Anyone have a scan of BWS's autograph?

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:12 pm

thats weird scribbling on an a&a gold. tough luck man

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:06 pm

Anyone want to buy an A&A gold "signed by Barry Windsor Smith"?

siren3-4 · Post by **siren3-4** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:10 pm

Dr. Solar wrote:Anyone want to buy an A&A gold "signed by Barry Windsor Smith"?

Only if it's signed three times . . .

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:14 pm

Dr. Solar wrote:Anyone want to buy an A&A gold "signed by Barry Windsor Smith"?

Why? do you know someone else thats got one?

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:03 am

Dr. Solar wrote:Anyone want to buy an A&A gold "signed by Barry Windsor Smith"?

Yes.

Fanboy375 · Post by **Fanboy375** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:31 am

Its funny that this thread comes up and then i see this on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Unity-0-Red-9-2-9-4 ... dZViewItem

LOL
Jonathan

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:51 am

Fanboy375 wrote:Its funny that this thread comes up and then i see this on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Unity-0-Red-9-2-9-4 ... dZViewItem

LOL
Jonathan

$200 ??? HECK, i'LL SCRIBBLE ON MY BOOK AND TELL YA A BETTER STORY, AND CHARGE YA LESS!!!

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:51 am

The plot thicks. Real?

Hmmm...

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:52 am

Chiclo wrote:
Dr. Solar wrote:Anyone want to buy an A&A gold "signed by Barry Windsor Smith"?
Yes.

Might hold on to this one for the time being...

JustCallMeAric · Post by **JustCallMeAric** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:03 am

Dr. Solar wrote:The plot thicks. Real?

Hmmm...

I think they're the same. Look at the similarities in the top squiggle.

TKWill · Post by **TKWill** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:04 am

Isn't it a little strange to use a ball-point pen? You would think he would use something else to auto that book. I could be wrong.

myron · Post by **myron** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:05 am

Dr. Solar wrote:The plot thicks. Real?

Hmmm...

did you just really say the plot "thicks"...

jedimarley · Post by **jedimarley** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:05 am

Dr. Solar wrote:The plot thicks. Real?

Hmmm...

Doesn't match.

myron · Post by **myron** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:10 am

jedimarley wrote:
Dr. Solar wrote:The plot thicks. Real?

Hmmm...
Doesn't match.

matches up pretty well with the top one in each of the other pics...

JustCallMeAric · Post by **JustCallMeAric** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:16 am

Yeah whats up with a pen?

siren3-4 · Post by **siren3-4** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:18 am

JustCallMeAric wrote:Yeah whats up with a pen?

Pens are used a lot nowadays to make marks on paper that can be read by others . . .

You can check wikipedia if you need any other information . . .

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:27 am

siren3-4 wrote:
JustCallMeAric wrote:Yeah whats up with a pen?
Pens are used a lot nowadays to make marks on paper that can be read by others . . .

You can check wikipedia if you need any other information . . .

JustCallMeAric · Post by **JustCallMeAric** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:28 am

siren3-4 wrote:
JustCallMeAric wrote:Yeah whats up with a pen?
Pens are used a lot nowadays to make marks on paper that can be read by others . . .

You can check wikipedia if you need any other information . . .

Thanks for the advice I was totally in the dark on that one (SMART *SQUEE*)

myron · Post by **myron** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:02 pm

JustCallMeAric wrote:
siren3-4 wrote:
JustCallMeAric wrote:Yeah whats up with a pen?
Pens are used a lot nowadays to make marks on paper that can be read by others . . .

You can check wikipedia if you need any other information . . .
Thanks for the advice I was totally in the dark on that one (SMART *SQUEE*)

he aims to please!

JustCallMeAric · Post by **JustCallMeAric** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:14 pm

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:16 pm

myron wrote:
Dr. Solar wrote:The plot thicks. Real?

Hmmm...
did you just really say the plot "thicks"...

No dude. That's crazy talk.

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:51 pm

BWS signed some stuff for me once ... he signed three comics with scribbles and signed three cards with "BWS."

One of the books was Bloodshot 1, and Don Perlin had already signed the cover. BWS grimaced and said "What the hell is Don Perlin doing signing my books??!!"

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:47 pm

Dr. Solar wrote:The plot thicks. Real?

Hmmm...

They look SIMILAR....but they're not quite the same.

1. Have you ever seen BWS ever sign something with THREE lines? I haven't.

2. Look at the flow of the last "circle" of the last "name"...in the one we KNOW is BWS (the Unity, the Solar) it's a single line. In the A&A #0, there's a most definite down stroke, stop, upstroke, with very little "loop." Even though the SHAPE of letters may change in a person's sig, the STROKE characteristics almost NEVER do.

3. Look at the "loops" of the bottom "sig"...in the A&A they look like "WWWW" There's no DIRECTION change in the loops. In the Unity example, notice the TILT of the "W" (to the right) followed IMMEDIATELY by the rest of the "loops" (which tilt to the LEFT.) In the A&A, they BARELY change direction.

4. Count the "loops"...in the Unity, there are FIVE (two tilt to the right, 3 tilt to the left)..on the A&A, there are SEVEN, plus a skinny "0".

Now...these are just diagnostics. There are more. IN MY OPINION, I would say the A&A, for the reasons listed above, is a forgery. But, without talking to the man himself, there's no guarantee either way. The A&A could very well be authentic...I don't BELIEVE it is, but it very well could be.

So....

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:57 pm

Eh...

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:06 pm

If you really look, the first line of the Unity sig does resemble "Windsor".

Those loops and curls on the top line of the A&A 0 sig look like they are copying BWS's Windsor.

Why would Barry Windsor-Smith have a three line sig with the first line reading "Windsor"?