The Floating 9.2 Grade
The Floating 9.2 Grade The 9.2 grade has become synonymous with a quality high grade comic. The 9.2 grade is the right most column in the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. The 9.2 is the industry standard high grade. Over…
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Flash Gordon: IDW’s LOAC vs Titan
Astute readers will have noticed I’ve reviewed two Alex Raymond Flash Gordon collections on CBD this year: IDW’s Library Of American Comics (LOAC) The Definitive Flash Gordon And Jungle Jim: 1934-1936 and Titan’s Flash Gordon: On The Planet Mongo, Sundays…
Comic Culture December 5th 2012
OK for one last time let’s all congratulate CFMU-FM 93.3 for being chosen Hamilton’s best radio station. That’s two years in a row. Yay CFMU! This week’s Comic Culture is the 1st Christmas inspire show of 2012 and hosts Chris…
BIFF SOCKO: On Location in Hollywood
It’s time for another update from BIFF SOCKO, TWO-FISTED NEWSHOUND. Biff Socko covers Comic Book News like zits on the A-V Club. Faster than Perry White! Stronger than J. Jonah Jameson! He is…BIFF SOCKO! Your Old pal Biff is…
All printed comics replaced with digital
“The Dandy launches sound and motion digital comic to celebrate 75 years in the biz”… and stops printing books on actual paper all together. On December 4th 1937, DC Thomson began publishing the most successful comic in Britain. To this day,…
Revisiting the Marvel Bronze Age
Last December, in my first article for Comic Book Daily, I argued that high grade Marvel Bronze Age values were likely to stabilize after a few years of steep declines. Bronze Age values have fallen for three reasons: 1) growing census…
Undervalued Spotlight #142
Avengers #54 and #55, Marvel Comics (July and August 1968) I had to go two books this week. We really need both of these issues to properly introduce Ultron. Ultron, who 1st appeared in Avengers #54 and was 1st identified…
ComicLink Original Art Auction Nov 29th
ComicLink completed their November Focused Auction last week, with the original comic art portion ending September 28th. Here we’ll look at five choices that stuck out from the rest of the herd. This auction featured a large number of Steve…
Crash 2!! Coming Soon
When last we spoke… I was just finishing up Galloway Park #4 and was planning a 100 page Galloway Park graphic novel. A funny thing happened along the way though, I was taking a break from character studies and reference…
Web Arted Nov 30th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days.
I’m giving away my Amazing Spider-Man free comic codes
On Saturday night I was lazing around on the couch, watching TV, and I thought I would check into Twitter to see what was going on in the world. My Twitter feed has been busy lately because of Dan Slott,…
Auction Highlights #74
Auction Highlights #74, Comic Link November Featured Auction The Comic Link November Featured Auction has just ended, all results below ended between Tuesday November 27th and Wednesday November 28th. WOW! I’m calling this the “Get Smart Auction”. The famous saying…
Interview | Joseph Veteri, Comic Verification Authority
Anyone actively following internet comic auctions has most likely noticed a few books sporting those little CVA stickers at the top left corner of the CGC casing. CVA. What the heck is CVA? CVA stands for the Comic Verification Authority…
Comic Culture November 28th
Again let’s all congratulate CFMU-FM 93.3 for being chosen Hamilton’s best radio station. That’s two years in a row. CFMU! CFMU! CFMU! This week Comic Culture hosts Chris and Walt talk Zack Snyder and the latest Superman film… and how…
Publishing and Retailing Insights
This week saw an insightful post from Skullkickers’ writer Jim Zub about the realities of comic publishing costs and profits. Basically after all other costs there’s very little left for the creators. On a print run of 5000 comics (and…
Justice League Cover Sketch Progress #3
Welcome to the final installment of my little fan-art post. The aim here was to show the journey of an idea as it evolves from the murky depths of my frenzied fanboy brain, through my mildly capable fingertips and onto a page…
Undervalued Spotlight #141
Tales of Suspense #79, Marvel Comics (July 1966) Now this is a great Marvel Silver Age comic book! Tales of Suspense #79 kicks off a great 3 part Iron Man and Sub-Mariner battle story but more importantly I’ll argue, it…
Retailer Q | #12: Diamond’s Halloween ComicFest 2012
Halloween just wrapped up and with it Diamond's Halloween Comicfest 2012. Did you take part in this event, and if so how did it go? Is Halloween ComicFest an event that should continue, and if so how can it be improved?
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Review | Storm Dogs #1
The first issue of David Hine's sci-fi crime thriller hits all the right notes.
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Heritage Comic Art Signature Auction Nov 15-17
Heritage wrapped up their 2012 November 15-17 Vintage Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction – Dallas this past weekend and it was another high stakes comic art auction. It seems Heritage gets the cream of the crop and the buyers…
Web Arted Nov 23rd
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days at the Heritage Vintage Comics and Comics Art Event November 15-17 2012. Click any image to start the gallery.
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