ôïõ ÓÅÁ 20-05-06Pre-Supposed Anxieties ÓÞìåñá ðïõ ãñÜöù ôï Market Watch åßíáé ÐÝìðôç. Óôçí ôçëåüñáóç ðáßæåé Eurovision
êé åãþ êÜèïìáé ìðñïóôÜ óôïí õðïëïãéóôÞ ìïõ áäéÜöïñïò... "Íáé, Ýôóé ëåò ôþñá"
èá ðåôá÷ôåß êÜðïéïò êáêïÞèçò áðü ôï êïéíü, "...ãéáôß ðáßæåé ôá çìéôåëéêÜ!
Ôï ÓÜââáôï üìùò" Ôï ÓÜââáôï, üìùò, êÜôé ðáñüìïéï ôï êüâù íá êÜíù, ðïôÝ
äåí åß÷á óå ìåãÜëç õðüëçøç áõôÞ ôçí "ãéïñôÞ" óõìöåñüíôùí, ðïõ åðéðñïóèÝôùò
öÝôïò, ìáò óôïß÷éóå êÜôé åêáôïììýñéá ãéá ìáëáêßåò.
Anyway, ç óôÞëç ìïõ ìéëÜåé ãéá comics, êáé ãéá comics èá ìéëÞóïõìå! (Hurray!).
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ÁõôÞ ç åâäïìÜäá Þôáí êÜðùò... ìðëåãìÝíç. Ìå ôï "52" êáé ôï CIVIL WAR íá Ýñ÷ïíôáé,
ìå ôçí Dynamite íá ðñïóìÝíåé ôéò ôåñÜóôéåò ðùëÞóåéò áðü ôá åîþöõëëá ôïõ Jim
Lee óôïõò RED SONJA ôßôëïõò ôçò, êáé ìå ìßá Top Cow åí áíáìïíÞ ôïõ WITCHBLADE #100,
ïé ôéìÝò ìåìïíùìÝíùí ôåõ÷þí ðáßæïõí ìðÜíôìéíôïí! Ïðüôå, üðùò êáôáëáâáßíåôáé,
áõôü ôï êïììÜôé ôïõ MARKET WATCH óÞìåñá äåí Ý÷åé íá ðñïóèÝóåé êÜôé ôï áîéüëïãï.
ComicdomCon Hidden F.A.Q
1) Ï Êáëüò ï ÌáãáæÜôïñáò ïöåßëåé íá åßíáé ãíþóôçò ôçò ÁãïñÜò
Ðïëý ãåíéêüò ôßôëïò, áëëÜ èá êáôáëÜâåôå áìÝóùò ôß èÝëù íá ðù. Ôçí äåýôåñç çìÝñá
ôïõ convention ëïéðüí, ðáñáôçñÞèçêå Ýíá -ìéêñÞò êëßìáêáò åõôõ÷þò- öáéíüìåíï
áéó÷ñïêÝñäåéáò óôï signing event ôùí Peter Milligan êáé Joseph Michael Linsner.
Ç ðéï ÷ôõðçôÞ ðåñßðôùóç Þôáí åêåßíç ôïõ éäéïêôÞôç ôïõ comicshop ôçò óõìðñùôåýïõóáò,
Metropolis, ï ïðïßïò åß÷å êïõâáëÞóåé ìáæß ôïõ ôóÜíôåò ïëüêëçñåò ìå ôåý÷ç ðñïò
õðïãñáöÞí! Áí ôý÷áéíå åêåßíç ôç óõãêåêñéìÝíç óôéãìÞ íá âñåèåßôå óôï èÝáôñï ôçò ÅëëçíïáìåñéêáíéêÞò ¸íùóçò, èá âëÝðáôå ôïí Þäç êïõñáóìÝíï
Milligan íá õðïãñÜöåé ðïëëáðëÝò êüðéåò áðü ðñüóöáôá X-MEN ôåý÷ç ìå ìéóÞ êáñäéÜ.
