A Stunning Page from the Strangest Comic Book I've Ever Seen
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- Опубликовано: 30 апр 2024
- Karen's Pages Comics and Original Art Unboxing | Episode 12. In this episode, I unbox original art from 1971 and show a couple of comic books, one that is unusual due to a printing error! Watch the video to find out what they are!
Stay until the end of the video to see my outtakes (but don’t skip to the end)! I'll have more comic and original art unboxing videos coming soon!
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I was born in 72 and John Buscema is always my default standard of what good comic art is. Love his stuff so much. He had so much range and such great balance in how he drew the figure. Congrats on getting such a cool piece of comic history and I appreciate you sharing it with us.
Thanks, Jeff. I consider John Buscema one of the all-time greats. If anyone could follow Kirby on FF after 100+ issues, it would be Buscema with Sinnott. Thanks for your comment! ☺
Wow! That is amazing! Thank you for sharing your love for comics and original art. What a great issue too!
Thank you, Jeffry! Glad you liked the video! It's pretty cool to own original art from a memorable issue like #110. 👍
Congratulations Karen. I know the thrill of owning a John Buscema page. I met John at SDCC the year before he died. He was a very kind man. I showed him my silver surfer page from 1969 and he took it from me to look at. He traced all the panels with his eyes, and I could feel him reliving the day he created it.
Thank you, Michael. I really enjoyed reading your comment. I can picture the moment you described in my head. It was really cool that you were able to meet him and show him your page. From all the stories that I've heard, John Buscema seemed like a really nice and amazing person. Thanks again for sharing your story. ☺
Really enjoy watching you unbox stuff. Great run down of info on the book!
John Busceme, born Giovanni Natale Buscema~Italian. 1927-2002.
Thank you, David! Buscema was one of the all-time greats! Glad you liked the video. 👍
Happy one year anniversary on You Tube! It’s nice to be able to pick-up original art to celebrate it. I always wanted to obtain a FF #110 error cover in high grade. Glad you got one.👍🏼
The FF #110 error cover is pretty cool. I hope you are able to find yours soon and in the high grade that you are looking for! Thanks for always watching and commenting, Kurenai! 👍
Oh, that’s a drool worthy page! Buscema and Sinott together, such a sweet spot.
Congrats on making a whole years worth of videos.
Thank you so much, Damian! I'm extremely happy with this page. I can't stop looking at it! Thanks for sticking with me for the past year. I really appreciate your support! ☺
Y'know.. Family is the place where they have to constantly promise to turn you human!!
That's Reed for you! 😂
Yes, Happy Anniversary! Ooooh, I need to find one of those 'Green' issues. I remember buying #110 when it first came out. Man, those were the days......Have a good day.
Thank you, Ray! The Green Error copy of FF #110 is a really cool comic to see in person. I hope you are able to add one to your collection. It's pretty cool that you remember buying FF #110 when it first came out. I wish I had that kind of history with comics (better late than never, though). ☺
It's incredibly refreshing to hear that the comments section inspires you to keep creating these videos. Seems like so many times comments sections are a cause of consternation.
I love your passion for each piece and the care you take in creating each video. Also the outtakes are chefs kiss.
Congratulations on the one year and of course the art.
Going into making RUclips videos, I didn't really know what to expect. But as it turns out, interacting with people in the comments section might be the most satisfying (and honestly unexpected) benefit of making videos. It's a really nice way of getting feedback, sharing stories, and getting to know everyone. I recognize almost everyone who comments because they comment on multiple videos (including you, Steve!). It's nice to interact with fellow collectors. Thank you so much for your comment! 😊
Thank you so much for taking the time to make these. The outtakes are not only super satisfying, like Doritos, can't stop at just one, but belie the notion that you can just slap these videos together.
Great page Karen love the story behind it as well!
