Valiant Lithographs

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Mon May 11, 2009 2:47 pm

magnusr wrote:
iggy101us wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:
iggy101us wrote:Just picked up a copy of the X-O Manowar litho on eBay HERE #484/1200 with COA.

Really looking forward to it!
Good price.
Thanks, I thought so too. Surprised I was the only bidder as these rarerly come up for sale.
Sometimes it pays of to keep one's eyes open. Congratulations. Well deserved.

/Magnus

I agree with DJ, that was a VERY nice price you got that for, bud.

iggy101us · Post by **iggy101us** » Mon May 11, 2009 2:53 pm

How were these distributed originally?

greg · Post by **greg** » Mon May 11, 2009 2:56 pm

Probably in the "non-comic" section of Previews.

ckb · Post by **ckb** » Mon May 11, 2009 4:01 pm

greg wrote:Probably in the "non-comic" section of Previews.

Which thing are we talking about? As far as I know the Bradach Fine Art pieces were only available directly from Bradach. They advertised them in CBG. I would be surprised if there was a Diamond listing.

greg · Post by **greg** » Mon May 11, 2009 4:49 pm

ckb wrote:
greg wrote:Probably in the "non-comic" section of Previews.
Which thing are we talking about? As far as I know the Bradach Fine Art pieces were only available directly from Bradach. They advertised them in CBG. I would be surprised if there was a Diamond listing.

That works for me... I just assumed that the X-O (#0) lithograph and the Ninjak lithograph
would have been for sale more widely (since they were created at the top of Valiant popularity),
but I'll trust those who remember better than my own speculation.

tarheelmarine · Post by **tarheelmarine** » Wed May 13, 2009 8:17 pm

iggy101us wrote:Just picked up a copy of the X-O Manowar litho on eBay HERE #484/1200 with COA.

Really looking forward to it!

COngrats!

dbest4u · Post by **dbest4u** » Wed May 20, 2009 1:33 pm

Sad but true; I bought the Manowar Litho Plat #1 of 100 from Hillman, the priority tube he sent it in got bent right on the middle. I really didnt want go through the claims but had no choice. Long story short, I got refunded 25% of what I paid and they lost the Litho. They said it might had been auction off in their Georgia facility or just trashed. I never really cared for the $$ loss, but losing #1 is hard.

JS

iggy101us · Post by **iggy101us** » Wed May 20, 2009 1:46 pm

That sucks about #1

Here's my copy which has some wrinkles but overall it's in pretty good shape (also posted in Gallery section) .

X-O Manowar #0 cover 19" x 23.5" lithograph gold edition with COA. #484 / 1200 signed by Joe Quesada.

magnusr · Post by **magnusr** » Wed May 20, 2009 3:37 pm

dbest4u wrote:Sad but true; I bought the Manowar Litho Plat #1 of 100 from Hillman, the priority tube he sent it in got bent right on the middle. I really didnt want go through the claims but had no choice. Long story short, I got refunded 25% of what I paid and they lost the Litho. They said it might had been auction off in their Georgia facility or just trashed. I never really cared for the $$ loss, but losing #1 is hard.

JS

That's horrible.

/Magnus

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Wed May 20, 2009 4:47 pm

mrwoogieman wrote:Don't forget Dawg's Bloodshot litho.

I'm pretty sure that isn't a lithograph. Looks like a block print to me, which in my mind, makes it even more impressive..

I always find the term "lithograph" interesting.

Newspapers are lithographs. Magazines are lithographs. Books are lithographs. Pretty much every printed thing you have ever had is a lithograph, unless it came out of a computer printer.

The term "lithograph" just isn't used for every day stuff printed with lithography. People reserve the term for "special" stuff.

