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  1. Eranga is solid! Check out this mind spinning Mysterio he did for me! https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1761065
  2. I managed to squeak onto Art Adams’ New Orleans virtual list.
  3. Thanks to a good friend I was able to add this epic Bisley Lobo cover.
  4. Much obliged for the feedback. I had figured the cause - I’m more curious about how prevalent this problem may be. I also did figure it might be poor printing on this issue/batch, and excess moisture at the time of slabbing is also an interesting consideration.
  5. Hey guys. Anyone ever see something like this before? Is it something CGC would like to review? Cheers.
  6. Sold Los Bros a Skottie Young cover on Amateur Dueling Dealers in May for $800. Now on sale at Torpedo with a weird stat added for $1750.
  7. Great page. 7-10k I’d say. Shoot me a message if you’d like any more info. The 6k was not a terrible offer, but likely to go up.
  8. The last paragraph was specifically for you. I look forward to meeting you in person one day.
  9. I turned around and I was being hit by Non-Fungible Tokens. The first instance was a livestream by Jim Lee earlier this month. Then a plethora of announcements this week from Christies, followed closely by Essential Sequential and Felix Comic Art. Most of us are fuddy duddies about the digital art aspect and I get it. But look closely at proof of ownership. This is the essence of what blockchain was supposed to be. I remember when BTC/LTC/ETH etc first ‘flared up’ in the public eye. This is like that, with the fervor and vigor behind it, but also backed by ‘the man’ and ‘the machine’ (both of who were left out of the crypto boom), but more significantly, has a very clear and definitive purpose. Think a grading service, but without the self-interest. Copies of artwork are already a problem - there’s a whole Kirby thread about this already - so the proof of authenticity and proof of ownership aspect of an NFT for REAL artwork is very tempting. It’s one of the very reasons why some people watermark the artwork they post. Starting now we should really all be doing that. If you haven’t spend a few moments wondering what is stopping a computer from reading a scan of artwork and recreating it, with a brush and ink, then you should. With a little tinkering any motivated home forger could wreck havoc. We’re lucky that our hobby has been quite isolated, but I believe that it’s time to start tightening up the lines of ownership and authenticity. Public sharers may have a bit easier time establishing authenticity, but what about the unknown black holes? Or imagine when you approach an auction house to sell a piece for you, and they politely ask for the corresponding NFT... Digital Art - many of our favorite artists, new AND old are working digitally now. Some finish traditionally but many do not. I know some of these digital artist intentionally produce some pieces traditionally because of the hobby and lucrative money that can be made. As a result, we’ve seen spirited attempts with mono-prints etc. Surely this is better. A clean file, certified forever as the one only true original. Imagine then the other functionality that could be built in. An instant royalty for creator and owner whenever the image is used commercially. Something like that may justify a price that approaches what might be paid for traditional art, because then over time you might make that money back. Or make money on a piece just for owning it. That sounds yummy. NFT enforcement - with the backing of the establishment this will be easy. Imagine an active google crawler and board of arbitration. Every commercial image is checked for it’s NFT. An image without an NFT can be compared to a database and fined/billed/censored if it is found to be in violation. Or, an artist discovers their work is being used by someone on Etsy in some inappropriate manner, now they would have an avenue of recourse. Finally, remember, that just as there are people out there who have more money that you, there are also more people out there who have more Crypto than you. Over the past decade people in hiding have amassed immense crypto wealth, and it’s still hard to spend. The crypto millionaire may have trouble buying groceries (well, not really, but kind of), but they love to find value for a place to park/convert their wealth). 27.5 ETH may be a lot to someone who has to buy it from scratch, but there are many people who picked up ETH when it was between $1-$5 ONLY 5 YEARS AGO! That is HODL. Buy $1000 of coin in 2017. Wait 4 years. Celebrate. In any case I think this is here to stay. So dust off your digital wallets and put on your thinking caps. How will they get you? Dude, they will start giving you a token for free when you buy artwork. We have to figure out how to token the work that already exists, but soon ALL the new artwork will have one. Discuss, be happy! I look forward to seeing what Felix and Jason talk about on Tuesday.
  10. Beautiful cover Scott! It could also be that Stewart, no matter how deserving, gets leap-frogged like Prince Charles (wrong time) and someone like Far Sector's (DC Young Animals but Jemisin is writing some fantastic stuff) Lantern Jo Mullein could be the one to connect with the Miles/GwenPool/Silk generation. Getting back to Miles, he was definitely in the right place at the right time. There were a lot of compelling reasons for Mile's emergence - particularly Donald Glover's spirited love for the character and Glover asking the question 'why couldn't I be Spider-Man". As a non-caucasian myself the whole exchange and subsequent formation of Miles really resonated. I've always had it in the back of my head to try and acquire some early Miles art but never really dug into it too much, particularly as so much of it is digital. Another character that resonates with me is Kamala Khan. I'm slightly older than the generation that grew up reading Miles, just for context. My sweet spot is late 80s / early 90s. Stay safe everyone and happy collecting!
  11. My children are going to be FINE with community college or vocational school. God willing, HVAC install and repair 🤞🤞🤞
  12. I’m mid-40s and buying mid 80s to current OA. Here’s my current pull list more or less. I’m clearly a Big 2 guy but I am trying (and finding) great material outside them too. 2 stand outs are Dept of Truth (Tynion/Simmonds and much more unique than Batman) and Something is Killing The Children. Cheers. The Clock Undiscovered Country Dept of Truth Marvels Marvels X Wolverine Giant Size X-Men Marauders New Mutants X-Factor X-Men X-Men + Fantastic Four Hawkeye Freefall The Rise of Kylo Ren Spider-Man (Abrams) Strange Adventures Superman’s Pal JO Batman’s Grave Batman White Knight Dceased Dead Planet Decorum Star Wars Darth Vader SW : I High Republic Future State: Swamp Thing Future State: Wonder Woman GIGA (Le) Norse Mythology x-Ray Robot Immortal Hulk Trade Daredevil Trade Something is Killing the Children Trade
  13. Hey guys. I got a monster package in from Annabel. Enjoy! I’ll add the pieces when I’ve scanned them