Ned Dameron, Artist

[east-tennessee]

Very nice indeed! :thumbsup:

[wizardsrainbow]

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/5049/picture277.jpg (http://img337.imageshack.us/i/picture277.jpg/)

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I like!

[tippy4]

Auction starts tomorrow at 6pm PST.

Click my ebay link to see the auction.

And, to see the previous remarques, click this link. (http://www.stephenkingcollector.com/galleries/dameron.html)

[tippy4]

Just giving this a bump.

This is the auction link. (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290448131976)

[Randall Flagg]

Still four days left.

[Randall Flagg]

Now less than 24 hours. Auction ends (Jul 01, 201018:00:07 PDT).
Good luck tippy4 and bidders.

[wizardsrainbow]

2 hours left. Bidding at $530. Good luck everyone. I am NOT bidding on this one although it pains me to say so. I'm waiting for something from Ned that I think is gonna make Jerome wet his pants! No idea when it will show up.

[wizardsrainbow]

WOW! It went for $738! Much higher than I would have guessed.

[Randall Flagg]

Good for Rick, good for Ned Dameron, and best of all, GREAT for the winner.

[tippy4]

Wow! $738 and that was without a bid from David! This is not a record, but definitely in the top five I would guess.

I was actually contacted after the auction ended with an offer of $800 to sell it to an interested party. I let them know I could not do it, as the winner won fair and square.

I don't recognize the buyer. I will invite him to check out the discussion boards here (if he is not already a member).

Thank you to the members here who did bid!

[Sam]

Wonderful Rick. I think the record is still held by the Shardik volume, but my memory could be fuzzy.

[Rahfa]

I also think another went for higher than that....I recall one in the $800 range, too.

[Sam]

I know the Shardik went for $800+, but I don't remember if any others went for more.

[tippy4]

Actually, Roland And The Jawbone hit $999 (see post #588 in this thread).

BOG won it.

Next remarque is in transit to me now...I hope to have it up for sale by July 7th.

[Sam]

Thanks Rick. I didn't remember what it was, but I was thinking one had come right there at the thousand dollar mark but couldn't remember for sure.

[tippy4]

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/8721/dsc01304ae.jpg (http://img692.imageshack.us/i/dsc01304ae.jpg/)

Roland, Jake and Oy Follow The Steel Sphere


Remarque #XVIII Auction (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290451944017)

[jhanic]

WOW!!!

John

[frik]

Another beauty! :thumbsup:

sk

[Tito_Villa]

Another great remarque, i wish i could bid for it :(

[wizardsrainbow]

Very nice Rick! Ned is doing some great work here.

[tippy4]

Tomas @ StephenKingCollector has upated his Dameron Remarque Page.

click this link. (http://www.stephenkingcollector.com/galleries/dameron.html)

[tippy4]

Ned sent me a couple of preliminary sketches he did for the work he produced for Knowing Darkness.

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/1166/dsc01335zh.jpg (http://img291.imageshack.us/i/dsc01335zh.jpg/)

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/9384/dsc01341f.jpg (http://img153.imageshack.us/i/dsc01341f.jpg/)

I am going to be putting these on auction in the near future.

[Tito_Villa]

Wow i really like those, especially the dog!

[tippy4]

Roland, Jake, Oy and the Sphere is sold!

$835!!

Only three to go!

[Randall Flagg]

Very good price-for all.

[Rahfa]

Somebody here, or new?

Great price...and that was also an impressive remarque.

[oy-the-brave]

Somebody here, or new?

Great price...and that was also an impressive remarque.

It's mine.

I have liked them all but this was the one I had to have. I had to sell my Whelan prints and a Jae Lee comic page to pay for it but I am happy :)

[jhanic]

Congratulations, Dave!

John

[turtlex]

Somebody here, or new?

Great price...and that was also an impressive remarque.

It's mine.

I have liked them all but this was the one I had to have. I had to sell my Whelan prints and a Jae Lee comic page to pay for it but I am happy :)

Congratulations!!
Very cool.

[Rahfa]

Somebody here, or new?

Great price...and that was also an impressive remarque.

It's mine.

I have liked them all but this was the one I had to have. I had to sell my Whelan prints and a Jae Lee comic page to pay for it but I am happy :)

That's a good trade up...if you have something you can sell to pay for a better item, that's always the best way to do it.

[Fsmdr]

Congrats, Dave!. It's a beautiful remarque to own!.

[towerfan]

Congragulations! very nice!

[wizardsrainbow]

SWEET Dave! I am happy for you!

[Pasiuk57]

Someone else must have wanted it also-CONGRATS Dave!

[frik]

Excellent work, Dave! It's one gorgeous remarque - an absolute joy to add to your collection, I'm sure.

sk

[boq]

Gah! I hate this intermittent internet access I have to suffer just now... completely missed the auction of the Roland/Jake/Oy/sphere remarque. It's a real beauty :thumbsup:

[tippy4]

All,

Ned Dameron suffered a minor stroke over the weekend.

I just got off the phone with him, and he sounded good given the situation.

He is with his wife and brothers.

In the next few days, he will have surgery to unblock the blood vessels leading to his brain.

Please keep Ned and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

I will keep you posted as I get information.

Rick

[jhanic]

My thoughts and prayers are going out to him.

John

[Sam]

Mine as well.

[east-tennessee]

Ditto.......keep us posted.

[shnnrc01]

best wishes.

[Tito_Villa]

I wish him a full and speedy recovery

[Ari_Racing]

Ned, get well soon!! :)

[Ricky]

Let him know we're thinking about him and wishing for a speedy recovery. :)

[Room 217 Caretaker]

Get Well Ned. Good Thoughts and Prayers being sent your way

Mulleins
Cumberland VA

[oy-the-brave]

My thoughts are with Ned for a quick recovery.

[Patrick]

Sorry to hear it, Rick, but thank you for letting us know. Best wishes to Ned for a full and quick recovery.

[tippy4]

Spoke to Ned today, and he is doing ok. They have him on medication, and they are going to keep an eye on him. Looks like surgery to remove the blockage is not going to occur after all.

Ned thanks you all for your thoughts and prayers on his behalf.

He is eager to keep working, and asked me to mail him the final three copies of The Waste Lands today (I had them sitting in a corner of my house for the last two months). I ran over to the post office and they are on their way to him now.

Stay tuned.....

[boq]

That is such GREAT news!
Just back from an absence to find all this has happened :doh:
Get well soon to Mr. D!
:thumbsup:

[Brice]

I'm glad to hear he's doing better.

[jhanic]

Wonderful news! He is still in my prayers.

John

[Ricky]

Thanks for the update, tippy. I'm still thinking about him. Hopefully he makes a full recovery and can get back to his normal routine again.

[Tito_Villa]

Thats great news!

