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Originally Posted by risingstar
I've seen character pieces go for much than that.
In fact, barely complete, line art drawn characters by the likes of Bolland, Hughes, Romita Sr, Wrightson, and N. Adams to name a few, can go for hundreds of dollars.
I wish they were that cheap too!
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I hear ya'.
Certain artist, such as the likes of a Romita Sr., Wrightson, and Neal Adams would fetch a higher premium...mainly because their work is much more sought after than the likes of a Dale Keown (that's not knocking Keown, it's just a fact.) Neal Adams, IMHO, charges crazy amounts for his sketches on his website, nevermind an actual comic page from one of his classic comics that he did.
The other thing that will make one piece more expensive than another is whether the artist did a drawing of one of his staple characters that he's known for. For example, a Romita Sr. drawing of Spiderman will command a much higher premium than say a Romita Sr. drawing of a B-rate character would fetch.
Keown, mainly remembered and associated with his character Pitt and Marvel's Hulk, will probably get more for a pinup sketch of Hulk than he will for The Thing or some other character not especially associated with him.
All that being said, it comes down to how much someone's willing to pay for a particular drawing. I've got a cool pencil and ink drawing of a band of barbarians done by the late John Buscema, and I picked it up in 2001 for a mere $40 bucks. I got lucky.
Personally, I think the Thing drawings are exceptional, especially the first one where he's throwing a punch. I'd get em' if the price were right.