Theft in the comics art world...

[fajrdrako]

From comicartfans:

Walking Dead co-creator Tony Moore made an announcement on his Twitter account that five pages from his upcoming Venom #1 have been stolen in transit to the inker. He asks that art dealers and collectors keep an eye out for them.

Reportedly the box had been tampered with upon arrival with the pages missing and others damaged. Production can continue because he made hi-resolution scans but the whole situation still sucks.

This strikes me as both shocking and amazing. Then I started thinking about Neal Caffrey. Does Peter Burke know about this?

It reminds me that, long ago, Gene Day had art for Master of Kung Fu go astray, and ended up inking copies. Since they weren't worth what the originals were worth, he let me have pages for a pittance. I treasure them. Or course, I'd already bought some of his 'real' art; and commissioned pieces, too.

But that case, as far as I know, wasn't theft, just mischance.