[wizardsrainbow]

Good news Rick. Thanks for the update!

[tippy4]

UPDATE:

Ned is doing well, and is working on Remarque #19.

[frik]

That is good news indeed! Hope he'll make a full recovery!

sk

[agrabin]

Good news indeed

[east-tennessee]

Great ......can't wait to see #19:excited:

[Patrick]

Glad to hear he is doing well now, Rick. Thanks for letting us know.

[Ari_Racing]

Excellent news! :)

[tippy4]

Spoke to Ned today, #19 is on the way to me now!

[east-tennessee]

Cool, can't wait to see it! :)

[frik]

Spoke to Ned today, #19 is on the way to me now!

:excited:

sk

[wizardsrainbow]

Woo-hoo

[tippy4]

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/6444/picture278f.jpg (http://img191.imageshack.us/i/picture278f.jpg/)

[Randall Flagg]

Nice. Interesting that Jake and Eddie both part their hair on the right.

[biomieg]

I was never a fan of Ned's work (although I do like some of the remarques in this series a lot) but this one is lovely!

[tippy4]

Of all the drawings Ned has done of Roland, I like this one the best.

Love the rose background.

BIOMEG could not have said it better......lovely.

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/8936/picture281zc.jpg (http://img229.imageshack.us/i/picture281zc.jpg/)

[Randall Flagg]

Dameron still has Chuck Conners in his mind. It's too bad he didn't re-invent the image.

[Patrick]

I like Ned's interpretation of Roland.

Everyone here looks rather wholesome in a 1950's clean-cut sort of way.

The background seems like a whole lot of pink, but now I get that it is supposed to be rose.

I like this remarque, but I'm still trying to decide how much I like it.

[tippy4]

Dameron still has Chuck Conners in his mind. It's too bad he didn't re-invent the image.

I feel that he has to stay true to his original illustrations. I would just seem wrong if he just re-invented the characters.

That being said, for this one, I feel he kind of de-Connerized Roland a tad. Not a re-invention....but a variation.

[wizardsrainbow]

Oh My! And I have a job again! :wtf:

[Randall Flagg]

I sense an acquisition.

[frik]

I do like it - but it's not one of my favorites.
This one's too...lovely.....(not trying to be funny, Michaël!)

sk

[biomieg]

I know. And I do think it's lovely, but that doesn't make me want to buy it (sorry Ned!).

[Nerak]

Oh My! And I have a job again! :wtf:


:lol: :beat: :lol:

[tippy4]

Auction of the current remarque ends tomorrow. Giving this a bump.

The pictures I have posted really do not do this one justice...it is really quite breathtaking.

[Rahfa]

This one's def. not my favorite...I'm just not a fan of the (to me) corny "floating head montage." However, I appreciate how Ned is doing different things with the remarques, so each one has it's own personality...it's not like he's copying the same approach each time, but he's bringing something new to each one.

[tippy4]

Yeah, this one is sort of unique in the series. All of the previous ones have either been character shots or specific scenes.

[Randall Flagg]

I'm sure 'someone' (David:ninja:) will find it to their liking.

[Fsmdr]

2 bidders already. I am staying out of this one as I'm not too crazy about the overall pink color. It is very different that the ones Ned has done before.

[Patrick]

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/6444/picture278f.jpg (http://img191.imageshack.us/i/picture278f.jpg/)

eBay action ended (http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-Dark-Tower-Waste-Lands-Remarque-Signed-/290486311592?pt=Antiquarian_Collectible&hash=item43a2555aa8)

$785 - nice job, Ned and Rick.

[Randall Flagg]

The ebay ad showed a pic of the 'limitation' as copy I. Does this copy have a handwritten copy notation (guessing XXI?)?

[Sam]

The limitation marker pictured in these auctions is simply a stock pic of the same marker, the first one. All the other markers are marked for their companion remarques with the proper hand written notation.

[tippy4]

Exactly like Sam said!

This one was purchased by a 1st time buyer. A collector that has been around a while. Don't think he is a member here.

The underbidder was someone unfamiliar to me...was it anyone from here?

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

The ebay ad showed a pic of the 'limitation' as copy I. Does this copy have a handwritten copy notation (guessing XXI?)?

XIX = 19

[wizardsrainbow]

Been so damed busy, I completely missed the last auction. Well, there are a couple more yet...

[Room 217 Caretaker]

Been so damed busy, I completely missed the last auction. Well, there are a couple more yet...

David

If you ever need me to bid on your behalf, let me know.

Ralph

[tippy4]

Ned is working on #XX now.

It is going to be an inside view of Blaine the Mono.

I think he is going to incorporate Roland and the gang, as well as the view-screen floor.

After that....just one more to go!

[Patrick]

That sounds intriguing, Rick. I look forward to seeing how he pulls it off.

[George at C-Springs]

Tippy, I was the underbidder on #19. I think I've been the underbidder on the last couple actually; unfortunately can't afford to place a "get it at all costs" bid. The ones I have been placing are pretty up there as it is (I went $775 for this last one), but there's always someone out there with deeper pockets. Very depressing actually. Looks like, besides the last two, my only chance to pick one up will be maybe in a trade sometime or if somebody gets bored and sells. Not holding my breath. My favorites have been the Gunslinger statue in Lud, Shardik crashing through the woods, The Tower, chasing the sphere, and I actually really liked this last rose-tinted portrait one.

Anyone out their willing to trade? Sell? Never hurts to ask!

George

[Ricky]

I think everyone's going to love XX. Really looks great (haven't seen the final product), IMO.

[tippy4]

Tippy, I was the underbidder on #19. I think I've been the underbidder on the last couple actually; unfortunately can't afford to place a "get it at all costs" bid. The ones I have been placing are pretty up there as it is (I went $775 for this last one), but there's always someone out there with deeper pockets. Very depressing actually. Looks like, besides the last two, my only chance to pick one up will be maybe in a trade sometime or if somebody gets bored and sells. Not holding my breath. My favorites have been the Gunslinger statue in Lud, Shardik crashing through the woods, The Tower, chasing the sphere, and I actually really liked this last rose-tinted portrait one.

Anyone out their willing to trade? Sell? Never hurts to ask!

George

George,

Thanks for your bids...sorry you keep missing them.

As far as I know, none of them have ever ben resold once they left me.

I have to assume at some point sombody will put one out there.

And like you pointed out, there are still two more new ones to go.

[wizardsrainbow]

Tippy, I was the underbidder on #19. I think I've been the underbidder on the last couple actually; unfortunately can't afford to place a "get it at all costs" bid. The ones I have been placing are pretty up there as it is (I went $775 for this last one), but there's always someone out there with deeper pockets. Very depressing actually. Looks like, besides the last two, my only chance to pick one up will be maybe in a trade sometime or if somebody gets bored and sells. Not holding my breath. My favorites have been the Gunslinger statue in Lud, Shardik crashing through the woods, The Tower, chasing the sphere, and I actually really liked this last rose-tinted portrait one.

