Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija get together and talk some comics. So please kick back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your local…
Superman #4, DC Comics, Spring 1940 Looking back I can see that I haven’t had the best relationship with the Superman title. I’ve always thought the value of Superman #1 to be inflated versus say Batman #1 and maybe that’s…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija go Shekky-less but still manage to talk the comic talk. So please sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out…
Avengers #142, Marvel Comics, December 1975 Huh? I just picked up a nice pile of Avengers and something drew me to this issue. It got me thinking… The superhero genre long ago emerged as the dominant genre in comic books.…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija join producer Shekky Feldstein to talk about comic stuff. So please sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and…
Daredevil Vol. 2 #26, Marvel Comics, December 2001 Last week the Spotlight featured a great post from 1st time guest writer Readcomix. One of the comments left on his post was that his pick was too difficult to find. At least…
The 12th Annual Joe Shuster Awards were presented November 6th at the Forest City Comic Con in London, ON. I’d like to thanks the Shuster Awards organizer Kevin Boyd and all the volunteers and members of the committees for their…
Pep Comics #26, MLJ Magazines, April 1942 It’s such a pleasure to introduce Gene Lomoriello as this week’s guest Spotlight writer. Let’s hope this is the 1st of many from Mr. Lomoriello. Gene has been commenting on the site as…
Strange Tales #118, Marvel Comics, March 1964 I’m actually very excited about the Doc Strange movie that’s about to open up in North American theatres this coming weekend. I’ve seen the clips and I’ve read the reviews, now to see…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija join producer Shekky Feldstein to talk the comic talk. So just kick back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and…
All-American Comics #90, DC Comics, October 1947 I mentioned I thought I was on to something a few weeks back in Spotlight #308. In that Spotlight I wrote that I noticed a trend towards what I called “nouveau iconic” Golden…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija join producer Shekky Feldstein to talk comics. So why don’t you kick back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and…
Marvel Team-Up #1, Marvel Comics, March 1972 I finally watched the Captain America Civil War movie. I liked it. My favorite scene was Tony Stark and Peter Parker in Parker’s room. I loved this take on Parker and Spidey. Just…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija join producer Shekky Feldstein to talk the comic book talk. So kick back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and…
Flash #155, DC Comics, September 1965 Used to be that if I went AWOL there was no Spotlight. Not any more thanks to what has become a Rogue’s Gallery of Guest Spotlight writers. These guys are good, get them together in a…
Human Torch #3(2), Timely Comics, Winter 1940/41 A couple of months ago a long time collector walked into the shop with a small pile of choice Golden Age. We picked out the best candidates for grading and sent them down…
Comic Link Focused Auction The comic book portion of the ComicLink Focused Auction ended Thursday September 29th. This auction was the follow up auction to the historic Featured Auction that ended September 8th. Those people down at ComicLink sure know…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija join producer Shekky Feldstein to talk all things comics. So just sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and…
Power Pack #1, Marvel Comics, August 1984 I just read some report that the top CEOs from companies like Disney, Warner and Fox gathered and announced unwavering enthusiasm for comic book inspired movies. Marvel’s CEO Robert Iger said there would…
My recent Auction Highlights #95 post, the one that covered the Canadian Whites results of the recent ComicLink auction, was widely read, it had twice as many reads as my coverage of the broader auction results (Auction Highlights #94). Great…