Year’s End
Happy New Year everyone, I hope 2025 brings everyone health and happiness, and huge stacks of great old comics. We saw the majority of the market continue its value slide, as we’ve said many times, it is a correction from…
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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The Return of Richard Comely
This week, Chris and Walt have the creator of Captain Canuck, Mr. Richard Comely on the show. Richard is gearing up for the 50th anniversary of Canada’s Captain next year. Let us know what you think of the show!
Love Is In The Air 2024
This week Walt and Chris invite Skekky to produce their annual Valentine’s Day poem. Do you have any Valentine’s Day loves? Do you have a poem for us? Let us know!
Talkin’ Shop
This week Chris and Walt talk shop about, well… talkin’ shop. How often do you talk about comics with your fellow collectors? Do you have a club you belong to? Let us know in the comments!
Buyer’s Remorse
Have you ever purchased a comic or collectible that you paid too much for? Have any regrets? Walt and Chris have. That’s what they decide to talk about this week. Let us know what you think.
The King is in Session
This week Chris and Walt have a couple of guest stars for the show. Shekky Feldstein joins to add his two cents. As well, we finally wrangle in the King, Jay Halstead, to talk about the longevity of intellectual properties.…
Return of Whatcha Collecting
This week Chris turns the tables on Walt and starts grilling him about what he is collecting. What DOES go on in the brain that is Walt…? Scary stuff. As always let us know what you think about the show.…
Ditko …is Amazing King Size
Just in time for Christmas, the King Size Ditko is…Amazing will be released to an eager group of silver age fans. Steve Ditko is mostly known for his work. Best known as the creator/co-creator of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange. He…
Joe Sinnott Retires at 92
After 69 years in the comics industry, Joltin’ Joe Sinnott has officially retired…again. He first retired 29 years ago but since that time has been inking the Amazing Spider-Man newspaper strip over Alex Saviuk’s pencils. Joe Sinnott is considered by…
The Definitive Thunder God?
As I am wont to do, I was looking at a random long box and this one happened to be the Mighty Thor. I have a good run from Journey Into Mystery #121 up which was, for me, when the…
Oh No
What is it that I can say regarding Stan Lee’s passing that hasn’t already been said. The only thing I can say is how I feel about it. I never met Stan, although I certainly felt like I knew him…
Overvalued Overstreet | Amazing Spider-Man #23
Today I am shining the Overvalued Overstreet spotlight on one of my favourite Amazing Spider-Man Ditko covers, and the Green Goblin’s third appearance. It is an early Spider-Man; however, Overstreet does have this book overvalued to the current market. Let’s…
Doctor Strange #169-183
This week we feature one of my favourite runs of Doctor Strange, his first series in his own title, following a lengthy split run in Strange Tales (#110-168). I have always liked this run of fifteen books even though it…
Jim Shooter On The State of Marvel Comics
Rather than pontificating this post, I found an interesting article with a very pointed take on current comics, particularly Marvel. Former Marvel Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter Eviscerates the Current State of Marvel Comics! Since this topic usually elicits strong feelings I…
Review | John Byrne’s X-Men Artifact Edition
John Byrne’s run on the X-Men began with issue #108 and lasted until #143. The team of Claremont, Byrne, and Austin made the X-Men (which was already a hit series under Dave Cockrum) soar to the top of the charts…
Review | Jack Kirby’s Marvel Heroes And Monsters Artist’s Edition
A collection of beautiful stories featuring some of Jack “King” Kirby’s most iconic and enduring heroes: Captain America, the X-Men, Ant-Man, and Sgt. Fury! Included in this glorious Artist’s Edition are complete stories of each, and all drawn in the…
X-Men Elsewhen
There was a thread on byrnerobotics.com over the last few weeks that generated a ton of excitement in followers of John Byrne. The question came up asking if you could you go back to Marvel and pencil for somebody else to…
Steve Ditko-Another Architect of the Silver Age is Gone
It is really hard to write about an artist that means so much to this hobby and who has lived his life as a virtual recluse. Steve Ditko passed away in his 90th year. To say he was an amazing…
Black Obsession
As any long-time collector of comics will tell you, sometimes we can be exhibit some pretty quirky collecting traits, likes and dislikes. I have known collectors who would only collect $0.12 covers, #1’s, by grade-mint comics only regardless of genre…
Review | Ross Andru’s The Amazing Spider-Man Artist’s Edition
Ross Andru was one of the most beloved artist’s to ever draw Spider-Man. Aside from Steve Ditko and John Romita, he is arguably the storyteller most associated with the webslinger. This Artist’s Edition collects five complete issues, including the first…