ComicLink June 2011 Focused Auction The ComicLink Focused Featured Auction has just ended. Of the top 50 sales 45 were Marvel while 4 were DC and there was one Warren Magazine Vamperella #1 (a CGC 9.4 that sold for $2,117.00). Of the top 50 sales 43 were Silver Age comics while the remaining 7...

It is a sad day in the world of the hobby we love. Gene Colan passed away in his 84th year on June 23rd around 11:00 pm from on going health issues. I never met Gene Colan but I grew up with him every step of the way. Gene was unique among the Silver Age legends. When everyone came into the...

On Thursday June 23, 2011 at around 11pm, Gene Colan died from complications related to liver disease and a broken hip. He was 84. We’ve lost another one of the Silver Age greats, folks. He made an indelible mark on the comics industry and, in an era where many were trying to copy the same...

Another member of Marvel’s silver age bullpen has passed on as Gene Colan passed Friday morning. I’ve written about Colan before but it can’t be overstated how important his work was.  Long runs on both Daredevil and Doctor Strange will always stand out but it’s his...

Captain America #117, Marvel Comics, September 1969 There’s an old saying that goes ‘timing is everything’ and the time seems right for me do dig this one out of my “Future Undervalued Spotlights” file. I read with sadness today of the passing of Gene Colan. My personal love for...

The other day I’m headed home from the day job and I have local classic rock station, Q107 on in my car and they play the new single from Robbie Robertson. I’m a big fan of Robertson’s, both of The Band and his solo stuff and honestly the new song “He Don’t Live...

Have you seen Iron Man 2 yet? Good chance most of you have. Don’t worry, nothing even remotely spoilerish here but I will say I rather enjoyed it. So given the occasional retro appeal of subject matter that comes and goes in the column, I’m using Iron Man 2 as an excuse to take a...

Ah lovely readers, it’s another week where there is a ton of stuff that I have to comment on so here we go with another Grab Bag addition of Just a Thought. Gene Colan could use a bit of help Gene Colan is one of the masters. Tomb of Dracula is one of those books that up and coming...