Ôß Ýêáíå ëÜèïò ï êáôáóôçìáôÜñ÷çò ôçò óõìðñùôåýïõóáò; (âëÝðå ôßôëï) Äåí ãíþñéæå,
ðùò Ýíá õðïãåãñáììÝíï ôåý÷ïò ×ÙÑÉÓ ðéóôïðïéçôéêü ãíçóéüôçôáò (Certificate Of
Authenticity), ôï åí ëüãù comic ìðïñåß êÜëëéóôá íá èåùñçèåß
ìÝ÷ñé êáé êáôåóôñáììÝíï!
Ðñïåéäïðïéþ ëïéðüí üëïõò ôïõò óõëëÝêôåò-áíáãíþóôåò-ößëïõò ôùí comics ôçò Èåóóáëïíßêçò,
ðùò ç åíäå÷üìåíç áãïñÜ õðåñôéìçìÝíùí õðïãåãñáììÝíùí X-MEN ôïõ
Milligan áðü ôï Metropolis êáëýôåñá íá áðïöåõ÷èåß, ìéá êáé ðñüêåéôáé ïõóéáóôéêÜ
ãéá ðåôáìÝíá ëåöôÜ. Áí ðÜëé, ôá ôåý÷ç ðáñáìåßíïõí óôéò ßäéåò ôéìÝò êáé äåí õðÜñ÷åé õðåñôßìçóç, ôüôå ìðïñåßôå íá ôá áãïñÜóåôå ãéá íá Ý÷åôå Ýíá åíèýìéï áðü ôï convention êáé ôïí Milligan.
2) ÐåñóéíÜ ÎéíÜ -ÄéêáéùìÝíá- Óôáöýëéá
ºóùò ôï ãåãïíüò íá Ý÷åé îå÷áóôåß áðü êÜðïéïõò. ºóùò êÜðïéïé Üëëïé íá ÷áëéïýíôáé
ðïõ ôï åðáíáöÝñù. ºóùò ï ßäéïò ï Óáêáñßäçò (ìéá êáé ãéá áõôüí ï ëüãïò) íá ìçí
ôïõ Ýäùóå êáìßá óçìáóßá ìåôÜ áðü ôüóïí êáéñü. ¼ìùò åãþ ðÜíôïôå Þìïõí êáé èá
åßìáé õðÝñ ôçò áðïêáôÜóôáóçò ôçò áëÞèåéáò, Þ ôçò äéåëåýêáíóçò êáëýôåñá, ïñéóìÝíùí
óõííåöéáóìÝíùí áðüøåùí.
Áí äåí ôï êáôáëÜâáôå áêüìç, áíáöÝñïìáé óôçí üëç äéáìÜ÷ç ðïõ åß÷å äçìéïõñãçèåß
ðÝñóé, üôáí ï ÄçìÞôñçò óôçí -íåêñÞ ðëÝïí- óôÞëç ôïõ åß÷å êÜíåé ìßá áíáöïñÜ ãéá
ôï ðþò ëåéôïõñãåß ç Image ó÷åôéêÜ ìå ôïõò óõíåñãÜôåò ôçò. Ðþò ðñïÝêõøå áõôü
ôþñá; Ìá áí èõìÜóôå êáëÜ, óôï ComicdomCon åß÷áìå êáëÝóåé êáé ôïí P.R. ôçò Image
Comics, Jim Demonakos, ï ïðïßïò áíÝëõóå åðáêñéâþò ôï ðþò ëåéôïõñãåß ç åí ëüãù
åôáéñßá. Ðñïóðåñíþíôáò ôéò åõ÷Ýò êáé ôá ðñïëïãéêÜ ôïõ Óáê óôï ôüôå SLEDGEHAMMER
ãéá êáëÞ óôáäéïäñïìßá óôïí Âáóßëç Ëþëï ê.ëð., ðåñíÜìå óôçí ïõóßá êáé ôéò ëåðôïìÝñåéåò
