A few days ago, I just picked up 5 pages of Ed Benes original art from his Bird of Prey run off Ebay. I can't believe how much some of his splashier pages are getting nowadays (especially the ones that feature Supergirl).

That's awesome. He's the artist I've been looking for. Do you happen to have scans? I'd love to see what you picked up. And if you're willing to tell us how much you paid, that'd certainly help me know what to expect down the line.

I have about 10 pieces of art, but half of those are commissions. The other half are small press books and "lesser known" artists (but I love 'em anyway).

The new series is much like the ones that came out monthly for the last 2 years, with a thicker cover stock.

The essential ones - the first one you ordered was the original series, the next one solicited was the second series, which looks like it'll take 2 volumes (it was somewhat longer than the original series).

As for the Who's Who, I loved the loose-leaf version with the full spaslh page art. I made it a quest to get as many of them signed as possible, even though we don't get many of the participants around here. Mark Waid was the funniest one, as he wrote the text for a lot of regular ones and all of the 2 Impact Universe entries. I just left my binder with him and he signed a few at a time. Thankfully he was a nice guy about it.

If you dabble on Ebay, just do a search on "ed benes" and then refine the search by check on the box next to "Completed listings".

For my recent haul, I averaged about $57/page including shipping, but the pricier pages go for a lot more, anywhere from $10-$700 or more if it's a cover.

I got:
BoP #60 page 17
BoP #61 page 5
BoP #61 page 14
BoP #61 page 22
BoP #62 page 15

Sweet pages, Patman. Great stuff. I'd love to see more images of other stuff you have if you have any.

Well, I have this as my wallpaper background (I won this piece about 6 months ago, I think, paid about $230 for it):



The colorist sort of ruined this page in the comics, but in black-n-white, I like it alot.

Pricing is in for "52". Not unbearable in my opinion. It will be 2.50.

Patman, that is awesome! I'm gonna have to save some money and pick up one of his pieces. But I'm sure they won't be "cheap" for long.


MBoyd, I think $2.50 is definitely doable. I just hope it's a worthy read. 52 issues in a year...that's a large commitment. Not that I have to buy all of 'em, but if they're good, it'll be worth it.

What is Benes working on now, anyway? I noticed in the last Previews, the Superman title seemed to be gone...

I think Benes is doing a team book, probably JLA (or whatever re-invention of the JLA in OYL).

There's already a lot of complaining on other forums about the price. But one quote I read sums it up. You've got DC's top writers working on this. It ought to be worth the money. Then again I'm look at it with the DCBS 40% off too.

52 x 2.50 is quite an investment. Then again, if it was Marvel's "52", i'd be more hesitant. Perhaps I might finally take the DCBS plunge..

So i've been holding off on reading the "Crisis" main books and other comics that have "Cossover" on the cover so I can read them in one fell swoop and kind keep thing in order and I'm getting so behind. I just read the JSA with StarGirl( ) on the cover and even it mentions other events in the DCU. Dammit!!! Oh well, what are you gonna do...

BTW, why does Stargirl know "The Shade"? Isn't he a bad guy?

No complaints from me on 52 pricing, that's $1.50 an issue from DCBS.

WW #125 was a bit dull for a second-to-last issue.

WW has sucked for several issues. The last one I read (#124) just rehashed events in IC. How lame is that?

Giantrobo, I can't help you out. Don't even know who Shade is. Hopefully someone else knows the answer...

While not necessarily a good guy, The Shade hasn't really been a bad guy either since he became a fixture in "Starman". I'm not sure of the history between The Shade and Stargirl, but he definitely knows who she is.

If you haven't read James Robinson's work on "Starman", I highly recommend picking up the trades. If you like "JSA", I really think that you'll enjoy "Starman", as well.

It was awful. Wasn't even a good rehash!

Thinking back, I don't think I even read half the book it was so bad. I'm hoping the new issue isn't such a mess.

Anyone know how the heck DC plans to get Supergirl up to date? I thought issue #6 tied closely to IC. I'm under the impression it's the issue that but it's so late, how can they make it fit?

Wow! Where did you get that impression? I figured she was safe now. I'm still hoping it's not But the clues are there.

Rumor Spoilers for Future Supergirl Issues Below:

I was just reading that we won't be seeing any 52 trades during 2006. It sounds like they're waiting until it's done (I think).

If you're "waiting for the trade", it could be a long wait!

They could release 4 trades covering 13 issues each in a quarterly time schedule.

So if you come in late, how the heck do you catch up? Just wait it out?

Don't come in late. Either you'll need to buy back issues or wait.

An argument can be made (whether you agree with it or not) that "waiting for the trade" can kill monthlies with low audiences. Granted, that's not going to happen with 52, but maybe DC wants to start putting the focus of the fan back on monthlies and what better way than the biggest buzz title?

I think DC has made the right move with 52. Think about it. It's weekly, so if fans want to stay on top of the story and be able to talk with their buddies, they have to hit the shops every week. To some degree, monthlies have been dying slowly. Maybe the "weekly" will inject some excitement back into the serialized books.