The 48th Overstreet Price Guide
The 48th Overstreet Price Guide arrived at comic shops a week and a half ago, and I finally had a chance to dive into my copy this weekend. I know I am probably known here as one of Comicbookdaily’s bigger…
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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 Grey Age of Comics: 1970-71
One of the oldest and most frequent questions debated around comic shops is “when does the Silver age of comics end and the Bronze age begin”. There are always different opinions and some lively debate in terms of people defending…
When Giants Walked The Earth!
Well I am taking the lazy way out for the first post of 2018. I came across this fabulous 1994 Documentary of our fabulous hobby. So many of the greats have left us. Here, through the miracle of YouTube is…
My Christmas Wish List
Another Black Friday has passed and today is Cyber Monday. Christmas is just around the corner. Everyone is scurrying around with their shopping lists, “to do” lists, making out Christmas lists, whew! No more lists! Well we have time for…
Overvalued Overstreet | Tales Of Suspense 49
Today’s Overvalued Overstreet spotlight features one of my favourite comics of all time: Tales of Suspense #49. I still own a beautiful copy of the book, and it will probably be one of those books that goes to the people…
Overvalued Overstreet | X-Men #8 & King Size Specials #1-2
We are venturing back to the X-Men title to shine the Overvalued spotlight on a seriously overvalued Top Ten issue and to attend to a little unfinished business on X-Men reprints. The books in the original X-Men title (#1-66) have…
Overvalued Overstreet | Silver Surfer #1
This week’s Overvalued spotlight shines on one of my favourite characters in the marvel universe the Silver Surfer. I had originally planned to include him in a combination post with Iron Man #1 last month because both of the books…
Overvalued Overstreet | Amazing Spider-Man 41
Welcome to the first post of a new semi-regular column called Overvalued Overstreet. This column will feature one or two books per post that the writer feels is currently overvalued in the Overstreet price guide. I say “the writer” as…
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…
Grading Companies Not To Blame For Misuse
Know your business comic buyers….and you won’t get ripped off.
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Comics Market Mirrors 1990s Crash
Readers and collectors just have to refuse to spend hard-earned money on some of the junk that's thrown our way whether it's in the primary or the secondary market. As a reader-collector, I'm very discriminating in what I buy and collect because at $4 a pop - more for some books - reading comics is becoming a very expensive hobby; even more so for the serious collector seeking to purchase the classics.
If we don't fall for the junk we can help keep some of the nonsense out of the market and ensure we get the most for our money
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I was reading the Overstreet Price Guide the other day. I know what you’re thinking… nerd.. but hey, isn’t that why we are all here?. I starting thinking about the various “eras” in comic history. Overstreet has definitions now that…
WHOSOEVER HOLDS THIS HAMMER: CGC I grade you at 1.0
I am not a fan of the Certified Guarantee Corporation, or CGC as it is more commonly known. For those of you new to the term I will explain it briefly. CGC is a company that, for a fee, will…