Undervalued Spotlight #373
Mad #1, EC Comics, Oct/Nov 1952. Last week I was offered a mid-grade copy of Mad #1 and I turned it down. In my judgement the book was flat, I thought I’d have trouble selling it, I couldn’t remember the…
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Pencils with the King!
I have been working up for this, my last column of 2017 for the whole year. The idea came to mind as many do, completely by accident. Every once in awhile a Silver age page of Jack Kirby pencils makes its way…
Web Arted #287
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Messmer, Kaluta, Wrightson, Adams, Wood.
Comic Culture December 13th 2017
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk comics. So just sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your local comic book shop. Comic…
Review | Fantagraphics Studio Edition: Jaime Hernandez
This Fantagraphics Studio Edition illuminates Jaime’s distinctive artistic process. Collected here is nearly 200 pages of raw, unretouched original art comprising complete stories, selected from among his most critically acclaimed, including “Chester Square,” “In the Valley of the Polar Bears,” and “Wigwam Bam.”…
Undervalued Spotlight #372
Fantastic Four Annual #5, Marvel Comics, November 1967 Comic Annuals have been a neglected collecting strain for years now but thanks to the “pick and choose” mentality of the new collectors and investors specific issues, if they can offer up…
Undervalued Spotlight #372 – Delayed
Sorry folks – had a technical glitch Spotlight will be delayed a day – will be up for Wednesday AM
The coming of The Defenders
This week in Arcs & Runs we turn our attention to the early beginnings and formation of the super-hero team: The Defenders. I used to think of this team as the group of super-heroes who weren’t invited to be an…
Web Arted #286
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Heck, Wood, Kubert, Everett, McManus, Outcault.
Review | Mister Blueberry Édition Noir Et Blanc
Discover the work in black and white, in large format and very small price, of one of the greatest masters of comics. First album written entirely by Jean Giraud, after the death of the brilliant Jean-Michel Charlier, Mister Blueberry is a…
Undervalued Spotlight #371
Tales to Astonish #48, Marvel Comics, October 1963. I seem to be on a bit of a Tales to Astonish kick having visited #59 in a recent Spotlight. Can you blame me? The title is rife with great issues worthy…
Return to Gotham Central!
I enjoyed the first 28 issues of Gotham Central so much that I couldn’t stop, and had to finish the 40 issue series. I really love this series. I’m not going to give any storylines or plot twists away because…
Web Arted #285
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Adams, Miller, Wiacek, Heck, Wood, Raymond, Frazetta.
Comic Culture November 29th 2017
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija have some fun with comics. So sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your local comic book…
Review | P. Craig Russell’s Jungle Book And Other Stories Fine Art Edition
This beautiful 12″X17″ oversized hardcover features complete stories scanned from P. Craig Russell’s stunning original art! While appearing to be in black & white, each page has been scanned in color to recreate as closely as possible the experience of…
Undervalued Spotlight #370
Marvel Super Heroes #14, Marvel Comics, May 1968. This week I want to stay with Marvel and again pick a neglected gem. Honestly I’m hard pressed to think of a more neglected gem that this week’s Undervalued Spotlight – Marvel…
My Christmas Wish List
Another Black Friday has passed and today is Cyber Monday. Christmas is just around the corner. Everyone is scurrying around with their shopping lists, “to do” lists, making out Christmas lists, whew! No more lists! Well we have time for…
Web Arted #284
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Kubert, Messmer, Romita Jr., Mazzucchelli, Wrightson.
Comic Culture Wednesday November 22nd
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk some comic talk. So just kick back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your local comic book…
Review | The Book Of Ballads, The Original Art Edition
Twenty-two years ago, superstar artist Charles Vess teamed up with an all-star ensemble of ground-breaking and award winning writers including Neil Gaiman (Sandman), Jane Yolen (Lost Girls), Sharyn McCrumb (The Ballad of Frankie Silver), and Jeff Smith (Bone) to produce THE BOOK OF BALLADS – which reimagined the greatest English, Irish, and…
Educational Projects
The publisher that seems to get the least amount of love from collectors of war-time Canadian comics is Montréal-based Educational Projects. It was the last of the big publishers to come onto the scene and its comics were qualitatively different…