Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Sotheby’s had a Bande Dessinée auction this month with 288 items by European, Asian and American artists. Total sales were 3,821,947 Euros, or $4,026,421 U.S. dollars. For this Auction Highlight I’ll be looking at American works sold in this auction, with an…
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time: Comico Attractions 11, 1988.
Black Lightning #1, DC Comics, (April 1977) Guest writer Darren Graham’s Undervalued Spotlight #231 was a great post; it featured a strong book with tons of upside. Though the post did reminded me just how innovative Marvel was compared to…
Over the last ten years or so I’ve been collecting comic artwork. Like most teenagers I had posters, then when the budget allowed I collected prints and portfolios and then transitioned to original artwork. eBay and Toronto comic conventions allowed…
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time: Comico Attractions 9, 1987. A slick printed fold-over solicitation from Comico featuring a full colour mini-poster cover. What amazing books: Space Ghost with Steve Rude art, Night And The Enemy graphic…
Last week I received, from his wife Ginni, the sad news that Mel Crawford had passed away peacefully on Monday, Feb. 23. He had been in a long-term care facility for about the last year. Mel started out as a…
Space Adventures #44, Charlton Comics, (February 1962) You’d have to go back to the infamous April Fool’s Day post of last year to find a Charlton comic featured on the Spotlight, and I didn’t even mean that one! Still, it’s…
Comic Link Winter Featured Auction The comic book portion of ComicLink’s Fall Featured Auction ended Wednesday February 25th with some staggering results. The market is still hot! The big book of the auction turned out to be the CGC 9.6…
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time: Dark Horse Insider December 1990. An interesting feature and photo for Retailer Of The Month for Jim Hanley and his New York store. More European comics and the introduction of…
Incredible Hulk #250, Marvel Comics, (August 1980) It’s been DC heavy on the Spotlight for the last little while so let’s feature a big fat Marvel. I came across this week’s Spotlight pick while pricing up a pile of comics…
Through some Amazon “fishing” a new line of Artist’s Edition style books have been uncovered, Fantagraphics Studio Edition. First up will be Hal Foster’s Prince Valiant. Here’s the catalog entry courtesy of Jacq Cohen, with the text following. FANTAGRAPHICS STUDIO…
I miss doing this column and I wish I had enough hands and time to do justice to it and the other work I am doing. I certainly don’t want to give the impression that the column is dead. There’s…
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time: Dark Horse Insider August 1990. Amazing how much foreign material Dark Horse was publishing, plus their licensing deals.
Green Lantern #87, DC Comics (January 1972) We have a fantastic guest Spotlight featured this week. Guest writer Darren offers up a strong case for Green Lantern #87. This is such a good pick, Darren taps into some very prominent…
An excellent overview of a fruitful career, The Art Of Robert E. McGinnis delivers on extensive images and to-the-point information. Painter Robert McGinnis has earned international renown as a master illustrator by creating poster art for such movies as Breakfast…
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time: Dark Horse Insider January 1990. Not sure what was going on at the time but repeated slams against Gary Groth and Amazing Heroes makes you wonder. Give Me Liberty, Hard…
Archie Comics #96, Archie Comic Publications, (November 1958) Happy Valentine’s Day everyone. The Valentine’s Day Spotlight is my favorite post of the year. I always have way too many candidates and I always over think the whole thing, wanting to…
As the old saying goes, ‘sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.’ Normally, mainly due to table prices, the Action Figure in Mississauga ends up being a better show financially than a lot of the others. Colin Douglas has been able…
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time: Dark Horse Insider September 1989. Dark Horse Insider was the publisher’s second newsletter and was eight pages of news and solicitations printed on newsprint. They made it desirable by running…
Detective Comics #17, DC Comics, (July 1938) Comic books have spawned some of the greatest characters in fiction. Just look how much other media have tapped this nursery of character development that comic books are. The most valuable comics are…