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So this is why you guys like Artist's Editions!
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and I'll echo several of the comments here. My favorite AE are:

 

Kirby Thor

the Romita Sr Spidey books

The Star Wars Artifacts Edition ...

as Silver Age (and early Bronze Age) OA keeps getting further and further from what I can afford to pay, these books are a great way to get an up-close look at those original pages. IDW does a great job with them.

 

Mike

 

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I have something like 8-10 of these and have not yet read them all but the Dave Stevens' Rocketeer is my favorite so far. Revelatory! 

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19 hours ago, fsumavila said:

what condition is it in and what are you asking??

That post is over two years old. :gossip:

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Anyway, since the thread was raised from the dead, here's my two cents.

I started with the Dave Stevens' Rocketeer, and it is still my favorite.

I also have and adore

Simonson's Thor

Kirby's New Gods

Kirby's Kamandi

Hellboy in Hell

PS: Almost forgot DD Born Again! Got it for X-mas last year!

 

And there are some non-IDW books working in the same vein, that I have enjoyed:

For Simonson fans, you can't pass up "Alien: The Illustrated Story" (signed edition by Titan) and Dark Horse's "Robocop vs Terminator". 

I also really like the Graphitti DC books, especially the Kelley Jones stuff.

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My personal favorite Artists Editions for reading are:

1) Mazzuchelli DD Born Again-- gritty and dramatic in black and white

2) Byrne FF (Doctor Doom)-- amazing to see panel details and a captivating story. 

3) Miller Dark Knight Returns-- an opus worth enjoying page to page in twice up glory

4) Kirby Thor-- great selection of stories and jaw dropping cover/splash gallery

Dino

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Paramagic they can be expensive however can you imagine  how much it would cost to own one page never mind a whole book devoted to an artist. I figure that on their release that they work out to be  $1.50 a page now that's value for money, well that works for my reasoning but then I'm a NUT.     

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i'm agree with that, buying some pages is out of range for most people, i 've bought all the EC and love all of them, Wood and Ingels are for me the best ones.

i pick up last week end the crandall AE and reading stories at this size is really really fun ;)

i've bought the Born again , the Romita's Spidey and Kirby Thor and FF 

I'm waiting for the large art  Kirby's FF in July which collect some great stories 

i think quality on this books worth the money , and here in France is far more expensive than in the USA 

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I just received today the Kirby FF AE.  It is fantastic, some of the best Kirby Sinnott work. Some amazing Inhumans and Doom splashes in there.  I have eight or nine AEs and I love them all.  The only one I found editorially a bit weak is the Marvel covers.  Great covers of course but  not much logic in the assembly.

Look forward to the Kirby FF large art.

Carlo 

 

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Hi all!  I just got Gene Colan's Tomb of Dracula Artist's Edition in the mail.  The book is beautiful, and I'm not just saying that because it includes the complete Tomb of Dracula #48 that currently resides in my collection.  The Colan/Palmer art is lovely throughout.  I highly recommend this book.  If you want to see a nice preview of the book, check out the link below.  Best regards, Lee

https://13thdimension.com/13-great-pages-inside-gene-colans-tomb-of-dracula-artists-edition/

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Speaking of these editions - does anyone have contact info for Scott Dunbier?  

I spoke to him at SDCC two years ago, and I have some art for an edition he said he was planning (that I would LOVE to see happen just to see all of a certain book collected!), but I've tried contacting him though IDW and his account here, and no responce from either...  

Thanks!

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2 minutes ago, Flambit said:

Speaking of these editions - does anyone have contact info for Scott Dunbier?  

I spoke to him at SDCC two years ago, and I have some art for an edition he said he was planning (that I would LOVE to see happen just to see all of a certain book collected!), but I've tried contacting him though IDW and his account here, and no responce from either...  

Thanks!

He's on Facebook and is fairly active.

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9 hours ago, Lee B. said:

Hi all!  I just got Gene Colan's Tomb of Dracula Artist's Edition in the mail.  The book is beautiful, and I'm not just saying that because it includes the complete Tomb of Dracula #48 that currently resides in my collection.  The Colan/Palmer art is lovely throughout.  I highly recommend this book.  If you want to see a nice preview of the book, check out the link below.  Best regards, Lee

https://13thdimension.com/13-great-pages-inside-gene-colans-tomb-of-dracula-artists-edition/

Just got it yesterday as well - it's fantastic!  Scott & IDW did a great job, as usual. 

Congrats on the #48 story, Lee - that's a great one!

I'm partial to the #25 story (1st Hannibal King), as issues #24 and #25 were two of the first issues from the series that I ever read (as back issues; I wasn't old enough to be reading them when they came out!)  ToD is one of my top 10 favorite titles ever; if anyone is looking for an older series to check out, you could do a lot worse than reading it from start to finish.  And this is one of the better Artist Editions, IMO, with six complete stories and lots of great extras - go check it out!!

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15 hours ago, Lee B. said:

Hi all!  I just got Gene Colan's Tomb of Dracula Artist's Edition in the mail.  The book is beautiful, and I'm not just saying that because it includes the complete Tomb of Dracula #48 that currently resides in my collection.  The Colan/Palmer art is lovely throughout.  I highly recommend this book.  If you want to see a nice preview of the book, check out the link below.  Best regards, Lee

https://13thdimension.com/13-great-pages-inside-gene-colans-tomb-of-dracula-artists-edition/

just bought it today! Your story is maybe the most beautiful!

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