Thank you, Duanezapain! I'm so glad you liked the video! 😊
Happy 1 Year Anniversary. Great video, great art and books. I immediately thought FF110 when I saw the package, I’ll have to reread that issue. And, the green cover! 💯% envious and looking forward to more envy. Congratulations 🎊
Thank you so much, Jemal! I thought you would enjoy this page! The Green Error cover is pretty awesome. Thanks for your support! 😊
Congratulations on ONE Great Year and for the "FANTASTIC" piece of Classic FF pages. Yes, Joe was so trusted JB could do more loose layouts/pencils. Funny, That this was JB's 4th FF issue. I KNEW you would have the error copy! Right in your wheelhouse! I think they released it, because they just wanted to push out cheap books to kids...no cares. Same reason they never caught or cared about mis-spelling Morbius's name on ASM102. Great PRODUCTION on video again...Thanks!
Thank you so much, CJDesign! Yes, this was very early in Buscema's run on FF. I forgot to mention that in the video, so thank you for pointing that out here. You're probably right about Marvel not caring about the error and letting it go to distribution - I actually said that in my video, but I edited it out in the final version because I wasn't entirely sure. 😅 Thank you for all of your support, CJ, I really appreciate it. ☺
@@KarensPages No, Karen you covered all the important facts!
@@cjdesign5700 Thanks, CJDesign! 👍
Happy 1-year anniversary! This is the absolute best original art page you've shown on your channel so far. I am a huge fan of the FF bronze age run. John Buscema and Joe Sinnott were magnificent on this original run that JB had on the FF (except for that experimentation with the Johnny's flaming hair in issues 124 & 125). As a kid (my first comic purchase was FF 149), I never realized the importance of Joe Sinnnott's ink work (I gave more credit to the penciller)--until he would not ink an issue. Then, it was apparent just how much weight he was pulling. No other inker was able to give each character such a consistent looking face.
Thank you so much, PBales! This is definitely one of my favorite interior pages in my collection. I love FF Silver and Bronze Age comics. I know what you mean by noticing the differences between inkers. Sinnott on Kirby's pencils and later Buscema's pencils really put the art into the stratosphere. The right artist combinations were so important. Thank you for your comment and all of your support! 👍
Splendid FF page from two comic book icons!
Absolutely, Rick! 🤩
Happy Anniversary to the First Lady of comic art and comics! Another great pick up!
Thank you so much, Lance! I appreciate all of your support. ☺
Such a wonderful page ❤ John Buscema is legend … and congratulations on your anniversary 🎉
💯Thank you, Paul!
Ben has left before.. and he always comes back. (Hey, family...)
So true. Although, it's so dramatic every time! 😁
Hi Karen! Congrats on your 1 year anniversary. WOW! Did it pass by quickly. That is so cool the original art of FF#110, page 14 that you acquired done by Big John Buscema and Joltin Joe Sinnott. I admire your passion of collecting original artwork and classic comics. Those comics bring back special memories of the 60's and 70's Keep it going Karen. Have a nice rest of your day. 👋 Steven Romero
Thank you so much, Steven! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for all of your support - I always enjoy reading your comments. I will definitely keep it going as I still have a giant pile of boxes to open. 😅
I look forward to your next video to find out what in the two boxes. Have a nice evening Karen. Good Night! Steven
Happy Year One Anniversary! Wishing you many years of continued Great Content!!!
Thank you so much, Rich! ☺
If I ever get to collect original published artwork. It definitely will be FF related. Love your choice with this piece. Congrats on your first anniversary!!
Thank you so much, Rob! You can't go wrong with FF original art, especially if it's from the Silver and Bronze Ages (my favorites). 😁
Congrats on finally unboxing this great page, Karen! I really appreciate collectors who take the time to slowly and carefully examine each page they acquire. Given the cost of original art, you'd think everyone would do that, but many don't. Taking note of things such as how recognizable a character still is even when drawn extremely small in the background is important, as is noticing the various artistic changes made on the page, which gives art collectors a fascinating view and insight that goes into the decision making process artists have to make on every single page they draw. As always, showing us the published comics the page belongs to always adds to the fun, in this case even more so because you also get to inform people who may not be aware that there is an odd looking printing error and even explain how the error came into being! As always, your research and willingness to share what you learn is invaluable and truly appreciated.
