batman_fan Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Put me down for Buscema as #1 SS artist followed by Kirby. I actually don't care for Lim but like Tom Grindberg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wormboy Posted January 26, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 26, 2018 Though his body of work on Surfer is tiny, I love Stokoe's Surfer: BCarter27, John E., Panelfan1 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comix4fun Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 21 minutes ago, wormboy said: Though his body of work on Surfer is tiny, I love Stokoe's Surfer: Like that cover A LOT. That Galactus and cityscape is tremendous. mister_not_so_nice and wormboy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick O. Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Just noticed @Panelfan1 edited the name of this thread... now I won't feel so bad krapping all over it! On 1/25/2018 at 10:46 PM, comix4fun said: If you're going straight aesthetics give Moebius' Surfer a look see. He drew one of the prettiest Surfer's ever. It felt like he was almost slumming he was so good. I'm actually really drawn to his Galactus - was very close to pulling the trigger on a great page recently. Moebius' commentary in the Parable hardcover discusses how he tried to adapt his style to American comics for this project, and provides fascinating insights into the mind of a master. 23 hours ago, comix4fun said: I made you one to use in just such a situation..... 23 hours ago, delekkerste said: 15 hours ago, stinkininkin said: Well, when it comes to Capt. Marvel/Warlock/Thanos cosmic art, that's the top of the mountain as far as I'm concerned. Wait until you see the new Starlin Artifacts Artist Edition that Scott Dunbier is wrapping up. Bah couldn't get Scott scans in the format he needed 12 hours ago, batman_fan said: Put me down for Buscema as #1 SS artist followed by Kirby. I actually don't care for Lim but like Tom Grindberg. Ya Grindberg's '90s Marvel Cosmic stuff is growing on me... and still so ridiculously cheap! 12 hours ago, wormboy said: Though his body of work on Surfer is tiny, I love Stokoe's Surfer: That would do very nicely in lieu of a Moebius page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodou Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 I think that Stokoe owes a lot to Giorgio Comolo's interpretations of 15-20 years ago. Maybe it's coincidental, maybe not, just putting it out there. wormboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mycroft Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 I'll throw in the name of Claudio Castellini and run ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r100comics Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 16 hours ago, Mycroft said: I'll throw in the name of Claudio Castellini and run ... Actually, he was great on the original Marvel v DC series. That was a LOT of fun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timguerrero Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 As far as Silver Surfer goes nobody can top Jack Kirby because its his character people! But then there have been a lot of great artist on the character. John Buscema, Marshall Rogers, Ron Lim and Mike Allred. Their all good I would evaluate pages that I could acquire page by page to determine which would be the best if I were in the market for some but the current pricing takes it off my budget. Romita 100 cover will command a good price tag and definitely worth it as long as no foul play takes place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post glenbru Posted January 27, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2018 On 1/26/2018 at 10:39 AM, Mycroft said: I'll throw in the name of Claudio Castellini and run ... I just did a write up on FB about the great experience I had with a Surfer commission by Claudio... A few years ago, 2013, I had the good fortune to commission Claudio Castellini to do a Silver Surfer piece in the style of the work he did for Marvel. To me, like Jack Kirby or John Buscema, Claudio does what I consider to be a definitive version of the character. He is the heir to the Surfer throne IMHO. Claudio was very nice when we first got in touch, but he warned me that he had a lot on his plate and it might be a while before he could get to finishing it. I was just happy he was willing to take on my commission and was more than willing to wait. The very next day, he had a prelim sketch for me to choose from. I decided on the pose with the right hand down and the left hand up. He agreed - he liked that pose best as well. A few weeks later, he had the full prelim worked out. After that I had to wait quite a number of months, but one morning, in my inbox, was -- the final commission. I LOVED IT! I couldn't wait to put it on my wall. But I was going to have to wait a bit longer. Claudio was doing a show, an art exhibit, and wanted to take the piece with him to display. He asked if I would mind waiting for my piece so he could use it at the show. How could I refuse him--he so exceeded my expectations in the final piece. He sent me pictures of my commission at the show, he did a large poster of it -- it looked wonderful! Finally, the art arrived. I'm so greatful to Claudio for doing such a magnificent Surfer for me--it's twice up size and lovely to look at every day. Sorry folks, this one just ain't for sale! You can see the prelims and process Claudio did on my Facebook page PANEL PAGE ART: https://www.facebook.com/panelpageart/ Thanks! Glen JadeGiant, Unca Ben, Hulk213 and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipB2k17 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 (edited) On 1/25/2018 at 3:42 PM, Ironmandrd said: Two random observations---while not a real Cosmic artist, Buckler did his version of Silver Surfer pages in FF in the 70s, and while I'm not a big fan, those pages command high prices. And I am surprised that Starlin doesn't get more Cosmic love. His 70s Captain Marvel/Avengers/Warlock Thanos art was great (later wasn't too bad either). I have a Buckler FF Page with the Surfer. Admittedly he’s tiny and not doing a whole lot but the Torch & Kang are having some fun Edited January 28, 2018 by PhilipB2k17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipB2k17 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 On 1/26/2018 at 11:56 AM, O. said: Just noticed @Panelfan1 edited the name of this thread... now I won't feel so bad krapping all over it! I'm actually really drawn to his