Turtle Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetteon Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjanse Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 one of my favorite artists got this to me recently.... wow just wow very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamG-migration Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Not a bad deal, nice purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 As promised, here's mine just in today: It took a few years, but I finally got my #2 9.8 SS. I like the blue marker he used! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubmonkey Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Well done PP! I love the head sketch touching Donatello. You're right about the blue marker, really blends in with the cover! (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetteon Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 As promised, here's mine just in today: It took a few years, but I finally got my #2 9.8 SS. I like the blue marker he used! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMNT Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 As promised, here's mine just in today: It took a few years, but I finally got my #2 9.8 SS. I like the blue marker he used! Your collection never ceases to amaze... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mschmidt Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Fantastic book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unmovedmover Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Does anyone have any information on how to tell a counterfeit of later issues? I recently picked up a nice number 2, but some comments from the shop owner made me wonder about it. I found the neat thread about the differences in printings of issue one, but couldnt find anything on counterfeits, especially of #2 and later. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Does anyone have any information on how to tell a counterfeit of later issues? I recently picked up a nice number 2, but some comments from the shop owner made me wonder about it. I found the neat thread about the differences in printings of issue one, but couldnt find anything on counterfeits, especially of #2 and later. Thanks! I'm not sure I've ever seen a counterfeit of any other issue besides #1 & #2. The number 2 counterfeit I saw had a different hatch pattern when viewed up close. It's not easy to make out in a picture. I'd need to see them side by side again to give more info, but the hatch pattern was a tell in the counterfeit #2 I saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Thanks for all the comments! Here are the other 2 I got from the submission. I big thanks goes out to fingerprint_ink for taking good care of these: Here's my 3rd print, currently the only 9.8 SS on census: and the back cover: Any my 2nd print, currently the highest SS on census: I just LOVE the sketch he did on this one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMNT Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Sheesh man... so when will you be showing us that #1 1st print SS in 9.8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryan91 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I love that Splinter sketch. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney414 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I really dig the splinter sketch! (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubmonkey Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 awesome books! I very much prefer to see the sigs and sketches on the back of the book with the #1's... really really nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Sheesh man... so when will you be showing us that #1 1st print SS in 9.8? I estimate that I'm at least a few years off, but it WILL happen. awesome books! I very much prefer to see the sigs and sketches on the back of the book with the #1's... really really nice! That's been the nice thing about submitting my own books. By creating window bags, I can "aim" the signature. I try to obscure as little art as possible by aiming for either some empty space on the cover or if there is none, the logo. The #1 has that nice big area in the back that shows silver sharpie very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archon_Turtle Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Stoked out of my mind for this piece. Not in hand yet, but I couldn't wait to share it. Some of you may have seen it on ebay a couple days ago. Normally I don't go for Buy-It-Now auctions for high price items, but it was just too good to pass up, so I pounced: What we have here is a 1985 painted sketch of Raphael by Kevin Eastman. This will be the first painted Kevin piece in my collection. It being a year two sketch makes it even better! Painted pieces by Kevin are quite rare, so to have one that is so early on the timeline is just incredible. I'm on cloud nine. As I said, he is on his way to me, so more on this when he arrives :-) eastbayrudy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamG-migration Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Congrats again Archon, great piece - SS_Turtle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Man Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 So many wins in this thread. I love it. Sadly, my only recent TMNT addition was the hardcover Ultimate Collection v. 1--which I love! Got it on Amazon for 50% off, so that's on the reading pile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