Kudos for surviving & thriving for a full year on RUclips. Your passion for the hobby, art and comics is unparalleled and your video production values continue to improve, look and feel more professional with every subsequent video you create. Happy 1st Anniversary! 🥳🎈🎊
Thank you for your thoughtful comment, Rubén. I always worry a little about making my videos too long, so it's really nice that you appreciate all the little things that I like to do in my videos. It's also wonderful that you notice that the production value is improving because I have to learn new editing techniques every time I want to try a new effect. For this video, I tried out two new effects - sweeping across the page and popping in words as I'm saying them. I know it's only a small thing, but I try to layer different elements in the video to keep it interesting. It can be frustrating at times because I realize how much I DON'T know when it comes to editing. Thank you so much for all of your support, which started with Unboxing Episode #1. ☺
@@KarensPages Too LONG? I think I can speak for most of your fans and followers and say that if there's ever anything negative to mention about your content, it's that it's never long enough! Reading everyone's comments should tell you that.😉 And yes, been with you since the beginning and hopefully for many more years to come! 🤗
@ Thank you, Rubén! ☺
I love the gutter notes on the original pages!! The Jack Kirby Collector has tons of that kind of detail...!!
I love the notes on the pages, too! I wish they didn't trim the page to the extent that you lose the notes. The Jack Kirby Collector is awesome. I recently picked up about 60 issues. I might show them in a future video. 👍
Congratulations on your first anniversary Karen, I have to say you have put some great content into your first year and your videos have been a great asset to our you tube community, This is a great page by John Buscema but I have to say the high point for me is how it highlights the masterful talent of Joe Sinnott's inks what a talent that man had, being like yourself a collector of original art its always fascinating for me to see how a pencilers art looks different when inked by various artists for example when you look at Buscema's art here and then compare a piece of Buscema art inked by Alfredo Alcala , another example could be Kirby inked by Sinnott and another Kirby piece inked by Ayers ( who incidently would have been 100 years old the other day ) as for the colour variants ten times as expensive in higher grades does ring true because I do believe the green cover errors amounted to about 10 percent of the print run and it was also too late to pull them because of the distribution deadline, I believe that the error happened later in the print run because none of the UK price variants had the error and its generally accepted that the UK editions came off the presses first because of shipping deadlines and then the engraving plates where changed to cents copies and the date month added ( again the UK copies were not dated to give them a longer shelf life in case of hold ups as they were shipped across the Atlantic ) anyway I have rambled on and taken up too much of your time here, thanks for sharing this outstanding piece and I look forward to your next video, take care.
Wow, thank you, CaptainUk, for explaining the distribution process and timing between the UK and the US and how it affected the covers! I didn't know that and I find those details fascinating since they put everything in better perspective. Great points about pencil and inker combos, too! I think Sinnott will always be remembered as one of the all-time great inkers in comics history. Sinnott's inks are stunning on this page. I really appreciate your comment (you didn't ramble) and I look forward to the knowledge that you share. Thanks again! 👍☺
@@KarensPages Thank you for the kind words Karen, just a side bar to the distribution process , you do not find the marvel chipping on the UK variants because of them coming off the presses first, although a number of the US ones suffered from it due to the cutting blades getting blunter at the end of the print runs a notable one being AF 15 .
@@captain_uk It makes sense that if the UK variants were distributed first, they would have been cut with sharper blades. I knew about the cheap paper and dull blades being the cause of Marvel chipping, but I never knew about the association with distribution and location. Thanks for sharing the info, I appreciate it! 👍
What a fantastic score. Great vids, a refreshing alternative to the typical youtube comics channels. Really appreciate your obvious love of the works, and great collection! Thanks for sharing it.