Anyone out their willing to trade? Sell? Never hurts to ask!

George

George,

Thanks for your bids...sorry you keep missing them.

As far as I know, none of them have ever ben resold once they left me.

I have to assume at some point sombody will put one out there.

And like you pointed out, there are still two more new ones to go.

I just purchased Roland shooting the mechanical bat in the clearing from a member here in a private transaction.

[tippy4]

He told me he had sold it, but not to whom.

I should have known it was you David.

So, how many of the 21 do you now own?

I spoke to Ned today, he has preliminary sketches done for both #20 and #21.

#20 should be up for sale in early December.

[wizardsrainbow]

Rick-

I own 5 of them (#2, #4, #8, #9, #12) and the original Aunt Talitha black and white one that he did for me prior to this project.

[George at C-Springs]

Sounds like you have a little Hunt Brothers blood in you David; trying to corner the market? I will have my Dameron remarque, if it takes me 20 years! (And it damn well might!)

[Patrick]

I like it! Is that #20, Rick?

[tippy4]

http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/6459/picture293.jpg (http://img560.imageshack.us/i/picture293.jpg/)

[Randall Flagg]

Not my favorite, but I do like it.

[George at C-Springs]

Took me a second to figure out what it was, then realized it was when Blaine made the floor clear and they could see what was living in the Waste Lands. I like the way everybody looks freaked out except for Roland, who's like, "Yea, whatever". I do see what appears to be a glaring mistake, though ... Roland isn't missing the fingers on his right hand. Looks to me like I'm seeing the index, middle finger, and base of the thumb. Also, why the heck is Jake wearing a tie? Just looked back at the previous remarques, I see he's wearing one in those too ... don;t remember that from the stories. Or is it supposed to be a bandana perhaps?

[Randall Flagg]

When Jake is brought through, he is in his school uniform, which included a tie. I don't recall when he sheds the tie, although in the Dameron art where Gasher has Jake, and where Jake is reaching out to Oy, he no longer has a tie on.
It does appear as though Roland's right hand index finger is present.

[George at C-Springs]

Of course it is all artistic measure on Dameron's part, whatever he wishes to portray, but he's been very accurate regarding the fingers in all the other remarques. What I meant about the tie was why would Jake still be wearing it at this point in the series (or at some of the previous points, for that matter). What's the first thing you do when you get home? Take off the tie. Would be a no-brainer in Jake's situation. I really have no idea where in the series Jake actually took off his tie. Regarding the fingers, try crossing your arms as Roland is doing and fold under your trigger and middle finger (as if you didn't have them) and thumb. What you would see is a large space (or two knuckles) between the ring finger and where the thumb knuckle is; to me that definitely doesn't appear to be what's shown in this one. I saw it right away and thought it very odd, as in all the other remarques he is shown missing the correct digits. In my head for a Blaine remarque I saw Blaine blasting through a long valley on the rail in the Waste Lands at supersonic speeds, with a shock wave coming off him and incorporating the one paragraph that described a deer having it's skin blown off by the blast as he passed. Maybe I'll draw that myself! Of course, none of this means I don't like the remarque!

[wizardsrainbow]

More nice work from Ned! Thanks for posting Rick.

[tippy4]

Of course it is all artistic measure on Dameron's part, whatever he wishes to portray, but he's been very accurate regarding the fingers in all the other remarques.

Regarding the fingers, try crossing your arms as Roland is doing and fold under your trigger and middle finger (as if you didn't have them) and thumb. What you would see is a large space (or two knuckles) between the ring finger and where the thumb knuckle is; to me that definitely doesn't appear to be what's shown in this one. I saw it right away and thought it very odd, as in all the other remarques he is shown missing the correct digits.


That was one of the first things I checked for, but I really do feel that Ned removed the thumb and first finger in this drawing, and that what you are seeing is the third, and fourth fingers (with the fifth finger tucked under his arm). I did exactly as you suggested with my arms, and the part of my hand where the thumb and first finger would be kind of gets buried in my armpit.

I have the prelininary sketch on this one, and in it, Roland is in a different pose. You can clearly see that he only has three fingers in that.



What I meant about the tie was why would Jake still be wearing it at this point in the series (or at some of the previous points, for that matter). What's the first thing you do when you get home? Take off the tie. Would be a no-brainer in Jake's situation. I really have no idea where in the series Jake actually took off his tie.

I am going to have to agree with you there...that tie would have been history if I were Jake. But then again, Jake came from The Piper School, where good little boys and girls are taught to be respectful, so it is not out of the realm of possibility that he would retain it.


In my head for a Blaine remarque I saw Blaine blasting through a long valley on the rail in the Waste Lands at supersonic speeds, with a shock wave coming off him and incorporating the one paragraph that described a deer having it's skin blown off by the blast as he passed.

That happend in Wizard & Glass.

[Randall Flagg]

I agree that Jake shouldn't have the tie. He wasn't wearing it when Gasher grabbed him, and I can't imagine why he would put it back on. That being said, if one frets about it they perhaps should not bid on it. I'm sure it well sell for a fair amount.
The Gunslinger could be just as Tippy suggested.

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/6459/picture293.jpg

[Patrick]

I don't know whether it is accurate from a continuity standpoint, but I kind of like that Jake still has his tie on in these. While I would have taken off the tie, that is my adult perspective. My experience with my sons is that once they have something like that on, they forget about it completely.

[George at C-Springs]

Funny the amount of conjecture and discussion that can be generated by a couple of fictional missing digits and a tie : ) Tippy, the really important question is, when's it going up for auction? I'd like to get my underbidder bid in early! (ha ha)

[Randall Flagg]

There is almost no such thing as bad publicity.:clap:

[tippy4]

Funny the amount of conjecture and discussion that can be generated by a couple of fictional missing digits and a tie : ) Tippy, the really important question is, when's it going up for auction? I'd like to get my underbidder bid in early! (ha ha)

I knew I forgot to do something!

I just wrote up the auction, and it starts at 6pm PST on 12/29/10.

I will post a direct link when the auction goes live.

[tippy4]

Dameron Remarque #XX (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290516882782&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT)

Auction is live!

[wizardsrainbow]

Yep! Watching it.

