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What's your go to Jim Lee key?
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On 8/29/2020 at 10:42 PM, William-James88 said:

Jim Lee is one of my favourite artists, and while I love his art, I can't think of a big key of his. With other artists, there are these clear key issues that come to mind in terms of characters they created. Like with McFarlane I think of ASM 300, ASM 361 for Bagley, DD 168 for Miller, UXM 221 for Silvestri, XFactor 6 for Guice, Avengers Annual 10 for Golden, Killing Joke for Bolland and so on. 

So, just wondering, what is your go to Jim Lee key book. And would that be the book you'd get him to sign if a chance occured?

 

I can't really speak to Lee's DC work because I really only heavily collected in the 90s as a kid, but in the way that everyone associates Mcfarlane with Spider-man obviously Lee's association will always be with X-Men in my mind. I can't imagine that any DC work including Hush was anywhere close to his X-Men numbers or (to use a nebulous term) - impact. So even though X-Men #1 wraparound isn't tough to get in itself - it does seem like that's the key iconic book to have Lee's signature on. If you wanted more rarity maybe UXM 266's cover or his first UXM 248 would be harder to find 9.8s for.

However all that said, and all these years later I tend to agree with the below comment about the lack of design chops for Lee's covers and really just an inability to express much range of emotion (though not as bad as someone like Liefield). Having not collected during the DC years it's hard for me to look at Batman #608 as a cover and imagine wanting it signed or even to display it. It just comes off as such an uninspired stereotypical batman image.

Personally after an X-Men #4 or #1 to get signed and ebay'd - I'd probably keep an X-Men #1 signed for myself and get something more idiosyncratic signed to keep next to it (examples below). For me what's most collectible is not what the market or other collectors assign the most value or importance to but just my personal taste in what had the most impact on me (which is why we love comics and the artists that make them right?). (A gold wildcats 1 might be a fun addition to what's below as well).

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On 8/29/2020 at 11:55 PM, kav said:

What i dont like about Jim Lee is first he draws like so many other artists.  second and most importantly he has no design sense.  He just draws a wad of superheroes on a cover for example.  As an artist it grates on my eyes.  Design is numero uno.

 

But if you're going to draw a wad of superheroes on a cover why not make it foil and try to hypnotize people?

Like a magic eye but with muscles.

 

 

 

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11 minutes ago, Pixx_L said:

 

I can't really speak to Lee's DC work because I really only heavily collected in the 90s as a kid, but in the way that everyone associates Mcfarlane with Spider-man obviously Lee's association will always be with X-Men in my mind. I can't imagine that any DC work including Hush was anywhere close to his X-Men numbers or (to use a nebulous term) - impact. So even though X-Men #1 wraparound isn't tough to get in itself - it does seem like that's the key iconic book to have Lee's signature on. If you wanted more rarity maybe UXM 266's cover or his first UXM 248 would be harder to find 9.8s for.

However all that said, and all these years later I tend to agree with the below comment about the lack of design chops for Lee's covers and really just an inability to express much range of emotion (though not as bad as someone like Liefield). Having not collected during the DC years it's hard for me to look at Batman #608 as a cover and imagine wanting it signed or even to display it. It just comes off as such an uninspired stereotypical batman image.

Personally after an X-Men #4 or #1 to get signed and ebay'd - I'd probably keep an X-Men #1 signed for myself and get something more idiosyncratic signed to keep next to it (examples below). For me what's most collectible is not what the market or other collectors assign the most value or importance to but just my personal taste in what had the most impact on me (which is why we love comics and the artists that make them right?). (A gold wildcats 1 might be a fun addition to what's below as well).

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But if you're going to draw a wad of superheroes on a cover why not make it foil and try to hypnotize people?

Like a magic eye but with muscles.

 

 

 

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2 minutes ago, kav said:

Just ugh to any artist that draws these 90s hips.
Get out and experience the real world.  Females do not look like this nor do I want em to look like this.

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I mean yes - but all art is a product of its time and this was the time of baywatch...

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1 minute ago, Pixx_L said:

I mean yes - but all art is a product of its time and this was the time of baywatch...

Omg youre right-thats where it comes from!
:pullhair: Baywatch!!!

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44 minutes ago, Pixx_L said:

I mean yes - but all art is a product of its time and this was the time of baywatch...

 

43 minutes ago, kav said:

Omg youre right-thats where it comes from!
:pullhair: Baywatch!!!

 

hm:roflmao:

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47 minutes ago, kav said:

Just ugh to any artist that draws these 90s hips.
Get out and experience the real world.  Females do not look like this nor do I want em to look like this.

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These girls have super psionic wedgie powers!! (and yeah, everything in that era had "psi" prefix in it)

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2 minutes ago, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

 

 

hm:roflmao:

Lotta crime at the beach i guess.  Crime that can only be solved by spandex.

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13 minutes ago, kav said:

Lotta crime at the beach i guess.  Crime that can only be solved by spandex.

 

13 minutes ago, bobotski said:

I had a huge crush then on Shawn Weatherly <3

It was the best of times5b2bbefd4488b30009269a3f-thumb-640.jpg.d56e6182182087fbeb9950d9afc18e65.jpg

and the worst of times..714857558_tenor(2).gif.2fec1d323d312ec770c2dbc4e8291aa3.gif

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2 hours ago, bobotski said:

Dude, at least get the HD version (to see Yasmine Bleeth in all her glory, or The Hoff, whoever floats your boat :cloud9:)

Might work for you and maybe on by bigger tv if I can figure out how to connect my blue teeth to UHF , but for this phone,  at my age , I am lucky if I could tell which was Bleeth or Hoff. HD or not.. (shrug)

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