Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
American Flagg #1, First Comics, (October, 1983) I received a nice email after I posted Undervalued Spotlight #111 last week and the jist of it was ‘how come you pick books that are almost impossible to find’? First off, I…
This week join our hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija as they discuss January comic book sales, some Super Bowl trailer trash, the new DC Watchmen prequel and Alan Moore’s opinion of it (not good), Image turning 20 and Diamond…
Diamond Comic Distributor sales figures for the month of January have been released and the data shows Marvel Comics winning the Retail Dollar race by the narrowest of margins with a 35.17% share over arch rival DC Comics’ 33.55% share.…
This week join our hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija as they talk up some new Avengers movie news, Spider-Man movie news, Oscar nominations, Marvel Kids comics, the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, Free Comic Book Day and a whole bunch…
World’s Finest #71, DC Comics, (July/August, 1954) World’s Finest #71 was printed at both an historic low point for superhero comics and a major turning point for the American comic publishing industry. Though crime and horror comics ruled the day,…
ComicLink’s January Focused Auction. This is my first Auction Highlight of 2012 and I think it’s a good time to try to take stock of the market, to see where some of the most heavily traded “blue chip” comic books…
Tales from the Tomb #1 (02-810-210), Dell Publishing, October 1962 About a month ago I bought a collection of rough shaped old comics. The pile was mostly Charlton War, DC non hero and a hodgepodge of Dells. Hum hum stuff…
This week join our hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija as they cover this week’s new comic releases and discuss a wide variety of topics including the Powers TV series, a James Bond reunion, Abe Lincoln fighting Vampires, Tintin winning…
Diamond Comic Distributors, the sole distributor of comic books to the specialty comic market, last week hired Chris Powell as Executive Director of Business Development for the comic book specialty market. Chris Powell comes to Diamond from Lone Star Comics…
So the 2011 yearly totals are in and I thought I’d pass along some data. Marvel was both the unit share winner for the year and the dollar value winner. I’ve included the top 10 publishers below. Publisher Fantagraphics finished…
This week’s show is a continuation of Comic Culture’s New Year’s Special. Join our jolly hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija as they discuss the big blockbuster comic book movies coming out in 2012, December comic book sales, the new…
Marvel Comics climbed its way back to the top of the comic book heap. The House of Ideas led the market in December, narrowly edging DC Entertainment in both the Retail Dollar (34.43% for Marvel vs. 33.74% for DC) and…
Doctor Who and the Daleks (Movie Classic #12-190-612), Dell Publishing, December 1966 Here’s another submission from Undervalued Spotlight stalwart Mike Huddleston. Mike sure knows how to pick winners and this week’s submission is no exception, it’s another keeper. Mike was…
Happy New Year everyone! This week’s show is Comic Culture’s New Year’s Special. Join our hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija as they discuss the year that was 2011. The guys also tackle new and exciting stuff due out in…
G.I. Joe, A real American Hero #21, Marvel Comics, March 1984 It seems that I keep neglecting the 1980s! My last 80s post was over 20 Spotlights ago!! The 80s are a much maligned decade when it comes to collectible…
Tarzan #25, Dell Comics, October 1951 There’s a nice copy of Tarzan #25 sitting in my comic collection! About 15 years ago I bought a collection of Gold Key comics from the late 60s and early 70s and in the…
This week’s show is Comic Culture’s Christmas Special. Join our jolly hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija as they discuss TV Christmas Specials, all the comic book movie trailers hitting the net, Marvel’s new prose line, Hasbro’s declining sales, the…
This week’s show has hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija discuss Amazon’s attack on brick and mortar shops, Amazing Fantasy #15 possibly being a bad investment, the passing of Jerry Robinson, great Spider-Man writers of the past, the whole J.…
Pep Comics #36, MLJ Magazines, February 1942 This is the 3rd time I’ve chosen a Pep Comic. Undervalued Spotlights #81 and #5 both featured great Pep issues and Pep #36 belongs right up there with them as far as I’m…
Last month quietly, without fanfare a second CGC 9.6 Amazing Fantasy #15 appeared on the CGC Census (CGC is of course the company that grades the comics out of 10, they keep a census on their website). What made this…