[boq]

You know, the more I look at this remarque the more I like it. When I was reading the story, in my mind's eye I was viewing the scene from 'above' Blaine to his right hand side with the train travelling left to right... I can still see it quite clearly in my head :) So effectively my mind was 'erasing' the rest of Blaine too so that I could see all the way through him. Or maybe in the story he does in fact become totally transparent? It's been a while.
When I first heard the remarque would involve Blaine's interior, I automatically assumed it would be the scene where the tet enters the train to find the gunslinger ice-statue... but far from it!
I really like the unusual perspective of this one... unusual in that it's quite different from the way I pictured it myself. And it's a very specific scene, unlike the 'floating heads' one from a while back. I also like Mr. Dameron's consistency in what the tet are wearing, even down to Jake's tie (whether or not it should be there). And best of all, the entire Ka-tet are included in the scene... one of the few.
If I wasn't so totally skint at the moment, I'd be very tempted by this remarque... great work (again) from Ned!

[tippy4]

A Better Picture......

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/8507/picture298j.jpg (http://img221.imageshack.us/i/picture298j.jpg/)

[Patrick]

Wow, it looks even better in that shot!

[Randall Flagg]

The colors show up deep and rich.
<----------------------If only I had the ~1K for the book. Well worth it.

[wizardsrainbow]

hmmm. no bids on the latest Ned remarque. I may go for this one.

[agrabin]

hmmm. no bids on the latest Ned remarque. I may go for this one.


Hmm...I haven't got one of these yet David!!

They were never really on my 'list' but I do like a nice remarque...:innocent:

[Fsmdr]

hmmm. no bids on the latest Ned remarque. I may go for this one.


Hmm...I haven't got one of these yet David!!

They were never really on my 'list' but I do like a nice remarque...:innocent:

Not yet, David......

[tippy4]

If anyone is interested, with this book, I will include the copy of the preliminary sketch Ned sent me of this remarque.

Ned's original concept had Roland looking a bit more surprised than in the final version.

When I saw it, I told Ned that Roland would be playing it a bit cooler, and he took my advice.

[Randall Flagg]

10 hours left. Zero bids-so far.

[George at C-Springs]

WHOOO-HOOOOO!!!! As of 2 minutes ago, I'm the proud owner! WHOOO-HOOOO! Man, my heart is beating a mile a minute. Tippy, I'll definitely take you up on the offer of the preliminary sketch, that will make a great addition. I can't believe there were only 3 bidders ... and Randall, did you really expect anything before the last minute?

[Randall Flagg]

Randall, did you really expect anything before the last minute?
No. I was just bumping to help generate traffic and discussion here.
Congratulations to you, tippy4 and Ned Dameron.

[jhanic]

Congratulations, George!

John

[George at C-Springs]

Thanks John! I'm just happy David was asleep or at work or stuck on a train for this one :-)

3:20 AM now, time to go to sleep ... night all!

[east-tennessee]

Congrats.

[oy-the-brave]

Congrats George :thumbsup:

[tippy4]

Congrats George!

Three different bidders on this one.

I will get her packed up and off to you shortly!

[Patrick]

Congrats George!

Three different bidders on this one.

I will get her packed up and off to you shortly!

Hope you have a big padded envelope handy!





I kid, I kid.

Congratulations, George!

[wizardsrainbow]

Thanks John! I'm just happy David was asleep or at work or stuck on a train for this one :-)

3:20 AM now, time to go to sleep ... night all!

LOL...yeah got too busy at work plus it moved beyond what I was willing to pay anyway.

Glad you got it. So HAPPY for you!!!

[frik]

WHOOO-HOOOOO!!!! As of 2 minutes ago, I'm the proud owner! WHOOO-HOOOO! Man, my heart is beating a mile a minute.

That's great!
Congratulations, George!

sk

[Rahfa]

I think this has been covered before, but have any of these been resold on the open market after the first sale?

I know Betts has bought a couple after the fact, but has there ever been a private buyer-to-buyer sale? I wonder what the longterm market will be like? I think good, but hard to say when there's nothing to compare it too.

[George at C-Springs]

I only know of one sold, back on November 3rd, but I think that was to David. Very good question about long-term market. I personally didn't get it as an investment, I got it because I love the books, the remarque subject, and Ned Dameron's art and his take on the storyline. I have some other remarques which I know probably won't gain any value; Glenn Chadboune's "haunting vision of Blockade Billy" (per Cemetary Dance) which turned out to be a baseball, for instance. Perhaps it's a really scary baseball, but I don't think too much of it and can't see it gaining any value at all. Anyway, I think with the Waste Lands remarques being a unique limited series, done very well, in a tremendously popular Stephen King book certainly can't hurt the value, and I would suspect it will retain, if not gain, over time. Figure the starting bid on all of these was (I believe) $500.00, so you probably wouldn't expect to drop below that. You can pick up other pieces of Dameron's art on eBay for far less (like this one for example: http://cgi.ebay.com/NED-DAMERON-original-full-color-fantasy-art-/370310522774?pt=Antiquarian_Collectible&hash=item56383a2796 ), so you know this is likely related more to the author and the story than the artist himself. If you check other artists websites where original pieces are sold, you'll never see a Stephen King-related one available for very long, they get snatched up pretty quickly.

Value depends, of course, on what we're willing to pay. If nobody thought these were worth $500, they wouldn't have sold at all and I imagine Tippy would have re-auctioned with a lower starting bid. He didn't have to do that because these are all pretty fantastic and everybody realized that from the beginning (wish I'd been on board back then!). As long as collectors who are interested are still around and in the mood to add to their collections, they'll (we'll) pay what they consider a fair price (not $200K+ plus for IT , of course ... ha ha) to acquire a nice item. If it gains value I think that's just a bonus, and perhaps my kids will appreciate it some years down the road. Right now they just appreciate cool new Hot Wheels and Bionicles.

As David said above, this one went beyond what he was willing to pay, but of course he already has a half dozen of them! Me, I knew I'd have to go a bit higher than I have been going or risk being the underbidder yet once again, and with there only being two left my chances were diminishing rapidly. I actually got it a bit cheaper than I figured I would, as it's a pretty elaborate and colorful piece of work. I couldn't be happier! Likely if I (or anybody else who has one) were to sell at some point, there would be quite a few collectors just like me thinking they missed out the first time around, and by golly this is their chance. I don't think there's any danger of these not selling in the future, and I'd be really surprised if they didn't gain a little value at some point. But, even if they don't, I'm very happy to have one in my collection!

[Tito_Villa]

Very cool George!!!

[tippy4]

I think this has been covered before, but have any of these been resold on the open market after the first sale?

I know Betts has bought a couple after the fact, but has there ever been a private buyer-to-buyer sale? I wonder what the longterm market will be like? I think good, but hard to say when there's nothing to compare it too.


One book has been resold in a private, non-ebay auction.

As far as I know, none have been resold via ebay.

Not exactly sure what you mean by Betts having bought a couple after the fact, but every book i sold was sold on ebay.

As far as long term value, there is no way to say.

But, because there are so few of these, and because there are quite a few Dark Tower fans, I believe the value will hold.

I know most of the folks who bought these, and i don't believe that long term value was a major factor in their decision to purchase them.

