Returns on Investment
I recently closed my Web Store. I made enough money to make my house down payment, and it took too much time. I want to leave an artistic legacy when I die and that means creating more and better comic books.I will do occasional eBay auctions and convention sales.
Anyhow, while eating breakfast and reading my political blogs, I read Portfolio magazine. It's about investing. This month the hot investment is no longer short selling commercial real estate. It's original comic art. After living through the 90's comics bubble that scares me a bit, but the article is mainly about how the weak dollar is creating shopping opportunities for Europeans. Worth reading.
A John Romita Sr. Spider-Man page went for $150,000 recently. Blergh! I hope it was bought by a comic fan, not an investor.
It's also kinda cool that they interviewed Albert Moy. He bought a big pile of my artwork this summer. My artwork is the safest investment for you 401K. Buy! Buy! Buy!
On a totally different sort of investment, Andrew Lahde made mad money betting the real estate bubble would pop. He made so much that he's saying good bye to hedge fund management. He doesn't enjoy the work and hates Ivy League educated kids losing other people's fortunes. The only reason to continue working would be to create a legacy, and he figures all the asses on Wall Street will be forgotten in fifty years. Who remembers the financial titans from when John Romita Sr. was drawing Spider-Man?
Anyhow, while eating breakfast and reading my political blogs, I read Portfolio magazine. It's about investing. This month the hot investment is no longer short selling commercial real estate. It's original comic art. After living through the 90's comics bubble that scares me a bit, but the article is mainly about how the weak dollar is creating shopping opportunities for Europeans. Worth reading.
A John Romita Sr. Spider-Man page went for $150,000 recently. Blergh! I hope it was bought by a comic fan, not an investor.
It's also kinda cool that they interviewed Albert Moy. He bought a big pile of my artwork this summer. My artwork is the safest investment for you 401K. Buy! Buy! Buy!
On a totally different sort of investment, Andrew Lahde made mad money betting the real estate bubble would pop. He made so much that he's saying good bye to hedge fund management. He doesn't enjoy the work and hates Ivy League educated kids losing other people's fortunes. The only reason to continue working would be to create a legacy, and he figures all the asses on Wall Street will be forgotten in fifty years. Who remembers the financial titans from when John Romita Sr. was drawing Spider-Man?
posted by Gene Ha at 8:53 AM
1 Comments:
Gene, the pictures of my character Domino that you did for me will always be my favorites. Perhaps not much of a financial investment, but I will always treasure them as an emotional investment.
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