I'm not down on these prints or anything, but having spent a large portion of two years of my life in a lithography studio, I like people to know what it is.

robb77 · Post by **robb77** » Thu May 21, 2009 8:02 am

magnusr wrote:
dbest4u wrote:Sad but true; I bought the Manowar Litho Plat #1 of 100 from Hillman, the priority tube he sent it in got bent right on the middle. I really didnt want go through the claims but had no choice. Long story short, I got refunded 25% of what I paid and they lost the Litho. They said it might had been auction off in their Georgia facility or just trashed. I never really cared for the $$ loss, but losing #1 is hard.

JS
That's horrible.

/Magnus

sorry to here

tarheelmarine · Post by **tarheelmarine** » Thu May 21, 2009 11:55 pm

robb77 wrote:
magnusr wrote:
dbest4u wrote:Sad but true; I bought the Manowar Litho Plat #1 of 100 from Hillman, the priority tube he sent it in got bent right on the middle. I really didnt want go through the claims but had no choice. Long story short, I got refunded 25% of what I paid and they lost the Litho. They said it might had been auction off in their Georgia facility or just trashed. I never really cared for the $$ loss, but losing #1 is hard.

JS
That's horrible.

/Magnus
sorry to here

Yea, I would like to get a platinum version one day. It's hard to believe these are 16 years old now.

toddyboy · Post by **toddyboy** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:53 pm

not as cool i know. but it's all i got.

robb77 · Post by **robb77** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:04 pm

nice

ian_house · Post by **ian_house** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:26 pm

I also don't understand what classifies as a lithograph.

I've got two Bob Kane Batman Returns lithographs on display in the house which are pretty cool. I got them for £1 on eBay!

Just found them on a website for $75 for the pair, is that really how much they are worth?

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:11 pm

Don't have any idea what they are worth, but both are nice pieces.

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 3:14 pm

ian_house wrote:I also don't understand what classifies as a lithograph.

Lithography is a printing method where a plate is chemically treated to accept ink in certain areas, and repel ink in other. The plate is rolled with ink, then the ink is transferred to the paper in a press.

It was invented in 1796 by Elois Senefelder as a means to reproduce opera librettos. Originally, the prints were made on flat blocks of Bavarian limestone, instead of metal plates.

Today, nearly everything that is printed with ink is printed using lithography. Newspapers, magazines, cereal boxes, posters, etc.

When an artist releases a "lithograph", a more accurate description is "fancy poster".

Show me a hand drawn and printed lithograph, and I'll start to get interested in something because it is a "lithograph".

ian_house · Post by **ian_house** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 4:13 pm

Dr. Solar wrote:
ian_house wrote:I also don't understand what classifies as a lithograph.
Lithography is a printing method where a plate is chemically treated to accept ink in certain areas, and repel ink in other. The plate is rolled with ink, then the ink is transferred to the paper in a press.

It was invented in 1796 by Elois Senefelder as a means to reproduce opera librettos. Originally, the prints were made on flat blocks of Bavarian limestone, instead of metal plates.

Today, nearly everything that is printed with ink is printed using lithography. Newspapers, magazines, cereal boxes, posters, etc.

When an artist releases a "lithograph", a more accurate description is "fancy poster".

Show me a hand drawn and printed lithograph, and I'll start to get interested in something because it is a "lithograph".

Nice one!

Thanks for taking the time to explain.

ian_house · Post by **ian_house** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 4:17 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:Don't have any idea what they are worth, but both are nice pieces.

I was just a bit surprised at the price. My two are just stuck up with some blu tac

They are quite cool, an usual style. The background in the penguin one is really bright and eye catching whilst the catwoman one draws your eye to lots of minor details like her costume or the street lamp above Batman.

Well worth the £1!

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 4:50 pm

ian_house wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:Don't have any idea what they are worth, but both are nice pieces.
I was just a bit surprised at the price. My two are just stuck up with some blu tac

They are quite cool, an usual style. The background in the penguin one is really bright and eye catching whilst the catwoman one draws your eye to lots of minor details like her costume or the street lamp above Batman.

Well worth the £1!

Yeah, can't beat that price.