Web Arted July 31st
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Pope, Adams, Quitely, Kirby, Lightle.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Last Chance for Hugh Jackman To Be the Best He Is at What He Does
“Dear Doc Curmudgeon” is a column by Clint McElroy made up of completely fabricated responses to mostly fabricated questions. But you knew that due to your discerning nature and brilliant mind which would never fall for a columnist trying to…
Heritage Sunday Internet Comics Auction #121530 Original Art
Heritage wrapped up Sunday Internet Comics Auction #121530 a few days ago and some unusual items came and sold at record prices. Heritage runs this weekly auction and averages 100 pieces of original artwork and seems to dole out collections one at…
HR and Customer Service
So you’ve found a perfect location for your store, you’ve got inventory, and you’ve tested out selling at small one day conventions. Now you need to hire staff (or not), develop some store policy, and implement the customer service model…
Johnny Canuck
Rachel Richey’s new collection of Johnny Canuck pages from the 28 issues of Bell Feature’s Dime Comics is a welcome addition to the bookshelf of any Canadian comic book collector and the libraries of anybody interested in Canadiana or Canadian…
Time Capsule: Eclipse Extra! No. 36, December 1987
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Eclipse Extra! No. 36, December 1987.
Undervalued Spotlight #251
Fantastic Four #48, Marvel Comics, March 1966 Young Mike Huddleston and I have been exchanging a few fun filled emails lately. We’ve been sending each other mini lists of books we think are overvalued. Mike and I both think this…
Kyle Higgins
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 work: Kyle Higgins.
Web Arted July 24th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Ross, Schultz, Cho, Zonjic, Smith.
You Want 2nds? Weird World #2
Hi folks, welcome to ARCHIE G’s. I’m your waiter, Raoul. Here at ARCHIE G’s, we don’t think you can make a dependable Pull List decision based on the first serving of a comic. Publishers throw everything they’ve got at a…
Review | David Mazzucchelli’s Daredevil Born Again: Artist’s Edition
One of the greatest Daredevil stories every told, David Mazzucchelli's Daredevil Born Again: Artist's Edition is the ultimate version.
Time Capsule: Eclipse Extra! No. 34, October 1987
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Eclipse Extra! No. 34, October 1987.
Undervalued Spotlight #250
Marvel Two in One #30, Marvel Comics, August 1977. Can there be a more maligned title than Marvel Two in One? I mean you know you suck as a collectible title when the most sought after book in your run is an Annual (Two in One Annual #2 of course). Is there any hope for this title?
Frank Miller
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 work. The one and only Frank Miller is this week’s featured writer, as we glimpse at his unique style of crime stories for superhero books.
Web Arted July 17th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Bullock, Romita, Russell, Schultz, Villagran.
Cover Versions of the New 45’s
“Dear Doc Curmudgeon” is a column by Clint McElroy made up of completely fabricated responses to mostly fabricated questions. But you knew that due to your discerning nature and brilliant mind which would never fall for a columnist trying to…
Overvalued Overstreet X-Men #67-93
This weeks arcs & runs features one of the strangest runs of comics to take place in the Marvel universe. Perhaps I should say “Uncanny” run, as it is the famous X-Men reprint run, issues #67-93. It is today, in…
Time Capsule: Eclipse Extra! No. 20, August 1986
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Eclipse Extra! No. 20, August 1986.
Undervalued Spotlight #249
Eternals #1, Marvel Comics, July 1976. You can blame Mike Huddleston for this one. Mike did a guest Spotlight post last week and picked a great Jack Kirby book in Thor #134. His post got me all Kirby’d up. Yes it is possible to get Kirby’d up, I’m sure it’s happened to you and you didn't even know it.
Review | Mike Zeck’s Classic Marvel Stories Artist’s Edition
A focused look at his Marvel career, Mike Zeck’s Classic Marvel Stories Artist’s Edition hits the highlights and is sure to please fans. Mike Zeck is one of the classic artists of the 1980s, at the forefront of many of the…
Grant Morrison
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 work. Grant Morrison is in the spotlight this week, with a look at his work with DC’s Man Of Steel.