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Patrick Bain

Patrick Bain

Patrick Bain is the author of the Comic Art Trends Price Guide 2019-2020. The Legends and Modern Masters editions of the CAT Price Guide feature a total of 70 artists. Original comic art from each of the seventy featured creators is documented with sales data, analysis, graphs of trends, and images of art.

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    Alex Ross Painted Covers: Museum-Quality Fine Art

    by Patrick Bain February 5, 2021
    written by Patrick Bain

    Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Renoir, Norman Rockwell, Thomas Kincaid… Alex Ross. I’m not speaking in hyperbole when I lump Ross in with these other master artists. Each had works and styles distinctly memorable…

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  • Comic Collecting 101ComicsNostalgiaRecent

    Buying Bound Comic Readers: Better than Digital

    by Patrick Bain February 2, 2021
    by Patrick Bain February 2, 2021

    In the first article of this series, I talked about some Golden Age gems locked away in hardback tomes.  Next, I followed with Silver Age Bound Comics and illustrated the disparity between…

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    Silver Age Bound Comics: Grails Disguised as Library Books

    by Patrick Bain February 1, 2021
    by Patrick Bain February 1, 2021

    “With great power comes great…” well you know… Amazing Fantasy #15.  Besides being a comic EVERYONE would love to have in their collection, it rises above all other Silver Age comics.  The…

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  • Comic Collecting 101ComicsGolden AgeInvestment SpeculationRecent

    Bound Volume Comics: University Library Or Your Bookshelf

    by Patrick Bain January 30, 2021
    by Patrick Bain January 30, 2021

    A long time ago in a land far away, I heard of mythical, ancient tomes of great value.  These artifacts of bygone times contained the treasures of decades past.  But, they were…

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  • ComicsComics in Movies & TVNostalgiaOriginal ArtRecent

    Six Billion Dollar Man: A Movie Barely Alive

    by Patrick Bain January 27, 2021
    by Patrick Bain January 27, 2021

    The Six Billion Dollar Man is a movie barely alive.  Can we rebuild it…better, stronger, faster?  I hope so because I’m a huge fan of the original series and Lee Majors.  Whether…

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  • ComicsInvestment SpeculationOriginal ArtRecent

    A Wonder Woman Among Boys: Grade A on the CAT Scale

    by Patrick Bain January 24, 2021
    by Patrick Bain January 24, 2021

    She is truly a Wonder Woman among boys!  Wonder Woman has never been afraid to mix it up in the male-dominated comic universe.  Though not the first super-heroine, Wonder Woman ranks first…

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    Wonder Woman 84 Art: Pop Quiz Cheetah Sheet

    by Patrick Bain January 19, 2021
    by Patrick Bain January 19, 2021

    Wonder Woman 84 flew into theatres and streams on Christmas day.   Not everyone loved the movie, but I enjoyed it.  Comic book and art collectors rallied around the magic lasso for the…

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    Hawkman #4, Zatanna Debut: Artist Murphy Anderson

    by Patrick Bain January 12, 2021
    by Patrick Bain January 12, 2021

    Few DC comics grab a spot in the GoCollect hot 100 Silver Age comics list.  Hawkman #4 featuring the debut of Zatanna found its way to position 32 at the end of 2020. …

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    Memorable Star Wars Promotions: Where Did You Eat?

    by Patrick Bain January 5, 2021
    by Patrick Bain January 5, 2021

    Even though I was fascinated by the art of Drew Struzan, my poster collection is ‘low brow’.  I squirreled away a lot of movie and comic book posters and stuff down through…

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    Tracking CGC Census: An Experiment

    by Patrick Bain January 4, 2021
    by Patrick Bain January 4, 2021

    What if it’s true that supply and demand affect price?  For graded comics, think about the awesome power for buyers and sellers to have a count of comics in each grade! What…

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  • Artist SpotlightComicsNostalgiaRecent

    Star Wars Poster Artist Drew Struzan: I Was Blown Away

    by Patrick Bain January 3, 2021
    by Patrick Bain January 3, 2021

    Back to the Future, Raiders of  the Lost Ark, Big Trouble in Little China, even Adventures in Babysitting… so many great films, all with Drew Struzan illustrated posters.  Artist Drew Struzan captivated…

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  • ComicsOriginal ArtRecent

    Ultimate Jam Illustration – Never to be Surpassed

    by Patrick Bain January 2, 2021
    by Patrick Bain January 2, 2021

    If you could put together a Rock Festival featuring all your favorites past or present, living or dead, who would you include?  Similar question for a movie premiere marathon?  How about a…

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  • ComicsNostalgiaOriginal ArtRecent

    Star Wars Episode 4 Art: the First Trilogy Began a Mania

    by Patrick Bain December 27, 2020
    by Patrick Bain December 27, 2020

    I recall feeling blown away AND completely elated when leaving the theatre the first time I saw Star Wars as a thirteen year old.  Obviously, I had the foresight to stash away…

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  • ComicsInvestment SpeculationOriginal ArtRecent

    Dark Horse Star Wars Art: Empires, Rebellions, and More

    by Patrick Bain December 26, 2020
    by Patrick Bain December 26, 2020

    Dark Horse comics like Star Wars: Heir to the Empire and Star Wars: Legacy are burning up the hot lists on GoCollect.  And I don’t dismiss the fandemonium for Marvel Star Wars…

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    Who is the First Superhero: Doc Savage!

    by Patrick Bain December 24, 2020
    by Patrick Bain December 24, 2020

    Who is the first superhero?  As a comic BOOK guy, I would have always gone with Superman.  He had the costume, the powers, and eventually, the catch phrase.  Of course, Superman busted…

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    Color Joker Dark Les Dorscheid: Focus on a Colorist

    by Patrick Bain December 21, 2020
    by Patrick Bain December 21, 2020

    Is it fair to say Joker is a darker character in the last thirty-five years than he was in the prior 35 years?  Compare Brian Bolland’s Joker in 1988 to Murphy Anderson’s…

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    The Anatomy of Deadpool Original Art: Artist Notes

    by Patrick Bain December 18, 2020
    by Patrick Bain December 18, 2020

    Someone tell me when covers became embossed, metallic, hologram, sealed in resin (coming soon)?  Almost thirty years ago, Amazing Spider-Man 365 hit the stores sporting an iconic hologram.  All of Spidey’s solo…

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  • Investment SpeculationNostalgiaOriginal ArtRecent

    How the Grinch Stole Christmas Cels on Memory Lane

    by Patrick Bain December 17, 2020
    by Patrick Bain December 17, 2020

    On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me Three Grinch Cels Two Dogs in Love And a Sunday Comic Dick Tracy “You’re a mean one, Mister Grinch”, but…

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