April Fool’s Day from The Spirit
Here’s a classic April Fool’s Day from The Spirit, March 30th 1947.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Scott VanderPloeg
Scott works in I.T. but lives to eat and read. His other ramblings can be found at AE Index and eBabble. Art collection at Comic Art Fans.
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Web Arted Mar 29th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days.
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First Full The Wolverine Trailer
Here’s the first full The Wolverine international trailer. [youtube ]
Digital Comic Newspaper Strip Collections
Without my noticing Hermes Press has begun offering their newspaper strip reprints as digital comics through Comixology. This is a positive offshoot of the reprint business, although these books already reach an audience far outside that of the comic shop…
Web Arted Mar 22nd
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days.
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Review | Muse
A beautiful oversized volume showcasing Terry Dodson's ability to draw sensual and captivating comics, Muse is a must have for fans of good girl art.
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Web Arted Mar 15th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days.
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Is There A Ceiling To Reprint Prices?
May 2013 solicitations came out a few weeks ago and one that caught my eye was Tarzan: The Sunday Comics Vol 1: 1931-1933 by Hal Foster. Here’s the blurb from Dark Horse. Beautifully restored and printed at giant size, this…
Toronto Comicon 2013: Art, Artists and Comics
Toronto Comicon, or is it Comicon Toronto as their website URL would indicate, and for those of us who remember the Paradise Comics show. The two day weekend show wrapped up and it was quite the event, for Star Trek…
Web Arted Mar 8th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days.
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Over 4.6 Million comics ordered for FCBD 2013
Well, that is a lot of comics. Diamond just announced the following in their retail newsletter. Comic book specialty retailers worldwide expect record attendance at this year’s Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) and have also pushed their ordering to record levels—with…
ComicLink February Featured Auction Original Comic Art
ComicLink just wrapped up their February Featured Auction, which had a considerable amount of original comic art. In fact most of it was silver age, with a smattering of golden age and modern. A lot of great stuff, but the ones below…
Web Arted Mar 1st
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days. Well, not really. Like the rest of this week I focused on the recent Heritage auction.
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Heritage 2013 Feb 21-23 Art Auction: Bronze Age
Continuing our look at Heritage 2013 February 21-23 Vintage Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction (7073), this time at the bountiful bronze Age material offered. There’s no stopping this auction. Amazing Spider-Man issue 121 cover by John Romita Sr, 1973,…
Heritage 2013 Feb 21-23 Art Auction: Silver Age
Continuing our look at Heritage 2013 February 21-23 Vintage Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction (7073), this time at the bountiful Silver Age material offered. Avengers issue 55 cover by John Buscema and George Russos, 1968, sold for $35,850.00. Source. A…
Heritage 2013 Feb 21-23 Art Auction: Moderns
Over the weekend Heritage Auctions completed their 2013 February 21-23 Vintage Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction (7073) in New York. There were some significant pieces for sale and startling final prices were achieved. Heritage has made itself the preeminent…
Web Arted Feb 22nd
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days.
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Will Eisner’s The Spirit Artist’s Edition, Finally
Being a devout fan of IDW’s Artist’s Editions line of oversized comic art books I’ve been looking forward to Will Eisner’s The Spirit Artist’s Edition since it’s initial announcement at SDCC 2011. An oversized, hardcover collection, WILL EISNER’S THE SPIRIT:…
Heritage Sunday Comics Auction Feb 17, 2013
Heritage is the largest comics auction house and frequently runs internet only auctions with a Sunday close; this Auction Highlights will look at the results of last weekend, picking five items that caught my attention. All prices are in U.S.…
Web Arted Feb 15th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days.
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