ðïõ ðõñïäüôçóáí ôçí üëç äéÝíåîç ôüôå, ðñùôïóôÜôçò ôçò ïðïßáò Þôáí ìÝ÷ñé êáé
ï ßäéïò (!) ï Âáóßëçò. Ôß Ýëåãå ëïéðüí ôï êåéìåíÜêé;
"(...)ç Image óôçí ðñáãìáôéêüôçôá äåí ðñïóëáìâÜíåé ÊÁÍÅÍÁÍ, ãéáôß ðïëý
áðëÜ, ç Image äåí ëåéôïõñãåß ìå áõôüí ôïí ôñüðï. Åßíáé Ýíáò "ïìðñåëéêüò"
ïñãáíéóìüò ðïõ áðëÜ áíáëáìâÜíåé íá åêäþóåé äéÜöïñåò äïõëåéÝò êáé ç -üðïéá- ðëçñùìÞ
ôùí äçìéïõñãþí ãßíåôáé ìå ðïóïóôÜ áðü ôá -üðïéá- êÝñäç ìðïñåß íá õðÜñ÷ïõí. "ÐñïóëáìâÜíù"
êÜðïéïí óçìáßíåé ôïí ðëçñþíù ãéá íá êÜíåé ìéá óõãêåêñéìÝíç äïõëåéÜ êáé áõôü
äå óõìâáßíåé óôçí Image (êáé óå üðïéåò Üëëåò åôáéñßåò ëåéôïõñãïýí ìå áõôüí ôïí
ôñüðï). Ôïí Âáóßëç Ëþëï ôïí "ðñïóÝëáâå" ç Becky Cloonan ãéá íá ôçò
ãñÜøåé ìéá éóôïñßá ãéá ôç óõãêåêñéìÝíç áíèïëïãßá. Äåí ìðïñþ íá ãíùñßæù ìå ðïéüí
ôñüðï èá ðëçñùèåß -áí ðëçñùèåß- ï Âáóßëçò ãéá ôçí éóôïñßá ðïõ Ýãñáøå, áëëÜ óßãïõñá
äåí ðñüêåéôáé íá ðëçñùèåß áðü ôçí Image. Clear?"
Ï Jim Demonakos Þñèå ëïéðüí êáé åðéâåâáßùóå áêñéâþò áõôü: Ðùò ç Image åãêñßíåé
áðëÜ ôß èá åêäïèåß áðü ôçí åôáéñßá ôçò êáé ôï ìüíï ðïõ ðñïóöÝñåé ïõóéáóôéêÜ
åßíáé ìßá êáëÞ èÝóç óôï PREVIEWS, Ýíá ISSN, êáé ôçí ðïëõôÝëåéá íá ìçí ôñÝ÷åéò ï ßäéïò óôïõò ôõðïãñÜöïõò. Ôá Ýîïäá ôçò åêôýðùóçò âãáßíïõí áðü
ôïõò 2 ðñþôïõò ìÞíåò ôùí ðùëÞóåùí, êáé áí ïé ôåëåõôáßåò äåí åßíáé åðáñêåßò, ôá Ýîïäá åðùìßæïíôáé
ïé äçìéïõñãïß. ¸÷ïõìå, ìå Üëëá ëüãéá, ìßá áõôïÝêäïóç êáôÜ êÜðïéïí ôñüðï,
ìå Ýíá áñêåôÜ óçìáíôéêü äéáöçìéóôéêü áôïý ÷Üñç óôï üíïìá ôçò Image.
Ðïý êáôáëÞãïõìå ìåôÜ áðü üëá áõôÜ; Ðùò äåí åßíáé íá ìéëÜò ãéá ïôéäÞðïôå óå
áõôÞ ôçí ÷þñá, üëïé íïìßæïõí ðùò èåò íá ôïõò âãÜëåéò ôï ìÜôé.
