Q&A with Kyle B

Which piece in your gallery is your favorite and why?

It feels impossible to pick, but my Gabriele Dell'Otto Thanos might be the one I'm fondest of. It was my first BIG commission, where I asked myself "you're going to spend WHAT on WHAT?". It's easy to have regrets with commissions, but that is one that I will never regret.

Please tell us a little about yourself.

I've been collecting art since about 2016. I started collecting key issues before that, and omnibuses before that, but since then only collect art and omnibuses. I love them both! Professionally, I'm a digital media analyst, working in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX. Personally, I have an amazing wife, Maggie, and together we have our son, Remy (yes, you can guess why).

How long have you been collecting comic art and what prompted you to start?

I began collecting comic art in January 2016, after joining a Facebook group called Sketch Prices and finding out it was actually a thing people could do.

How do you display/store your collection at home?

Mostly portfolios, with my more premium pieces being framed using either acrylic or museum glass.

What are your top five most wanted original pages or commissions?

Well, I'm always looking for art from my favorite active artists, such as Gabriele Dell'Otto, Alex Maleev, Bill Sienkiewicz, Steve Epting and Jerome Opena. If I had to pick 5 things specifically I've been keeping an eye out for: 1. Annihilation covers - Dell'Otto 2. New Mutants pages - Sienkiewicz 3. Daredevil: Yellow pages - Sale 4. Captain America pages - Epting 5. Uncanny X-Force covers - Ribic