Original comic book art - Is the high end market there?
Walt Stone
original (one of a kind) comic book art?
I know there is the occasional boutique store selling animation cels (I
currently work near one, and remember when the first store like it opened in
Houston). The prices have escalated since then, making me wish I had been
more insightful then. Nowadays signed copies of cels go for what the
originals used to...
And I know there are
But I'm thinking of strictly art by comic book artists. The etailer I work
for just bought an high end art site, and I went and looked and lo, no art
of the comic book style that jumped out at me. Although there are a few
pieces that might qualify...
It's certainly not my place to suggest anything, and reportedly artists have
to go through a "board" of judges before being allowed to have their art
displayed on the site now. So, don't look to me for much. I just was
curious about the formal marketing of material that would be offered
starting at $500 and range up to $5,000.
Aside from shows, the stores that would specialize in this: Are they moving
much product? In short, is there a (supply/demand) market of significance?
Walt Stone
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Walt Stone
wrote on 1/11/01 2:44 PM:
>
> And I know there are
stores that might sell art as in Lichenstein pop art on the side...
- damn botched editing job.
Walt
Elayne Riggs
> Just out of not-so-idle curiosity, is there an active high-end market for
> original (one of a kind) comic book art?
Ohhhhh yeah. Just look at any Alex Ross page up for sale on the web...
- Elayne
Alan Breslauer
"Walt Stone" <w_s...@ev1.net> wrote in message
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end art. For a good piece $500 - $5000 is not an unreasonable amount and if
the original art area on ebay is anyplace to judge the stuff moves. And not
just Alex Ross pages as someone mentions. Older pages and quality artist
move around in the 4 digit range. I have found the internet to be an
incredible aid in original art colecting. In the old days you rarely saw
the page you were buying if you weren't purchasing at a show or getting the
premium pieces in the catalog. Now high res scans are available for pages
readily. I don't know many storefront retail outlets however that
specialize in original art (at least not in the part of the country I'm in).
A lot of mail order and e-business places are out there though. And based
on how many times I am outbid or a page moves before I have gotten a chance
to inquire about it I think they're doing well. But you would have to ask
the retailers if they are making money.
walt stone
"Alan Breslauer" <wild...@mediaone.net> wrote in message
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> have
> > to go through a "board" of judges before being allowed to have their art
> > displayed on the site now. So, don't look to me for much. I just was
> > curious about the formal marketing of material that would be offered
> > starting at $500 and range up to $5,000.
> >
> > Aside from shows, the stores that would specialize in this: Are they
> moving
> > much product? In short, is there a (supply/demand) market of
> significance?
> Speaking as an original art collector I wuld say there is a market for
high
> end art. For a good piece $500 - $5000 is not an unreasonable amount and
if
> the original art area on ebay is anyplace to judge the stuff moves. And
not
> just Alex Ross pages as someone mentions. Older pages and quality artist
> move around in the 4 digit range. I have found the internet to be an
> incredible aid in original art colecting.
The company Ashford.com purchased,
http://www.guild.com
is doing fairly well. They have an association with ebay premier. Damn if
their first item sold on ebay premier reportedly went for more than when it
was offered on their own site.
> In the old days you rarely saw
> the page you were buying if you weren't purchasing at a show or getting
the
> premium pieces in the catalog. Now high res scans are available for pages
> readily. I don't know many storefront retail outlets however that
> specialize in original art (at least not in the part of the country I'm
in).
> A lot of mail order and e-business places are out there though. And based
> on how many times I am outbid or a page moves before I have gotten a
chance
> to inquire about it I think they're doing well. But you would have to ask
> the retailers if they are making money.
Thus the question to the assembled throng.
I appreciate the reply.
While offering an original Alex Ross had crossed my mind, I didn't know the
number (of "Alex Ross items") that might be possible to sell, and didn't
know if there was enough of a market of other 'suppliers' of original art
that would, er, draw, a decent audience...
Besides... I haven't cruised the entire site as yet. Perhaps there are art
items offered there crafted by artists that have also created graphics for
comic books.
Walt Stone
Dementia
wrote:
I would say so. Having looked into buying original comic art the
prices can get pretty intense. Try to get a Mignola, Sprouse, Lee
(any Lee), Wagner, McKean (yeah right), classic Bryne and hell even
McFarlane goes for a fair amount.
LegionMoy
>prices can get pretty intense. Try to get a Mignola, Sprouse, Lee
>(any Lee), Wagner, McKean (yeah right), classic Bryne and hell even
>McFarlane goes for a fair amount.
It really depends on the pieces too. I've been shopping around for Mignola
Rocket Racoon pages and you can still get them pretty cheap. Don't forget Adam
Hughes. His pinup pieces and sketches for for a lot if it a nice pic. Covers
and big splash panels for books are probably the higher end market stuff you're
talking about.
Jeff