BCarter27 Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 11 hours ago, PhilipB2k17 said: What about shipping costs? Costs of carry like shipping, insurance, convention fees, packing materials don't count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlo M Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 This budget edition is such a great idea. I truly enjoyd going through th entries and was amazed by the quality. Congrats to the buyers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick2you2 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Carlo M said: This budget edition is such a great idea. I truly enjoyd going through th entries and was amazed by the quality. Congrats to the buyers! I not only agree, but want to add a more general observation. There is a difference between great draftsmanship and great OA. The old “classics” artists could be great draftsman, but the way that storytelling existed constrained the OA. Too many 6 panel pages and text exposition, for example. Exceptions to the rule, like Eisner and Kirby, appear to have had more freedom in the storytelling aspect of OA. But with Adams, he blew open the doors on OA and page structure became much more interesting. Again, IMO, OA generally got much better. The result of this change has produced an overall increase in the raw quality of work— along with better pay, attracting more artists, and the rise of the independents, allowing for more experimentation and avenues for artists—leading to continued, excellent draftsmanship and OA. Which, taken together, makes me think that a lot of older art is overpriced if you strip out the nostalgia aspects and “early examples of” value to the art. Bottom line: the future is bright and getting brighter. Edited January 3, 2020 by Rick2you2 NC101 and exitmusicblue 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dichotomy Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I was really torn between these two - sketchbook published Sink at $300 or unpublished Sook at $150. Full disclosure, the Sink is on typing paper. I eventually went with the Sook just because it was so reasonably priced and I wanted to show the low end of the premium artist market. What do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick2you2 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 1 hour ago, dichotomy said: I was really torn between these two - sketchbook published Sink at $300 or unpublished Sook at $150. Full disclosure, the Sink is on typing paper. I eventually went with the Sook just because it was so reasonably priced and I wanted to show the low end of the premium artist market. What do you guys think? I prefer the Sook. I don’t care for the heavy inking, or making that particular character serious. First Upgrade and alxjhnsn 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESeffinga Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 That Sook piece is fantastic. Makes me think of a number of Andrew Robinson commissions from 20 years ago. (Andrew used to inject a lot of whimsy into some of his commissions) dichotomy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotSuperPowers? Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 31 minutes ago, ESeffinga said: That Sook piece is fantastic. Makes me think of a number of Andrew Robinson commissions from 20 years ago. (Andrew used to inject a lot of whimsy into some of his commissions) I miss that whimsy. Needs more whimsy! ESeffinga and dichotomy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCarter27 Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 Just another note... You don't have to participate with an entry in order to vote! Everyone and anyone can vote. This is the internet people... you're supposed to weigh in with your opinion. eewwnuk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fenip Posted January 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) Interesting to see the difference in popularity between pieces... Have another Bastian on the way. (Thanks to Joe Dragunas for selling me this one). As for now unpublished but Joe's intending to use it as a pin-up for his next book. Btw Joe's a great artist and a great guy! Got this one from Joe a while back: https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1521453 Edited January 3, 2020 by fenip Kohei, NC101, First Upgrade and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenip Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 This one was also a possibility. ESeffinga 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCarter27 Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 Should we cross-post a link over in Comics General to get more eyes on Budget Edition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exitmusicblue Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 1 minute ago, BCarter27 said: Should we cross-post a link over in Comics General to get more eyes on Budget Edition? Naw... one of my threads was sent into CGC purgatory for cross-posting. And that crowd tends to skew heavily supehero-lovin'. I think our leading entry has something like 15+ votes, which seems aplenty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eewwnuk Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 24 minutes ago, BCarter27 said: Should we cross-post a link over in Comics General to get more eyes on Budget Edition? Thread has over 2k views. Just not a ton of voting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxjhnsn Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) If we are talking runners up, here are the ones that I thought about posting, but did not. The last two would have probably garnered more votes. I really like them and the Emma Kubert piece, but we could only post three. Spoiler Eily from Above the Clouds Melissa Pagluica Kickstarter Commission $0.00 Eliza Emma Kubert Kickstarter Commission $55.00 Selina Kyle Isaac Goodhart Direct Con Sketch $60.00 Batman and Bane Nolan, Graham Direct Con Sketch $200.00 Legion/LSH vs. Universo John Watson Direct Commission $450.00 Legion/LSH (1989) #4 Cover Recreation (Mon-El, FYL) Keith Giffen Direct Commission $500.00 It was a good year for nice pieces for not a lot of money - assuming you like con sketches and commissions. Edited January 4, 2020 by alxjhnsn NC101, dichotomy and Rick2you2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxjhnsn Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 2 hours ago, eewwnuk said: Thread has over 2k views. Just not a ton of voting I'll vote more seriously after a few days. Just waiting for more posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dichotomy Posted January 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2020 9 hours ago, GotSuperPowers? said: I miss that whimsy. Needs more whimsy! Whimsy, you say? NC101, exitmusicblue, cloud cloddie and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister_not_so_nice Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 4 hours ago, eewwnuk said: Thread has over 2k views. Just not a ton of voting Waiting to see what shows up and things settle down. Some pages are posted 2 or 3 times (You know who you are ) oh, and waiting for something good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernoulli Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) Could have gone with these for the budget edition. Both well under 500. Edited January 4, 2020 by bernoulli Rick2you2, dichotomy, BCarter27 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kohei Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 So hard to pick just one piece. I had two unpublished pieces I paid exactly zero dollars for that were contenders. Bill Willingham-Saker from Elementals and Takeshi Miyazawa-A freshly drawn sketch cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eewwnuk Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Im curious about the leonardi piece. Cost and how it was arranged. Its very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