Ðáñåðéðôüíôùò, ï Âáóßëçò Ëþëïò Ýäùóå ðñï÷ôÝò óõíÝíôåõîç óôï Newsarama ôçí
ïðïßá ìðïñåßôå íá áðïëáýóåôå ÅÄÙ.
Óôçí óõíÝíôåõîç, ìåôáîý Üëëùí, äßíåé Ýíá ðïëý åíäéáöÝñïí preview ôùí êéíÞóåþí ôïõ
óôçí ÁìåñéêÜíéêç áãïñÜ, ðïõ Ýãéíáí, ãßíïíôáé, Þ ðñüêåéôáé íá ãßíïõí, óõ÷íÜ ìå
ôç âïÞèåéá ôçò Becky Cloonan ðïõ ôïí óôçñßæåé óå áõôÜ ôá -äýóêïëá ïìïëïãïõìÝíùò-
ðñþôá ôïõ âÞìáôá. ÐïëëÝò éäÝåò, preview óåëßäåò, ìßá ïìïëïãïõìÝíùò ïõóéáóôéêÞ
åîÝëéîç ôçò ãñáììÞò êáé ôïõ ó÷åäßïõ ôïõ, áëëÜ áò ìç óáò ôá ëÝù åãþ, ìðåßôå êáé
äéáâÜóôå ôá ìüíïé óáò.
Ôï ìüíï Üó÷çìï âÝâáéá åßíáé ðùò óå ïñéóìÝíá óçìåßá äßíåé ìßá áñêåôÜ äéáóôñåâëùìÝíç
åéêüíá ôçò êáôÜóôáóçò ôçò comic community óôçí ÅëëÜäá, üðùò ôï üôé áíáöÝñåé
ðùò ðñéí ëßãá ÷ñüíéá ôá graphic novels êüóôéæáí $30-$40.00 óôç ÷þñá ìáò, ðùò
ôá comics êáèõóôåñïýí ãýñù óôïõò 2 ìÞíåò óõãêñéôéêÜ ìå ôçí áìåñéêÜíéêç
áãïñÜ (ìÜëëïí ìðÝñäåøå ôïí ÷ñüíï ðáñáããåëéþí ôçò Diamond) êé áöÞíåé íá ðåñÜóåé
ðùò ðÝñá áðü ôï 9, ôçí ÂáâÝë êáé ìéá-äõï ìéêñÝò åêäïôéêÝò êéíçóïýëåò, üðùò ôï
SUBART êáé ôï AZODD -óôá ïðïßá üëùò ôõ÷áßùò óõììåôåß÷å- êáôÜ ô' Üëëá åðéêñáôåß Ýíá
áðßóôåõôï ÷Üïò.