[Sam]

Rahfa,
Since I'm the one who sold my remarque in November, I figured I'd speak up. My remarqued edition was not sold to Betts Books, it was sold as a private person-to-person sale. It hasn't shown up on the Betts website either, and I wouldn't expect it to unless something happened that made David have to begin parting with some of his collection. I can't speak for anyone else, but I know my transaction was between two individuals, not one person and a business.

Edit: I also want to add that this is the sort of piece that I wouldn't try to re-sell on ebay. Also, I wouldn't sell any of these for a penny less than what you pay for them simply because they are unique and completely different from one another, unlike many of the remarqued editions that have come out recently ala Blockade Billy and The Colorado Kid.

[Rahfa]

Ah...for some reason I remembered Wiz saying he'd bought a couple after the fact. I must have confused that with ones he had won at auction himself.

I expect long term value to be fine...especially because they'll show up so rarely. On the other hand, because they'll show up so rarely there will be nothing for a buyer in a year or two to compare it too, and that can depress a sales price - which is why Sam is right, that an owner should hold the line at what they paid (if they ever sell, which I don't see happening for a loooong time).

So just one more to go? So sad....

[tippy4]

#XXI will be here soon.!

I think Ned is going to send me a preliminary drawing soon.

[tippy4]

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/4138/picture299m.jpg (http://img441.imageshack.us/i/picture299m.jpg/)

Well here it is...#XXI.

Ned went a different route on this one, as it is almost all black and white (there is a little red here and there).

I will have it up on ebay in the next 36 hours.

[Ari_Racing]

LOVELY!

I think this one and Plaster Man are my favorites.

[east-tennessee]

Very nice, I like it alot............:)

[Patrick]

:thumbsup:

[frik]

Great - like it a lot already..

sk

[oy-the-brave]

How appropriate for the last one, very nice.

[Randall Flagg]

I like that one, and the Tick Tock man.

[Sam]

Between Shardik and The Tower for the best one of the series I think. This one is very nice and should see some good bidding.

[tippy4]

Thank you all for your comments...I will be passing them along to Ned in the next day or two.

I was concerned that the lack of color might be a negative thing, but based on the opinions expressed here, that does not seem to be the case.

Thanks again all.

[WeDealInLead]

Plaster man, Shardik and this one are my favourites.

[frik]

I was concerned that the lack of color might be a negative thing, but based on the opinions expressed here, that does not seem to be the case.

Oops - I thought this was a preliminary sketch - that color would be added still.
Still like it a lot, though.

sk

[George at C-Springs]

I like it, but .. oh, how can that not be a field of red roses leading to the tower ?????? Please Ned, add some color!

[wizardsrainbow]

Plaster man, Shardik and this one are my favourites.

Well, given that I own Plaster Man and Shardik....

I DO like this one quite a bit.

And as an aside...think I mentioned this before...before Ned started this project with Rick, he did a black and white remarque of the scene at River Crossing (my favorite in the book) for me...Roland receiving the cross from Aunt Talitha. Ned promised me that he would do a color version of that scene for me after this project was completed with Rick. Now with the last remarque in the works...my LONG wait for a color version of the River Crossing scene cannot be too far behind. I am quite excited!!!!!

[agrabin]

Plaster man, Shardik and this one are my favourites.

Well, given that I own Plaster Man and Shardik....

I DO like this one quite a bit.

And as an aside...think I mentioned this before...before Ned started this project with Rick, he did a black and white remarque of the scene at River Crossing (my favorite in the book) for me...Roland receiving the cross from Aunt Talitha. Ned promised me that he would do a color version of that scene for me after this project was completed with Rick. Now with the last remarque in the works...my LONG wait for a color version of the River Crossing scene cannot be too far behind. I am quite excited!!!!!

Hi David

I'd like you to give me that as a present out of the goodness of your heart...I'll pay the shipping costs. :innocent:

[Ari_Racing]

And as an aside...think I mentioned this before...before Ned started this project with Rick, he did a black and white remarque of the scene at River Crossing (my favorite in the book) for me...Roland receiving the cross from Aunt Talitha. Ned promised me that he would do a color version of that scene for me after this project was completed with Rick. Now with the last remarque in the works...my LONG wait for a color version of the River Crossing scene cannot be too far behind. I am quite excited!!!!!

Cool! And guess who also has one remarque waiting as well (in a first spanish edition of the book) ;)

[tippy4]

Sorry for the delay.

I listed the auction for #21 today, and scheduled it to start at 6PM PST 01/25/11.

[tippy4]

Auction is now live.

LINK (http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-Dark-Tower-Waste-Lands-Remarque-Signed-/290526851207?pt=Antiquarian_Collectible&hash=item43a4bff087)

[wizardsrainbow]

I will be there at the end!

[Nerak]

This one is beautiful! I wish I had the money :(

[carlosdetweiller]

It is nice but there is something about it that strikes me as odd. Haven't all the other drawings that Ned has done in this series illustrated some scene from this particular book? I'd have to look at all of them and possibly reread DT3 to be sure but this drawing seems out of place and maybe better suited for DT7. Is it just me or does anyone else feel this? Probably just me.

[wizardsrainbow]

It is nice but there is something about it that strikes me as odd. Haven't all the other drawings that Ned has done in this series illustrated some scene from this particular book? I'd have to look at all of them and possibly reread DT3 to be sure but this drawing seems out of place and maybe better suited for DT7. Is it just me or does anyone else feel this? Probably just me.

No Bob, you are correct...unless it is a "dream" Roland approaching the Tower...he does dream often of his approach. That could be it. I like the black and white simplicity of the drawing myself.

[carlosdetweiller]

It is nice but there is something about it that strikes me as odd. Haven't all the other drawings that Ned has done in this series illustrated some scene from this particular book? I'd have to look at all of them and possibly reread DT3 to be sure but this drawing seems out of place and maybe better suited for DT7. Is it just me or does anyone else feel this? Probably just me.

No Bob, you are correct...unless it is a "dream" Roland approaching the Tower...he does dream often of his approach. That could be it. I like the black and white simplicity of the drawing myself.

There is this scene of the tower but that is Eddie dreaming and not Roland. It's not a big deal but I do sort of wish he had stuck to scenes from this particular book.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/eddieandtower.jpg

[carlosdetweiller]

It is nice but there is something about it that strikes me as odd. Haven't all the other drawings that Ned has done in this series illustrated some scene from this particular book? I'd have to look at all of them and possibly reread DT3 to be sure but this drawing seems out of place and maybe better suited for DT7. Is it just me or does anyone else feel this? Probably just me.

No Bob, you are correct...unless it is a "dream" Roland approaching the Tower...he does dream often of his approach. That could be it. I like the black and white simplicity of the drawing myself.

