Do these look right to anyone else? Possible fakes on eBay 1 1

[Madman1138]

I was on eBay tonight when I came across this "Jim Lee commission" which doesn't look right to me. I am not one to usually post these types of posts because what if I am wrong. But in this I fear I am right and it is the art that's wrong. Here's the Jim Lee piece he has up.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JIM-LEE-SIGNED-ORIGINAL-COMIC-ART-COMMISSION-BATMAN-AND-BEETLE-/263103521613?hash=item3d4231234d:g:x~IAAOSwmoBZaVWq

It doesn't look at all like a Jim Lee piece to me, so I looked at what else he had up, and he has a few pencil pieces that oddly all look like the same hand, (and possibly the same pencil) but credit to Jim Lee, John Romita Jr, and Terry Olden. And all are signed on the bottom corner in tiny letters, and even those don't look right. Here is the Romita Jr piece.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JOHN-ROMITA-JR-ORIGINAL-COMIC-ART-COMMISSION-SPIDERMAN-SWINGING-SIGNED-/263103521624?hash=item3d42312358:g:QokAAOSw-ldZaVbY

And lastly a lot by Terry Olden.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-COMMISSIONED-ORIGINAL-COMIC-ART-BY-TERRY-OLDEN-2-BATMAN-SUPERMAN-/263103521630?hash=item3d4231235e:g:aZUAAOSwgZZZaVeU

 

Am I crazy or do they all seem drawn by the same artist? Even the pencil strokes in the blacks looks the same. I believe I have seen similar pieces like these before from this seller but cannot be sure as I do not follow them. But the art looks the same as what I remember seeing before, and mentally marked as possible fakes.

Thoughts?

 

Dave K

[comix4fun]

56 minutes ago, Madman1138 said:

I was on eBay tonight when I came across this "Jim Lee commission" which doesn't look right to me. I am not one to usually post these types of posts because what if I am wrong. But in this I fear I am right and it is the art that's wrong. Here's the Jim Lee piece he has up.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JIM-LEE-SIGNED-ORIGINAL-COMIC-ART-COMMISSION-BATMAN-AND-BEETLE-/263103521613?hash=item3d4231234d:g:x~IAAOSwmoBZaVWq

It doesn't look at all like a Jim Lee piece to me, so I looked at what else he had up, and he has a few pencil pieces that oddly all look like the same hand, (and possibly the same pencil) but credit to Jim Lee, John Romita Jr, and Terry Olden. And all are signed on the bottom corner in tiny letters, and even those don't look right. Here is the Romita Jr piece.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JOHN-ROMITA-JR-ORIGINAL-COMIC-ART-COMMISSION-SPIDERMAN-SWINGING-SIGNED-/263103521624?hash=item3d42312358:g:QokAAOSw-ldZaVbY

And lastly a lot by Terry Olden.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-COMMISSIONED-ORIGINAL-COMIC-ART-BY-TERRY-OLDEN-2-BATMAN-SUPERMAN-/263103521630?hash=item3d4231235e:g:aZUAAOSwgZZZaVeU

 

Am I crazy or do they all seem drawn by the same artist? Even the pencil strokes in the blacks looks the same. I believe I have seen similar pieces like these before from this seller but cannot be sure as I do not follow them. But the art looks the same as what I remember seeing before, and mentally marked as possible fakes.

Thoughts?

 

Dave K

The Jim Lee and the Romita Jr don't look like anything I've seen them do, ever, and especially not in the last 10 years. 

Also the Romita Jr. sig looks wrong. It's like he forgot how to make the R the same way the second time around. 

