Auction Highlights #28 – Perfection
How much do you pay for perfection. This week we'll look at a group of perfect CGC graded 10.0 comics and see if they sold for millions of dollars.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Whosoever Holds This Hammer! | Introductions and Salutations
I am constantly amazed at the varied way in which comic fans collect their favourite books. Some of us just like to buy new stuff, some only like small press, some like alternate covers, some silver age, and so on.…
The Adventures of Tintin US release date confirmed
According to Box Office Mojo the official release date for Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn in North America is December 23rd 2011, which also happens to be my birthday. Tintin will be released in…
Weaving to be Red Skull?
Hugo Weaving has sort of carved out a niche for himself playing the most despicable characters. Agent Smith in the Matrix, That giant Robot with teeth in Transformers and, uh, Noah in Happy Feet? Alright, so I’m really only familiar…
Frank Miller Ink Launches
A while back Frank Miller hit twitter, and now he’s launched his very own website. And while his first post is a memorium to Brittany Murphy, an actress who appeared in Sin City but who died late last year, I’m…
Diary of a Comic Book Goddess: The MRP of Doom (Part One)
It’s one of those weeks. Three assignments due in seven days and I have a cold. But it’s not one of those awesome colds where you’re so sick you can’t get out of bed. It’s one of those colds where…
Comic Culture Podcast – March 10th 2010
This week Comic Culture welcomes Chris Owen back from his Olympic gig. Chris and Walt dive into a whole bunch of industry news this week. Sit back, relax and enjoy the show.
Just A Thought: Ode To Larry Hama
You ever wake up one day and realize how much you like a someone’s work? About a month ago, I happened upon a documentary about Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers called Runnin’ Down a Dream. Great doc by Peter Bogdanovitch.…
MSC #3
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Convention Tip #6 - Security and Safety! Last week my convention tip was all about the benefits of bringing cash to the con. I’d like to follow up that tip with a few words on safety
Of Mystery and Macabre: the Guy Davis Art Exhibition
On February 27, Artoriginals put on an art show featuring master storyteller Guy Davis. I’ve long been a fan of Guy’s deceptively simple art style, since I picked up the first collection of Sandman Mystery Theatre. Davis has long been…
Why are we thinking about this? #3
It’s time for another week of comic insanity as it’s a X-Men themed week on Why are we thinking about this? Where do the X-Men get their clothes from? Ahh, the many colorful costumes of the X-Men are as varied…
(Probable) Synopsis For Thor and Captain America
Now that Marvel has missed the March 1 deadline for a Captain America casting announcement, who knows when we’ll hear the big news. Will it be John Krasinski (Captain America will make funny faces when he sees the Red Skull……
Comic Culture
Recorded March 5th, 2010. Comic Culture host Walter Durajlija tackles the topic of kids and comics, with 4 kids!! He's braver (or more stupid) than I thought. Anyways, here it is. Enjoy
Shipping This Week: March 10th, 2010
Check out what comics and graphic novels will be hitting your local comic book shop this Wednesday, March 10th. Included are new Batman and Robin. Another installment of the Classic-In-The-Making storyline from the boys at BPRD. Oh and one of my favourite comics coming out right now: Jersey Gods!
Lethargic Lad #119.1
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If you look hard enough you will find some quality DC creations coming out of this era...
Sneak Peek: Jacques Tardi's It Was the War of the Trenches
I don’t think I’ve kept quiet about being a fan of master comicbook artist Jacques Tardi. The fact is – I want to go back and redo my review and then do another one on The Bloody Streets of Paris,…
This Week In Panels #3 | Monday, March 8th
This Week In Panels includes spoilers, and plenty of them. So consider this your warning. You’ve been warned, so don’t read it unless you’re willing to be spoiled. Got it? Context is for the weak here, so just sit back…
Iron Man 2 Trailer… again…
So after last night’s Oscars, Marvel premiered the newest Iron Man 2 trailer. and wow. Lots of great stuff there. Including the above pictured Travel-Iron-Suit which sort of looks like what Matt Fraction and Salvadore Larocca have done with their…
Auction Highlights #27 – Very Good
Let’s see how the market is treating some nice but lower grade comic books