Canadiancomics Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 John Romita Sr sketch Hey guys, so last night I won an auction for a John Romita sr Spider-Man head sketch which was done in 1996, bought it so I could display it with the letter and autograph I got from him after sending a letter (unfortunately he does not sketch anymore). Anyways, I was wondering if any one can provide any insight whether the sketch looks real to them and where John might have been signing in 1996 (Included a pic of it below). Thanks- Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comiconxion Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Looks real to me. I know I met John in New York in the late 90's and he offered to do quick head sketches for anyone that wanted one for free. This is earlier than that, but he probably offered something similar wherever he appeared to do this. Signature looks right to me as well. Sketch is a little looser, but looks like he did it without penciling first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadiancomics Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 10 hours ago, comiconxion said: Looks real to me. I know I met John in New York in the late 90's and he offered to do quick head sketches for anyone that wanted one for free. This is earlier than that, but he probably offered something similar wherever he appeared to do this. Signature looks right to me as well. Sketch is a little looser, but looks like he did it without penciling first. Thanks for the info! Yes it seems like he went strait to the pen without pencils first. The prices for his sketches have been going up a lot latley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicwiz Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 This one's from an autographs page from '73 - interesting seeing the differences in his sketch and sig over twenty years apart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SignatureSelect Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Do you own that autograph page and if so how much would you sell it for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicwiz Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 4 minutes ago, SignatureSelect said: Do you own that autograph page and if so how much would you sell it for Yes. Sorry it's not for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SignatureSelect Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 well if you ever need money and want to sell it let me know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadiancomics Posted April 14, 2017 Author Share Posted April 14, 2017 On April 13, 2017 at 8:16 AM, comicwiz said: This one's from an autographs page from '73 - interesting seeing the differences in his sketch and sig over twenty years apart Wow that's one amazing jam peice, so many big names. Hope to get something like that done when I go to a con in May! Bagley, Layton, Nicieza are going as well as other big names Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmaz Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Agree that the signature looks spot on. Here's mine by way of comparison. The sketch looks a bit "off" but I think the conclusion that it was done quickly and without underlying pencils explains it perfectly. I'd say it's the real deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadiancomics Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 On April 15, 2017 at 10:38 AM, fmaz said: Agree that the signature looks spot on. Here's mine by way of comparison. The sketch looks a bit "off" but I think the conclusion that it was done quickly and without underlying pencils explains it perfectly. I'd say it's the real deal. Wow I'm so jealous of that. I hope to get another sketch from him that's penciled and more detailed. The two I own are drawn in pen with not much detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmaz Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Canadiancomics said: Wow I'm so jealous of that. I hope to get another sketch from him that's penciled and more detailed. The two I own are drawn in pen with not much detail. I'm hoping to get an original art page of his from his Amazing Spider-Man run someday... I've actually identified the page I want and found a seller who keeps tantilzing me by saying "Not ready to sell it today, but check back in with me." Although it's now been six months of that and I'm starting to think he's just too nice to just say "No". But anyway, in the meantime, I'm very happy to have this sketch. Which, by the way, I bought right her off the boards... so keep your eyes open you never know what will pop up! This one posted in mixed sales forum with some other sketches one night and I grabbed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadiancomics Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 I know how you feel. They don't seem to come up on here to often. There was a captain America one on here but I couldn't work out a deal, would have wanted it. You should try sending Romita a letter to his fan mail address! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
