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Old 04-26-2017, 06:36 PM   #31
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That Strange painting just makes me smile, he is a different artist now.

My cheeky piece.

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Old 04-26-2017, 06:38 PM   #32
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I find his quality varies quite a bit. The first two DK3 covers he did? Spectacular. Everything after that feels like it was less detailed and just less impressive.

I do know he's extremely fast. That massive Batman/Superman issue 50 cover-duo he did was completed in a week, I believe.
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Old 05-01-2017, 10:02 AM   #33
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I have two pieces by Gab and they are two of my favorites.

One I got at auction and the other was canvas painting on the cheap that was only $350ish shipped.

I'd be up for getting another but the 5K and up asking price on most of the ones I like keeps me at bay.

Has anyone ever had any success sending an offer over to the rep?
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Old 05-01-2017, 11:04 AM   #34
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That Strange painting just makes me smile, he is a different artist now.

My cheeky piece.


Love that Joker!

As for Gabe being a different artist now, I would agree with you. However, I think it's also a time issue. My sense is that he doesn't need to invest that much time in a piece anymore. He's so in demand, and then there's all the convention appearances. Most artists kind of lose some of their intensity with age and fame. There are a number of pieces which match the quality of the Strange, all of which seem to be from the same era (i.e., 10+ years ago)
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Old 05-01-2017, 11:05 AM   #35
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does he do a lot of conventions? I've only heard of him going to paris.
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Old 05-01-2017, 01:09 PM   #36
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He is doing London in a couple of months.
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Old 05-01-2017, 01:19 PM   #37
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DC has been hammering him with covers lately too, which likely isn't helping matters. Some of the early DK3 covers were phenomenal and a few other DC covers (Harley and a couple Trinity covers) were up to the quality we're used to from Gabe. I don't think that he's a completely different artist now (although I wont argue the mastery of the strange piece...amazing), but I just think he's probably doing too many covers these days.

But, in saying that, I'll always approach anything he does with the "favorite artist can do no wrong" goggles on
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Old 05-01-2017, 01:29 PM   #38
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First two DK3 covers and the Batman/TMNT are among if not his best works IMO. DK3 covers got progressively "meh" after those. Also, Bulletproof Comix shop in NYC is commissioning him, not DC directly.
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Old 05-01-2017, 04:49 PM   #39
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First two DK3 covers and the Batman/TMNT are among if not his best works IMO. DK3 covers got progressively "meh" after those. Also, Bulletproof Comix shop in NYC is commissioning him, not DC directly.
I remember seeing the DK3 variant for #1 for the first time...arguably one of my favorite all-time bats images, but c'mon all you DC junkies...you know Gabe's best work is at marvel
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Old 05-01-2017, 06:58 PM   #40
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He does have a huge marvel portfolio which helps
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