ValiantFans.com Board - Since 2004

nycjadie wrote:I think this is one of my top 5 Valiant covers of all time.

Cool, thanks. Yeah, I always liked the somewhat unique layout on this one.

Mike

I've been patiently biding my time, and I was finally able to pick up a nice Mico Suayan cover at a pretty reasonable price on EBay.

Ninjak #6 Cover by Mico Suayan


Mike

Well, this certainly confirms my paranoia that if I don't jump on these things immediately someone else will swoop in an grab it. :) As much as I'd love to have the complete image, I really prefer to leave my OA as-is. I once purchased the original pencils for a cover that had been digitally inked a...

Also picked up this Eternal Warrior commission from Adam Gorham:



Mike

It's really been dead in here lately. Here's one I just got from CAFU. Unfortunately, he did the background on this one separately, and mostly digitally. However, I thought the figure alone was worth it. Rai #13 Cover by CAFU http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y345/selhorn/RaiIssue13Cover_zpsjc29bj...

Yup, that's why I've had to settle for an interior page from him. One of these days I hope to pick up a cover though.

Mike

Yeah, that pretty much matches my thinking as well. Not costing an arm and a leg is somewhere in their too.

Mike

Just out of curiosity, do those of you that collect OA generally seek out these relatively rare variant covers? All things being equal (i.e. artist, image quality, etc) I prefer to go after the regular cover or more common variants given that that's what more people are familiar with. Of course, if ...

I've got this one too:

15. UNITY #6 50 COPY INCV CAFU (175 copies calculated)



Mike

Now I almost feel bad for owning the 4th one, but not really.

Mike

Really like that Ryan Lee cover. I saw that when he posted it a while back. Nice pick-up.

Mike

I emailed Adam about that cover, knowing full well that you probably already had it. Sadly, I was right.

Mike

Got this one in the mail yesterday from David Lafuente. I wonder if I could get a good deal on that Wrath of the Eternal Warrior car they had at NYCC to pair with it. :) Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #1 Cover http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y345/selhorn/WrathofTheEternalWarriorIssue1CoverSmall_zp...

Yup, totally agree.

Mike

The one I have was actually called the "Platinum Age" variant (which doesn't really make sense since I'm pretty sure the platinum age came before the golden age, but I guess calling it the "Liefeld" variant would have been a bit rude), the "Modern Age" variant is still ...

Damn, I was only 3 short of owning all 4 of Gill's Ivar age variants. There goes that dream.

Mike

Nice work on that! I do realize that Quantum & Woody isn't a super-popular book, even among Valiant fans, but I was kinda surprised that Ryan still had that cover laying around. Worked out well for me I guess.

Mike

Just received a couple of Ryan Sook covers in the mail. Quantum & Woody #1 According to Ryan, he only had about 24 hours to pencil, ink, and color this cover, so when he needed more room to add in Quantum's arm and the rest of Woody's finger he had to just draw them on a separate board and combi...

That Choi X-O cover is very nice. :thumb: Here are my latest pick-ups. Archer & Armstrong #19 Cover - Walsh Variant http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y345/selhorn/ArcherampArmstrongIssue19Cover_zpsk0vgkmy1.jpg Rai #12 Cover - Lee Variant http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y345/selhorn/Rai12Is...

After a bit of a USPS odyssey my Stephen Segovia cover finally arrived.

Book of Death #3 Cover


Mike

Yeah, I could see not wanting to let this one slip by.

Mike

You didn't already own that one?

Mike

Two great covers! I especially like that Segovia cover. I've got a cover of his on the way as well that somehow has taken a USPS detour from California to Chicago on it's way to Seattle (I hope). They must know something I don't know about geography.

Mike

Cary Nord's Book of Death #2 cover is also on the list. It got my vote.

Mike

Thanks. Glad to hear that your perseverance is (hopefully) paying off.

Mike