Oh. It's some parasite abusing the trademark costumes of SUPERGIRL and HARLEY QUINN.
These are "ACEO" cards. Hey, why should professional companies make money off "trading cards" and not let amateurs have FUN and make a PROFIT, too?
Various idiots on EBAY (and at memorabilia conventions) simply take 10 minutes to color up a 2x3 card and...demand $20 or $30 on eBAY as a "collectible."
Nevermind that it's garbage. Or unauthorized. Dimwits actually BUY this shit.
This guy made a stencil and simply colors it in. That makes it an "original."
OOOOH, it's "Elly Mae Clampett" a copyrighted character from "The Beverly Hillbillies." Nevermind licensing. Ka-CHING, some moron paid $30 for it, and a week or two later, an exact duplicate will be on eBay all over again.
But why give away ORIGINALs when, maybe, you can sucker some jerk into paying a quick FIVER for a copy that you don't even take the time to hand-color? Oooooh! Just pretend that if the "ARTIST" signed the back, it's COLLECTIBLE!
Yes, this guy sometimes will simply run a page (containing four 2x3's) through his printer, sign the back, and ask for $5. If one of the 4 sells, hey, that's enough for a beer or two, to drink down in Mommy's basement.
Marvel, DC Comics and the rest have their hands full. How do they stop this shit? Every day ACEO Assholes throw dozens of cards on EBAY and EBAY doesn't suspend these jerks even after several stoppages.
"Well, just because he was stopped on every MARVEL comic character, that doesn't mean he doesn't have a license to duplicate DC Comics or Star Trek or Star Wars characters. And we won't ask. WE'RE JUST A VENUE, NYAA NYAA NYAA, we're protected by an ancient DMCA law!"
IF I'M BEING HONEST...I am not sure what this freakish fetish for ACEO cards is about. Is it that people have limited space on their walls, so they want to have albums with plastic trading-card sleeves to store stupid little doodles?
Do people like the idea that they're helping a "struggling artist" by giving them a pittance for a 2x3 card?
Huh? The ad copy reads:
"I as you can see am a self taught artist. I have been painting for many years now! I have sold my art work all over the world. I have been back an forth on eBay since 1999.My art work is done with acrylic paints, inks, water colors, clay, oil pastals, wax ,plaster, canvas, wood, cardboard....you name it and I have most likely painted it at one time or another....I love my work and hope that it will bring smiles to all of you!"
At least she's ORIGINAL. She's not stealing somebody else's face or fame to make a buck. I sort of "get" the notion that some cheap clod can think he or she is an "art patron" by tossing $2 or $10 to some clueless stranger for a tiny bit of paper that doesn't take up much space. BUT...
"About the painting : This painting is titled "Zero gravity 2 " if you pay close attention there is alot to it . I usually dont say much and let my art talk for me . I hope you guys and gals enjoy it i will have more shortly hehe :D this is all original made up by me and only me :) 100% top quality oil paint on this one . It should last forever its an original i just made today not anotherone in the world its great i love it signed on the bck on canson art board thick and durable ty :)"
Maybe some of these people wrote and sang songs, but realized they couldn't make a dime throwing them on Spotify and GooTube, so they switched to making candy bar money on EBAY. Somebody puts up 10 ACEOS (that's $3.00 in insertion fees) and ONE sells for $5. Ebay and Paypal then take out their percentage fees ($1). Seller has made ONE WHOLE DOLLAR, and can buy a candy bar. Whee!
And let's not forget the FAME. "I am an actual artist who has sold paintings!"
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