Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Time Passages
September 1st would have been Gene Colan’s 90th Birthday. And September 18th would have been Joe Kubert’s 90th Birthday! In my last couple of columns I spoke of Jack Kirby’s legacy in what would have been his 99th Birthday. There is…
Auction Highlights #95 Follow Up
My recent Auction Highlights #95 post, the one that covered the Canadian Whites results of the recent ComicLink auction, was widely read, it had twice as many reads as my coverage of the broader auction results (Auction Highlights #94). Great…
Comic Culture September 21st 2016
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija join producer extraordinaire Shekky Feldstein to talk comics. So kick back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your…
August 2016 Sales Numbers
Diamond released their sales numbers over the weekend and ICv2 has extrapolated those and determined actual unit sales: Top 300 Comics Actual and Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual. Also worth noting is Diamond’s Top Ten Books. These numbers are for…
Undervalued Spotlight #309
Green Lantern #21, DC Comics, June 1963 This Week’s Undervalued Spotlight shines on Green Lantern #21, a book that features the 1st appearance of Doctor Polaris, the man who mastered Magnetism. I’ve speculated on some of Stan Lee’s motivations in the past.…
Review | Marvel Covers: The Modern Era Artist’s Edition
Volume two of Marvel Covers charts NEW territory—literally—featuring covers from the last 25 years! Included in this volume will be gorgeous selections by a vast array of talents as they interpret many of Marvel’s most iconic characters and titles! Marvel…
Web Arted Sep 16th
Review | Mike Mignola’s The Amazing Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects Artist’s Edition
Mike Mignola’s The Amazing Screw-on Head and Other Curious Objects features the classic Eisner Award-winning story of Screw-on head’s epic battles with Emperor Zombie and a host other bizarre and quirky villains, all in the greatest Mignola tradition! This collection…
Comic Culture September 14th 2016
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija kick off the new season by talking comics and comic related stuff, our producer Shekky Feldstein was under the weather but will be back next week. So sit back, relax…
The Big One: Fan Expo
Another Fan Expo has come and gone, and this year, I had the good fortune of being able to set up as a vendor. In the past, I’ve set up at both the spring and winter show but I’ve always…
Undervalued Spotlight #308
Flash Comics #89, DC Comics, November 1947 It’s getting tough following one of Mike Huddleston’s Spotlight picks. The man brings the right mix of passion, knowledge and insights and always leaves us with something unique. So the pressure is on…
Review | John Byrne’s The Fantastic Four Artist’s Edition
IDW is pleased to offer more than six issues worth of Fantastic Four stories by John Byrne in the Eisner Award-winning Artist’s Edition format. Included in this volume are issue 232 (the first one with Byrne on as writer &…
Web Arted Sep 9th
Auction Highlights #95 – The Canadian Whites
Comic Link Summer Featured Auction The comic book portion of what I’ll call a historic ComicLink Summer Featured Auction ended Thursday September 8th. This auction was historic for the number of quality Canadian White’s available, quality in issue selection and…
Auction Highlights #94
Comic Link Summer Featured Auction The comic book portion of ComicLink’s Summer Featured Auction ended Thursday September 8th and there were plenty of very interesting results. The team at ComicLink did a stellar job on this one! The big book…
Arcs & Runs | Incredible Hulk 1-6
We continue our series on the “First Six” this month featuring the first six issues of the Incredible Hulk. This series is unique in that it was cancelled after issue #6. Commercially it might have failed, or it could have…
Artist’s Edition Out Of Print Sales August 2016
Luckily for most Artist’s Edition readers and collectors almost all of these books are still available for cover price from Diamond through your local comic shop. For the full list with Diamond order codes please see our AE Index. The…
Undervalued Spotlight #307
Marvel Team-Up Annual #4, Pawns of the Purple Man, Marvel Comics, August 1981. Cover Art and story by Frank Miller, Interior art by Herb Trimpe, Inking by Mike Esposito. Walt: Here’s another fantastic contribution to the Undervalued Spotlight from Mike…
Undervalued Spotlight Index 1-100
For your collecting and investing reference, here is a complete listing of the first one hundred Undervalued Spotlights presented here on Comic Book Daily. Click the number to go to the post. Also see 101-200, 201-300, and 301-400. # Title,…