Bronty Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 7 minutes ago, delekkerste said: Snap poll suggests it went for less than expectations. Expectations might have been skewed by the $150K asking price on it when it was shopped privately. I really like the cover. 70 seems kinda cheap relative to other data points to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Just now, vodou said: one. phone. bid. just like EQ, that's not a market No argument here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 (edited) suprised at this smith xmen cover Edited April 30, 2020 by Bronty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinkininkin Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 What did I just witness???? 132k for that hot mess of a Barry Smith Xmen cover was complete madness!!!! delekkerste, mtlevy1, Monsterhoodoo and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, Bronty said: suprised at this steranko xmen cover I thought is was a pretty ugly cover, really shocked at how high it went. Aren’t you we suppose to be in the middle of an economic collapse? Bronty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 1 minute ago, stinkininkin said: What did I just witness???? 132k for that hot mess of a Barry Smith Xmen cover was complete madness!!!! thanks for saying what I was thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timely Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 16 minutes ago, jjonahjameson11 said: Ditko pages --> Hulk, Strange Tales and ASM ... did they go cheap? $36k for a Ditko ASM page with no SM... but with cool Doc Ock panels seems about right to me. GreatCaesarsGhost 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lb jefferies Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 1 minute ago, stinkininkin said: What did I just witness???? 132k for that hot mess of a Barry Smith Xmen cover was complete madness!!!! Just goes to show that quality is a secondary consideration for this nostalgia-driven hobby. NC101 and delekkerste 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Peck Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, stinkininkin said: What did I just witness???? 132k for that hot mess of a Barry Smith Xmen cover was complete madness!!!! You know my opinion on BWS early artwork. The anatomy is still weak not as bad as some of the Conan work but still subpar especially for an X-Men cover and one two people are willing to pay over $100K for. Crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodou Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, batman_fan said: I thought is was a pretty ugly cover, really shocked at how high it went. Aren’t you we suppose to be in the middle of an economic collapse? Just imagine the number if we weren't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timely Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Love the DD WW SP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 1 minute ago, Timely said: Love the DD WW SP! its beautiful, yeah, I can see why its being bid up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 9 minutes ago, Timely said: Love the DD WW SP! Obviously there were at least a couple of people that felt that way. I was surprised how high it went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinkininkin Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 11 minutes ago, Brian Peck said: You know my opinion on BWS early artwork. The anatomy is still weak not as bad as some of the Conan work but still subpar especially for an X-Men cover and one two people are willing to pay over $100K for. Crazy. ANY BWS Conan art is light years ahead of this Xmen cover. delekkerste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinkininkin Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Loved that Starlin/Janson Capt Marvel page. Price reflected where this market is right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Peck Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 (edited) $51,600 plus juice Spectacular Spider-Man #132 Cover by Zeck and McLeod seems like a good price for one of the lesser covers from the story. I think its the 5th best cover, Web of Spider-Man #31 is a slightly better cover with the city in the background. Plus it kicks off the story with a cliffhanger image. Edited April 30, 2020 by Brian Peck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinkininkin Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Wrightson Frankenstein seems to be recession proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delekkerste Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, stinkininkin said: ANY BWS Conan art is light years ahead of this Xmen cover. Yep. But Conan is rapidly fading into obscurity while the X-Men have had some kind of movie out every couple of years for the past 20. The only Barry Smith in high demand these days seems to be his work on prominent Marvel characters (e.g., X-Men, Wolverine/Weapon X), which is a shame, especially for those of us who really appreciate his greater body of work. $132K for that cover is madness, but, the heart wants what the heart wants (not mine, to be clear!) Twanj and Skizz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Peck Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, stinkininkin said: Wrightson Frankenstein seems to be recession proof. Not too many buying Wrightson art with the stimulus money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinkininkin Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, Brian Peck said: Not too many buying Wrightson art with the stimulus money. True, but I thought some of the early estimates of this piece were crazy high as there are a ton of Frankenstein plates that are superior to this one. That said, 240k is still a mighty impressive number. Twanj and exitmusicblue 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
