So did Mark actually draw these or are they just colorized still photos?
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They’re coming to get you, Barbara
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He traced those ???
Does Mark put out any videos on his art process? If not, that’s a red flag if no one ever sees him actually produce or create any of the artwork he produces! 
I think there was a video out showing how he stages 3d models with lighting to get composition and shadows and then does coloring afterward. Not sure where I saw that. Maybe his instagram?
I thought I’d seen a video too, but I found this post from a while back that shows a nice progression:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DEpJ3cPxJ3J/?img_index=2
I wanna see it live… I could do a progression with AI nowadays… haha!
colorize b&w photos ?
He’s got 75 covers for Halloween. And 75 for X-mas. How does one crank out 150 covers that quickly? I would guess there is some serious automation going on here. Hopefully it’s not AI.
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It’s not technically 75 covers… ~30 unique pieces of art that can come in foil or cardstock. It’s still a lot though…
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It’s just a model he makes in Blender and then takes different shots of.
This bubble will burst.
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Ugh! I literally want none of those.
Bill might be right quicker than I thought 
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I live NOTLD but have no idea why these have been included.
As for the bubble, I have made a ton of money off his books. Kept the ones I loved. It’s win win if it pops. I love his stuff. To me it’s not overly creepy. Has fun campiness to it. Matches my aesthetic of wanting to live in a world that looks like Scooby doo cartoon mixed with the Munsters
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He painted over the photos for his 2022 card set. Like someone else said before; he is reusing a lot of his art that he used for his cards. That’s how he is pumping out so many covers.
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Mark Spears stuff might be a bubble but for now the train keeps on rolling. I’m mixing my metaphors. Sorry.
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Unless you’re getting exclusives at cons or these high ratios, where is the money to be made off these books anymore?
I’d rather flip Dan Mora books for 1000% profit.
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A CGC 9.8 of Monsters #1 cover A sold for a little over $1K recently. The bubble may burst (and probably will), but I honestly think that issues #1-3 and the Kickstarters (Monsters and M&tW) will remain high on people’s want lists.
I have 3 raw, high grade copies of #1 cover A bought at cover price so I’m good.
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So, in a 9.8 the A cover sells for more than the book that started the frenzy. The market is interesting.
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Bet there’s a nice color breaking crease along the middle of the spine too. $1000 for what likely would not grade higher than a 9.6 if regraded.
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