And what are you doing wasting time and having fun on thedarktower.org? Shouldn't you be shoveling snow, answering e-mails, packing books, etc.? Get back to work, slacker!

[agrabin]

This one is beautiful! I wish I had the money :(

Just close one of your off-shore bank accounts...

[wizardsrainbow]

It is nice but there is something about it that strikes me as odd. Haven't all the other drawings that Ned has done in this series illustrated some scene from this particular book? I'd have to look at all of them and possibly reread DT3 to be sure but this drawing seems out of place and maybe better suited for DT7. Is it just me or does anyone else feel this? Probably just me.

No Bob, you are correct...unless it is a "dream" Roland approaching the Tower...he does dream often of his approach. That could be it. I like the black and white simplicity of the drawing myself.

And what are you doing wasting time and having fun on thedarktower.org? Shouldn't you be shoveling snow, answering e-mails, packing books, etc.? Get back to work, slacker!

LOL. You got your book buddy! LOL. We just got iced in today! Kids off school second day in a row. About to finish my "night job" here in 30 minutes!

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

About to finish my "night job" here in 30 minutes!

Remember to clean the pole before you go home. :wtf:

[wizardsrainbow]

About to finish my "night job" here in 30 minutes!

Remember to clean the pole before you go home. :wtf:

Oh, you are just hilarious! :)

[tippy4]

24 hours to go on the auction.

Page views = 169
Watchers = 27
Bids = 1

AUCTION LINK (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290526851207&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT)

[wizardsrainbow]

1 Bid will CERTAINLY change at the end when my snipe comes thru

[Tito_Villa]

Exciting :)

[tippy4]

Here we go....last 7 minutes.

One bidder has two bids placed.

Let's watch.

[Ari_Racing]

And watching!

[tippy4]

Congrats David!

[tippy4]

Now that all 21 have been listed, I will be relisting the two that went unsold the first time around.

On Monday, Shardik's Robots goes up for auction.

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/7215/picture226a.jpg (http://img268.imageshack.us/i/picture226a.jpg/)

[jhanic]

Congratulations, David!

John

[Rahfa]

Be interesting to see what the two unsold go for, now that the entire project has earned its credibility.

Funny, this last one was my least favorite...didn't care for the b/w, or like others have said, the generic scene of the Tower rather than something from the book...but, another side of me says that the run of 21 should have one Tower-centric scene, so it fits in that way. Mostly, I'm sad it's come to an end! Have Ned do a "Lettered" version of 21 more!

[tippy4]

When we announced the project, one of the guidelines I wanted to follow was that the images would be characters from The Waste Lands, in scenes from The Waste Lands. For the most part, we stuck to that guideline, but there were two deviations....the one with the characters faces with the rose-petal background, and the final one that sold today.

But, for #21 it just seemed right that the image be of Roland and The Tower.

As far as the two that went unsold the first time around (Shardik's Robots and The Flying Monsters), I am confident that they will both sell this time. Frankly, I was really surprised that Shardik's Robots did not sell, as this one definitely falls within my top 10 favorites. Hell, I might just have someone bid on that one for me!

I am going to send The Flying Monsters back to Ned, and he is going to "punch it up" a bit. Add some background, etc.

[Ari_Racing]

Congratulations, David!

[carlosdetweiller]

I'd like to add my congratulations, David, on another nice acquisition. And I'm looking forward to seeing the two unsold books again on eBay. It has really been a nice project.

[frik]

I LOVE Shardik Robots. Must have been before my time here, because I certainly would have bid!
What's The Flying Monsters like?? Sounds intriguing..

sk

[east-tennessee]

I believe they are all shown here...

Brian.

http://stephenkingcollector.com/galleries/dameron.html

[frik]

Thanks, Brian, found it.
Love the monsters as well....

sk

[Rahfa]

When we announced the project, one of the guidelines I wanted to follow was that the images would be characters from The Waste Lands, in scenes from The Waste Lands. For the most part, we stuck to that guideline, but there were two deviations....the one with the characters faces with the rose-petal background, and the final one that sold today.

But, for #21 it just seemed right that the image be of Roland and The Tower.

I am going to send The Flying Monsters back to Ned, and he is going to "punch it up" a bit. Add some background, etc.

Funny...the "rose petal" one was the only other one I wasn't a personal fan of...it's like when he moved away from the storyline, it seemed a little contrived and pretentious. But, you're right that the Tower needed to figure in somewhere, and #21 is a good place.

I actually really liked the flying monsters last time...be interesting to see what it looks like a little punched up...maybe enough to get me off the sidelines...haha...

EDIT: This sounds harsher than I intended...really, what I meant was when he broke away from the storyline, it can seem contrived because the focus becomes the art, not the story...but the art itself is still top quality!

[wizardsrainbow]

Well, I am THRILLED to be the owner of the last remarque in the project, especially as it has Roland and the Tower...Story line be damned! I ADORE Ned's original artwork (which Bob owns quite a bit of) and having a remarque with Ned's depiction of the Tower is what drew me to this particular one. I started my Ned collection with a Black and White of Roland receiving the cross from Aunt Talitha at River Crossing (attached pic) and end with Roland approaching the Tower. I also have remarques now of Roland, Jake, Oy, Eddie & Susannah.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/519/medium/Roland_Aunt_Talitha1.jpg

[wizardsrainbow]

BTW...I am purchasing the Rose/Nebua remarque as well from the owner (he is a consignee at Betts). So, I will own: #2, #4, #8, #9, #12, #19 and #21

Uh, do people know that i LIKE remarques?

[tippy4]

Wow....you own exactly one-third of them!

#21 is on the way to you now!

I decided to start the auction for #X Shardik's Robots today at 6:00 PM PST and let the auction run for ten days.

Here is the link (it won't work until 6PM).

AUCTION LINK (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290530333558)

[thegreattim]

I really like that one! If I had that kind of $$$ burning a hole in my pocket...

[Patrick]

Congrats, David!

I have always liked the Robots and was surprised it didn't sell the first go around.

[tippy4]

Shardik's Robots is sold!

$717.66

Not a record, but a very respectable price, especially when you consider it went usold the first time around.

I need to get The Flying Monsters sent back to Ned so he can punch it up a bit.

In the mean time, he has a few pieces that he wants me to post for sale (some original paintings he did for Knowing Darkness).

[Rahfa]

Nice....so all it took was for the project to earn credibility and it attained appropriate market value.

[tippy4]

I am selling a painting for Ned Dameron.

Here is the link......

The Dog (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290552035039&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:US:1123#ht_500wt_1109)

[George at C-Springs]

:scared: Wow. I know my wife wouldn't let me hang that one on the wall.

[tippy4]

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/153/dsc01845e.jpg (http://img171.imageshack.us/i/dsc01845e.jpg/)

I will list this one on ebay to start on 04/16, and run for 10 days.