The Professionals
Ðïëý óõæÞôçóç ãßíåôáé, ôïí ôåëåõôáßï êáéñü, óôï COMICART, ðåñß ôéìþí êáé ôéìïëïãßùí. Äå èá
ìðù óå ëåðôïìÝñåéåò, áðëÜ èá ðÜñù ôçí ìðÜëá ãéá íá áíáöåñèþ óå comic related
payments. Ôß åßíáé áõôÜ; 'Áñèñá, ìåôáöñÜóåéò, åðéìÝëåéá, êáé äéÜöïñá Üëëá áðáñáßôçôá
ðïõ áöïñïýí üóïõò óõíåñãÜæïíôáé ìå åêäïôéêïýò ïßêïõò ðïõ áó÷ïëïýíôáé ìå ôá comics. ÏìïëïãïõìÝíùò,
ôá comics ðëçñþíïíôáé ÷åéñüôåñá áðü ïðïéáäÞðïôå Üëëç ðáñåìöåñÞ ìïñöÞ ÔÝ÷íçò
óôçí ÷þñá ìáò. Ôï èÝìá åßíáé, üìùò, ðùò áõôÞ ç êáôÜóôáóç ðáßñíåé ìðÜëá êáé ôá
ëïéðÜ, ðñïáíáöåñèÝíôá "åðáããÝëìáôá". Ç áñèñïãñáößá ðëçñþíåôáé ëéãüôåñï
áðü üôé óå ìßá åöçìåñßäá ðïéêßëçò ýëçò. Ïé ìåôáöñÜóåéò comics -óýìöùíá ìå ôá
óôïé÷åßá ðïõ Ý÷ù Ýùò ôþñá óôá ÷Ýñéá ìïõ êáé áðü ðñïóùðéêÞ ðåßñá- óå êáìßá ðåñßðôùóç
äåí ðëçñþíïíôáé ùò ìåôáöñÜóåéò. Ïé ðëçñùìÝò, áðü ôçí Üëëç, êáèõóôåñïýí ôüóï ðïëý,
ðïõ óå âãÜæïõí åêôüò ðñïãñÜììáôïò ãéá ôïõò åðüìåíïõò ìÞíåò! Áí êáèßóù íá óáò äéçãçèþ
éóôïñßåò áðü åêäïôéêïýò ïßêïõò üðùò ç Anubis (Þ êáé ãåíéêüôåñá ç Compupress)
èá ÷ñåéáóôþ êáé ôçí åðüìåíç âäïìÜäá!
Ðïý êáôáëÞãïõìå ëïéðüí; ÐïõèåíÜ, áðëÜ Ý÷ïõìå Üëëç ìßá áðüäåéîç ãéá ôï ðþò âëÝðïõí
óôçí ÅëëÜäá ôá comics ïé åêäüôåò, áêüìá êáé áõôïß ðïõ õðïóôçñßæïõí ðùò ôá õðïóôçñßæïõí!
(ðëåïíáóìüò intended.)
Eagle Awards
×ùñßò ðïëëÜ ëüãéá, óáò ðáñïõóéÜæù ôá áðïôåëÝóìáôá ôùí öåôéíþí âñåôáíéêþí âñáâåßùí
Eagle!
Favourite Colour Comicbook - American
The Ultimates [Marvel Comics]
Favourite Colour Comicbook - British
Judge Dredd Megazine [Rebellion]
Favourite Black & White Comicbook - American
The Walking Dead [Image Comics]
Favourite Black & White Comicbook - British
Springheeled Jack [Black Boar Press]
Favourite New Comicbook
All-Star Superman [DC Comics]
Favourite Comics Writer
Grant Morrison
Favourite Comics Writer/Artist
Howard Chaykin
Favourite Comics Artist: Pencils
Bryan Hitch
Favourite Comics Artist: Inks
Jimmy Palmiotti
Favourite Comics Artist: Fully Painted Artwork
Alex Ross
Favourite Colourist
Laura Martin
Favourite Letterer
Todd Klein
Favourite Comics Editor
Axel Alonso
Favourite Publisher
DC Comics
Favourite Manga
Blade of the Immortal [Dark Horse Comics]
Favourite European Comic
Asterix and the Falling Sky [Albert Rene Editions]
Favourite Comics Character
Batman [DC Comics]
Favourite Comics Villain
The Joker [DC Comics]
Favourite Comics Story
The Ultimates volume 2 #1-9 [Mark Millar, Bryan Hitch & Paul Neary]
Favourite Comics Cover
All Star Superman #1 [Frank Quitely]
Favourite Original Graphic Novel
Top Ten: The Forty Niners [Alan Moore & Gene Ha]
Favourite Reprint Compilation
Absolute Watchmen [Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons]
Favourite Magazine about Comics
The Comics Journal [Fantagraphics Books]
Favourite Comics-Related Book
Eisner/Miller [Edited by Charles Brownstein & Diana Schutz]
Favourite Comics-Based Movie or TV
Batman Begins [Christopher Nolan, director]
Favourite Comics-Related Website
Silver Bullet Comic Books
Favourite Web-Based Comic
Supernatural Law [Batton Lash]
Roll of Honour
Grant Morrison
Eagle Awards 30th Anniversary Award for Oustanding Achievements in British
Comics
John M. Burns
Short Facts
- Ï cover artist ôïõ mini series MARVEL ZOMBIES, Arthur Suydam, åßíáé ôåëéêÜ
ï êáëëéôÝ÷íçò ðïõ áíÝëáâå ôçí áößóá ôïõ Bristol Comic Con, óôçí ïðïßá åìöáíßæåôáé
ç Phoenix.
