Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
ComicLink March Focused Auction The March 2012 ComicLink Focused Auction ended last week and here is a late Auction Highlights submission. Marvel remains the dominant player in these Focused Auctions. Of the top 50 books sold 40 were Marvels, 9…
This week hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija discuss Brian Michael Bendis’ new deal with Random House, Scott Pilgrim going to color, details of the AvX launch party, Free Comic Book Day tidbits, and Angry Birds. The guys also open…
Justice League of America #9, DC Comics, February 1962 DC’s new Justice League has dominated the comic sales charts since the book launched DC’s New 52 back in the last week of August 2011. The title has been the best…
This week hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija have way too much fun talking about the insane prices Walking Dead back issue comics are getting, news on Iron Man 3, Leonard Nemoy guest stars on The Big Bang Theory, killer…
Play with it Sheldon! Toy collectors are a demanding lot; they collect the package as much as the toy and they demand perfection in both. Opening up a toy to play with is simply never considered. How can it be…
The comic book convention season is already in full swing (is it ever not in full swing anymore?) and while there are the must visit staples like San Diego’s Comic-Con International, Toronto’s Fan Expo, Chicago’s C2E2 and Wizard World and…
This week join our hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija as they discuss tons of new trailers in their Trailer Trash feature, the guys also tackle news on Wonder Con, a possible Y the Last Man movie, the new Spider-Man’s…
The recent Billy Wright comic book auction set all kinds of price records and for me it confirmed a trend I’ve seen developing over the last couple of years. It seems we’re in a comic book Golden Age revival. There’s no…
Diamond Announces Top Products For February 2012 DC Entertainment had February’s top selling comic book with Geoff Johns and Jim Lee’s Justice League #6 and, for the second month in a row, the publisher swept the month’s top ten best-selling…
This week join our hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija as they discuss the new Walking Dead Facebook game, The under-performing John Carter movie, the passing of Moebius, the potential Dark Tower movies, more Avengers movie news, the latest trailers…
Flash Comics #1, DC Comics, January 1940 This week’s post brings another first to the Undervalued Spotlight. This is the first time I’ve featured the same character in back to back posts, granted there are 70 years separating the two books! Flash is…
ComicLink Winter Featured Auction The March 2012 ComicLink Winter Featured Auction has just ended and boy were there ever some nice books available to purchase! I’m going to call this auction the “Thank you Billy Wright” auction. If you’ll remember…
This week join our hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija as they put on their pledge drive hats and rally their listeners in support of CFMU 93.3 FM, Hamilton’s best radio station!! Listeners are encouraged to call 905-928-9888 and pledge.…
Flash Vol. 2, #164, DC Comics, September 2000 Did DC’s New 52 save the print comic book industry? Or did it just stave off the demise of the brick and mortar comic book stores by 3 or 4 years? Time…
This week join our hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija as they talk the talk on subjects that matter including the new Avengers poster, the new Asterix movie, Marvel’s AVX, London’s just past Super Con, Toronto’s upcoming comicon, Diamond Comic…
Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories #31, Dell Publishing, April 1943 What a difference 3 short decades can make. Back in 1982 in the 11th edition of the Overstreet Price Guide it was Donald Duck who ruled the roost. Of the…
I can’t remember an auction event this awesome! The Billy Wright collection has just been auctioned on Heritage Auctions and the A list lot of 300 plus books broke all expectations. Pre auctions estimates pointed towards the $2 million mark…
Detective Comics #32, DC Comics, October 1939 As far as I’m concerned there is no greater comic book title than Detective Comics. The iconic cover to the March 1937 1st issue is one of the most identifiable covers in the…
This week join our hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija as they answer the comic culture mailbag and discuss the possibility of comic book trade deadlines, the also tackle news on the new Ghost Rider movie, the new John Carter…
For Lovers Only #78, Charlton Comics, April 1975 You can’t press love nor can you assign it a grade, and as much as you’d like to you can’t “Buy it Now” either. If you’re making an offer then it’s simply not…