tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1635438663310378583.post5317980477523648747..comments2023-04-03T05:08:53.144-07:00Comments on ORIGINAL COMIC ART LOCATOR: OPINION: JOHN BUSCEMA -- Highly Respected -- Undervalued!Glen Brunswickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034178269253508394noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1635438663310378583.post-32885132471083912832013-01-14T09:41:40.266-08:002013-01-14T09:41:40.266-08:00Great comic blog. I hope this is still active.Great <a href="http://bluewireartwork.com" rel="nofollow">comic</a> blog. I hope this is still active.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540561434895854164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1635438663310378583.post-11205306330643778682012-12-14T08:00:30.676-08:002012-12-14T08:00:30.676-08:00Hey is this Blog still active? Looking forward to...Hey is this Blog still active? Looking forward to more posts, especially if you have indeed help folks locate some pages they were after<br /><br />thx<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1635438663310378583.post-29424098923602534512012-12-06T12:49:43.824-08:002012-12-06T12:49:43.824-08:00Bucema's drawing ability didn't decline, h...Bucema's drawing ability didn't decline, he just started doing more work and leaving more of the finish up to his inkers.In my opinion, when discounting the story quality, his best work was that which he inked.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06175368423615557041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1635438663310378583.post-7481312260056440732012-11-11T06:18:23.762-08:002012-11-11T06:18:23.762-08:00Your point on Conan #124 is spot on. I jumped at ...Your point on Conan #124 is spot on. I jumped at the opportunity to pay top dollar for Big John's classic Conan #88 cover and was ecstatic when it actually came in the mail. At the time, several collectors laughed at the price I paid and asked why I would pay 2x to 3x what other Buscema Conan covers were currently selling selling for? But for me, the top examples cannot be priced in any sensible way to the medium examples, and it IS only a matter of time before the market will catch up to what you paid for your #124 and I paid for my #88... and like you said, if you LOVE it, the time flies by! :)<br />Colorado Kid<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1635438663310378583.post-38949468729242848242012-09-24T18:09:49.934-07:002012-09-24T18:09:49.934-07:00With Williams in my corner I can weather any flame...With Williams in my corner I can weather any flamestorm! Thanks Scott. Glen, I don't think his drawing ability ever declined-- I'll take a page of sketches from any year-- but I think he lost interest in drawing comics. Compare the dynamic qualities of most Conan pages with most Subby or Surfer pages from around '68. To me, they don't show the same level of ambition.<br /><br />Aaron N.<br /><br />PS Been wanting to compliment you on picking the perfect graphic for the top of this blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1635438663310378583.post-69738099278846765802012-09-24T10:34:28.154-07:002012-09-24T10:34:28.154-07:00John had different inkers over different periods t...John had different inkers over different periods that changes the nature of some of his pieces but I don't agree that his work detoriated as he got older. Some of the final commissions he did just prior to his death are beautiful. I don't think he lost a step.Glen Brunswickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17034178269253508394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1635438663310378583.post-63937168083779883742012-09-24T10:27:40.435-07:002012-09-24T10:27:40.435-07:00Some of Aaron N's comments may not be popular ...Some of Aaron N's comments may not be popular and is somewhat generalized, but I find myself agreeing with just about everything he said. <br /><br />ScottScott Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15833889953033639368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1635438663310378583.post-42532137763671819802012-09-23T11:08:04.311-07:002012-09-23T11:08:04.311-07:00IMHO, there are some complexities with Big John. F...IMHO, there are some complexities with Big John. First, he's not undervalued, he SHOULD, like everyone, be lower than Kirby. Romita is OVERvalued due to his association with Spidey. The lust for key Spidey art is a juggernaut that rolls over quality considerations. Second, on the other hand, Romita was consistently good, not great, over a long period, whereas JB had a tiny window of stellar greatness, roughly 1967 to 1971, followed by a gentle downward coast through FF, Thor, the Palmer Avengers issues, and then the vast, repetitive wasteland of Conan. That said, I do think some real deals have been had recently on Conan covers inked by John such as 181 and Annual 7, both around 5K. Your 124 was not as good of a deal! -but like you said, the market will catch up soon enough because it's one of the best of its kind. As far as Conan pages not inked by John? Life is too short.<br /><br />Always IMHO<br />Aaron N.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1635438663310378583.post-9956195533403108882012-09-23T09:49:04.503-07:002012-09-23T09:49:04.503-07:00The benchmark soon will be to beat gold.
If you p...The benchmark soon will be to beat gold.<br /><br />If you pull up a compounding interest calculator you will see golf from $305 in 2004 to $1770 in 2012.<br /><br />Thats est. 19% compounded growth.<br /><br />Silver from $5 - $33 in the same period gives you est. 22% compounded growth.<br /><br />The best OA will beat the metals with a higher BETA. I have known this since 2004. Trees dont grow to the sky Deli always said but I dont let my eyes deny an exponential function when I see it.<br /><br />Take your collection [presuming it is the bets of the best]...and throw it into a compounding calculator.<br /><br />I am thinking when everything is smoothed out....it will be 50% compounding growth.<br /><br />But what do I know.....<br /><br />Im Krazy!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />KKhttp://www.gold.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1635438663310378583.post-73338158930779025582012-09-22T20:52:18.741-07:002012-09-22T20:52:18.741-07:00Thanks Matthew. I love the 51...wish you had sold...Thanks Matthew. I love the 51...wish you had sold it to me. :)Glen Brunswickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17034178269253508394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1635438663310378583.post-44857722511382505742012-09-22T18:15:09.449-07:002012-09-22T18:15:09.449-07:00Really love your blog Glen. Its nice that someone...Really love your blog Glen. Its nice that someone appreciates the market and the art and realizes discussing the two is no sin.<br /><br />I sold the Avengers 51 cover many years ago.<br /><br />Now THAT is a gorgeous piece of Buscema art.KKhttp://www.gold.comnoreply@blogger.com