Both he and Tony Harris were there and there was an open bar. The line was incredibly slow as Mark was extremely generous with his time talking to every fan, as Tony was signing at a table Mark would take a break and start walking the line signing and talking to everyone individually. It was really nice he did not rush anyone and really tried to take his time. I have only met Azz super briefly he was hanging out with Frank Miller when I met him at the C2E2 meet and greet. It was a very quick hi and thank you. Thank you so much for sharing this.
  5. Collecting original art is a personal hobby where we purchase a piece of pure nostalgia. Sometimes from a dealer, sometimes from the artist directly. Regardless it brings us deeper in the hobby of comics, a hobby that we love. Does anyone have any tales from the hobby they want to share? A cool interaction with a creator? The joy of finding their grail. Whatever was an experience you were able to have because of the hobby. Last year I was able to meet Frank Miller at a con meet and greet and acquire a Dark Knight Head sketch. It was a brief interaction but one that I treasure. , The sketch itself is a simple sketch, I can see the pencil and ink marks which is awesome. What's more valuable for me was the time I spent talking with Frank. Our encounter was brief but meaningful. The traditional Frank Miller scowl in the picture hides a genuine warmth. He was gracious as he signed my books. I thanked him for his hard work and countless contributions to my favorite medium. I said he changed how I read comics, when in an interview, he said (and I paraphrase) more than any other medium the reader controls the speed of the story and I want them to slow down." That changed how I read comics going forward. I told him I wish I could say something more thoughtful and profound. He indicated my remarks were more than enough. I thanked him again and added how much I am enjoying DKIII and his artwork in the mini comics "it's very "Punk Rock Kirby" he smiled again and said "I've never heard that, it's weird and I like it. We need to get that on a shirt. I concluded by wishing him a great con. It was such a special moment for me. I know this is not the craziest of moments but it really resonated with me, now it's your turn, what is one of your favorite memories of the hobby?
  6. If an example of an article is not possible if anyone has suggestions for people on CAF who write great descriptions of their art I would happily take those suggestions as well.
  7. I'm looking for examples of articles where collectors talk about their collection and specific pieces of art. (sketches, commissions, and published pages) I know this is something that the CFA-APA http://cfa-apa.blogspot.com/ does in their publications. Does anyone have an example of one of their articles? I am curious how its structured and how experienced collectors write about and describe their collection. Any assistance would be appreciated. Thank you.
  8. I have been fortunate in my sketch collecting. Frank Miller Dark Knight Head Sketch acquired at 2017 C2E2. Gotham By Gaslight Batman by Mike Mignola acquired at the LA Book Festival. Daredevil by Lee Bermejo acquired at SDCC Ted Kord Blue Beetle by Ivan Reis acquired at SDCC 09. Captain America by Paolo Rivera acquired at a signing at Jim Hanley’s Paolo was working in Mythos Captain America at the time and showed me a few gorgeous pages. Jon Snow by Liam Sharp SDCC 2016. What that man accomplished in minutes with a sharpie just blew my mind. Hope you enjoy.
  9. I have resigned myself to the fact that grails are a tier of art and not just a single piece. In 2017 I Acquired a beautiful Jim Lee Justice League page. While I would love to have a Dark Knight Page the art that would mean the most to me is to have pieces by Jim Aparo my favorite and definitive Batman artist. He drew Batman 442 which was my first comic. I would do anything to have a page from that issue or a page that would feature Batman Unmasked drawn by Aparo. Alas I got into the game too late. I know there are Aparo Batman pages out there but they are no longer cheap and a lot of them are still with the estate and may never be released...This post is becoming depressing...Sorry about that. But I will not give up I know I will eventually get an Aparo Batman page SDCC is only five months away and believe me I will be looking.
  10. One of the few pieces I have framed is a cover recreation by Alex Maleev of his cover to Daredevil issue 57 which was my favorite issue from my favorite arc. The King of Hells Kitchen was Bendis and Maleev firing on all cylinders. Alex was at a guest of I think Anthony’s Comic Art in SDCC back in 2007 and he created this for me on the spot. Still on of my favorite pieces.
  11. One of my favorite themes in my collection is Batman in his anti-Superman armor from the Dark Knight Returns final chapter “The Dark Knight Falls” Below you can see three of my favorite pieces from the theme. The are by Chris Samnee, Aaron Kuder, and Carlos D’Anda. I hope you like them.
  12. These are beautiful. The Harvey Two-Face Trophy Room has such an incredible design. The Space Hunter is just wow. Both are perfectly executed. Thank you for sharing.
  13. Stunning God Country page, absolutely stunning. Great pick up man. I came to that book way too late to ever get art but at a time were I really needed to read it in my life. Congrats.
  14. Hi Everybody, I’m Matt. I am still new to the boards. In the past year, I have gone from a passive comic art collector to an actively engaged comic art collector. I had been collecting for almost 20 years, originally focusing on free con sketches and occasional con commission to eventually making some bigger moves published pages and higher end commissions and topping it all off with a Jim Lee Justice League page. I am still figuring out my collection. I am not exactly sure where I am going with it but I am really enjoying figuring it out. One of my themes is Batman Unmasked and Batman in his Dark Knight Returns Armor. Feel free to share your thoughts on my collection. http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=103886
  15. Thank you so much for having this discussion. This is my first post on the CGC Boards. Hi Everybody. Despite collecting OA for years I am still a rookie when it comes to collecting. One thing that has been confusing to me is the distinction between Original Art inks and pencils. Of course I would prefer to own inks over pencil but that is becoming harder and harder particularly with more and more artists drawing digitally. I have a Superman page by Ivan Reis and Joe Prado, I bought off of Prado at C2E2. He told me Ivan is drawing digitally now but he (Prado) is inking the blueline print out. In this case would the inks be the original art since it's published and there are no physical pencils. Sorry if these are already figured out I am still learning my way around the hobby.