Congratulations what a fantastic acquisition.
Thank you! 👍
Happy 1st year, Karen. I enjoy watching as you open your packages and see you new originals art!!
Thank you so much, Ron! ☺
Congratulations on your one year YT anniversary! 🥳 All of your videos are amazing. Thank you for all the time and effort you put towards these videos in order to entertain, educate, and interact with your audience. 🙏
Thank you for all of the kind words, ShinKazama! ☺
OMG! 😮 A truly epic page from an epic comic! One thing you forgot to mention, scripted by Stan Lee…😊 Happy Anniversary!
You are absolutely right, LeadPaint. I should have mentioned Stan Lee's contribution, especially when his dialogue is directly on the original art. I'll try to remember and include information about the writer in future videos when I can. I always appreciate your comments. Thank you for always watching! ☺
Congrats on your first anniversary and that’s a Fabulous Buy!
Thank you so much, Robin! This interior page instantly became one of my favorites in my collection. 😁
Fantastic Buscema FF page, Karen! Pun intended lol. Congratulations on the page and the channel anniversary 👏 👏 🎉 🥂
Thank you so much, Kavi! 👍
Congratulations on your Anniversary! You make me want to watch these. Love the unpacking and sharing.
Thanks JC! Glad I could share the experience with you. 👍
Happy anniversary and congratulations! So cool that you have both covers and a page from within.
Thank you! My thoughts exactly. Thanks for your comment! 👍
happy anniversary Karen and Love the art piece 💯💯👍
Thank you, Rohn! ☺
Love the passion, respect and awe that you have for the art that you purchase. That is what collecting is all about! Love your videos! Happy Anniversay! Keep up the great work!
Thank you, Brian. Original art is so amazing to see in person, the feeling I get when I see it never gets old. I'm glad you like my videos. Thanks for your support. ☺
Great video and as always thanks for showing us these awesome pieces of artwork you are getting. Congrats to making it a year. RUclips can sometimes be a grind and a lot of work so glad to know you are still enjoying making videos for us the audience.
I really appreciate your comment, Mr. Akins. It definitely takes up a lot of time, but it's well worth it. It's fun to share the experience. Thanks for your support. 👍
Happy Anniversary! Love seeing the art and your calming tone is definitely a welcome voice in the chaos of comic videos. Reed riding that "space rock" is just a classic panel in and of itself.
Thank you so much, Rick! I love that panel, too! ☺
Another Awesome page and video!!!!!!!
I'm glad i happened upon your channel. I love watching your reactions as you open the packages and look at the pages/books. You are definitely a breath of fresh air! Do you have a PO box, I wanted to send you something for your 1 year anniversary?
Thank you, BobbyMack! I'm glad you are enjoying my channel. I appreciate that you went back and watched so many of my old videos. I do not have a PO box, but thank you for your thoughtfulness. ☺
Wow. Excellent FF piece 👍🏾
Thanks, Jason. It's pretty awesome. 😉
What a great page! Congratulations. I really enjoyed your breakdown of the issue as well. It adds so much context to the page and makes it that much more special and fun. Happy anniversary to you and your channel!
Thank you, Brendan! I'm glad you enjoyed the breakdown of the issue. It was something new that I decided to try and I thought it would put the original art into better context. So, it's really cool that you acknowledged that portion of the video. Thank you for all of your support. ☺
Congrats on the channel anniversary and success so far. Very cool addition to the collection. I wasn't aware of the error printing - love that bit of history. Looking forward to learning more about original art, which is also new to me.
Thank you so much, NewCompassCollectibles! 👍I try to combine both comics and original art in every video whenever possible. Is there anything in particular that you would want to see/learn about original art?
Amazing page! Congrats!!
Thank you so much, Howard! 😁
Cool page! Congrats!
