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That's terrible to hear. He setup as an artist at my Tampa Bay Comic Con for years. He was very prominent in the Central Florida comic scene. A good guy to have in the hobby. I'm sad to hear he went through so much and is gone.

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I'm not surprised as it is from the interior of the graphic novel. It's probably pretty unusual to find official prints released of interior comic art. Why not get the graphic novel? I haven't purchased it yet, so I can't give an opinion on the book as a whole. But I want to read it. It's on my radar. Ross' art in general on the book looks wonderful. I want to purchase the book in the near future.

I still have some of these available!

First wins whether by post or PM. Payment: Check, money order, wire transfer, Zelle, or cash are accepted. Shipping: Shipping cost is $20 anywhere in the USA via USPS Priority Mail. Due to the value of this book, I'd prefer USPS Express Mail, in which case I'll figure out the shipping rate based upon your zip code. Returns: No returns on CGC graded books. Returns allowed on raw books if notified within 7 days of item(s) delivery. References: I have been a member of the CGC boards since 2005, and active in the comic book community as a buyer and seller since 2003. My eBay username is AmericanComicsAndCollectibles. I am the co-founder of Tampa Bay Comic Convention, Indiana Comic Convention, and several other mid-size/regional conventions around the United States. CLOSED

I think Alex Ross is incredibly talented. I absolutely love some of his work. However, there's also some of his work I don't care for. Often times, his work is so static and too heavily reliant on references. His group shots are generally the perfect example of this. However, there's plenty of Alex Ross work that is AMAZING. His Fantastic Four: Full Circle shows his talent. It's dynamic and full of energy. As a painter, he is masterful in the art of color selection. For me, it's a similar story with Kirby. His 1960's Marvel work is amazing. I love it. I don't care for his 1970's work though. Artists tend to change throughout their career whether it was a conscious choice or not.

I finished watching Echo a couple nights ago. I thought it was pretty good. I'll probably never have any desire to watch it again, but I thought it was solid Marvel filler. Not everything can be a home run. As with most MCU content over the past 5 years, Echo is nowhere near as good as the majority of MCU content from 5-10 years ago. Nonetheless, I was able to watch it and generally enjoy it. The same cannot be said for my experience with Moon Knight or Loki for example. Moon Knight remains the only MCU production I couldn't get through, and I fell asleep for some of Loki. The Echo lead didn't draw me in, but she was okay. I like her cousin Bonnie--she was cute. I liked the general Echo storyline. How they wove it into the MCU of the past was nice. I liked that the show was set somewhere besides a metropolis. The Choctaw subject matter was cool. Although, I thought they could've dove deeper into the lore. The supporting family characters were all good. I thought Kingpin was the best part of the show. And Daredevil being featured was awesome. The fact that lead characters from other MCU shows are the best parts of Echo tell you that Echo simply isn't on their level of intrigue, and that deep down I really wanted more of those other characters. I liked Echo...but I didn't love it. Following in the wake of some MCU greats and with so much streaming content to choose from these days, being "average" sounds worse than being average. Today, being average sounds bad. We're spoiled (in a good way) with choice and our standards are high. I'd grade Echo a C. In high school and college, I was plenty happy with a C in my math classes.

Jose Delbo was a talented artist and a very nice man. It's saddening that he's gone.

This is an amazing event! I hope it continues for years to come.

Yes, Ron is definitely a very nice guy in addition to being a great artist. He did a wonderful Galactus for my convention sketchbook:

No, thankfully I got my gem Perez IG page a few years ago. I'm glad I was able to cross that off the list!

I'd say without a doubt Perez > Lim. Even as it pertains to Infinity Gauntlet. At least for me. In my opinion, Infinity Gauntlet is peak Perez. Some will say his original Avengers run. Some will say Wonder Woman. For me, it's Infinity Gauntlet. The fact that such a great artist is, in my opinion, at the top of his career while on such an iconic storyline makes it even more amazing. Certainly, with the progression of the story Lim got to illustrate the epic battle scenes that Perez didn't get to illustrate. It's really too bad when you think about it. Imagine what those would've looked like with Perez at the helm. That's not to put Lim's work down. Lim did a wonderful job on them. But I prefer Perez, and daydream about what could've been! For many years I wanted a Perez Infinity Gauntlet page. That was to be the main piece of my entire collection. I've bid on many of them throughout the years. I can't say I had the same desire for a Lim Infinity Gauntlet page. Would I like to own a Lim Infinity Gauntlet page? Yes. But in all those years of bidding on a Perez IG page, I don't think I've ever bid on a Lim IG page. I've never lusted after a Lim IG page.

I only had a small number of lots on my watchlist. These were the main ones worth noting for me: 1) Romita Sr. Spider-Man card art. This piece went to the moon. Absolutely insane price. It's only about 4.5" x 6.5" in size. This sold for just a few thousand on Romita Man's site a couple of years ago, I believe. A few thousand is around what I figured it would still command today. Hitting $13.2k blew me away. 2) Perez Infinity Gauntlet page. I thought this page went low-ish. Not absurdly low, but it is Perez, IG, and Thanos. Pretty good page, in my opinion. I thought this would hit around $12k. 3) Bob Larkin X-Men card art from Fleer 1995. This one seems to solidify that 90's card art is no longer cheap. I'd call this a mid-tier piece. Fairly well known character by a fairly well known artist. $5k seems to be the going rate for that level of 90's card art. The last couple of HA auctions have yielded similar results for similar tier card art.

I think that is a very strong price for ASM #1 in 9.8. Even being the Curator copy. I think ASM #1 can only be worth so much in relation to AF #15. In my opinion, a $3M bid would put it pretty close to the AF #15 CGC 9.6 that went for $3.6M, even knowing that the ASM #1 is a 9.8. I think that most of us are aware the market has been struggling for the last year or so. A lot of books have come down significantly in value. I'm happy to see that ASM #1 9.8 go for $1.38M. In this market especially, I think that is a strong sale. A sale that will hopefully play its own small part in keeping the rest of the market from further decline.