Fan Expo Toronto Sept 2018
I went to this year’s Fan Expo looking, as I always do, for some series that I either missed, or didn’t know existed, and this year was no exception. Now I am usually art driven first and story second. Jackson”Butch”…
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Web Arted #326
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Harris, Snyder, Romita Jr, Janson, Ramos, Olazaba, Morales, Bair, Hughes.
Where have the run collectors gone?
Back in the day, pretty much every comic shop you went into had rows and rows of back issues. You pulled out your list, either a folded piece of paper or an index card, and started flipping through all those…
Comic Culture September 12th 2018
The boys are back from their summer hiatus! Every week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk the comic book talk. So kick back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you…
Undervalued Spotlight #410
Marvel Spotlight #5, Marvel Comics, August 1972. Oh my goodness, the back issue market has been on fire recently. Bronze Age keys from Marvel have fared particularly well with Incredible Hulk #181, Amazing Spider-Man #129, Giant Size X-Men #1 and…
Fantastic Four #1-67 & the First Six
Well, we have finally come to the last arc in the Fantastic Four #1-67 run I started a little over four years ago! I believe the Fantastic Four were still in print when we started, they were cancelled in June…
Web Arted #325
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Adams, Cardy, Byrne, Wiacek, Buscema, Davis.
Review | A Little Piece Of Her
Yu Kiang works for a Chinese lumberjack corporation in the Congo. Despite his company’s ban on its employees from frequenting the local girls, Yu has fallen for a Congolese woman, Antoinette… and, in a very different way, for Antoinette’s little…
Undervalued Spotlight #409
Marvel Tales #94, Marvel Comics, November 1949. I spend Labor Day labouring with my crew on putting our shop back together after our massive Fan Expo undertaking. Combine a massive 4-day con with a massive 27′ x 32′ island booth…
Web Arted #324
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Salinas, Giffen, Hunt, Ditko, Heck, Williamson, Frazetta.
Summer of the Book
I start with the preemptive apology acknowledging that this column will be mainly a shameless (but red-faced) self-promotion. For me this has been the “Summer of the Book.” Finished printed copies of my Heroes of the Home Front book arrived…
Undervalued Spotlight #408
America’s Best Comics #7, Standard/Better/Nador, October 1943. I want to thank CBD iron man Mike Huddleston for this week’s Guest Spotlight submission. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I love Mike’s Spotlights, his posts ooze knowledge, wisdom…
Werewolf By Night #32
There is not a hotter bronze-age book on the planet right now than our Overvalued Overstreet book Werewolf by Night #32 featuring the first appearance of the Marvel super-hero Moon Knight. Moon Knight first rode on to the scene via…
Web Arted #323
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Garcia-Lopez, Gibbons, Kirk, Leisten, Kane, Beck.
Review | Jim Starlin’s Marvel Cosmic Artifact Edition
Jim Starlin was one of the driving creative forces at Marvel Comics in the 1970s and ‘80s. His turns on Warlock, Captain Marvel, and others have laid the groundwork for much of the Marvel Universe for decades. This Artifact Edition will…
The Developing CGC 9.9 Market
I’ll get back to my regular Undervalued Spotlight posts next week. This weekend I spent a lot of time thinking about and discussing a relatively new and exciting segment of the market so I thought I’d put some thoughts down…
John Byrne’s X-Men Artifact Edition
Well, it has arrived! Now I am a regular collector of the Artist/Artifact Editions and without a doubt, this is a treasure. It’s hard to not rush through it the first time through, because there is page after page of…
Web Arted #322
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Brown, Sheppard, Stroman, Cirocco, Barreto, Fernandez, Colan.
Review | Jack Kirby’s Marvel Heroes And Monsters Artist’s Edition
A collection of beautiful stories featuring some of Jack “King” Kirby’s most iconic and enduring heroes: Captain America, the X-Men, Ant-Man, and Sgt. Fury! Included in this glorious Artist’s Edition are complete stories of each, and all drawn in the…
Undervalued Spotlight #407
Adventure Comics #247, DC Comics, April 1958. I’ve never been a big fan of DC’s early Silver Age relaunch books but I’m well aware that I speak to an empty room. The room is empty because everyone is out buying…
Sugar and Spike #2 – #98
This week’s Overvalued Spotlight is shining a long-running and much-loved Silver Age title Sugar and Spike. This title pretty much ran the entire length of the silver age of comics. March/April 1956 through November 1971. The first issue of Sugar…