Comments on: Great vintage science fiction art up for auction - Frazetta, Wally Wood, Virgil Finlay

By: Joseph Francis

Joseph Francis — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:18:00 +0000

And if you ever need to sand your asbestos book wet it down first, and wear a mask.

By: AngerMonkey

AngerMonkey — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:21:00 +0000

Yes, unless you are planning to grind the book up and snort it, the owner is probably safe. Or they might try to eat it and end up choking. That’s actually probably MORE likely…

By: lecti

lecti — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:02:00 +0000

3rd panel is missing a katamari.

By: Dicrel Seijin

Dicrel Seijin — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:41:00 +0000

Hmm, they don’t make covers like this anymore. I see far too many that are just abstract multicolor shapes and designs.

By: Teirhan

Teirhan — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:47:00 +0000

in 2006 when I started college, all the pipes in my freshman dorm were still asbestos insulated. I guess the great state of Oregon decided the warning stickers were enough. They were probably right, too.

By: townandgownie

townandgownie — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:43:00 +0000

Perfectly safe assuming the fibers are bound up in the material. I probably would vacuum seal the book to keep the cover from damage but unless significant fiber release happens and you inhale it, asbestos still doesn’t hurt you from just touching it.

By: pKp

pKp — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:41:00 +0000

Oh. My. God. I’d sell a kidney in a heartbeat for that abestos-bound Farenheit 451. Seriously, I’m even considering bidding, and I can barely afford to eat this month. Why would you do this to me, BB ?

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:38:00 +0000

The guy in that Frazetta painting has a nice space-stick.

Nothing wrong with a big stick, but that popped collar is a deal killer.

By: William Joseph Dunn

William Joseph Dunn — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:56:00 +0000

…and one of the background painters on “Fire and Ice” was the “Painter of Light” himself Thomas Kinkade. YIKES! So that movie has both one of my favorite painters as well as my least favorite painter involved with it.

By: Hal Work

Hal Work — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:14:00 +0000

I was at the Worldcon where the Schoenherr painting sold for about $200. I bought a Kelly Freas Analog illustration done in oil for $17.

By: Trent Hawkins

Trent Hawkins — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:05:00 +0000

is that Katamari Damacy?

By: Teirhan

Teirhan — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:44:00 +0000

I’ve been telling my girlfriend for months that i didn’t want cheesy sci fi / fantasy pop art on the walls of any shared abode we may occupy.

if letting her put a mass effect made-for-collectors cel on the wall is what it took to let me hang that frazetta poster, though, man, I’d be there in a heartbeat.

By: ahmacrom

ahmacrom — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:24:00 +0000

I love the story about the Disney trained artists working on Fire and Ice freaking out that FRANK was coming by to check out the animation department. He has no equal.

By: irksome

irksome — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:15:00 +0000

They may not be curvaceous but where they come from, baring your spotted shoulders is considered very provocative.

By: David Pescovitz

David Pescovitz — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:01:00 +0000

He has a bum foot so I’m glad he found a space-stick to use as a cane. I really dig the creatures and also the nonchalant look on the guy’s face. Frazetta was really so damn good.

By: Lobster

Lobster — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:53:00 +0000

The guy in that Frazetta painting has a nice space-stick. Did it come from a space-tree?