Time Capsule: Comico Attractions 17, 1989
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time: Comico Attractions 17, 1989.
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Undervalued Spotlight #236
Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions #1, Marvel Comics, June 1982 We owe this week’s Undervalued Spotlight to my Comic Culture podcast co-host Chris Owen. On a recent show Chris stumped me on the origins of Marvel’s Contest of Champions,…
WECA or Not
This is a two-part post containing first my own, kind of orthodox, view on what constitutes a WECA comic followed by fellow WECA collector Jim Finlay’s view on a finer and more porous line of distinction between the WECA period…
Time Capsule: Comico Attractions 15, 1988
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time: Comico Attractions 15, 1988. Comico Christmas Special by practically every working artist and Gumby’s Winter Fun Special by Arthur Adams. Plus an Adam Hughes cover.
ComicConnect Event Auction XXVI Original Art
The original art portion of ComicConnect’s Event Auction XXXVI closed Monday March 23rd. The art offered is a mixture of high and low end material: anything could end up in the mix. This time around several pieces didn’t meet their…
Time Capsule: Comico Attractions 13, 1988
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time: Comico Attractions 13, 1988. Early Adam Kubert and announcing “new-comer” Adam Hughes as penciler on the upcoming Maze Agency.
Undervalued Spotlight #235
Starfire #1, DC Comics, (August/September 1976) This post started out featuring Doom Patrol #99, the book that introduced us to Beast Boy. Beast boy would later turn into the Changeling in 1980’s The New Teen Titans. As I was doing…
Sotheby’s Bande Dessinée 07 March 2015
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…
Time Capsule: Comico Attractions 11, 1988
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time: Comico Attractions 11, 1988.
Undervalued Spotlight #234
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…
How I Sold My Comic Art Collection
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…
Time Capsule: Comico Attractions 9, 1987
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…
Mel Crawford 1925-2015
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…
Undervalued Spotlight #233
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…
Auction Highlights #88
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…
Time Capsule: Dark Horse Insider December 1990
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…
Undervalued Spotlight #232
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…
Fantagraphics starts Studio Edition line with Hal Foster
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…
WECA Checklist
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…
Time Capsule: Dark Horse Insider August 1990
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.