Thank you, Derek! 👍
I can’t believe there is someone that likes John Buscema more than me! I didn’t appreciate him in the 90’s but I really do now. He introduced me to comics in the 70’s.
It’s also unusual to see a woman in her 20’s or 30’s that clearly loves and appreciates comics. Generally comics are the male fantasy. I hope that doesn’t sound sexist!
Do you have a video where you explain how you came to love and appreciate comics?
It's been a few years since I've been in my 20's or 30's, Bill, but I'll take the compliment. ☺ I talk about how I got into comics and original art in a video that I did with Rubén DaCollector called Comic Art Show & Tell #17. You can find the video on my homepage under Guest Appearances or in my playlists. I also show a bunch of original comic art in the show. P.S. You don't come off as sexist. I have a lot of comics and original art that might surprise you (for example, see my Budd Root short). Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment.
Dramatic reading!
Almost, but not quite. 😉
Wow what an awesome page! Congrats!!
💯Thank you so much!
All this talk of gyro is getting me hungry. Congrats x2.
🤣🤣🤣 Come to think of it, that sounds good! Thank you, Gabe!
HaHA🤣 omg you're awesome....my new fav video! Yup luv the bronze Buscema/Sinnot goodness. I don't have any art that old but does Milgrom count? 😉 TBH I thought the Spidey tee was a clue. Congrats on 1 year!
I thought you might get a laugh out of that! Of course Milgrom counts! I've come so close many times to buying his art for Spectacular Spider-Man. I now wish I had bid higher to get them. The Spidey tee was a nod to my first video. Thanks for always checking out the videos and commenting! 👍
Congratulations on the sweet Negative Zone page! Hopefully it didn't leave too much of a negative zone in your bank account!
One day I hope to add a Big John Buscema page to my Marvel villain collection...
Thank you, crossbones! It was definitely expensive, but priced at FMV when looking at comps. Did you pick up that Hammerhead piece this weekend? I saw that it sold and thought you might have picked it up.
@@KarensPages Well, that's cool you felt it was a fair (if expensive) price. I know that dealers have to make a profit since it's a business but wow! I like to pride myself on my supervillainy but the sticker shock on some of those prices on comic artwork put me to shame!
And yes, I did buy the Hammerhead OHUTMU Update '89 page set! It was the most I paid for artwork from that comic series but I rationalized the purchase to the fact that it was actually 2 pages for Hammerhead and it was being sold by someone I had bought many pages from before. Not only did he accept timed payments from me so that I could add them to my collection but he also offered me a discount as well! He is just an awesome, awesome guy.
There was a sweet Snow Serpent page from the Order of Battle comic series (the G.I. Joe version of Marvel's OHUTMU) but it was too much out of my budget (especially after I had already committed to buying Hammerhead). That was too bad because I would have loved to add a Cobra to my collection!
Did you pick up anything at CAF Live? I saw some sweet DD and Spidey pages while scrolling through all the artwork. What do you look for when deciding to add a page to your original artwork collection? Do you lean more towards certain characters, certain artists or certain situations?
@@crossbones13 I didn't pick up anything at CAF Live this year. I have my eye on a page in an upcoming auction, so I'm trying not to buy too much right now. As far as original art goes, all of the above. I definitely look for certain characters in certain situations drawn by certain artists/inkers. I tend to stick to published interior pages and covers these days, but I make exceptions from time to time (like a commission). Congrats on the Hammerhead piece. I knew it was you!
@@KarensPages I completely understand about not wanting to spend money when having your eyes set on a piece in the future! I have my eyes on a couple of pieces on different sites and was planning on making a move on the first one but wanted to wait until after the CAF Live event this year in case there was something I couldn't resist. And I am glad I did because that Hammerhead showed up and I had to have it! So, good luck on your upcoming auction and hope to see that prospective page in a future video...
