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Dave Sim glamourpuss #1 Skanko Splash Page Original Art (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 2008). Issue #1 of Dave Sim's post-Cerebus series featured the first appearance of Skanko... glamourpuss' evil twin... on the cover! ("You @*#!ing put me on the COVER?!") Yes he did, Skano. Deal with it. The full image on this piece appeared inside the issue as part of the two-page "Skanko's Dating Guide". (Note: Skano is not recommended for dating.) A lovely work of art created in detailed ink on bright white 11" x 17" illustration board. Signed by Dave Sim in the lower left in 2012. In Excellent condition.
And "if you still gots da chedda":
Dave Sim Cerebus the Aardvark #54 Cover Re-Creation Original Art (2005). Dave Sim re-creates the cover of Cerebus the Aardvark #54, which featured the first appearance of one of his most memorable characters - Wolveroach! Rendered in ink and watercolor, Sim has also re-created all the original logo and masthead copy by hand! The image area measures 10" x 14". Signed by Dave Sim at the lower right.
Only $2500 bucks!
ONLY!
Okay, drive safe, last one out hit the lights, see you tomorrow.
Next Time: Genesis!
8 comments:
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Just to be clear, it appears that neither of these pieces is being sold on behalf of Dave Sim and Dave Sim is very unlikely to bebefit from said sales.
Or benefit.
Seems to me, Jeff, that there can be a benefit of continued exposure and sale of his art, and hopefully a continued interest in his art - which can subsequently yield a higher auction value if / when Dave himself is the seller.
Is there perhaps some reason a person should be expected to NOT bid or buy art if Dave isn't selling it himself?
Steve
Also, the current seller for this recreation paid less than $1000 in 2008, if I'm reading Heritage's realized auction results correctly.
Steve
No, Steve, no reason why anyone shouldn't bid on such auctions (other than, perhaps the 19%(!) buyers fee that Heritage charges). I just wanted to help people to be clear about the source/s of the auction material. Although, Dave has told me that he plans to continue utilizing ComicLink for any of his future auctions. And, you are correct about the potential benefit of ongoing exposure.
Jeff -
Was Dave satisfied with the results from the initial ComicLink set of auctions?
I've tried to go back and see what the results were, but that site is much more cumbersome than either eBay or Heritage. I've not figured out any easy or consistent way to research past auction results on ComicLink.
And I've noticed that the two tracing paper ComicLink auctions are now running on eBay, I guess with a good markup at $149 or something like that.
And on a completely different note: do you have extended family in New Mexico, Jeff?
Steve
Steve--I don't know what the level of satsfaction was that Dave had about the ComicLink auction. He did tell me that he will be utilizing their site again. When I complained that each item had a $20 "shipping and handling" charge tacked on, he indicated that that was why he is just going to run auctions of tracing paper pencils (still original art) in the next auction, so that they can all be shipped in one box to each winner. The five items that I won were shipped in two boxes, but ComicLink gladly charged me $20 per item for S&H. I suspect that they would do the same for the tracing papers--$20 per item, all shipped in one box.
To my knowledge, Steve, I have no relatives of any sort in New Mexico. Or old Mexico. So Trump and Sessions can't come after me. (Phew!)
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