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Post by Batflunkie on Nov 2, 2023 16:08:47 GMT -5
How to ruin a rare TPB - paste a stupid oversized green sticker on it because it accentuates the cover artwork
- make sure it doesn't peel off easily because unsightly residue makes the cover look better
- make sure it's about 10x larger than it really needs to me, if it really has to be pasted there
In-store price labels that won't come off properly or won't come off without damaging the item they are stuck to are a real annoyance. In particular, as a record collector, price stickers that can't be removed without damaging the album sleeve are awful. There oughta be a law against them! (First World problems). I bought a 1982 copy of Hunter S. Thompson's "The Great Shark Hunt" years ago off of either Thriftbooks or Ebay and it had a horrid sticker plastered on the spine. I got it off, but some of the book off came off too. I tried to fix it with sharpie, but it still looks pretty bad  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2023 12:39:17 GMT -5
I didn't realise how much I love this cover until I saw it on an Omnibus
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Post by kirby101 on Nov 3, 2023 14:54:57 GMT -5
Sold in 2016 for $150,000  |
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Post by spoon on Nov 3, 2023 23:39:06 GMT -5
In-store price labels that won't come off properly or won't come off without damaging the item they are stuck to are a real annoyance. In particular, as a record collector, price stickers that can't be removed without damaging the album sleeve are awful. There oughta be a law against them! (First World problems). I bought a 1982 copy of Hunter S. Thompson's "The Great Shark Hunt" years ago off of either Thriftbooks or Ebay and it had a horrid sticker plastered on the spine. I got it off, but some of the book off came off too. I tried to fix it with sharpie, but it still looks pretty bad My copy of Detective Comics #526 has writing in the margins of a couple early pages. A girl wrote an inscription on it as a 5 month anniversary gift to her boyfriend. I hope he took a chilled-out attitude about receiving a nice gift rather than getting bent out of shape about the condition. |
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Post by tarkintino on Nov 4, 2023 8:34:36 GMT -5
I didn't realise how much I love this cover until I saw it on an Omnibus
Sold in 2016 for $150,000 Magnificent work. As always, there's so much energy one can feel in a scene that would be just another, flat "action" scene in the hands of too many to count. |
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Post by jester on Nov 4, 2023 9:00:17 GMT -5
Is there a reason why Kane signed his name on that page? It's clearly all Romita. Maybe Kane supplied a preliminary sketch or layout?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2023 9:05:18 GMT -5
Is there a reason why Kane signed his name on that page? It's clearly all Romita. Maybe Kane supplied a preliminary sketch or layout? This is what Heritage said about it on the auction listing: "Gil Kane and John Romita Sr. Amazing Spider-Man #151 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1975). This "Amazing" cover has been described as simply one of the best Spider-Man covers ever created. It has a nice bit of history as well, as it is an homage to the iconic cover of Amazing Spider-Man #33 by the incredible Steve Ditko. Most sources list the art as by John Romita, Senior. However, this original art is signed at the bottom by both Gil Kane and Romita Sr. Furthermore, on the backside, in Romita Sr.'s own handwriting it reads "Gil Kane + John Romita" and is signed by JRSR again. Given the overall "Romita-ness" of it, our best guess is that Gil Kane supplied the breakdown and Romita provided the finished art. It is produced in ink over graphite on Sparta World Color Bristol board with an image area of 9.75" x 15". The Logo and masthead are a vintage stat paste-up. The published cover did not have the web in the logo, however. The word balloon and cover blurb on the printed cover are not included as they were added either at the production level or on an overlay of some type. They do not appear to have ever been physically on this artwork. With only slight tanning, this stunning piece is in otherwise Excellent condition." |
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Post by tarkintino on Nov 4, 2023 10:42:21 GMT -5
Is there a reason why Kane signed his name on that page? It's clearly all Romita. Maybe Kane supplied a preliminary sketch or layout? As supercat added from the Heritage Auction description, it was always known Kane's layout was fairly light, so Romita brought life to the entire work--something he did often at Marvel in that period with many artists. |
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Post by kirby101 on Nov 4, 2023 12:47:56 GMT -5
Kane's layout for the cover. It's his art, finished by Romita. I would say this is a 50/50 piece.
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Post by tarkintino on Nov 4, 2023 13:01:04 GMT -5
The bones were there, but that skeleton turned into a living, powerful image once Romita took over.
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Post by jester on Nov 4, 2023 17:54:08 GMT -5
Kane's layout for the cover. It's his art, finished by Romita. I would say this is a 50/50 piece. Shows what I know! In my defense though, little of Kane's style (at least what I associate with him) ended up in the final cover. |
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Post by Batflunkie on Nov 4, 2023 19:44:37 GMT -5
Kane's layout for the cover. It's his art, finished by Romita. I would say this is a 50/50 piece.
It's still weird to me to see Kane doing stuff for Marvel when I so closely associate him with DC on Green Lantern. But honestly, I like his Marvel work more, especially on stuff like Captain Marvel and John Carter where he really seemed to shine |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2023 19:58:50 GMT -5
$150,000 is too much for a novice like me who knows nothing about original art...I'd be worried about it being stolen or a forgery...
So on a cheap ass scale I'd pick up a Quesada volume, love his art, and if you're patient you can find this $50 book for $5 like I did
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 5, 2023 5:00:41 GMT -5
I understand that graded books are here to stay but it makes me shake my head when I see really low grades on slabbed books. I started watching a video about the market that tartanphantom posted and in the background there's an early Spider-man on the wall graded at 1.3. Really ? that book must be in pieces. What value could it possibly have? There I said it. |
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Post by MDG on Nov 5, 2023 8:17:32 GMT -5
Kane's layout for the cover. It's his art, finished by Romita. I would say this is a 50/50 piece. It's still weird to me to see Kane doing stuff for Marvel when I so closely associate him with DC on Green Lantern. But honestly, I like his Marvel work more, especially on stuff like Captain Marvel and John Carter where he really seemed to shine It surprised me how many covers Kane did for Marvel in the 70s. Sometimes its evident he did the layouts even if he didn't draw the final. |
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