- Ï äçìéïõñãüò ôïõ ãíùóôïý comic strip KITZ 'N' KATZ, Bob Laughlin, ðÝèáíå
óôéò 14 Ìáßïõ.
- Áêõñþèçêå ç ðñïãñáììáôéóìÝíç Ýíáñîç ôçò ôçëåïðôéêÞò óåéñÜò ôïõ Aquaman áðü
ôï CW. Ðáñ' üëç ôç äçìïóéüôçôá ðïõ åß÷å äçìéïõñãçèåß ãýñù áðü ôïí ðéëüôï ôçò óåéñÜò,
êõñßùò ÷Üñç óôçí óýìðñáîç ôùí äçìéïõñãþí ôïõ SMALLVILLE, ôï CW äÞëùóå óôï SCI
FI Wire ðùò ôåëéêÜ áðïöÜóéóå íá ìçí ôç ìåôáäþóåé.
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videogame DRAGON'S LAIR áðü ôçí Crossgen, óêïðåýåé íá óõíå÷ßóåé ôçí ïìþíõìç
óåéñÜ ôùí 6 ôåõ÷þí ðïõ êüðçêå óôç ìÝóç ìå ôçí ðôþ÷åõóç ôçò CG. Áñ÷éêÜ, ëïéðüí,
ìðïñåßôå íá ðáñáããåßëåôå áðü ôï PREVIEWS (MAY062869) Ýíá óõëëåêôéêü ôåý÷ïò ðïõ
áíáôõðþíåé ôá 3 ðñþôá ôåý÷ç.
- Ç Active Images áíáêïßíùóå ðùò ôï comic ôùí Richard Starkings êáé Jose Ladronn,
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ôï åí ëüãù comic åß÷å Ýíá ôéñÜæ ôçò ôÜîåùò ôùí 26.000 áíôéôýðùí!
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Heritage Comic Signature Auction Realizes $3 Million+!!
DALLAS, TEXAS: Heritage Auction Galleries - latest Comics Signature Auction,
held May 11-13 in Dallas, Texas, posted impressive results of $3,007,920, with
after-auction sales still ongoing and expected to push the total to even higher
levels.
"This was a very exciting event, filled with results that made even the most
seasoned industry veteran sit up and take notice," said Ed Jaster, Vice-President
for Heritage.
"The star of the show, without a doubt, was the Mile High run of Jumbo Comics,"
said Jaster. "These hard-to-find, oversized issues rarely come to market. Add
to that the incredibly desirable Mile High pedigree, and you have the makings
of a legendary offering. Our bidders responded to what they knew might be a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and the winning bidder walked away with a spectacular
set of eight classic books, after a winning bid of $83,650."
"As always, original art made a strong showing in this auction," said Jaster.
"We're seeing no slowdown in demand for high-quality Charles Schulz originals.
A beautiful Sunday Peanuts page, featuring Snoopy writing the first few lines
of 'It was a dark and stormy night...' brought $50,787, while a nice 1954 daily
featuring Charlie Brown and Lucy realized $20,912. Winsor McCay's Tales of the
Jungle Imps original was another standout; it fetched $33,460."
