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How odd to see this pop up. I just bought it about a month or so ago. I haven't posted my scan yet, so I was a little weired out to see it here.
I have another page from this story and the frog-like appearance is the original. The more monstrous appearance was added later. I have the overlay of the more monstrous appearance (check my gallery), while yours appear to have fallen off, based on the glue residue visible.
How and why an earlier version of the page was published later, I don't know.
I post it all, no matter how trivial it may seem! More SDoAR from Grubaugh to come!
Okay, thanks! I can kind of see that now. There's a bit of a jump near the edge of where he marries the line of the cloud up. Now I'm *really* curious as to what's under there. (Could be a whole different Fritzi!) Don't damage it, of course, but maybe try looking with a strong light behind it? I've had that work before so I could at least get a sense of what was back there.
Very nice. I wonder what the paste-up over Fritzi was? There's nothing on the printed version, so why would she need to be covered over? Odd.
FYI, you have the wrong name in the title!
Nope! No way to be sure. But I checked all the ways the girls are portrayed and Josie seemed more likely to have this hairstyle. The only thing I'm sure of is that it's not Melody.
I've got her now! It's a nice piece. http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1150224
I thought so, but didn't remember him wearing a suit. I see now he seems to have done so during one of the phases when I wasn't reading it.
Thanks. Haven't read Hellboy since the early days.
I *so* almost bought this page like a thousand times. I'm glad to see it went to someone who appreciates it. I *love* this era of Josie, particularly Pepper (which is why I have a whole gallery devoted to commissions of her). Great buy.
Very nice. This was a great series. Wish I had something like that in my Trek collection!
Looking at other examples from this series, it seems that sometimes Porter simply didn't pencil all the panels. The top and bottom parts of this sequence were fully drawn, this one just the two panels. (Probably why I got it cheaper than the others, so I'm perfectly okay with it.)
I think you're right. It was sold as Marion, but I hardly ever watch "Temple", so wouldn't have caught that. It seemed odd. Good call.
Me, neither. It's one of the reasons collecting the "birthday" strips is so much fun: I'm exposed to many strips I had never heard of before they popped into my searches.
I think this piece is on the page opposite my Pepper commission in Josh's "Unearthly" sketch book! Neat!
Well, I have certainly learned to double check whenever buying from someone who doesn't have a clear history with comic book art. I'm keeping the piece and accepting a partial refund (not as much as I'd like, but I want this situation resolved). I will be trying the flattening method as soon as I can make sure I've got all the stuff I need available, so assuming that works, I'll feel that its all worked out. Hopefully that will be the case. It's been an abject lesson for me to be more sure of a seller before buying. I hope that if any of you haven't had such an experience, that you never do. But the rallying 'round on display here has been great. It's calmed me down, now that I have a clear path to follow. Thanks, everyone!
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll see if I can find the relevant post.
To be honest, regardless of his claims, I don't think he has much experience with comic art. I don't want to give his ebay ID here, but I'll link to the eBay listing, where those who wish can find him and see pictures of the page before it left his hands. Seems to be a sports card store. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150477046765
It cost $20 + $5 shipping. He's offering $8 and I suspect that's as high as he'll go. (Just a vibe I'm getting.) It's tough. I don't really want to send it back (1) because of the hassle and (2) the reasons you cite. It's only going to get worse. No, it's not the most important piece in the history of comics, but it's an original and desrves more respect than its gotten. I'm practically convinced now to just take what he'll give, for the artwork's sake.
Well, the guy says he'll give me my money back and I should ship it back "any way I want". Part of me wants to ship it back in the same envelope and in the same way he sent it to me. Part of me wants to ship it the way he should have shipped it to me in the first place, just to show him how it's done.
That's Jill Valentine from 'Resident Evil 3'. Based directly on the promotional art, if I'm not mistaken. http://projectumbrella.net/media/images/Jill-Valentine-Casual-Attire-Resident-Evil-3-Nemesis
