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[vermonty]

Clemente AP is still up. That one feels like it might last an hour. If it's still up at 1 pm I'll get one.

[tblood]

I need help with Fucci’s Willie. I am drawing a blank on the significance of the background and font used in his last name.


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[Shinjoy]

Originally Posted by AirplaneDon

EfDot's best, either his Willie or his Doc, just depends on the reasoning. I'll always look back on the Doc and remember this year, the project, what one meant to the other, etc. so it gets my vote. The black shadow next to McGwire's left leg, and then the black space below him take that card out of the running.

Interesting. The shadow/black space near the name plate doesn't bother me at all, but then again, I'm only looking at scans and not the actual card. While, on the other hand, I'm deducting points from both Gooden and Willie for being too dark in general.

[samcam]

Originally Posted by AirplaneDon

The comment approval process did take a long time, I ended up sending an email I think.

I sent four over like two months.

[vermonty]

The Clemente is a snoozer.

We knew the Mattingly would be awesome, which it is.

The Mays is interesting. I don't know the significance of the colors, either, but it looks good to me. I tend to like the Fucci's where you can imagine the actual face looking at you--Gooden, Gibson. Today's Mays is that type. Easy buy. And as I refresh, looks like I'm not getting the Vides Clemente AP. Darn!

[440ToCenter]

Originally Posted by tblood

I need help with Fucci’s Willie. I am drawing a blank on the significance of the background and font used in his last name.


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Mays' last name with number 24?

[samcam]

Simple as the Vides is, the gradient is fire emojis.

[dodgersinfinity]

Originally Posted by vermonty

The Clemente is a snoozer.

We knew the Mattingly would be awesome, which it is.

The Mays is interesting. I don't know the significance of the colors, either, but it looks good to me. I tend to like the Fucci's where you can imagine the actual face looking at you--Gooden, Gibson. Today's Mays is that type. Easy buy. And as I refresh, looks like I'm not getting the Vides Clemente AP. Darn!

But there will be foil versions


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[tblood]

Originally Posted by 440ToCenter

Mays' last name with number 24?

Good call! I completely missed that.


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[cnote81]

The Beck Mattingly is up there with my favorites for the artist. Great close to the set for him.

[Silas Barnaby]

Originally Posted by cnote81

The Beck Mattingly is up there with my favorites for the artist. Great close to the set for him.

I think he went too much graph paper on the Mattingly.

And I still don't know the significance of the checkered flags.

Its in the lower half of my Beck rankings. (I'm a tough grader!)

[Flip024]

Has it been confirmed that each artist gets at most one foil? I'd like to see Rickey have a foil but DonC and OMA have already done theirs.

[Shinjoy]

Originally Posted by vermonty

The Clemente is a snoozer.

We knew the Mattingly would be awesome, which it is.

The Mays is interesting. I don't know the significance of the colors, either, but it looks good to me. I tend to like the Fucci's where you can imagine the actual face looking at you--Gooden, Gibson. Today's Mays is that type. Easy buy. And as I refresh, looks like I'm not getting the Vides Clemente AP. Darn!

I think the background is just the colors of the original card (purple from the original background, black from the hat, orange from the Giants logo) scrambled? I don't think there's any more significance than that. He did something similar on his Frank Thomas card.

I like the weathered look of it. It works well for 1952 Topps, and it's retro yet modern! As a print, it would match well with stylish midcentury modern furniture, for those who have soured on the Matt Taylor Jackie.

[Shinjoy]

Originally Posted by Silas Barnaby

I think he went too much graph paper on the Mattingly.

And I still don't know the significance of the checkered flags.

Its in the lower half of my Beck rankings. (I'm a tough grader!)

I agree, I liked this one more when I saw the really blown-up image a few days ago. It's gone from hot to hot mess.

[NYRE2PECT]

Originally Posted by cnote81

The Beck Mattingly is up there with my favorites for the artist. Great close to the set for him.

I like this card a lot.

[AirplaneDon]

Originally Posted by Shinjoy

I think the background is just the colors of the original card (purple from the original background, black from the hat, orange from the Giants logo) scrambled? I don't think there's any more significance than that. He did something similar on his Frank Thomas card.

I like the weathered look of it. It works well for 1952 Topps, and it's retro yet modern! As a print, it would match well with stylish midcentury modern furniture, for those who have soured on the Matt Taylor Jackie.

The Frank, Jackie, and now Willie have all read as tapestry backgrounds. Whether that's true or not, that's the way I look at and enoy them. This fits in nicely with those two for me. The Willie is probably my favorite of the 3. I like this a lot.

[vermonty]

I think the checkered flags are in reference to his growing up in Indiana, plus they kind of go with the graph paper.

In other news, that Siff Jackie stares up at me and I hear a deep, comic book villain voice sternly telling me, "If you don't buy me, you'll be sorry!!"

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[AirplaneDon]

Originally Posted by Shinjoy

Interesting. The shadow/black space near the name plate doesn't bother me at all, but then again, I'm only looking at scans and not the actual card. While, on the other hand, I'm deducting points from both Gooden and Willie for being too dark in general.

Just looks/reads sloppy. I get the left folds in the pant,a nd the shadow follows those, but the rest of the shadow has such a clean line that that leg, and then the continuation of it below bother me. Makes it look unfinished in an unpleasant way to my eye. I like the stained glass, reminds me of his stained glass/color blocked blobs, but I haven't really loved it in either card form all that much.

I'm not big on EfDots set cards (even though I'm a big fan of his art in general), but I enjoy seeing his journey through them; really seemed like he was figuring out what he wanted them to be as he went along, so you kind of see an evolution of an artist's vision. I think his set is unique in that way, and that makes it strong maybe in a different, and unexpected way.

[Silas Barnaby]

Originally Posted by Shinjoy

I like the weathered look of it. It works well for 1952 Topps, and it's retro yet modern! As a print, it would match well with stylish midcentury modern furniture, for those who have soured on the Matt Taylor Jackie.

I like the way you think!

[cnote81]

Originally Posted by Silas Barnaby

I think he went too much graph paper on the Mattingly.

And I still don't know the significance of the checkered flags.

Its in the lower half of my Beck rankings. (I'm a tough grader!)

Haha you really are! I don't know that I can name 10 Beck cards I like better. 3-4, sure. I'd put it above his Trout, which is Beck's median line for me.

[Silas Barnaby]

Originally Posted by vermonty

I think the checkered flags are in reference to his growing up in Indiana

Mattingly is from Evansville, Indiana.

That is closer to St.Louis and Louisville than it is to Indianapolis.

Why not use the Gateway Arch or a Churchill Downs reference?

[ReidDeGoo]

Originally Posted by tblood

I need help with Fucci’s Willie. I am drawing a blank on the significance of the background and font used in his last name.


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Do we know if there's any significance at all to most of Fucci's stuff (I know there are for some)? Like was there an actual significance or reason for the beast behind Brett? lol

[Silas Barnaby]

Originally Posted by cnote81

Haha you really are! I don't know that I can name 10 Beck cards I like better. 3-4, sure. I'd put it above his Trout, which is Beck's median line for me.

I prefer Beck's Rivera, Williams, Thomas, Henderson, Ichiro, Gibson, Ripken, Brett, Gooden, Griffey, Ryan and probably Mays.

Will need to see his Gwynn in hand to make the call on that one.

[Silas Barnaby]

Originally Posted by ReidDeGoo

Like was there an actual significance or reason for the beast behind Brett?

Brett's spirit animal.