Covered 365: Day 166
Strange Tales #166, Marvel Comics, March 1968. Artist: Dan Adkins. I had it down to one of the 3 pictures I’ve included. I decided Strange Tales #166 was the strongest of the three, have a look and see if you agree.…
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Covered 365: Day 165
Wonder Woman #165 (1987 Series), DC Comics, February 2001. Artist: Adam Hughes. I thought Day 165 was a weak one, luckily we had Adam Hughes step up with what I think is one of his finest covers. Note how the…
New Comic Buying Is Broken: In The Offing
Following a look at the current state of new comic buying and then how we got here, this time let’s look at what the near future brings. It’s been said the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over…
Covered 365: Day 164
Detective Comics #164, DC, October 1950 – Artist: Win Mortimer. Finally a runaway winner. With Detective Comics #164 Win Mortimer whips up a classic Batman and Robin cover that’s seen renewed demand in this cover crazy market. I’m telling you…
Comic Culture June 12th, 2019
Every week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk the comic book talk. So kick back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please make sure you go out and support your local comic book shop.…
Covered 365: Day 163
Superboy #163, DC Comics, March 1970 – Artist: Neal Adams. There were a few good candidates today and I picked think I picked right. Neal Adams does amazing work on the cover of Superboy #163. I had it narrowed down…
Who is Freelance?
Collectors and comic aficionados are quick to knock Canadian war-time black-and-white comics to the lower rungs of the comic book quality ladder and, of the four main Canadian comic book publishers, Anglo-American comic books are seen to occupy the lowest…
Covered 365: Day 162
Robin #162, DC, July 2007 – Artist: Patrick Gleason. Robin #162 gives us a striking image that works beautifully aesthetically, I really like the way this cover turned out. Mighty Mouse gives us another cool cover this time with robots!…
Undervalued Spotlight #449
Micronauts #8, Marvel Comics, August 1979. I didn’t dare go toe to toe with Stephen’s epic Spotlight #448 from last week I thought I’d grab a nice bite-sized late Bronze Age book we can all aspire to own. This week’s…
Covered 365: Day 161
Jungle Comics #161, Fiction House, Winter 1953 – Artist: Suspected to be Maurice Whitman. I’ve taken note of the great run of covers on Jungle Comics covers these past few days. Thank’s to some great info provided by Bud Plant…
The Caveats of Collecting Cerebus # 1
When discussing the most “important” characters and comics of the Canadian Silver Age, the works of several creators come to mind. The word “important” has several connotations and I use it here in part because of its ambiguity. What makes…
Covered 365: Day 160
Adventure Comics #160, DC Comics, January 1951 – Artist: Al Wenzel. Norman Rockwell? No, Al Wenzel! I like the cover to Adventure Comics #160 because it epitomizes what comic books were and are, escapism. Stuck in a real world traffic…
Covered 365: Day 159
Ultimate Spider-Man #159 Variant Cover, Marvel Comics, August 2011 – Artist: Frank Cho. It was a close race between this great Frank Cho Spidey cover and that wonderfully classic Carl Buettner Four Color #159 cover (pic included below), I went…
Covered 365: Day 158
Fantastic Four #158, Marvel Comics, May 1975 – Artist: Rich Buckler. Day 158 was a tough one, there was no clear winner so I went with my favorite of the bunch and growing up in the 70s has obviously influenced…
Covered 365: Day 157
Young Romance #157, DC Comics, January 1969 – Artist: Nick Cardy. I absolutely love the simplicity and the metaphors in Nancy #157, we’ve all been there before haven’t we fellas, we try so hard to make our gal happy but…
New Comic Buying Is Broken: How We Got Here
Last time I lamented the current state of new comic buying. This time I’ll look at how we got to this point, from a high-level perspective. Whole books have been written on this subject so I’ll only be skimming the…
Comic Culture June 5th, 2019
Every week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk the comic book talk. So kick back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please make sure you go out and support your local comic book shop.…
Covered 365: Day 156
Fantastic Four #156, Marvel Comics, March 1975 – Artist: Rich Buckler. Fantastic Four #156 has always been one of my personal favorite Doctor Doom covers, we even get some Kirby Krackle. I did notice the rainbow Blackhawk cover, hard to…
Covered 365: Day 155
Flash Comics #155, DC Comics, September 1965 – Artist: Carmine Infantino. Flash running the gauntlet of his rouge’s gallery, brilliantly rendered by Carmine Infantino, this is one of my favorite Flash covers. Hey, what the heck is happening on Pep…
Undervalued Spotlight #448
Action Comics #12, DC, May 1939. I’d like to thank guest Undervalued Spotlight writer Stephen for sending in another fantastic submission. Steven’s argument is sound and full of the passion and confidence that had me asking him if he had…
Ditko …is Amazing King Size
Just in time for Christmas, the King Size Ditko is…Amazing will be released to an eager group of silver age fans. Steve Ditko is mostly known for his work. Best known as the creator/co-creator of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange. He…