 

[stinkininkin]

1 hour ago, Madman1138 said:

I was on eBay tonight when I came across this "Jim Lee commission" which doesn't look right to me. I am not one to usually post these types of posts because what if I am wrong. But in this I fear I am right and it is the art that's wrong. Here's the Jim Lee piece he has up.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JIM-LEE-SIGNED-ORIGINAL-COMIC-ART-COMMISSION-BATMAN-AND-BEETLE-/263103521613?hash=item3d4231234d:g:x~IAAOSwmoBZaVWq

It doesn't look at all like a Jim Lee piece to me, so I looked at what else he had up, and he has a few pencil pieces that oddly all look like the same hand, (and possibly the same pencil) but credit to Jim Lee, John Romita Jr, and Terry Olden. And all are signed on the bottom corner in tiny letters, and even those don't look right. Here is the Romita Jr piece.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JOHN-ROMITA-JR-ORIGINAL-COMIC-ART-COMMISSION-SPIDERMAN-SWINGING-SIGNED-/263103521624?hash=item3d42312358:g:QokAAOSw-ldZaVbY

And lastly a lot by Terry Olden.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-COMMISSIONED-ORIGINAL-COMIC-ART-BY-TERRY-OLDEN-2-BATMAN-SUPERMAN-/263103521630?hash=item3d4231235e:g:aZUAAOSwgZZZaVeU

 

Am I crazy or do they all seem drawn by the same artist? Even the pencil strokes in the blacks looks the same. I believe I have seen similar pieces like these before from this seller but cannot be sure as I do not follow them. But the art looks the same as what I remember seeing before, and mentally marked as possible fakes.

Thoughts?

 

Dave K

The Jim Lee art is 1000% bogus.  Stay far away.  It's not even close.  None of this stuff is legit.  Total rip off.

Scott

[Madman1138]

Yeah, these were not tough to spot once you look at them. I thought they would say something in the description about being "inspired by Jim Lee/JRJR' or something but he is seriously trying to pass them off. That's just insane! 

On the other hand, to also play the devil's advocate, maybe he doesn't know what he has is . He has a solid feedback score (the only neutral feedback said item not received) and he doesn't appear to have dealt art before, just comics, collectibles, and cards. So maybe he bought them from someone and doesn't know art? 

The proliferation of forgeries is getting ridiculous these days. It's why I won't buy sketches from eBay at all anymore, period. 

[chrisco37]

Yeah, the Lee is so far from anything you'd ever see by him.  The "artwork" on that looks similar to the "Terry Olden" sketch.

That "JRJR" is just horrible.  Amateur hour. 

 

[kav]

All done by the same guy as you can tell by the exact pencil shading direction probably a left hander.

[williamhlawson]

Obviously, same hand, same everything, falsehoods abound.  Flee.  Maybe report, but personally flee.

 

 

[desertdogg20061]

I took one look at the so called jim lee  sketch and it is so bad I did not bother even look at the rest of stuff this guy has not a moral bone in his body trying to pass this trash off. some nerve of people.

[Madman1138]

I reported some of them but nothing will probably happen. eBay doesn't really do much to keep these crooks off there because they make them money. It's sad that this is the people are trying now. They aren't even remotely similar to these artists styles and are all clearly fake, but some newbie might buy them thinking they're real. I miss the days when you could see the bidders ID's and contact them if needed. Ebay has just gone all to hell over the past decade or so. I still buy stuff on there from time to time, but it's glory days for art collecting are long past at this point.

 

[Siege Perilous]

This is most definitely fake, right?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/X-MEN-WOLVERINE-SKETCH-John-Byrne-Chris-Wozniak-Original-Art-/253101007305?hash=item3aedfee1c9:g:XJMAAOSwt0JZlcmG

[malvin]

1 hour ago, ZimmermanTelegram said:

This is most definitely fake, right?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/X-MEN-WOLVERINE-SKETCH-John-Byrne-Chris-Wozniak-Original-Art-/253101007305?hash=item3aedfee1c9:g:XJMAAOSwt0JZlcmG

This came up a few years ago, they aren't really fakes but I don't think there are Byrne pencils underneath, Wozniak recreated this or lightboxed it. 

Malvin

[Siege Perilous]

Ah. That makes sense. Thanks!!