LARGER IMAGE (http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/6528/dsc01845hk.jpg)

[frik]

Absolutely gorgeous!
It'll sell for sure!

sk

[Ben Staad]

Awesome Tippy! I love everything about that drawing.

[Ricky]

Wow! It looks like a completely different piece!

[tippy4]

Yeah...it is amazing what a little background adds.

Plus, he increased the number of creatures from three to twenty.

[Randall Flagg]

I think it will do well at auction.

[tippy4]

AUCTION LINK (http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-Dark-Tower-Waste-Lands-Remarque-Signed-/290544728736?pt=Antiquarian_Collectible&hash=item43a5d0baa0#ht_500wt_1148)

[Randall Flagg]

Looks like someone has already bid on it.:ninja:

[Rahfa]

So much better!

I sorta wish 3-4 more had gone unsold just so we could see the improvements he would have made to them....but, really, there were just a couple that truly called out for a little enhancement like this anyway.

[tippy4]

Just giving this a bump since the auction is at the halfway point.

22 people watching this one so far........

[Merlin1958]

Really Cool, Tippy. Really cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Patrick]

Wow, love the enhanced artwork! Kudos to Mr. D.!

[tippy4]

And thank you to the two members here who have placed bids!

[Randall Flagg]

tippy4, I am lazy, where is the link (http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-Dark-Tower-Waste-Lands-Remarque-Signed-/290544728736?pt=Antiquarian_Collectible&hash=item43a5d0baa0&autorefresh=true)on each page?
BTW,
price has gone up...

[tippy4]

AUCTION LINK (http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-Dark-Tower-Waste-Lands-Remarque-Signed-/290544728736?pt=Antiquarian_Collectible&hash=item43a5d0baa0#ht_500wt_1148)

As requested......

[tippy4]

AUCTION LINK (http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-Dark-Tower-Waste-Lands-Remarque-Signed-/290544728736?pt=Antiquarian_Collectible&hash=item43a5d0baa0#ht_500wt_1148)

Less than 24 hours to go......

[Randall Flagg]

Just about an hour to go. Come on, this has to go for at least $700 (IMO). :)

[tippy4]

Three minutes to go.....

Current high bidder is a member here....someone who has wanted one of these for a long time and has bid on many of them.

Good luck!

[tippy4]

Congrats to the winner....a last minute bid.

$704

All four bidders on the auction were members here.

[Ben Staad]

Congrats to the winner....a last minute bid.

$704

All four bidders on the auction were members here.


Congrats Tippy! Seems like a good price for both you and the winner.

[Shannon]

My first thought: Yesssssss, mine!

My second thought: Shit, now I gotta find some money ...

My third thought: I beat the second place person by TWENTY CENTS!? Amazing.

To the second placer, thanks for the fight, I assure you I don't have mind powers. I look forward to you kicking my ass in the future. :)

Thanks to all involved, this goes with my "I must own one of everything" mentality ... so Ned Dameron's Waste Lands Remarque ... check.

[tippy4]

Ned and I have a few more small projects planed for the future.

You may not know this, but he is a very talented sculptor.

Over the last month, he has been working on a life-sized sculpture of Oy.

When I spoke to him last, he was in the process of painting it.

Stay tuned!

[Tito_Villa]

That sounds very interesting and congrats to Shannon

[George at C-Springs]

Congratulations on the remarque Shannon; much better choice than the nesting dolls :-)

[Ari_Racing]

Ned and I have a few more small projects planed for the future.

You may not know this, but he is a very talented sculptor.

Over the last month, he has been working on a life-sized sculpture of Oy.

When I spoke to him last, he was in the process of painting it.

Stay tuned! .

I know ;)

[wizardsrainbow]

Congrats to the winner....a last minute bid.

$704

All four bidders on the auction were members here.

Yep, I lost out on this one...one of the few that I did not nab. Congrats!!!

[Shannon]

Thank you all. I wanted one in the set very badly. Next remarque on my hitlist is one of David's Gunslingers. I'm comin' for youuuuuuuu friendo! You don't really need 5+ copies, do you? Think of how happy it will make me! :)

lol

Question for all those still monitoring this thread. Does anyone do anything special with their remarques? I was thinking of scanning the images, printing them on high quality paper and putting them in some kind of binder. Although cool to show off, I think it would add wear and tear on the books to take them off the shelf/out of the slipcase, open the pages, blah blah blah ... Anyone, anything? :)

[Room 217 Caretaker]

Thank you all. I wanted one in the set very badly. Next remarque on my hitlist is one of David's Gunslingers. I'm comin' for youuuuuuuu friendo! You don't really need 5+ copies, do you? Think of how happy it will make me! :)

lol

Question for all those still monitoring this thread. Does anyone do anything special with their remarques? I was thinking of scanning the images, printing them on high quality paper and putting them in some kind of binder. Although cool to show off, I think it would add wear and tear on the books to take them off the shelf/out of the slipcase, open the pages, blah blah blah ... Anyone, anything? :)

It's not really special what I do but I use a software program called collecterz.com for keeping track of my books. The software allows you to place pictures in the database so I put my remarque pictures there to show off. I'm a geek so digital is how I do it :)

Mulleins

[Brice]

I tear the pages out and hang them on my fridge with little multicolored plastic magnets shaped like letters. :)

[Ricky]

:o

And the parts that aren't colored, you color, right?

[Brice]

Well, why else would I have this giant box of crayons?

[Ricky]

Excuse me Brice, but if I didn't know any better, I'd say your keeping your remarque-producing talents to yourself. I'm sure we'd all like to buy some Brice DT art.

[Brice]

Yeah, but no one here can afford them.

[tippy4]

Question for all those still monitoring this thread. Does anyone do anything special with their remarques? I was thinking of scanning the images, printing them on high quality paper and putting them in some kind of binder. Although cool to show off, I think it would add wear and tear on the books to take them off the shelf/out of the slipcase, open the pages, blah blah blah ... Anyone, anything? :)

I own the one with Tick Tock and Richard Fannin.

I bought a slipcase from The Collector to set it apart from the other books in my collection.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Well, why else would I have this giant box of crayons?

The limited edition, of course.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1194/1286270477_04641bbd22.jpg

[Shannon]

lol that's awesome

[Brice]

Well, why else would I have this giant box of crayons?

The limited edition, of course.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1194/1286270477_04641bbd22.jpg

Well, of course.

[Patrick]

...
All four bidders on the auction were members here.
:thumbsup:


Congratulations, Shannon!

[tippy4]

Ned Dameron Experimental Book (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290572757466#ht_500wt_1148)

Click the link above.

[Shannon]

I like it, lol. The book definitely looks "beat up", lol, but I like the idea. Are there more images/experimentations in the book other than what is shown?

