Posted: 15 August 2018 at 4:52pm | IP Logged | 3
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It seems so strange to me, but I see Neal Adams at least twice a year (at Comic-Con and Wonder-Con), for the last few years. He may not know my name, but he definitely knows my face!
At the start (maybe seven years ago?), he had a little sign saying one free signature. So (at another booth), I bought an old FLASH he did the cover for and he was glad to sign that for me, and I don't think I bought anything from his booth that day.
The next year, I think he would sign something if you bought something at his booth. Sketchbooks and prints were $20 each, and he would gladly sign (and personalize) those for free. Maybe there was a sign that year or the next saying signatures (on your items) were $5 each.
So, every year, the prices go up, and prints are now $40 each. But it's been a slow rise. I guess it's been a slow testing of the water and seeing what the market will bear. And since he's always sketching on a commission while he sits there, every moment of his time at a con is worth something. It doesn't bother me, but I've stopped buying prints--I don't need a $40 print.
At the same time, he's started offering 8.5 x 11 original art head shots for $200 each--a big drop from the slightly larger or more detailed pieces available for $700 or $1100. So, I bought an original Neal Adams Batman for $200, which he signed and personalized and even did a little extra finetune inking for me on it!
THAT was a bargain! The other (lesser) guys, selling their sketchbooks for $20 but raise it to $35 for a signed one--THAT bothers me! No thanks! Adams is a legend, for his talent and also for his place in history, and he won't always be with us. I wonder if anybody would balk at $5 or even $50 for a Picasso autograph.
Edited by Eric Jansen on 15 August 2018 at 4:55pm
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