Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
American Flagg #1, First Comics, (October, 1983) I received a nice email after I posted Undervalued Spotlight #111 last week and the jist of it was ‘how come you pick books that are almost impossible to find’? First off, I…
Diamond Previews is a staple of the local comic shop; it lists upcoming items for sale, two months in advance. Images of the covers, creative team and a brief summary of the item, usually a paragraph, are standard fare. These…
This week join our hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija as they discuss January comic book sales, some Super Bowl trailer trash, the new DC Watchmen prequel and Alan Moore’s opinion of it (not good), Image turning 20 and Diamond…
What is up with the new grading standards of CGC? I mean why is it I used to be able to go though my long boxes and know, without a lot of guess work, that this book will not come…
Diamond Comic Distributor sales figures for the month of January have been released and the data shows Marvel Comics winning the Retail Dollar race by the narrowest of margins with a 35.17% share over arch rival DC Comics’ 33.55% share.…
After enjoying the preview images for Saga I started a hunt to read some Fiona Staples material, and came across Mystery Society during my Boxing Day sale shopping. [quote]Nick Hammond and Anastasia Collins are the Mystery Society and bring new…
I’ve said it many times in my column before, we are collectors. It doesn’t matter if it’s comic books, action figures, trading cards or memorabilia we like to find stuff and collect it. I’ve had this discussion before with people,…
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days. Daredevil issue 6 splash by Wally Wood. Source. Cosmic Odyssey by Duncan Fegredo. Source. Machine Man by Kalle Malloy. Source. Avengers ad by Jack Kirby. Source. Rocketeer…
Moon Knight is one of those fringe characters that always has the potential for unique and engaging stories. A new version has emerged in Moon Knight By Brian Michael Bendis & Alex Maleev Volume 1. [quote]Moon Knight is back, like…
Don Ahe has created something truly charming. Road Apples Almanac is like a trip to the past. Visually striking chords of Herriman’s Krazy Kat, feeling like something out of a time when comic strips were a selling feature for newspapers,…
This week join our hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija as they talk up some new Avengers movie news, Spider-Man movie news, Oscar nominations, Marvel Kids comics, the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, Free Comic Book Day and a whole bunch…
World’s Finest #71, DC Comics, (July/August, 1954) World’s Finest #71 was printed at both an historic low point for superhero comics and a major turning point for the American comic publishing industry. Though crime and horror comics ruled the day,…
There had been a few write ups about Russ Cochran’s newest reprint endeavour, The Sunday Funnies, to peak my interest. My local comic shop received the first shipment and let me take it for a spin. [quote]To start this off…
There has been a bit of doom and gloom on our site lately. Andrew, Ed, and I have all written some glass half empty articles recently, and I wanted to let our intrepid readers know that all is fine…
I’d just like to share a little discovery I made on the weekend, which may or may not surprise you – and may or may not be good news?! On a crisp and foggy Saturday morning in London, I’m walking …