DC’s First to Fall
Don’t get me wrong here; I want the new DC to be a huge success. There will be 52 new #1s this September and even the biggest optimist at DC doesn’t expect all 52 to last out even a year.…
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Walter Durajlija
Walter Durajlija is an Overstreet Advisor and Shuster Award winner. He owns Big B Comics in Hamilton Ontario.
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Undervalued Spotlight #89
More Fun Comics #73, DC Comics, November 1941 Now here’s a comic book that should be getting a lot more respect and a lot more attention. More Fun #73 introduces two major DC characters, Aquaman and Green Arrow. Both were…
Comic Culture June 15th
There are some great topics on this weeks show. Hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija discuss film studios abandoning the San Diego Comicon, the last issue of the Uncanny X-Men, the return of Valiant and of course, DC’s move to…
Undervalued Spotlight #88
X-Men #129, Marvel Comics, January 1980 X-Men #94 is perhaps the most celebrated re-jigging in comic book history. The book immediately began making waves, and fans. Soon the Chris Claremont/Dave Cockrum creative team had the X-Men title shooting up the…
The Dreaded 6.5
ComicLink just sold a CGC 6.5 Action Comics #1 for $625,000.00 Here is the press release; ComicLink President Josh Nathanson is reporting the recent sale of an Action Comics #1 in CGC 6.5 for $625,000. This is the highest sale…
The Last Charltons
Charlton was a great comic publisher that gave us a good 50 year run. The company is synonymous with names like Steve Ditko, Pat Boyette and it helped launch the careers of John Byrne, Dennis O’Neal, Jim Aparo and many…
Comic Culture June 1st
This week’s show is a lot of fun. Hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija discuss Mark Waid’s comments about the die-hards hijacking the monthly comic schedule, DC’s Flashpoint event, the new X-Men: First Class movie and a whole bunch of…
Undervalued Spotlight #87
Someone pointed out that I have not featured a Modern Era comic since my exquisite New Mutants #2 pick in Undervalued Spotlight #79 back in the middle of March (beware the ides of March). Oddly enough I was just going…
Auction Highlights #55 – ComicLink
ComicLink May 2011 Featured Auction The ComicLink May Featured Auction has just ended. Of the top 50 sales 35 were Timely/Marvel while 13 were DC and there was also the Holy Grail of underground comics Zap #1 (a CGC 9.6…
Comic Culture May 25th
Great show this week as hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija discuss DC’s Flashpoint, the Thor movie, the new Richie Rich comic, the new Batman movie with Bane and Arnold the Govenator’s troubles. The guys also discuss this year’s coming…
Undervalued Spotlight #86
Wonderworld Comics #3, Fox Features Syndicate, July 1939 A while ago in Undervalued Spotlight reader Dave contributed installment #74. I’m happy to present another fan submission. Warren is a regular column reader and felt Wonderworld #3 was a good candidate.…
Auction Highlights #54 – Pedigree
Pedigree Grand Auction, May 17th Thanks to Charlie’s egging in the comments field of my last ComicLink Auction Highlights I’ve decided to cover my first Pedigree Grand Auction. Pedigree has been around for a while and they’ve produced some record…
Big Bucks for Fantastic Four #1
This is great news! A gorgeous (check the pic) CGC graded 9.4 with White Pages copy of Fantastic Four #1 has been sold by Metropolis Comics for $300,000.00. I think Fantastic Four #1 is the most important Marvel ever published…
Comic Culture May 18th
It’s a fun filled show this week as hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija are joined by Comic Culture regulars Marty Birthelmer and James Harris. DC’s Flashpoint #5 and the DC wide relaunch are discussed. The guys also touch on…
Undervalued Spotlight #85
Not Brand Echh #1, Marvel Comics, August 1967 Marvel Comics published a satirical parody filled comic called Not Brand Echh #1 in August of 1967. By 1967 the Mighty Marvel comic book beachhead was well established, the publisher was bursting…
Comic Culture May 11th
Great show this week! Hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija welcome Canadian comic book legend Richard Comely to talk about comic book original art, the Spider-Man musical, the Thor movie, graphic novels, Marvel’s MMO game, Free Comic Book Day and…
Pick Five – Italian Comics
Italian Comics I visited Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia in the summer of 2009. I have relatives all over the region and, like the geek I am, I talked comics wherever I went (often while pounding back moonshine brandy made from…
Undervalued Spotlight #84
Amazing Spider-Man #101, Marvel Comics, October 1971 The issue marks the first time Stan Lee did not script Amazing Spider-Man. Stan the Man had his hand in the first 100 but passed the pen to scribe Roy Thomas for this…
Comic Culture May 4th
This week hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk Free Comic Book Day, Superman and his American citizenship, the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, the Boston Comic Con, Thor movie news, Dylan Dog movie news, Sony’s compromised site and how it…
Buying Comics at the Boston Comicon
Boston Comicon 2011 I spent this past weekend scouring the bins and scanning the walls of the vintage comic dealers at the Boston Comicon. Fellow CBD writer Scott Vanderploeg was also there, check his summary of the show here. Boston…