Benedict Judas Hel

I have to concur with thethedew. I acquired my Sal Buscema ROM page featuring both ROM and Dire Wraiths at half your estimate. I acquired mine through CAF (Comic Art Fans) from a fellow collector so it is definitely possible for you. A little patience is required and just stating your desired budget constraints. Good luck!

I got in the original cover art for 2009 Fin Fang Four Return! #1 by Roger Langridge (using the oft-referenced Avengers #4 cover). Normally I would steer clear of overused homages like these (Amazing Spider-Man #300 springs to mind) but this one replaced by monstrous villains is right up my alley: With the text overlay: As it appears published;

Here is the latest addition to Fighting Fantasy illustration homages. This time it’s a 9” x 12” Rhino-Man by Derek Laufman: Here is the original illustration by Russ Nicholson that appeared in 1983’s Citadel of Chaos:

As a lover of obscure villains and large art, I am glad to add 1987 Web of Spider-Man Annual #3 Page 36 “The Men-Fish” by Michael Nasser (pencils) and Carl Gafford (inks): The published page:

He is definitely a friendly and outgoing individual. And please don’t tempt me with any of his commissions! I bought 3 more published pieces from him after the Llyra splash page above and I am hurting for spending money right now. But I found it hard to resist the great prices and the fact that he gave me the first look at some of them before he made them available publicly. And speaking of those pieces here they are starting with a 1994 Namor the Sub-Mariner Issue #55 Page 16 featuring Tiger Shark: The published page: Then there is 1995 Namor the Sub-Mariner Issue #59 Page 4 featuring The Abomination cleaning house: The published page: And lastly, I got a 1995 Namor the Sub-Mariner Issue #61 Page 1 because it’s a title page and those are hard to pass up: The published page:

I got in this excellent page that had 4 great reasons for me to purchase it: 1) it’s a Marvel page, 2) it’s a splash page, 3) it’s villain-centric and 4) bought directly from the artist. So I was able to add this 1994 Namor the Sub-Mariner Issue #50 Page 34 by Geof Isherwood to my collection: And the published page;

Here is the 9” x 12” original card art for Garbage Pail Kids “2023 Was The Worst” internet-exclusive Unsavory Avery (#10 in an 11-card series) by Chris Meeks. I always wanted to own original GPK card art being a huge childhood fan of the original vintage series (owning a complete set of the entire vintage series 1-15). And while this particular painting is not from the original series, realistically the modern versions are probably the only ones I will ever be able to afford. So I am very happy to add this piece to my collection and look forward to adding more… And the sticker card (with added egg details that Chris Meeks was kind enough to include with the original card painting):

Well, my prediction of receiving less than 10 votes came true as anticipated. For my 5 entries, I received a total of 7 votes. Thanks to all those who voted for my pieces and hopefully one day I will break into the double digits with my niche collecting theme!

Bob Kane! Definitely a Bob Kane!

I got in the most recent addition to my villain-focused collection with this 2016 Civil War II: Kingpin #1 cover by Aaron Kuder: As it appears published:

Here’s an 11” x 17” cover homage commission by Dan Parent that was quite a while in the making: And here is the original inspiration:

I voted on all categories last night and some were very hard to narrow to 5 choices as there were many excellent pieces in a couple of categories.

I have net worth?!

I buy a comic for each of the published art pages I have in my collection. I do this for framing purposes as I like to include the page (if it’s an interior page) and the cover of the book it appears in in.

I placed my 5 entries fully expecting to receive under 10 votes total. But here’s to punching upwards!

I have only a few goals this year and every year: 1) Add more Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition villains original art (also from The Book of the Dead and Update ‘89) 2) Add more villain-centric Marvel large art pages 3) Maybe some Cracked Magazine original art 4) I’d love to acquire an original Fighting Fantasy illustration 5) And finally, to hope beyond hope for an original Garbage Pail Kid illustration

Yeah, it’s just the money. That’s pretty much enough for me…

Here is my second and final Comic Art Live purchase, IDW’s 2021 G.I. Joe Yearbook #3 Reprint Cover by Roi Mercado: The published version: Thanks to Jiggy and Roi for giving me the opportunity to add this awesome piece to my collection!

I got in my latest Fighting Fantasy game book homage commission. This one is an 11” x 14” Armored Guard from 1985’s Space Assassin by Ron Randall: Here is the original illustration by Geoffrey Senior:

I got in my first piece from this year’s Comic Art Live purchase courtesy of Fisch B., Primus by Alex Saviuk (pencils) and Joe Rubinstein (inks) from 1986 The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #10 page 20: As it appears in the comic:

Yes he is! I really do owe him a lot. I got to figure how I’m going to repay him as I always like to return favors. Also, I finally heard back from the counteroffer I had in the works and the seller/artist agreed to the new price. I now have another modern G.I. Joe cover to my collection!

I bought 1 piece from super cool Fisch that was right up my collecting alley and allowed me to check another artist off my list to get a piece from. I had some sellers reach out for reduced prices on pieces I had saved but those were fall back choices in case I didn’t buy anything. However, since I did buy something I really wanted, I didn’t respond (except 1 for a modern cover hoping for a larger reduction). I haven’t heard back from that one so I assume it’s a no-go. But at the end of the day, I am perfectly happy with the piece I did get.

I use a professional framer with archival glass and I use the published page along with the cover of the comic issue the page appeared in. I use the same frame for each piece for uniformity but I change the color of the secondary matte board that best matches the prominent color of the page/cover for a bit of individuality among the pieces:

I received this 11 1/2” x 16” Vega and Baroness commission by Bo Hampton today: