Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija welcome the new Comic Culture producer Marty Birthelmer. Marty sits in and helps the boys discuss New This Week, Free Comic Book Day, Trailer Trash, Captain Canuck and more. Chris…
Robin Hood Comics Vol. 3 #34, Anglo American, (Dec 46/Jan 47) The second Canadian Whites (or WECA period) meeting was held by the “Team Canada” group, or is it the “Eh Team”? Actually we have no formal name yet…
Things seem to be moving forward on all things Captain Canuck. Writer Arne Olsen (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie) continues work on a script for the movie adaptation of the Captain Canuck property. Captain Canuck creator Richard Comely is collaborating and I’m…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija discuss February’s comic book sales figures and the strength of the comic book market in general. The guys also talk about this year’s Free Comic Book Day, ComiXology’s new indy…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija tackle a wide range of topics including comic books in school curriculum, the new Superman comics, a new Planet of the Apes movie, local comic shops staging special events and…
Auction Highlights #76, Comic Link February Featured Auction The Comic Link Featured Auction has just ended, all results below ended between Tuesday February 26th and Wednesday February 27th. Now this was a good auction. ComicLink did a great job bringing…
This week Comic Culture is hosted by Walter Durajlija and Marty Birthelmer. Regular host Chris Owen is on a well deserved vacation! Walt and Marty discuss whether Mark Hamill will be in the new Star Wars movie, they also chat…
Heroes for Hope Starring the X-Men, nn, Marvel Comics, (December 1985) Some of the defining events of the 1980s were surely the massive famine relief efforts initiated by Sir Bob Geldof. If you remember Sir Geldof put together a British…
This week Comic Culture Radio hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija Chris Powell’s promotion, GameStop store closures, Leigh Hart’s Antiheroes post on comicbookdaily.com and tons more. So now just kick back, relax and enjoy the Comic Culture radio show. Comic Culture…
Micronauts #1, Marvel Comics (January 1979) After World War II Japan was a recovering economy that built cheap toys for export, primarily to Europe and North America. Japan being Japan began to improve their production quality and constantly came up…
This week Comic Culture Radio hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija discuss local comic book shops and Valentine’s Day, are they mutually beneficial? The boys also discuss January’s comic book sales numbers, DC’s new list of cancelled titles, Marvel teasers…
Daring Love #1, Gilmour Magazines (Sept/Oct 1953) Look at that cover! Careful kids, you might start a fire! It’s at moments like this that I wish I was a poet so that I could convey the power of love via…
Welcome back to another episode of Comic Culture Radio. This week our hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk super ads during the Super Bowl, the also discuss the new gimungous Wolverine book being put out by Marvel, preperations for…
Jackpot Comics #4, MLJ Magazines (Spring 1942) I’m not sure how I let this one go for so long. Perhaps it’s because I’ve been on a bit of an Archie kid lately? Anyway, this comic book is currently very undervalued.…
Fantastic Four #13, Marvel Comics (April 1963) April 1963 was a good month for Marvel Comics, Iron Man was introduced, the Amazing Spider-Man title was fired up and in Fantastic Four #13 the Watcher was introduced. In FF #13 we…
Auction Highlights #75, Comic Link January Focused Auction The Comic Link Focused Auction has just ended, all results below ended between Tuesday January 22nd and Friday January 25th. There were no big money books offered up on this auction; ComicLink…
Night Nurse #1, Marvel Comics (November 1972) Back in 1972 Marvel Editor Roy Thomas made some very bold (for that industry, at that time) moves. He launched 3 new titles all starring female characters. The story goes that Stan Lee…
Welcome to a brand new year of Comic Culture Radio. This year we’re looking forward to filling the airwaves with thought-provoking insights, hard-hitting journalism and in-depth interviews. If we come up short on these well then we’ll at least aim…
Justice League of America #200, DC Comics (March 1982) The Justice League has been a hot property since Justice League #1 launched DC’s New 52 back in August of 2011. The title has stayed hot and it can only get…
This Week’s Undervalued Spotlight comes from Mike Huddleston. This spotlight ranks up there as one of my favorites! Mikes knowledge and passion shine through, his arguments are sound, his judgments just. This spotlight has inspired me to try to be…