Halloween on eBay

I've put my cover for the DC Universe: Halloween '08 Special up on eBay. I think it's one of my better covers, so please check it out. Who knows? I started off the bidding at 1 cent and there's no reserve, so with S/H you might get it for $24.01!

I'm also happy with my digital painting on the image, so I'm including an Epson photo print of my coloring, at original art size (11"x17").

If the images on eBay are too small for you, click the images below for larger pics. Is sweet!:



The auction ends Monday November 3. Go bid it up now! I wanna buy a new Mac so my colors will be even pertier!

Auditorium scene

I'm drawing a full auditorium right now for Top 10. I don't mind drawing all the people and seats. I just really hate having to invent 40+ thematically clever characters to fill the seats. Gah. It's my fault, as I set the precedent for the series. It's just that I'll blow an hour or two of research that I could've spent on drawing.

Zander's been kind about not throwing in too many crowd scenes. But this one really demanded it.

I haven't had enough pictures on this blog lately. Let's amend that!:

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?

Gesundheit

Hip deep in Top 10 work now. So I'm not blogging much.

I went up the Minnesota's classic Fall Con and got to hang out with some old friends. Great time. I was supposed to record a podcast with Zander for the BigTimeAttic blog, but got overwhelmed with everything else. Zander, full of MN nice, was too polite to nudge me. Z, can we set up a time to do it by phone?

Much thanks to Thor for letting me use his gear! I still owe you a sketch.