Web Arted September 11th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Kane, Wood, Adkins, Kirby, Whitney, Bolton, Windsor-Smith, Wiacek.
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Marvel 1960s Annuals: Reprints
In our final instalment of Marvel Annuals from the 1960’s we will look at some of the best and my favourite reprints from Marvel’s early days. I confess once again to being completely enamoured with these oversize square bound books…
Web Arted July 31st
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Pope, Adams, Quitely, Kirby, Lightle.
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…
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.
Undervalued Spotlight #248
Thor #134 Marvel Comics November 1966. The Undervalued Spotlight has landed once more on the great Kirby /Lee run (issue #126- 177) of the Thor title. Thor is as popular today as he/she has been at any point in his /her existence. There are lots of great books in this run and today’s spotlight is one of them featuring the first appearance of the High Evolutionary.
Review | Jack Kirby Kamandi The Last Boy On Earth Artist’s Edition Vol 1
The 3rd Fourth World Artist’s Edition, Jack Kirby Kamandi The Last Boy On Earth Artist’s Edition Vol 1 is another must-have volume of this artist’s work. Jack Kirby’s most beloved creation is now an extraordinary Artist’s Edition, collecting six complete…
Web Arted June 19th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days. I couldn't stay away, but I'm keeping it to five pieces a week.
Fantastic Four 52-60
We are way overdue for more of the Fantastic Four. We will continue where we left off way back in Arcs & Runs #2 with another super run from this team and issues 52 thru issue 60. Marvel may have…
Undervalued Spotlight #245
Tales of Suspense #32, Marvel Comics, August 1962 Tales to Astonish #27’s “The Man in the Ant Hill” story came out in January of 1962. It of course introduced Hank Pym and was a fan favorite right from the get…
Meet the Brotherhood Of Evil Mutants: X-Men 4-7
The Avengers movie has arrived and as expected it has been a huge hit. We have featured many of the characters and first appearances of Avengers in Arcs & Runs this year. Before leaving the Avengers I thought we should…
Tales Of Suspense Part 2: 54-59
Continuing from last week's Arcs & Runs of Tales of Suspense issues 48 through 53, this week featuring 54 through 59. This twelve issue run is packed with first appearances and new beginnings. We will focus on the importance of the book itself and a very brief recounting of the story.
Review | Jack Kirby Mister Miracle Artist’s Edition
The wackiest character to get a Fourth World series, Jack Kirby Mister Miracle Artist's Edition gives us the very best of Scott Free and Big Barda.
Tales Of Suspense Part 1: 48-53
In last months Arcs & Runs we visited a bittersweet time in my life with comics. The 1991-1993 time frame represented the end of regular weekly/monthly comic collecting for my brother (Keith) and I after a fifteen year run of heavy…
Web Arted Mar 27th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly at the Heritage 2015 February 19 - 21 Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction.
ComicConnect Event Auction XXVI Original Art
The original art portion of ComicConnect’s Event Auction XXXVI closed Monday March 23rd. The art offered is a mixture of high and low end material: anything could end up in the mix. This time around several pieces didn’t meet their…
Web Arted Mar 20th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly at the Heritage 2015 February 19 - 21 Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction.
Web Arted Mar 13th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly at the Heritage 2015 February 19 - 21 Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction.
Web Arted Mar 6th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly at the Heritage 2015 February 19 - 21 Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction.
Marvel 1960s Annuals: Part Three, The Rest
This is the final segment of our Marvel super hero annuals (specials) series with original content from the 1960’s. Our first two segments were pretty much all Fantastic Four and Spider-Man, here are the rest. Avengers Annual #1 September 1967…