Auction Spotlight #3
Scott started up the Auction Spotlight recently. He’ll cover one random art auction result a week and I’ll cover a random comic result. I’ll still do a full Auction Highlights when a big auction takes place. I found this result…
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Walter Durajlija
Walter Durajlija is an Overstreet Advisor and Shuster Award winner. He owns Big B Comics in Hamilton Ontario.
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Comic Culture March 29th 2017
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk about comic book stuff. So kick back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your local comic book…
Undervalued Spotlight #336
House of Secrets #94, DC Comics, October/November 1971 Sadly Bernie Wrightson passed away March 18th, 2017 at the way too young age of 68. Mr. Wrightson was a true giant of the industry, his work helped define the Bronze Age…
Comic Culture March 22nd 2017
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk some comic talk. So just back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your local comic book shop.…
Undervalued Spotlight #335
Strange tales #111, Marvel Comics, August 1963 I was set up at a comic con this past weekend and had the pleasure of kicking back one evening with a few friends and a few too many drinks. One of the…
Undervalued Spotlight #334
Action Comics #116, DC Comics, January 1948 We haven’t visited the early Golden Age in a while and when I came across this beauty I knew what I had to do. In long running titles collectors tend to focus on…
Comic Culture March 8th 2017
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija join forces to talk comic talk. So just back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your local comic…
Undervalued Spotlight #333
Fables #1, DC/Vertigo, July 2002 When I started working at the comic shop full time back in the 2003 I immediately set about trying to read as much new stuff as I could so I at least sounded like I…
Auction Highlights #98
Comic Link Winter Featured Auction The comic book portion of the ComicLink Winter Featured Auction ended Thursday March 2nd. This was an impressive auction loaded with books I really wanted! The tiara and the flowers went to a stunning CBCS…
Comic Culture March 1st
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija get together to talk comic talk. So kick back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your local comic…
Undervalued Spotlight #332
Man from U.N.C.L.E. #7, Gold Key, July 1966 I’ve bought and sold a lot of comic books over the years and yet there are very few I regret selling. Yes, there was that nice tight Tales of Suspense #39 I…
Undervalued Spotlight #331
Marvel Super-Heroes #13, Marvel Comics, March 1968 This Spotlight came to me while I was arguing with someone about who was the best female superhero at Marvel. I’m not saying Captain Marvel is but I am presently this week’s Undervalued…
Undervalued Spotlight #330
Falling in Love #121, DC Comics, February 1971 Ahh, my favorite post of the year because I get to say, Happy Valentine’s Day everyone. I hope your day/year/life is filled with love. I honestly spend too much time on this…
Comic Culture February 8th 2017
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija are joined by Producer Shekky Feldstein for their annual Valentine’s show. So sit back and feel the love on this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you…
Undervalued Spotlight #329
Fantastic Four #113, Marvel Comics, August 1971 A few days ago I sorted all my Undervalued Spotlights alphabetically. I did this exercise to help me see if there were areas I was not adequately representing, the Spotlight mantra being all…
The Tardy Undervalued Spotlight
Wow am I ever embarrassed. I just wrote up my annual Valentines Undervalued Spotlight, and boy am I drained! I was about to post it when I realized that the Valentine’s post is next week not this week! I thought…
Comic Culture February 1 2017
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija get together and talk all kinds of comic talk. So kick back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support…
Undervalued Spotlight #328
Marvel Spotlight #2, Marvel Comics, February 1972 This week’s Spotlight came to me while I was chatting with some friends about Sherlock Holmes. We were talking about the latest BBC TV episodes starring Benedict Cumberbatch (the Marvel Doc Strange). We…
Undervalued Spotlight #327
Fantastic Four #12, Marvel Comics, March 1963 I was talking to a comic collector recently about the allure of those round 12 cent Marvels. We counted them up and came up with 45 super-hero Marvel comics that have them, remembering…
Undervalued Spotlight #326
Runaways #1, Marvel Comics, July 2003 The dominant back issue market segment for more recent comics has to be the variant issue market. It’s a tough market and one to enter into with lots of knowledge and a little caution.…