Help identifying Spidey artwork from the 90s
ric...@cs02.com
I bought this pencil artwork on ebay the other day but there is no
indication of which issue the page is from. Can any of you good people
help me out with either the artist's name or the comic title and issue
number?
I have put up a scan of the artwork here;
http://www.cs02.com/spidey01.jpg
Many thanks
Richard
zildjean
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Sorry Charlie, no tuna.
The artwork doesn't have any of the production marks that indicate it was
ever used as a page in a comic book. Looks like an amateur effort. I hope
you didn't pay too much for it.
cs02uk
> The artwork doesn't have any of the production marks that indicate it was
> ever used as a page in a comic book. Looks like an amateur effort. I hope
> you didn't pay too much for it.
Mmmmh
I hope that your not right about it being a fake. It might be my scan
that makes it look a bit crudy. I had to darken it quite a bit because
the line work was a bit too fine for my scanner. It also has all the
preliminary blue pencil work beneath the grey pencil and is drawn on
official Marvel paper (it has all the Marvel stuff, logo, size
guidelines etc. printed on the back).
If anyone has an idea who it was by or even any opinions on if it is a
fake I'd appreciate it.
> I have put up a scan of the artwork here;
> http://www.cs02.com/spidey01.jpg
Thanks
Richard
zildjean
Usually a computer code of some sort, as well (after 1980 or so).
Because artwork was returned to the artists by this point, they were sure to
sign, or at least put their name, on every page (on the margins, outside the
illustration itself). Otherwise, they wouldn't get the artwork back.
The Marvel stuff on the back means nothing. Wasn't that kind of board
included with the Marvel tryout book, as well as easily available otherwise?
There is some slight chance that this is still an original that was used for
publication; for a while, Marvel was using scanned copies of art, so the
original never left the artist, and never got production marks. However,
this was usually done only when there was no inker involved.
This might also be an unused page.
Still, the idea that there is no artist's name on it is highly suspect.
I also have some doubts about the quality. While there have certainly been
some 'artists' on Spider-Man that were so bad they should have had their
hands chopped off, this is really not a very good illustration.
Some ground rules for buying artwork via Internet:
1. Stick to reputable dealers. Most professional artists work through
trusted sellers and web sites, not eBay. Do a search on the artist's name
and 'original art', and you'll probably come up with web sites that are
legit. Another good site is www.heritagecomics.com.
2. Use a third-party payment systems like PayPal, which have a buy-back
guarantee.
3. If you are tempted by something on eBay, be sure to do the research on
your seller; check past transactions, and his rating. If the guy has only a
dozen feedback comments from two users, think twice.
"cs02uk" <ric...@cs02.com> wrote in message
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~consul
> This might also be an unused page.
>
> Still, the idea that there is no artist's name on it is highly suspect.
So can anyone pin down when it 'might' be?
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Daniel Lang
> that makes it look a bit crudy. I had to darken it quite a bit because
> the line work was a bit too fine for my scanner. It also has all the
> preliminary blue pencil work beneath the grey pencil and is drawn on
> official Marvel paper (it has all the Marvel stuff, logo, size
> guidelines etc. printed on the back).
>
> If anyone has an idea who it was by or even any opinions on if it is a
> fake I'd appreciate it.
>
>> I have put up a scan of the artwork here;
>> http://www.cs02.com/spidey01.jpg
>
Is the blue in pencil or a photocopy (blueline copy)? You may want
to look at it with a maginfying glass. It may be a tryout page an
artist did at one time.
Also, you may want to post your questions at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/comicart-l/
Daniel Lang