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Friday, October 24, 2014

Dan Piraro's Pez on Paper

Dan Piraro no longer draws his Bizarro strip on paper. Like many others, he now uses a computer. Strips created up until November 2011 had paper originals. This one from 2007 sold in January on eBay for more than his usual $600 asking price. It's a very good strip, but collectors are also mindful of the coming scarcity. When the paper originals are gone, they're gone. I'm a great fan of works on paper, and I suppose they'll always exist to some degree, but artists are going to continue to embrace digital programs and the freedom they offer to manipulate images.

Dan Piraro, Original comic strip artwork for Bizarro, July 22, 2007

http://bizarrocomics.com/2014/01/11/bizarro-original-art-for-sale

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ULTRA-RARE-BIZARRO-ORIGINAL-SUNDAY-COMIC-STRIP-DAN-PIRARO-2007-BONUS-DRAWING-/350971906118?ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:US:1123

Dan Piraro, Original comic strip artwork for Bizarro, July 22, 2007

Note: Just take a look at Dan Piraro's past appearances on this blog!

Every now and then I like to post examples of original comic strip art.

I have only one previous Pez post, and the Palace at least is not trying to hush it up.

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Friday, September 28, 2012

William and Catherine Unique Pez Dispensers

In the run-up to the royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton on April 29, 2011 at Westminster Abbey, this unique box set of Pez dispensers with the likenesses of the royal couple was auctioned on eBay for charity. These were never was intended for mass production and exists only as this unique handmade set made of a plastic used in prototyping. These dispensers received a fair amount of press attention during the ten days the auction took place. The winning bid was 8,200 GBP, or a bit over $13,300.

William & Catherine Pez Dispensers

http://blog.pez.at/en/weblog/blog.39.html

William & Catherine Pez Dispensers, eBay Winning Bid

http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/320681284306?item=320681284306&ViewItem=

William & Catherine Pez Dispensers, eBay Item Description

http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/320681284306?item=320681284306&ViewItem=


William & Catherine Pez Dispensers, eBay Q & A http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/320681284306?item=320681284306&ViewItem=

[End of eBay auction]

http://blog.pez.at/en/weblog/blog.39.html

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=198436270191988&set=a.162209773814638.25665.151463991555883&type=3&l=889ee19ad0&permPage=1

Reuters

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=196025730433042&set=a.162209773814638.25665.151463991555883&type=3&l=889ee19ad0&permPage=1

Reuters

So, you ask, who won the bidding on April 17, 2011? A Reuters article on April 18 identified the winning bidder as eBay user Frank 841950 from Connecticut. Why, you exclaim, isn't there a Pez factory in Orange, Connecticut? Indeed, there is. And now, since you brought it up, here is Bubba Harmon's photo from the 2012 Northeast Pez Gathering, which took place this past April in--wouldn't you know?--Connecticut. Note also that the happy couple has switched sides in the box.