Web Arted Jul 15th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Kaluta, Harris, Von Grawbadger, Infantino, Kida, Mignola, Perez, Lieber.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Strange Tales #101-106: The Human Torch
In the early days of Marvels return to super-hero comics, old horror titles all gradually turned the page to the new genre. New characters were introduced in Tales of Suspense (Iron Man), Tales to Astonish (Ant-Man), and Journey in to…
Scott Dunbier and Jack Kirby’s Mighty Thor Artist’s Edition video
IDW has released a video of Scott Dunbier introducing Jack Kirby’s The Mighty Thor Artist’s Edition.
Scott Dunbier talks Artist’s Editions on Felix Comic Art Podcast
On the Felix Comic Art Podcast Scott Dunbier talks about original art, dealing, publishing and Artist’s Editions. If you want to skip ahead to hear about the origins of Artist’s Editions go to the 38 minute mark. Be sure…
The Used Book Store
When I’m out and about, one of the things I like to do is pop into the used book store. Not only can you find some really good deals, but you can also find some unique items as well. In…
June 2016 Sales Numbers
The June 2016 sales numbers from Diamond have been released and tabulated by ICv2 to include total numbers: Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual – June 2016. No comics publisher releases sales numbers, but Diamond does for the top 300 comics…
Undervalued Spotlight #300
Cerebus the Aardvark, Aardvark-Vanaheim, December 1977 The 300th Undervalued Spotlight! I thought this one through a bit and have decided to break with the tradition of picking a 300th issue (as I did with Spotlight #100 and Spotlight #200). This week’s Undervalued…
Review | Mandrake The Magician: The Hidden Kingdom Of Murderers, Sundays 1935-1937
Introducing the world’s first comic book super hero, predating Superman by almost four years. Created by the legendary Lee Falk (creator of the Phantom) and drawn by Phil Davis, Mandrake the Magician and his ever-trusty man-servant, Lothar, first appeared to…
Web Arted Jul 8th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Morrow, Romita Jr., Burchett, Parobeck, Scalera, Sienkiewicz.
Pros Under Pressure
After writing the last column which featured the great Daredevil # 45 cover that had Gene Colan inked by Jim Steranko, a couple of other comics came to mind with interesting artist/inker combos. These were unique and rare combinations and…
Undervalued Spotlight #299
Wonder Woman, Volume 2, #19, DC Comics, August 1988 A while back Carey graced us with a solid Guest Spotlight pick in Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #9. It was a solid pick and it was actually only one of two…
Two Tools for Amazon Bargain Hunters
Love it or hate it, Amazon is a major force for sales of almost everything. I am a book lover and end up purchasing a variety of titles from Amazon, and wanted to share two tools for those who can…
Web Arted Jul 1st
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Giacoia, Kirby, Mignola, Isherwood, Frazetta, Adams, Byrne, Green.
Marvel Tales #1 and Now & Then Comics
We continue our story of Marvel Tales #1 and we have moved 35 years in to my future and late 1999. My brother and I have amassed nearly complete runs of all Marvel comics and sold them in this time…
Preview | Best Of DC War Artist’s Edition
Courtesy of IDW Publishing comes this preview of Best Of DC War Artist’s Edition, currently scheduled for a June 29th release. For a list of all Artist Edition style books, upcoming and published, please see our AE Index.
Undervalued Spotlight #298
Fuddle Duddle #4, JRD Publishing, December 1971 Happy Birthday Canada! As far as countries go we’re just a kid, 149 years young with our best still ahead of us. Did you know that Canada is a world superpower at creating…
Web Arted Jun 24th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Byrne, Austin, Trimpe, Kida, McNiven, Pacheco, Townsend, Lee.
Marvel Tales #1 and The Galt Book Exchange
The lazy hazy days of summer have arrived and it is time to give our regular Arcs & Runs feature a little time off. Well just the month of June. This month’s Arcs & Runs is about just one book,…
Time Capsule: Innovation Christmas Is-For-Giving Book
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Innovation Christmas Is-For-Giving Book, Christmas 1990. So many forgotten titles: Maze Agency, Cyberpunk, Justice Machine, Hero Alliance.The Vampire LeStat. Make special note of page 9’s solicitation for Comics On Disk…
Undervalued Spotlight #297
Thunderbolt #1, Charlton Comics, January 1966 Alan Moore’s old Watchmen comics from the 1980’s are heating up. The big fuss is that DC Comics is bringing the Watchmen into the DC Universe continuity. It looks like Dr. Manhattan will play…
Review | Frank Thorne’s Red Sonja Art Edition Vol 2
Following-up on the best-selling, and soon to be sold out Volume 1, celebrate fantasy illustration’s shining star with Frank Thorne’s second Red Sonja Art Edition! The consummate She-Devil artist shares his original storyboards from the first six issues of the…