"Richie Rich may be the World's Richest Boy," said Jaster, "but it seems that
many of his admirers are just as well-heeled. We were privileged to offer not
only the highest-graded copy of the landmark Richie Rich #1 -a stunning CGC-graded
NM+ 9.6 with Cream to off-white pages- that brought $28,875, but also the original
art for both the cover of that classic issue and the interior stories. Richie
has proven to be one of the most popular comics characters ever created, and
one lucky bidder walked away with this 20th Century original art treasure, $44,812
later."
"The biggest surprise of the auction was the popularity of bound volumes,"
said Jaster. "We were pleased to present about 100 volumes of comics, Golden
Age to Bronze, all professionally bound into hardcovers. The big winner in this
category was the volume that collected Four Color (Series One) #1-12, which
realized $23,900. What pleased me the most, however, was how well the Bronze
Age volumes performed, with heated bidding activity throughout the group, driving
many of the volumes to realize many multiples of guide. Several collectors built
themselves a nice library with the hardcover collections from this auction."
"I'm very excited about our next Comic and Original Comic Art Signature Auction,"
said Jaster, "which is scheduled to be held in Dallas on August 10-12. We've
been beating the bushes trying to turn up fresh material, and I think you'll
agree, when you see our next catalog, that our efforts have been more than successful."
Highlights of the May Auction included:
Jumbo Comics #1-8 Mile High pedigree Group (Fiction House, 1938-39) Condition:
Average VF+:
http://www.HeritageAuctions.com/Comics/common/prlink.php?Sale_No=820&Lot_No=4218&type=prte-pr051506a
REALIZED: $83,650.
Charles Schulz - Peanuts Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 11-16-69 (United
Features Syndicate, 1969):
http://www.HeritageAuctions.com/Comics/common/prlink.php?Sale_No=820&Lot_No=6361&type=prte-pr051506a
REALIZED: $50,787.
Warren Kremer and Sid Couchey - Richie Rich the Poor Little Rich Boy #1 Cover
and Complete Stories Original Art (Harvey, 1960):
http://www.HeritageAuctions.com/Comics/common/prlink.php?Sale_No=820&Lot_No=6183&type=prte-pr051506a
REALIZED: $44,812.
Winsor McCay - A Tale of the Jungle Imps by Felix Fiddle, "How the Pelican
Got His Pouch" Hand Colored Illustration Original Art, dated 2-22-03 (Cincinnati
Enquirer, 1903):
http://www.HeritageAuctions.com/Comics/common/prlink.php?Sale_No=820&Lot_No=6219&type=prte-pr051506a
REALIZED: $33,460.
Richie Rich #1 File Copy (Harvey, 1960) CGC NM+ 9.6 Cream to off-white pages:
http://www.HeritageAuctions.com/Comics/common/prlink.php?Sale_No=820&Lot_No=2269&type=prte-pr051506a
REALIZED: $28,875.
Bernie Wrightson - Frankenstein, Splash Page 88 Original Art (1976):
http://www.HeritageAuctions.com/Comics/common/prlink.php?Sale_No=820&Lot_No=6460&type=prte-pr051506a
REALIZED: $28,680.
Captain America Comics #1 (Timely, 1941) CGC FN+ 6.5 Cream to off-white pages:
http://www.HeritageAuctions.com/Comics/common/prlink.php?Sale_No=820&Lot_No=3575&type=prte-pr051506a
REALIZED: $26,887.
Four Color (Series One) #1-12 Bound Volume (Dell, 1939-40).:
http://www.HeritageAuctions.com/Comics/common/prlink.php?Sale_No=820&Lot_No=2448&type=prte-pr051506a
REALIZED: $23,900.
Alex Raymond - Flash Gordon Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 3-14-37
(King Features Syndicate, 1937):
http://www.HeritageAuctions.com/Comics/common/prlink.php?Sale_No=820&Lot_No=6308&type=prte-pr051506a
REALIZED: $22,705.
