Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
As the Victorian era draws to a close, Allan Quatermain, Captain Nemo, Hawley Griffin, Dr. Henry Jekyll, Mr. Edward Hyde and Mina Murray have been gathered together to save their nation. Now, the original adventures of this group have been…
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Direct Currents 14 February 1989. The Janus Directive, Batman Buttons, Blasters, The Legend Of Aquaman, plus Paul Kupperberg interviewed.
Tales of Suspense #94, Marvel Comics, October 1967 I ran across this issue while pricing up a stack of Tales of Suspense comics for an upcoming comic con. Old habits die hard so I separated all the issues above the…
I was at a local shop last month wanting to buy an X-Men #120. The book was certified by CGC as a 9.0 but the slab was cracked and scuffed so I thought maybe I could negotiate a deep discount.…
52 weeks. 52 different writers. 2 trade paperbacks or hardcovers a week. Each week I’ll take a look at a different writer and read two different collected editions from within that person’s repertoire to help in the examination of their…
Earl Norem is a name that perhaps many of you won’t recognize. But I assure you, you will recognize his work. Earl was born in April of 1923 and passed away last year in June 2015. He was a regular…
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Direct Currents 13, January 1989. Justice League Europe, Hero Hotline, Gilgamesh II, The Private Files Of The Shadow, The Phantom, plus Kurt Schaffenberger interviewed.
Wonder Woman Volume 2 #9, DC Comics, October 1987 Thank goodness for Undervalued Spotlight guest writers. Once again they save my bacon, this time past Spotlight contributor Carey comes through with a little gem. I was honestly just finishing up…
52 weeks. 52 different writers. 2 trade paperbacks or hardcovers a week. Each week I’ll take a look at a different writer and read two different collected editions from within that person’s repertoire to help in the examination of their…
Comic Link Winter Featured Auction The comic book portion of ComicLink’s Winter Featured Auction ended Wednesday February 24th and there were some noteworthy results. The book that took top spot was a CGC 2.0 Action Comics #7, it earned an…
This is our first look at Marvel’s long running title Strange Tales (well, we did do the annuals). It actually started as an Atlas title in 1951 as a horror book. It ran for an incredible one hundred issues in…
I recently picked up the 18 issue run of the great Silver Age Silver Surfer series! Now, I was ten years old when this book came out and that was right after I really discovered the comic collecting bug and how can you not…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija join producer Shekky to talk comic book talk. So just sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support…
During the WECA period, Educational Projects in Montreal seemed to be putting out the poor cousins of those Toronto and Vancouver comics which were populated with fictional and fantastic crime and Nazi fighters of all shapes and sizes. Canadian Heroes…
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Direct Currents 11 November 1988. The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told, The Catwoman, plus Denny O’Neil interviewed.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8, #1, Dark Horse Comics, March 2007 Over the past couple of years there’s been all kinds of positive media on the rising number of female comic book readers. It’s often noted that there has…
52 weeks. 52 different writers. 2 trade paperbacks or hardcovers a week. Each week I’ll take a look at a different writer and read two different collected editions from within that person’s repertoire to help in the examination of their…
Heritage Signature Auction February 18th I watched that Amazing Fantasy #15 auction finish live and it was pretty exciting. I wanted to click “Bid” but there was one too many zero in the price, actually there was more like two…