Galactus - was very close to pulling the trigger on a great page recently. Moebius' commentary in the Parable hardcover discusses how he tried to adapt his style to American comics for this project, and provides fascinating insights into the mind of a master. Bah couldn't get Scott scans in the format he needed Ya Grindberg's '90s Marvel Cosmic stuff is growing on me... and still so ridiculously cheap! That would do very nicely in lieu of a Moebius page A Stokoe Galactus is what I want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquareChaos Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 3 hours ago, PhilipB2k17 said: A Stokoe Galactus is what I want. I don't believe he takes commissions any longer, but I think he's on Cadence so you could always reach out and ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 1 hour ago, SquareChaos said: I don't believe he takes commissions any longer, but I think he's on Cadence so you could always reach out and ask. Do you know why he doesn’t take commissions? Busy schedule? Just wondering if by this you mean temporarily or permanently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipB2k17 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, SquareChaos said: I don't believe he takes commissions any longer, but I think he's on Cadence so you could always reach out and ask. I’m not a commissions guy. Edited January 28, 2018 by PhilipB2k17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipB2k17 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 8 hours ago, Jay Olie Espy said: Do you know why he doesn’t take commissions? Busy schedule? Just wondering if by this you mean temporarily or permanently? My guess is that he’s so precise and detailed that he can’t do both commissions and published stuff in a timely manner. John E. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeGiant Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 (edited) Long thread that was fun to read straight through. No idea where ASM 100 will hammer – that’s not my end of the pool (heck, I don’t even know where that pool exists … I probably need a pass from the cabal to take a dip there). I do find a post valuing the art at a point that is apparently much lower than the seller it believes to hammer to be in bad taste personally. I wouldn’t do it. I will say this – it will have more of my attention based on the discussion here. I wonder if the phrase “any marketing is good marketing” applies? Fun to watch play out. As for the surfer discussion, once again not my bailiwick but I do know that Lim has a very strong following and his cosmic stuff is VERY desired with more than a few willing to duke it out for cosmic pages. His art is still on a drastic price growth curve. I would be holding this stuff right now with all the hype coming with the new movie. I feel very fortunate to have secured an opening splash from a cosmic story that contained the Hulk. Lim’s surfer run was always one of the first issues I read from my weekly Thursday comic stack. He has a large following that might just now be seeing price increases spurred by IG. Edited January 29, 2018 by JadeGiant SquareChaos, heartened and MONSTER 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiderJunkie Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) And the hammer is 478,000.00 with buyers premium Edited February 23, 2018 by SpiderJunkie Twanj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick O. Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 On 1/30/2018 at 12:26 AM, JadeGiant said: As for the surfer discussion, once again not my bailiwick but I do know that Lim has a very strong following and his cosmic stuff is VERY desired with more than a few willing to duke it out for cosmic pages. His art is still on a drastic price growth curve. Spot on Dave. I was astonished by the prices those three Lim Infinity Gauntlet #5 panel pages (Thanos sans the Gauntlet) just fetched at HA ($7.8k, $5.5k, $9.6k)! Lim Infinity War prices also appear to have skyrocketed (again), with this Thanos panel page getting $3.1k at CLink: https://comicbookinvest.com/2018/02/09/market-report-february-2018-comiclink-focused-auction/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khazano Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 5 hours ago, O. said: Spot on Dave. I was astonished by the prices those three Lim Infinity Gauntlet #5 panel pages (Thanos sans the Gauntlet) just fetched at HA ($7.8k, $5.5k, $9.6k)! Lim Infinity War prices also appear to have skyrocketed (again), with this Thanos panel page getting $3.1k at CLink: https://comicbookinvest.com/2018/02/09/market-report-february-2018-comiclink-focused-auction/ Im completely mind boggled by this! I always figured myself pretty savy at valuing the stuff in my wheel house. But every year since 2014 the cosmic market has left me dumbfounded. This has to be getting to the ceiling. It can't keep going up like this. (Not that Im complaining!!!!) Twanj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter G Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 On 1/13/2018 at 6:13 AM, romitaman said: I own all but a couple pages to asm 100... 1 of my favorite issues......I owned this asm #100 cover and I sold it around 2006...i tried to buy it back from the owner a few months ago privately. i offered him 250k GREEN..... FLOWN TO HIM BY ME and he passed on my offer... He said he feels it will sell for more....... (which means it will have to sell OVER 300k at auction for him to get more than my offer.........) we'll see if that happens. This cover is inked by Frank Giacoia and "NOT ROMITA".... I honestly feel this hurts the value some as all of the background characters look as if they are half drawn.....John Romita would have put a lot more effort into the inking had he inked this cover himself. Only the kingpin image is penciled and inked by John Romita and for me personally, it's easy to see how nice that image looks versus the rest of the background characters. MJ and Gwen look off some and not like fully detailed Romita images.....so in hindsight....after thinking it all over...... i'm glad he turned down my offer as i'll wait for a twice up goody in the future and we will all see if it sells for less than my offer. Cough cough... conflict of interest... cough cough Do people really still fall for these obvious tactics to manipulate markets in 2018 ? i wish dealers would have some scruples and not do this stuff AnkurJ, comicwiz and Catwoman_Fan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