Happy 1 year Anniversary Karen
Thank you so much, Kendall! 👍
Thanks for talking about he 'green FF 110. I have quite a few FFs, but not that one!!
You're welcome, Ron! 👍
Congrats Karen!
Thank you so much! ☺
Keep up the amazing videos
Thank you, breakbeatz! No pressure! 😅
Thank you , I have never knew about the green cover for that issue , that was A fun fact for sure .
I'm glad I could share the green cover with you. Even though the colors are pretty strange, it's still such a cool cover. Thanks for your comment, Edward! 👍
Great stuff and congrats on the 1 year!
Thank you so much, CretanBull! I always enjoy reading your comments. 👍
Joe Sinnott was one of my favorite FF inkers. He was there forever, too: through Kirby, Perez, Buscema, up until (I think?) John Workman replaced him in the 1980's... Another great video. Happy Anniversary. Just a question: do you enjoy buying pages MORE than CGC comics (it seems that you get so much enjoyment from them. Keep up the great work 🐱👍
I enjoy buying original art and comics equally. There are certain comics that I love and want to collect the entire run (raw or slabbed). And I always get excited when I pick up these types of books. With original art, it always looks WAY better and more impressive when you hold it in your hand compared to seeing a scan or photo. I'm super happy with this Buscema FF page. I think it's one of the best pages in my collection. Like you, Sinnott is one of my favorite inkers. 👍
They didn't know Agatha was a witch (with that Endora vibe she gives off)?
I guess her creepy house didn't give it away...or the black cat...😆
Awesome video. Happy Anniversary
Thank you, Matt! Glad you enjoyed the video! 😊
Those little lines on metallic objects are sometimes referred to as reflection lines. Jack Kirby tended to use parallel thick and thin lines to denote them, especially shiny silver items or characters (like the Silver Surfer). No doubt John and Sal Buscema (and many others) borrowed some of this style on their work. George Perez tended to put a little "starburst" on his and John Byrne liked to put more texture into his technique. There are plenty of other examples, but the way they used their lines is one way to identify the penciler or inker.
Thank you for your insightful comment, Robert. I enjoy all the differences in these artists' techniques. It makes the simple things really stand out and sets each artist apart from one another. 👍
@@KarensPages You are quite welcome.
Very cool
Love RUclips for ghe fact I can view peoples comicbook collections.
Same here! 😁
LOVE your channel Miss. What is that SONG in the beginning Dear??
Thank you, Mikey! The song is called For the Night by Chill Study. I include the song title and artist in the description section of each video. It's a pretty catchy song. 👍
@@KarensPages Thank you, Karen! My collecting or original art is Jack Kirby, Michael Golden, and Bill Sienkiewicz > Grew up in the 1980s collecting comics.
@@MikeyRumi180 If you don't mind me asking, what type of Kirby art do you collect? Marvel? DC? Pacific?
@@KarensPages black panther which I bought in the 1990s as well as Cap America and Some other Marvel Pages. no DC or others.
@@MikeyRumi180 Wow, that's awesome. 👍 I just saw that a page from FF #53 with Black Panther is coming to Heritage for the June Signature Auction. Also, double wow on the Cap Kirby.
I feel Joe Sinnot does not get enough credit for his work on Fantastic Four he inked more issue than Kirdy drew or Stan wrote.
I completely agree. The art wouldn't be what it is without Joe Sinnott's inks. The impact of Sinnott's inks on the art becomes even more clear when the inker changes. Just as impressive, he rarely took breaks and produced so many pages throughout his career. Thank you for your comment, Anthony. 👍
@@KarensPages I think some of his best inks on John Buscema work is the 2 part Dr Doom story in Thoy 182 and 183
@@anthonypidone4453 I'll definitely check out Thor 182 and 183. I've always loved the cover to 182. It's a classic cover. The original art for the cover to 182 came up for auction two years ago (I wish I had saved up 🤣).
Where do you buy original art?
Mostly from auctions. 👍