Review | Jack Kirby Mister Miracle Artist’s Edition
The wackiest character to get a Fourth World series, Jack Kirby Mister Miracle Artist's Edition gives us the very best of Scott Free and Big Barda.
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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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Time Capsule: First Edition 66, February 1988
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time: First Edition 66, February 1988.
Undervalued Spotlight #238
Blackthorne 3D Series #30 (Star Wars in 3D #1), Dark Horse Comics, December 1987 This post started simply enough, I wanted to feature Star Wars Dark Empire #1. Dark Empire #1 was Dark Horse’s 1991 launch of their Star Wars…
Fan Expo Vancouver: 2015 Edition!
Fan Expo Vancouver took place on the first weekend of this month (April 3-5) and it was another big event. This year’s Fan Expo appears to have attendance that was bigger than previous years. The celebrities included Jennifer Morrison; Carrie…
YW2? My Little Pony: Fiendship Is Magic #2
Hi folks, welcome to ARCHIE G’s. I’m your waiter, Raoul. Here at ARCHIE G’s, we don’t think you can make a dependable Pull List decision based on the first serving of a comic. Publishers throw everything they’ve got at a…
Tales Of Suspense Part 1: 48-53
In last months Arcs & Runs we visited a bittersweet time in my life with comics. The 1991-1993 time frame represented the end of regular weekly/monthly comic collecting for my brother (Keith) and I after a fifteen year run of heavy…
Live From New York, It’s Saturday Night!
Not every story is worthy of an Eisner award, but one of the things I particularly enjoy about Spider-Man is how over the years his popularity had led to an abundance of ridiculous tales. From hanging out with a cartoon…
Review | John Romita’s The Amazing Spider-Man Artifact Edition
A giant sized look at his early Spidey run, John Romita’s The Amazing Spider-Man is the best book yet for fans of these iconic characters’ designs. This is it, the John Romita Spider-Man book fans have been waiting for—Nearly 200…
Time Capsule: First Edition 64 December 1987
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time: First Edition 64, December 1987. Thick paper stock, single colour, folded over three times to standard comic size. This was my first issue but by number 64 First Edition was…
Undervalued Spotlight #237
Fantastic Four #4, Marvel Comics, May 1962. I lucked into a nice collection of early Marvels a couple of weeks back. There was a Journey #83, a Strange Tales #110 and a few other big Marvel keys. For some reason though, and I’m not sure why, I was most drawn to the lower mid-grade copy of the Fantastic Four #4.
Book Review: Shortcomings
I’m one of those weird people that actually like school. When I found myself having to enroll again after all these years… yes, there was some anxiety, trepidation and apprehension… but I also looked forward to the opportunity of refocusing…
ComicLink March 2015 Focused Auction Original Art
ComicLink wrapped up their March 2015 Focused Auction recently, with the original art section ending March 31st. The Focused auction features artwork worth less than $500 and is more a free-for-all of who-knows-what comic artwork. To be sure bargains can…
Is Rage of Ultron a chilling portent of the future?
“Dear Doc Curmudgeon” is a column by Clint McElroy made up of completely fabricated responses to mostly fabricated questions. But you knew that due to your discerning nature and brilliant mind which would never fall for a columnist trying to…
Comic Culture April 1st 2015
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija welcome Nelson and Andrew. The guys talk comics and specifically the Toronto Comics project Nelson and Andrew are working on. So just sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic…
Time Capsule: Comico Attractions 17, 1989
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time: Comico Attractions 17, 1989.
Undervalued Spotlight #236
Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions #1, Marvel Comics, June 1982 We owe this week’s Undervalued Spotlight to my Comic Culture podcast co-host Chris Owen. On a recent show Chris stumped me on the origins of Marvel’s Contest of Champions,…
Is It Worthwhile to Collect Resurrection Issues?
It’s almost Easter-time, so I thought it would be interesting to explore issues of life and death in the comic book world. The “comic book death” of a major character mirrors the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, who is…
Web Arted Mar 27th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly at the Heritage 2015 February 19 - 21 Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction.
Introduction
So you wanna open a comic shop part one: an introduction and outline.
YW2? – Joe Frankenstein #2
Hi folks, welcome to ARCHIE G’s. I’m your waiter, Raoul. Here at ARCHIE G’s, we don’t think you can make a dependable Pull List decision based on the first serving of a comic. Publishers throw everything they’ve got at a…
Comic Culture March 25th 2015
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk comics with producer Shekky Feldstein. So why don’t you sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your…