delekkerste Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Carlo M said: I have a bit of a vested interest, yet I found very surprising that both Sal's Cap and Kane's Thor covers ended up higher than the Avengers cover by Kirby. I wonder if this is due to i) good quality of the Buscema and Kane covers (both really good IMHO), ii) a bit of fatigue by Kirby investors after the Cap cover and the FF Annual stuff, and given the Silver Surfer pin-up coming right after (excellent piece, congratulations to the buyer?), iii) the Avengers cover not being from a peak Kirby period. I guess a combination of all the above is probably the right answer. I'm not surprised about the Kane Thor cover - it's such a striking image that I knew that there would be a slugfest to take it home, even if nobody really cares about that particular book otherwise. I am surprised that Sal B covers are beating out Kirby '70s covers, though. I guess it's due to the relative supply (in terms of flow, i.e., the amount of material that hitting the market - as opposed to stock, i.e., the quantity extant). I have to believe that, despite the belief among some that image/content/characters trump the artist these days, for the long-term, I'd have a hard time believing that the Kirby isn't a better bet. Then again, I am most definitely not in the camp that argued recently that, longer-term, people won't differentiate between Batman being drawn by various different artists...I think the artist will always matter a lot to people in this hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironmandrd Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 15 minutes ago, Carlo M said: . . . I found very surprising that both Sal's Cap and Kane's Thor covers ended up higher than the Avengers cover by Kirby. +1. That Avengers 158 may have been the best long term "bargain" in the entire Platinum session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comix4fun Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Just now, Ironmandrd said: +1. That Avengers 158 may have been the best long term "bargain" in the entire Platinum session. Could be, but given the era for Kirby from which it comes (1976-77) will always have it lagging behind other Kirby from more desirable eras in his career. But with the rising tide of cover art prices and cover art prices from lesser artists (even if it's from their better eras) will always make this cover compare favorably so I think it was well bought too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 6 minutes ago, comix4fun said: 11 minutes ago, Ironmandrd said: +1. That Avengers 158 may have been the best long term "bargain" in the entire Platinum session. Could be, but given the era for Kirby from which it comes (1976-77) will always have it lagging behind other Kirby from more desirable eras in his career. Yeah, not all Kirby is created equal. I'm not a fan of Kirby's mid-70s Marvel work at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Fire up those video game bids people. 30 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjonahjameson11 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Live bidding starts in less than an hour. Good luck to those planning to bid! 👍🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 13 hours ago, AnkurJ said: Doubled the comic connect number! I was shocked. It is a great page but Wow for whoever picked it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delekkerste Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, batman_fan said: I was shocked. It is a great page but Wow for whoever picked it up I've lost track of what we're talking about...what page are you referring to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glendgold Posted November 22, 2019 Author Share Posted November 22, 2019 Here's something you don't generally see 30 minutes before an auction: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glendgold Posted November 22, 2019 Author Share Posted November 22, 2019 Here's something you don't generally see 30 minutes before an auction: Twanj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 6 minutes ago, delekkerste said: I've lost track of what we're talking about...what page are you referring to? The GA Detective panel with Catwoman. Sold a CC for $18k and resold on HA for over $30k John E. and delekkerste 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glendgold Posted November 22, 2019 Author Share Posted November 22, 2019 19 minutes ago, batman_fan said: The GA Detective panel with Catwoman. Sold a CC for $18k and resold on HA for over $30k Beyond that price differential, there's more to testify to how terrible CC is as an art platform: I was in SD when someone brought that page over to Heritage. The bigwigs in the booth all looked at it in astonishment, as it is a great page, and there was excited discussion of how much it might be worth -- because not one of them had seen it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will_K Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Session 4, Not getting audio or video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unstoppablejayd Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 7 minutes ago, Will_K said: Session 4, Not getting audio or video I am - refresh it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjonahjameson11 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 15 minutes ago, glendgold said: Beyond that price differential, there's more to testify to how terrible CC is as an art platform: I was in SD when someone brought that page over to Heritage. The bigwigs in the booth all looked at it in astonishment, as it is a great page, and there was excited discussion of how much it might be worth -- because not one of them had seen it before. What’s CC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delekkerste Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 12 minutes ago, jjonahjameson11 said: What’s CC? ComicConnect No comments on today's art session yet?? It's underway already if that sort of thing is of interest to people here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will_K Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 27 minutes ago, Unstoppablejayd said: I am - refresh it Refreshing isn't working for me. The tone works for watch list items coming up. Also the "you've been outbid" works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 (edited) Nothing seems cheap that’s for sure. Maybe that Groo cover ... Edited November 22, 2019 by ThothAmon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokstarr Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 That Red Sonja cover was awesome looking. I was hoping for it, but it zoomed by what I was comfortable spending at this moment. I have no idea what the expected hammer price was - did it go above or below what people expected? It was $32,400 with the premium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exitmusicblue Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 CNN front page, baby... https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/22/us/marvel-comic-book-record-trnd/index.html Twanj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...