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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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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.

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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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