My New Ultimate Purchase

**Plawsky** · 01-10-2012, 06:55 AM

Sometimes you have to get yourself Christmas presents, and I'm a big fan of what I got myself this year.

That's right, it's an original character design sketch for the fan-favorite GELDOFF by Mark Bagley! If you feel like you've seen it before, it's because you have - it's featured in the back of USM #100 (albeit very small, compared to the rest of the sketches). It's complete with notes to Bendis about the design ideas and, of course, a signature of Bagley himself.

It's okay to be jealous.

**Sinx** · 01-10-2012, 07:03 AM

WTF! I am beyond jealous. Wherever did you get this?!

**Balfro** · 01-10-2012, 07:43 AM

Jealousy rising. Rising. Rising! RISING! Ok now I'm fine

Cool man, that's a sweet piece of art. Every self-respecting Ultimate Spider-Man fan should own something Geldoff-related.

Now here's the real question: How much?

**Wolverine12** · 01-10-2012, 11:24 AM

Where do u find this stuff man?

**Morentez** · 01-10-2012, 02:38 PM

OK That's pretty damn cool. Especially as Geldoff is the cult character of the Ultimate Universe!

**Plawsky** · 01-10-2012, 03:17 PM

Originally Posted by Sinx

Wherever did you get this?!

Originally Posted by Wolverine12

Where do u find this stuff man?

Um... the internet?

Originally Posted by Balfro

Now here's the real question: How much?

Only $65, including shipping, which I really felt was a good price for something like this. I really wanted to get an actual interior page, but all the ones I wanted were at least four times as expensive (and some had 3 zeroes). And I'm saving up for some Immonen pages.

Plus, after seeing this in person, I really feel like it's better than a lot of Bagley's interior work. I now see why they originally wanted to do Brilliant without inks, because I think his art looks better as pencils only.

Originally Posted by Morentez

OK That's pretty damn cool. Especially as Geldoff is the cult character of the Ultimate Universe!

Exactly! It's especially cool, too, as this represents about 100% of the Geldoff memorabilia out in the world. If only they would make an action figure...

**wyokid** · 01-10-2012, 03:19 PM

Oh dude! Thanks for my new present!

**Jer** · 01-10-2012, 03:20 PM

I guess you misread the word "HIS"!

**Jer** · 01-10-2012, 03:22 PM

Originally Posted by Plawsky

Sometimes you have to get yourself Christmas presents, and I'm a big fan of what I got myself this year.

That's right, it's an original character design sketch for the fan-favorite GELDOFF by Mark Bagley! If you feel like you've seen it before, it's because you have - it's featured in the back of USM #100 (albeit very small, compared to the rest of the sketches). It's complete with notes to Bendis about the design ideas and, of course, a signature of Bagley himself.

It's okay to be jealous.

I'm not. But cool present you got there.

**MrV** · 01-10-2012, 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by Plawsky

Plus, after seeing this in person, I really feel like it's better than a lot of Bagley's interior work. I now see why they originally wanted to do Brilliant without inks, because I think his art looks better as pencils only.

Inks by Scott Hanna ruined Mark Bagley's art for me, he made it look muddy and the lines were too thick. From what I see from that pencil art, Bagley's artwork is beautiful. The best inker for Bagley is Art Thibert, hands down.

I remember the guy who penciled Marvels: Eye of the Camera drew so well they decided not to ink his art and published it as pencils with digital colors.

**MrV** · 01-10-2012, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by Plawsky

Excuse me, Plawsky, is the paper Geldoff was drawn on Britstol paper?

Did you have to get the margins or did it already come packaged like that?

**Pandastrike** · 01-10-2012, 06:34 PM

What kind of websites sell original comic book art? I need to start researching my dream comic room

Great Christmas present by the way!

**wyokid** · 01-10-2012, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by Jer

I guess you misread the word "HIS"!

Going through all of the posts before me this is the only time "his" showed up.

Originally Posted by Plawsky

Um... the internet?

Only $65, including shipping, which I really felt was a good price for something like this. I really wanted to get an actual interior page, but all the ones I wanted were at least four times as expensive (and some had 3 zeroes). And I'm saving up for some Immonen pages.

Plus, after seeing this in person, I really feel like it's better than a lot of Bagley's interior work. I now see why they originally wanted to do Brilliant without inks, because I think his art looks better as pencils only.

Exactly! It's especially cool, too, as this represents about 100% of the Geldoff memorabilia out in the world. If only they would make an action figure...