Charles Schulz - Peanuts Daily Comic Strip Original Art, dated 8-20-54 (United
Features Syndicate, 1954):
http://www.HeritageAuctions.com/Comics/common/prlink.php?Sale_No=820&Lot_No=6356&type=prte-pr051506a
REALIZED: $20,912.
The Son of Kong Comes to Heritage!
Rare style A and B One Sheets to be Offered at Auction
DALLAS, TEXAS: In 1932, RKO Radio Pictures, the studio that had released such
notable pictures as Cimarron (1931), Bird of Paradise (1932) and The Most Dangerous
Game (1932), was in trouble. Several years of executive mismanagement, coupled
with the effects of a Depression that was crippling the nation, had plunged
the company into bankruptcy. It was a dark time for the studio, and they needed
a miracle to survive.
What they got, courtesy of directors Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack,
and producer David O. Selznik, not to mention the groundbreaking and visually
stunning stop-motion animations of Willis O'Brien, was the "Eighth Wonder of
the World."
King Kong premiered on March 2, 1933 and was an instant box office smash. Costing
a reported $670,000 to make, the film grossed better than $10 million in its
initial domestic release and became an overnight classic (remember that in the
early 1930s, movie tickets cost, on average, between 25 and 35 cents, and that
figure becomes even more impressive).
Not one to ignore a moneymaker, Schoedsack was quick to exploit the franchise
(Cooper gave up directing after Kong, in order to assume the duties of Producer
on a full-time basis. He's credited as Executive Producer in Son). Virtually
as soon as King Kong hit the theaters, Schoedsack was beginning the process
of creating a sequel. The only problem: the titular star lay dead at the base
of the Empire State Building.
No problem. If Schoedsack couldn't have Kong Sr., he'd take Kong Jr. instead.
And thus Son of Kong was born. Rushed onto the RKO schedule, with Robert Armstrong
reprising his role as Carl Denham and Willis O'Brien supplying the special effects,
production began on March 31, 1933, and the film debuted on December 22 of that
same year. It has since won a special place in the hearts of Kong fans worldwide
for its outstanding effects and gentle good humor.
"As the film was created and distributed so quickly, RKO barely had the time
to put together a proper promotional campaign for Son of Kong," said Grey Smith,
Director of Movie Poster Auctions for Dallas-based Heritage Auction Galleries.
"There were two styles of one sheet released for this film, and two styles of
three sheet, all of which are exceptionally rare today. Of the four poster styles,
the Style A one sheet and three sheet don't show Kiko -the name given to the
Son of Kong, although it is never used in the film- while the Style B three
sheet shows only his face and arm as he sinks beneath the waves while throwing
co-star Helen Mack to safety. The Style B one sheet, with Kiko holding Mack
in a protective grip, is by far the most desirable piece from this classic film."
"I'm very proud to be able to offer beautiful examples of both the Style A
and Style B one sheets in our upcoming auction," said Smith. "Both feature lovely
stone litho artwork, and both are in exceptional condition, featuring super
rich color and clean, off-white paper. To find one of these posters in an auction
is an exciting event, but to have the opportunity to bid on both is unheard
of."
Both posters will be offered in Heritage Auction Galleries' upcoming Vintage
Movie Poster Signature Auction, to be held July 14, 2006 in Dallas, Texas. For
more information, or to bid online, please visit www.HeritageAuctions.com/MoviePosters.
Son of Kong (RKO, 1933). One Sheet (27" X 41"). Style B
http://www.HeritageAuctions.com/MoviePosters/common/prlink.php?Sale_No=636&Lot_ID_No=19001&type=prte-pr051706b
Son of Kong (RKO, 1933). One Sheet (27" X 41"). Style A
http://www.HeritageAuctions.com/MoviePosters/common/prlink.php?Sale_No=636&Lot_ID_No=19002&type=prte-pr051706b
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