Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Link Winter Featured Auction The comic book portion of ComicLink’s Winter Featured Auction ended Wednesday February 24th and there were some noteworthy results. The book that took top spot was a CGC 2.0 Action Comics #7, it earned an…
During the WECA period, Educational Projects in Montreal seemed to be putting out the poor cousins of those Toronto and Vancouver comics which were populated with fictional and fantastic crime and Nazi fighters of all shapes and sizes. Canadian Heroes…
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Direct Currents 11 November 1988. The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told, The Catwoman, plus Denny O’Neil interviewed.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8, #1, Dark Horse Comics, March 2007 Over the past couple of years there’s been all kinds of positive media on the rising number of female comic book readers. It’s often noted that there has…
Heritage Signature Auction February 18th I watched that Amazing Fantasy #15 auction finish live and it was pretty exciting. I wanted to click “Bid” but there was one too many zero in the price, actually there was more like two…
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Direct Currents 5 May 1988. Hawk & Dove by “DC discovery” Rob Liefeld, Haywire, Starman, Best Of The Brave And The Bold, plus Karl Kesel interviewed.
All Star Comics #57, DC Comics, February/March 1951 Who wouldn’t be impressed with a stack of comics that included Showcase #4, Showcase #22, Flash #123, Flash #129, Showcase #55, Green Lantern #40, Justice League #41 and a slew of others?…
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Direct Currents 4 April 1988. V For Vendetta, Tailgunner Jo, Animal Man, plus Denys Cowan interviewed.
Cinderella Love #29, St. John Publishing, October 1955 Happy Valentine’s Day everyone. I’d like to shine the Valentine’s Day spotlight on a comic that features a Matt Baker cover. Matt Baker is a legend, a giant, truly one of the…
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Direct Currents 3 March 1988. Power Of The Atom, COPS, Batman: The Cult, The World Of Metropolis, plus William Messner-Loebs interviewed.
Space Western #40, Charlton Comics, October 1952 It was a real toss-up. This week’s Spotlight pick, Space Western #40 narrowly beat out issues #44 and #45 of this exquisitely collectible 6 issue run. How did I not pick issue #44,…
Eric Kaylor in response to Charlie Kim’s Slabbing: The Results Are In. Eric started this as a comment on the site but it became so much more. Very nice summary of the CGC grading experience, Charlie. Anyone interested in collecting…
Just like my last post, I am still mulling over ways to acknowledge and publicize 2016 as the 75th anniversary of the Canadian comic book (Better Comics V. 1 N. 1). I hope that my book on Bell Features artists (which should…
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Direct Currents 2 February 1988. Wow, what a month. Batman: The Killing Joke, History Of The DC Universe hardcover, Action Comics Weekly, plus a profile on Mike Baron.
Amazing Spider-Man #31, Marvel Comics, December 1965 The Amazing Spider-Man (ASM) title has to be the most collected title in comics. Great character combined with dozens of “keys” introducing other great characters has always made this the run to collect.…
Annihilation: Conquest – Starlord #1, Marvel Comics, September 2007 The comic book marketplace is giving us quite a bit of volatility heading into 2016. We’re seeing some old standbys actually lose ground over these past few months and that is…
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Marvel Requirer Vol 1 Number 33 November 1992. Eight pages dedicated to origin stories of Spider-Man, Captain America and The Fantastic Four. Plus Marvel picking up Fish Police and A1.
X-Men #109, Marvel Comics, February 1979 (Walt) – Mike Huddleston has a keen eye for undervalued comics. Case in point this gem he just sent in. Mike’s a great motivator too because now I have to try and top this…
