No other spiderman comic book version has ever had a game where the graphics were based on the comic book art, except ultimate spiderman. Found it in a daredevil book at a local comic store. What happens then, when you combine the artists product with the artists signature. Although monograms and initials including conjoined. Collecting autographs from comic book artists and writers is a product stunted by lack of credibility. The following are possible variations of one artists initials, a b c. In general people are only going to pay for a signature on a comic book if its a key book or they really want to own the book. Its absolutely true, and its something i myself have done in the past.
Many times, the signature is just a scrawl, or an extra artistic treatment of their name. American virgin, demo, the true lives of the fabulous killjoys. The 25 greatest comic book artists from the last 25 years syfy. The larger, more legit sites may make an effort to credit artists, as reddit and buzzfeed initially did with dukess strip, but they dont try to curb the. In fact, in my piece about the diminishing role of artists in comics, i lamented the fact that there arent artists who do tremendously long runs anymore, and by doing so, i exposed my ignorance of. If you have assured the authenticity of your signed comic book through one of the above methods you then have to find a buyer who not only wants the specific comic book you are selling, they also want it signed. This is why the value or selling price is an unknown quantity. Neil edwards lives and works in wrexham, north wales. And, although the superhero movie business is booming, opportunities in traditional publishing are declining, and.
Every visitor can search and browse our listings when looking for. He specializes in comic book art, character design and storyboarding. Comic book artists draw comic books, usually in the form of illustrative panels. Heres the image of the autograph id like to know if you can please tell me which artist it is.
One day in the life of a comic book artist youtube. Signature autograph identification thread cbcs comics. The database contains 55,000 signature examples by 50,000 artists one stop shopping for all your artist signature identification needs. Dec 21, 2014 explore montiecgs board artists signatures, followed by 107. Have you wondered what a day in the life of a comic book artist is like. This section is arranged alphabetically, according to the letters in the monograms or initialed signatures. The life and times of the modern comic book artist. Our goal is to help you to identify unknown artist or illustrator signatures, using our large selection of illustrator signature samples. As joker states on the cpg forum the only time signatures truly increase the value of the book is when it is a key book, signed by a key person in the creative process and cgc signature series encapsulation. The multibilliondollar empire stan lee brought to life.
In short, if you need help either deciphering, identifying, or confirming artist signatures, you need john castagnos reference book help. Artists signatures fine art research and signature discovery. These signatures are listed alphabetically according to the artist name. Monograms and initialed signatures monograms artists signatures. The collectible nature of comic books can make them very valuable down the road, especially if they are.
See more ideas about artist signatures, artist and famous artists. Although monograms and initials including conjoined initials are quite different from each other, they are always placed in the same category. Put simply as the buyer how do you know the autograph is. Comic book artist autographs, cartoonist signatures. Artist signature identification database directory. This can be especially frustrating with older or less popular artists, who did not get credited for their work. Saved artists 0 artist name painted year 1700 2020. Mcfarlane revisits a signature art career in new book usa today. Autographs on cards, paper, sketches, drawings, comic strips and other items. The biggest comic book names since 1992, all combined in one place. Legendary artist georgia okeeffe was born 129 years ago today. Does an autograph increase the value of my comic book. Take a spin through our collection of amazing artists.