Undervalued Spotlight #127
Famous Funnies #1, Eastern Color, July 1934 I’ve started writing up this Spotlight many times over the past couple years and have always abandoned it for one reason or another. Looking back at my notes I can see why I’ve…
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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Super Wedding
I went to a great wedding this weekend. Below is the framed seating arrangement that greeted all guests as they walked into the pavilion. Note that Angela and Chris are Earth’s Favourite Couple. My wife and I were seated at…
Comic Book Market in June
Diamond Comics Releases June 2012 Figures I like the June numbers for the comic book market. Marvel, DC and all the rest split the pie getting 1/3 each of the dollar share (though Marvel and DC still together control 3/4…
Marvel Now!
So Marvel has just announced their big new initiative called Marvel Now! Marvel Now! will launch new titles and re-launch old ones from October 2012 through February 2013. Some of Marvel’s big name talent are being moved around for the…
Undervalued Spotlight #126
Starslayer #10, First Comics, November 1983 I’ve been going through a basement full of comics starting my long preparation for a couple of big comic conventions I’m setting up at late in the summer. I was rifling through a box…
Auction Highlights 67
Auction Highlights #67 ComicLink’s June Focused Auction ends Friday June 22nd. All the books listed below sold between Tuesday June 19th and Thursday June 21st. It was one of those Marvel top heavy auctions with the House of Ideas hogging…
Undervalued Spotlight #125
Chilling Adventures in Sorcery (As Told By Sabrina) #1, Archie Publications, September 1972 Here’s a great little book that I think has a lot going for it. I found my copy accidentally while looking for some paperwork, I forgot I…
Comic Culture June 20th
Fun show this week as hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija tackle this week’s new releases, catch you up on the latest trailer trash and talk up a storm on comic related issues including gay weddings at comic book shops,…
Comic Culture June 13th
This week hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija review May’s stellar comic book sales numbers, they also hit on topics that include DC title cancellations and additions, Disney green lighting the second season of the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series, Walking…
Comic Book Data for May 2012
Diamond Comic Distributors has release the May 2012 Direct Market figures, here’s how things break down. Marvel Comics was May’s leading publisher in both Retail Dollar and Unit Market Shares to specialty retailers with 35.32% and 38.64% respectively. DC Entertainment,…
Niagara Falls Comic Con 2012
The Niagara Falls Comic Con held at the Scotiabank Convention Centre this past Saturday was a pleasant surprise. Attendance was strong; I’d estimate somewhere over 4,000 attendees but that is most likely a bit off. The promoter had promised me…
Niagara Falls Comic Con
Comic Book Conventions are big business and the big ones represent a major tourist draw for the cities that host them. While comic convention goers heading to the New York Comic Con represent just a small blip in that city’s…
Comic Culture June 6th
Hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija tackle some heavy comic book related topics this week but the guys find time to banter on about new Iron Man 3 movie news, the guy that painted himself green, permanently, the big Walking…
Undervalued Spotlight #124
Journey into Mystery #54, Marvel Comics, September 1959 The Undervalued Spotlight has touched on the relationship between the comic book’s artist and the comic books collectability before. The 1st time a prominent artist has drawn his signature character is always…
Comic Culture May 30th
The boys are back after a brief hiatus. Hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija don’t miss a beat as the tackle subjects like the continued success of the Avengers movie, Spider-Man and Batman movie news, Doug Schmell’s multimillion dollar comic…
Auction Highlights #66
Auction Highlights #66 ComicLink’s May Featured Auction has just ended. All books below sold between Tuesday May 22nd and Thursday May 24th. It was nice to see a bit of a mix in the top 50 books by value. These…
Best Marvel Collection to be Sold
Big news out of Heritage Auctions is that they have landed the privilege of selling what is most likely the best Silver Age Marvel comic collection in existence. Doug Schmell’s #1 ranked CGC registry set of Marvels goes on the…
Undervalued Spotlight #123
Ultimates #1, Marvel Comics, March 2002 You know what’s been a tough book to snag at a good deal lately? Strange Tales #135 from August 1965! Perhaps it was my spotlight a while back that did it? The book features…
Undervalued Spotlight #122
Impact #1, E.C. Comics, April 1955 Last week I posted about the $45 million paid for Roy Lichtenstein’s Sleeping Girl. A great debate ensued on the merits of comic book art and whether some of it should be considered fine…
Comic Culture May 16th
Hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija are back from a couple weeks hiatus and they don’t miss a stride as they dive right into topics like the Avengers movie success, how things are looking for the new Batman movie, comic…