[tippy4]

Nope...that is it.

[Patrick]

Well, it certainly is one of a kind!

[tippy4]

And it already has two bids!

[Rahfa]

Interesting...

Did he always expect it to fail?

Reason I ask, is it didn't have to be Wastelands he tried that in...he could have chosen any book, right? Or was it the specific paper that he wanted to experiment with?

[Robert Fulman]

I matted and framed my signed/numbered "Jake and Oy" print (from the Waste Lands portfolio):
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/1153/zzahutcom002.jpg
In case anyone is wondering, I used a 12" by 16" inch frame matted to 9" by 12" (mat cost $3, and I think I found a really great color, too). The print is 10" by 12 3/4", and I'm too cheap to pay for custom framing, so I had to hide a bit behind the mat, but I think it looks really nice.

[Ricky]

That was really weird coming in this thread and seeing that photo. It looks similar to mine, so I didn't know what was going on. :lol:

[Robert Fulman]

You must be a man of excellent taste, then.:)

[Ricky]

Must be!

http://i54.tinypic.com/2ufwrd3.jpg

[Randall Flagg]

Both look great.

[Shannon]

lol twilight zone ... do dee do doo do dee do doo

[tippy4]

Interesting...

Did he always expect it to fail?

Reason I ask, is it didn't have to be Wastelands he tried that in...he could have chosen any book, right? Or was it the specific paper that he wanted to experiment with?

I would not say he expected to fail, but he wanted to be cautious.

And yes, he wanted to see how his paint would work on the specific paper.

I had that copy of The Waste Lands sitting on my shelf...I had bought it in shrinkwrap on ebay for the remarque project, but the post office messed it up...so we decided to use it as our guinea pig.

It is now up to $75...so bare minimum, I am going to get my purchase price on the book back.

[George at C-Springs]

Ned Dameron Experimental Book


Originally Posted by Rahfa

Interesting...

Did he always expect it to fail?

Reason I ask, is it didn't have to be Wastelands he tried that in...he could have chosen any book, right? Or was it the specific paper that he wanted to experiment with?
I would not say he expected to fail, but he wanted to be cautious.

And yes, he wanted to see how his paint would work on the specific paper.

I had that copy of The Waste Lands sitting on my shelf...I had bought it in shrinkwrap on ebay for the remarque project, but the post office messed it up...so we decided to use it as our guinea pig.

It is now up to $75...so bare minimum, I am going to get my purchase price on the book back.

Wow you guys, I really thought there would be more interest in this as a preliminary work, especially with the letter from Ned. I'm really surprised that the owner of #21 (I don't know who got it) didn't grab it at all costs. I'm also curious what turned everybody off to this one, was it the condition of the book or the fact that this attempt was a "failure" even though the final came out fantastic?

Well, color me happy; I feel like I stole it for $76 ... $700 cheaper than what I paid for #20! Rick, I sent you a message regarding shipping via eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&rt=nc&nma=true&item=290572757466&si=0b2T3BwsNw9ZBMpi%252FSnMVwzgZJg%253D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT

[oy-the-brave]

Ned Dameron Experimental Book


Originally Posted by Rahfa

Interesting...

Did he always expect it to fail?

Reason I ask, is it didn't have to be Wastelands he tried that in...he could have chosen any book, right? Or was it the specific paper that he wanted to experiment with?
I would not say he expected to fail, but he wanted to be cautious.

And yes, he wanted to see how his paint would work on the specific paper.

I had that copy of The Waste Lands sitting on my shelf...I had bought it in shrinkwrap on ebay for the remarque project, but the post office messed it up...so we decided to use it as our guinea pig.

It is now up to $75...so bare minimum, I am going to get my purchase price on the book back.

Wow you guys, I really thought there would be more interest in this as a preliminary work, especially with the letter from Ned. I'm really surprised that the owner of #21 (I don't know who got it) didn't grab it at all costs. I'm also curious what turned everybody off to this one, was it the condition of the book or the fact that this attempt was a "failure" even though the final came out fantastic?

Well, color me happy; I feel like I stole it for $76 ... $700 cheaper than what I paid for #20! Rick, I sent you a message regarding shipping via eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&rt=nc&nma=true&item=290572757466&si=0b2T3BwsNw9ZBMpi%252FSnMVwzgZJg%253D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT

I was the 2nd place bidder and I loved the work and would have paid a fair amount more if the book itself wasn't so damn ugly. Part of me just did not want that book near my bookcase ><

[George at C-Springs]

That's what slipcases are for! :) And I happen to have a spare Waste Lands one on-hand since I upgraded #20 to the Ryan/Dolso traycase, so it all works out!

[Shannon]

Fuck, did that end yesterday!? Damnitdamnitdamnit! :(

Good job George, I had my eye on it but was away from the computer yesterday. Don't know what you would have went up to, but I was thinking I would have went to maybe $100-$125, maybe a little bit more if we had a bidding war going and I felt competitive! :)))

But yeah, good job and price! :)

Shannon

[Merlin1958]

Fuck, did that end yesterday!? Damnitdamnitdamnit! :(

Good job George, I had my eye on it but was away from the computer yesterday. Don't know what you would have went up to, but I was thinking I would have went to maybe $100-$125, maybe a little bit more if we had a bidding war going and I felt competitive! :)))

But yeah, good job and price! :)

Shannon

You'll NEVER get TMSG with that plan!!!!! Don't knock "Sex with Zombie Pigs" until you've had it. They are not worried about "coming", they have already "Came and went" !!!!!!! LOL LOL

[Shannon]

It shall be mine. But to stay on topic (because some people are getting slightly vaginated ... I mean irritated), lol, I liked the idea behind this. It's different. Just like the Dolan's Cadillac at Betts with shotgun damage from a domestic dispute, it's interesting. I would have bought that one too, but it wasa sold before I even laid eyes on it. Oh well ...

[George at C-Springs]

Received The Waste Lands #21 experimental book, it's a lot cooler in hand than it looked in the eBay photos. For example, although he mentioned paint I couldn't actually tell what was used; now I can see quite clearly that he used what looks to me to be silver model airplane paint (think of that P-51 Mustang that you made when you were a kid). I'm sure it isn't (kind of), but that's sure what it looks like. I photographed it outside in sunlight so you can really see the refelections off the silver in the double-page photo. The other two photos are to show details. I also really like the letter from Ned to Rick explaining his process. Overall, well worth the $76!

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/Waste_Lands_3.jpg

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/Wate_Lands_4.jpg

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/Waste_Lands_2.jpg

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/Waste_Lands_1.jpg

[Shannon]

Nice addition my friend. I'm sad I forgot all about the auction ending. :( If you ever get tired of having the burden of owning that book, let me know. :)

Shannon

[Patrick]

Very interesting! Congrats!