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There were a couple of one day comic cons happening yesterday and I was getting sporadic reports. One show was in Ottawa and another in Toronto. According to the reports coming in the shows were similar in these ways: bins…
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving to all our Canadian listeners. Chris and I are always thankful whenever we get together to pal around and have fun with all things comics. We’re also very thankful for your continued support. I had a few extra…
Coffee Run
My morning routine is to hit the drive through on my way to work. I grab a large black coffee and then struggle drinking for the next 10 minutes as I navigate the bumps, turns, starts and stops all the…
A Lifetime Ago
Next week I’ll take pics of the two warehouses! We’re right in the middle of the move and things are starting a little thinned out at the old warehouse; I can see some daylight. It’s truly amazing how much stuff…
Scarcity
A few years back I started posting about my new warehouse full of comics. I had just bought close to 2,000 long boxes of comics and was giving updates on stuff I was digging out of the collection. I recall…
I’m Slippin’
Last week I tried to pin my ineptitude on the long weekend, this week I don’t have that luxury. I had a nice batch of old comics, all heading into our weekly icecollectibles eBay auction, ready to take home with…
Time for Some Schoolin’
Ever notice how summer starts way before June 21st? I’m mostly speaking to North Americans that live north of the Mason Dixon line when I say this, we all understand that the weather kind of tells us summer is here…
Fan Expo: Anyone Go?
So, I didn’t end up going to Fan Expo. I’ll be getting reports over the next couple of days and I know Chris Owen went and I know he wants to recap on the next Comic Culture. Ivan Kocmarek went…
AWOL
It doesn’t have the same ring to it when it’s “with leave” but I went with it anyway. I’m up in Blue Mountain for a week and then I’m off to Europe for 3 weeks so please forgive the brief…
Uncle Ron
My pal Ron Hobbs popped in for another visit this past weekend, it’s to the point now where I won’t let Ron in unless he brings me something special to touch, to hold to feel. It’s a small price to…
One of the Good Ones
I had a nice visit from Mike Huddleston a few days back. It’s always nice when Mike drops by, we talk fishing, girls, donuts and we even find some time to talk comics. In the words of the great Fred…
Crickets
I know a guy who set up at the Toronto Comic Book Show on Sunday: my guy brought good stuff and was hoping to do a few thousand in business to help his cause. He reports that the show was…
Hammer Smiths!
This past weekend I went to the Hamilton Public Library to attend the Hamilton Cartoon Foundry event. Our very own Ivan Kocmarek was instrumental in making the event happen; the whole day was a celebration of Hamilton comic booking and…
Next Year’s Prices
My first true comic con buying was most likely in 1984, as a young buck I remember setting up with a con with a small table to sell stuff I had and didn’t want so I could make some money…
Back to Basics
Sneaky Chris Owen pulled a fast one on me for this week’s Comic Culture podcast. We had picked a topic for the show and as we were getting the gear out and setting up I was just casually telling him…
Connoisseurs
How is June here already? I have plans to leave my warehouse by the end of this year. When I made the decision back in December, I imagined I’d have about 40% of the warehouse dispositioned, moved, sold or even…
One More Sleep
Apologies, I’ll post for tomorrow morning. I was going to use the long weekend as an excuse when I remembered our long weekend was last week… Quick reminder that our Canadiana auction ends tonight! Click here to view all the…
Game On
We made the call that we won’t be setting up at Fan Expo Toronto this year; I’ll be travelling to Europe for three plus weeks and will be getting back just before the show. They moved the Montreal date on…
Collecting Artists
This week Chris and Walt talk about how to collect artists. Do you stay with comics or add portfolios, artist editions, prints, original art? Collecting artists can really add layers to anyone’s collection. Please let us know what you thought…
Road Trip
Canadiana Auction update. Back in 1980 three young Canadians drove down to the Marvel offices in New York to pitch an idea they had for Marvel’s popular What If… title. Our boys Jim Waley, Gene Day and Vince Marchesano came…