Market Trends – 2009 in review and looking ahead to 2010
Market Trends - 2009 in review and looking ahead to 2010. The high end back issue comic book market felt no ill effects from this year’s recession. Record prices were reported almost
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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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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Collecting and Investing Tips #18
Ignore discounts. I’ve been selling comic books for a long time (since the mid 1980s) and I’d have to say that the most frustrating mistake I see collectors repeatedly make is comparing
Undervalued Spotlight #18
What made the 1978 Superman film so unique for the time was the cutting edge technology that made Superman flying look very realistic. Superman always flew, didn't he? It’s hard to imagine that Superman spent his first decade unable to
Auction Highlights #17
Deals. Check out some of the great deals people have been scooping up lately:
Comic Culture: December 23rd, 2009
Hey, gang! Welcome to the holday edition of the Comic Book Daily podcast with your amazing hosts; Christopher Owen and Walter Durajlija. It’s that time of year when we get all sentimental and these big lugs are no exception. So…
Collecting and Investing Tips #17
Year End Review. It’s been a lot of fun writing up the Collecting and Investing Tips for comicbookdaily.com. With our first year officially behind us I thought it would be cool to do a quick review of the tips that appeared
Undervalued Spotlight #17
Fantastic Four #25, April 1964, Marvel Comics. This issue brings a ton of stuff to the table. It features a now classic battle cover pitting the Hulk against the Thing. Though Hulk first appeared on the cover of
Auction Highlights #16 – Christmas
Christmas. I really was hoping for a lot more Christmas themed comics to be moving on eBay this week but the pickings were slim. Here are the highlights of my search:
Comic Culture: December 16th, 2009
Welcome back to another fantastic installment of the Comic Culture radioshow with your hosts; Walter Durajlija and Christopher Owen. This week, they are joined by the illustrious Laura Thomas of Big B comics in Hamilton, Ontario. She’ll be weighing in…
Collecting and Investing Tips #16
Is that what I think it is? Quite a large collecting community exists for comic books that contain hidden or camouflaged messages and innuendo. Usually sexual in nature (but not always), these
Undervalued Spotlight #16
Web of Spider-Man #18, September 1986, Marvel Comics. As we all know Eddie Brock turns into Venom in the now classic Amazing Spider-Man #299 and #300
Auction Highlights #15
Walking Dead trades are flying off the shelves (Zombies make great gifts). Let’s see if the early issues are holding their value.
Comic Culture: December 10th, 2009
Welcome back to another fine installment of the Comic Culture Radioshow with Christopher Owen and Walter Durajlija. We’ve got a great show lined up for you this week as the guys talk about: black and white comics and the silver…
Collecting and Investing Tips #15
Recently a CGC graded 9.9 copy of New Mutants #98 (1st appearance of Deadpool) sold for an astounding $12,250.00. The collecting community’s message boards lit up the net, most of the comments questioned the sanity
Undervalued Spotilght #15
Four Color #596, December 1954, Dell Publishing. When Turok, Son of Stone first appeared in Four Color #596 it was an instant hit. Turok received his own title soon after and that title would run for almost 30 years
Auction Highlights #14
Mindless Scrolling. This week I just mindlessly scrolled through the completed items on eBay and noted anything that caught my attention. Let’s have a peek at what I found:
Comic Culture: December 3rd 2009
Welcome back ladies and gents to another exciting installment of the Comic Culture radioshow with our hosts; Walter Durajlija of Big B Comics in Hamilton, Ontario and Christopher Owen; a teacher of Comic History at Mohawk College. In this week’s…
Collecting and Investing Tips #14
Comic Books as Gifts. Early December is a good time to introduce the concept of collectible comic books as gifts. Whether it’s Christmas, birthdays, graduations or whatever, comic books can be very personal and cherished gifts.
Undervalued Spotlight #14
Little Dot #1, September 1953, Harvey Comics. It’s hard to find characters originating in comic books that are not super heroes that have conquered the world. Richie Rich is an original comic book creation that has sold millions of comic books, crossed over into TV, Movies and
Auction Highlights #13
This week I thought we'd have a look at someone who's been getting a lot of press lately. Archie's making headlines with his imaginary weddings to Betty and Veronica (not at the same time). Not surprisingly I found