Is there any info on this litho?

chuckwood · Post by **chuckwood** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:41 pm

I can't find anything on this site about it. Does anyone have one?

sonicdan · Post by **sonicdan** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:02 pm

Whoa...I don't think I've seen that one before.
DAN

greg · Post by **greg** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:11 pm

I think that's "new to me" as well.

cinlach@aol.com · Post by **cinlach@aol.com** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:19 pm

i've seen that artwork before but can't say i've seen the litho before today.

is it possible it was made for a store who was hosting an appearance of bernard chang when dr. mirage was coming out?

i've got nothing substantial to back that hypothesis...just noticing the name on the bottom of the print sounds like a comic store.

mrwoogieman · Post by **mrwoogieman** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:47 pm

You betcha! Jim Hanley's is located on 33rd and Sixth, in Midtown Manhattan, a giant selection of current and recent issues on display, in looooooong aisles. In store signing is my guess.

mrwoogieman · Post by **mrwoogieman** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:49 pm

You called it a litho, or is it a poster, maybe. Like a giveaway on the day of his appearance. Or maybe the litho was for sale with him signing it.

cinlach@aol.com · Post by **cinlach@aol.com** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:50 pm

boo yow!

i am a golden god!

chuckwood · Post by **chuckwood** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:01 pm

mrwoogieman wrote:You called it a litho, or is it a poster, maybe. Like a giveaway on the day of his appearance. Or maybe the litho was for sale with him signing it.

I bought it recently from a collector so I don't know its origin. He called it a lithograph and it is made of heavy card stock. I'm pretty happy I found something you guys have not seen.

BodaZoffa · Post by **BodaZoffa** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:20 pm

Ask Bernard.... he might know.

bernardchang · Post by **bernardchang** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:43 pm

hey all! that was a print done for a store signing at jim hanley's universe comic book store in new york city. i do not remember when, but i would assume it was around sept 1993, in conjunction with the release of issue #1. i still have the original, but it has water damage from a leaky pipe at the valiant offices.

i also did a similar but different print for kaboom comics in dallas, but i do not know if they are still around as the original owner sold his two stores years ago. that print was done on glossy paper with red ink for the "rays", whereas the jim hanley's was b/w.

-b

dellamorte · Post by **dellamorte** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:47 pm

Cool piece of art it would have made a great cover.

Bernard, any idea how many of these were printed?

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:52 pm

I said it once and I'll say it again.

No one but Bernard Chang should ever draw Carmen Mirage.

dellamorte · Post by **dellamorte** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:54 pm

Don't you mean Carmen Ruiz?

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:55 pm

Damn.

If she were real she'd kick my *SQUEE* for making that mistake.

motorhead · Post by **motorhead** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 12:26 am

Cool art piece, wish I could find one.

davidb · Post by **davidb** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 9:11 am

Definitely.

Oh. You meant the art, not Carmen. Ummm... That's what I meant, too. Yeah. That's the ticket.

chuckwood · Post by **chuckwood** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 10:33 am

ManofTheAtom wrote:I said it once and I'll say it again.

No one but Bernard Chang should ever draw Carmen Mirage.

The books in which another artist draws Carmen are just embarrassing.

This piece would look very cool with the red. Did anyone else notice the image style on Mirage's hand? I thought that was cool.

xoken · Post by **xoken** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 11:35 am

Love those Carmen outfits.

Is this for sale?

k_c_collectibles · Post by **k_c_collectibles** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:34 pm

That is SWEET!

Bernard - do you know what the print run was on these? I need to get one of those for my collection now that I know they are around!

Chris

bernardchang · Post by **bernardchang** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 6:35 pm

i do not remember the print count on those posters. i believe it was a free giveaway if you bought a book at the store for the signing. 500? 1000? can't be more than that. it was a one day thing.

sonicdan · Post by **sonicdan** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 6:46 pm

Very cool. Makes me wonder what else is out there that we havne't seen archived on-line yet.
Ken Branch sent me a pix of this Dr. Mirage print, a while back ago, that I didn't
previously know about as well.

DAN

chuckwood · Post by **chuckwood** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:12 pm

For those who are interested the litho is NOT for sale. I paid close to $200 for it to complete my Dr. Mirage collection (only to find out about the red version

). I will ask the seller if he has anymore he is willing to sell.

chuckwood · Post by **chuckwood** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:47 am

He said that if anyone was crazy enough to pay what I did he would gladly sell his copy

Did I pay too much?

chuckwood · Post by **chuckwood** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:47 am

He said that if anyone was crazy enough to pay what I did he would gladly sell his copy

Did I pay too much?

Technique · Post by **Technique** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 10:56 am

chuckwood wrote:He said that if anyone was crazy enough to pay what I did he would gladly sell his copy

Did I pay too much?

That's really a question only you *COUGH*YES*COUGH* can answer.