Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
I’m very excited about our upcoming auction of Canadian comics and related material. As far as I know, this is the first auction solely focusing on Canadian comics ever, and it is meant to be part of the events commemorating…
Chris and Walt explore some of the pitfalls of comic book collecting. Please let us know what you thought of the show. We’d love to hear some of the mistakes you’ve made that you can pass along to the new…
Saw a few Marvel Movie trailers earlier today and here are my quick reviews. Loki – looks good but needs more star power. Falcon and Winter Soldier – looks like its unsure of what it wants to do, I hope…
Well, here we are. It’s the middle of June and I, along with many Nova Scotians, have been sitting in full or partial lockdown for eight weeks. Since the last week of April, I have only left my apartment a…
This week Chris and Walt try to help out the local comic book shop by recommending some complementary lines of business they could add to their product lines. Please let us know what you thought of the show in the…
I received this great write-up from CBD commenter Alex Sorensen and I’m glad he is willing to share his work with us. Take it away Alex. MOST VALUABLE ATOMIC AGE COMICS – NEAR MINT MINUS (1946-1955) (ROUNDED) There is little…
We, ICE via our internationalcollectiblesexchange eBay store, are going to launch our Fist Annual Canadiana Comics eBay Auction very soon, all the lots will be posted on the evening of Friday, June 18th with the 10-day auction ending Monday, June…
This week Chris and Walt tackle what to do about the Golden Age. So many great titles, so many characters slowly fading into oblivion. Or at least that’s what one of the guys thinks. Please share your thoughts on the…
I have grown to associate early June with the arrival of heat. Late May in Southern Ontario can still be a bit cool, low 20s is a very nice day, but the heat seems to come in early June. I…
This week Chris and Walt poke at the rumor that Disney wants to buy DC Comics. What would that look like? Is it a good thing or is it a bad thing? It sure does open a lot of doors…
What a week. Had a big flood in the house and now can’t use half the space! Insurance guy still working on the scope of the fix-up. Then as it started getting hot and muggy my Air Conditioner broke, can’t…
This week Chris and Walt dare talk about what things might look like as the world looks to ease out of this pandemic. What will the new world mean for comic shops, for cons, for collectors? Please let us know…
I read a story a few days ago about the Target store chain in the States suspending sales of Pokémon Cards because someone drew a gun during some kind of altercation over limited product. The scene got me to thinking…
This week Chris and Walt talk about the joys of collecting comics as they each pick two titles they are going to start to collect. Getting back to basics, collecting for the sake of collecting is the focus of this…
Ontario, Canada is still in lockdown, I’m hoping we’re back open on May 20th like they said. I can almost feel the pent-up demand, just in my casual conversations with curbside customers waiting around in the parking lot I can…
I started 2021 with a column focusing on Barry Blair and Aircel. Partway through that column, I briefly mentioned the self-published comics that Blair released under the “Nightwynd” name (and which predate Aircel). These rare comics had print runs of…
This week Chris and Walt have a little fun playing Stump the Chump. Chris has all the questions, unfortunately Walt doesn’t seem to have all the answers. Please let us know what you thought of the show down in the…
I have to be thankful for these posts, they allow me to spend a couple of hours every week enjoying music I don’t usually have enough time for. I put my headphones on and dive down the rabbit holes. It’s…
This week Chris and Walt delve into the current hot market in collectibles. The march forward continues but it has some feeling a little nervous. Please use the comments field below to let us know what you think of the…
I was hustling around trying to set up my week when I read an email from a friend who reminded me to step back and take a little time to enjoy the Cherry Blossoms blooming in this part of the…
This week Chris and Walt talk about the impact streaming services like Disney Plus are having on collectible comics, fair warning though, they do get sidetracked now and again. Please let us know what you think of the show in…