Another New Year
I am not a person who enjoys the sombre cocooning that winter imposes on us pensioned comic geeks–and this year we are having a real, old-fashioned winter. You young whippersnappers might call this an Arctic Vortex, but to those of…
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Undervalued Spotlight #378
Fantastic Four #5, Marvel Comics, July 1962. This week I gave myself a big challenge, to pick a huge Marvel book that still has tons of upside. One can argue that lots of them still do but I set about…
The Grey Age of Comics: 1970-71
One of the oldest and most frequent questions debated around comic shops is “when does the Silver age of comics end and the Bronze age begin”. There are always different opinions and some lively debate in terms of people defending…
Web Arted #292
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Paape, Hubinon, Reding, Giraud, Chéret.
Review | Fantagraphics Studio Edition: Black Hole By Charles Burns
Charles Burns’s graphic novel Black Hole is one of the medium’s most iconic works of the 21st century, a towering achievement by a master cartoonist, and perennial classic some 15 years after its initial release. Set in suburban Seattle during the mid-1970s,…
Comic Culture January 17th 2018
This 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 go out and support your local comic book…
Undervalued Spotlight #377
More Fun Comics #104, DC Comics, July/August 1945. I’ve started to focus my comic buying more towards covers. We’ve discussed the power of covers often on this site and I think cover appeal has a bright future in comic collecting.…
Web Arted #291
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Funken, Hergé, Graton, Franquin, Giraud.
Review | Undertaker V2: The Dance of the Vultures
Undertaker Jonas Crow, along with the English governess Rose and her Chinese maid Lin, have to get the gold-filled corps of old Mr. Cusco back to the mining vein they call ‘Red Chance’. They have three days. Three days, a…
Undervalued Spotlight #376
Fantastic Four #8, Marvel Comics, November 1962. I just picked up a nice run of early Fantastic Four. I was showing off the pile to my pal Mike and our reactions to each issue was telling. Awe and reverence to…
Fantastic Four #12-21
We’ll start 2018 off with another segment of Jack Kirby/Stan Lee’s terrific run of Fantastic Four #1-67. Although I have always personally thought “peak time” for this run was #44-60, you can make a pretty good case for the ten-issue…
Web Arted #290
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Miller, Adams, Messmer, Kubert, Lee, Williams, Palmer, Weiss.
Review | Bernie Wrightson Artifact Edition
The Bernie Wrightson Artifact Edition collects some of the best work from the artist’s DC Comics years: Covers, splashes, and interior pages, as well as some rare and never-before-seen art. Included are many covers, including House of Secrets #92 (the…
Comic Culture January 3rd 2018
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija ring in the new year with some comic talk. So sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support…
Undervalued Spotlight #375
Marvel Comics Super Special #1, Marvel Comics, September 1977. Happy New Year, this year may all my Spotlight picks be loved by everyone! I was talking rock and roll with my pal Jay recently and he being a huge Kiss…
When Giants Walked The Earth!
Well I am taking the lazy way out for the first post of 2018. I came across this fabulous 1994 Documentary of our fabulous hobby. So many of the greats have left us. Here, through the miracle of YouTube is…
Web Arted #289
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Toth, Raymond, Eisner, Wrightson, Mignola.
Review | P. Craig Russell’s Strange Dreams Artist’s Edition
This gorgeous 12″ x 17″, Artist’s Edition features two classic stories by master artist P. Craig Russell. The first is the final Killraven collaboration between Russell and McGregor in Marvel Graphic Novel #7, followed by Russell’s Doctor Strange: What is it That…
Undervalued Spotlight #374
Archie’s Christmas Stocking #2, Archie Comics, 1994. A thousand pardons for mis-timing this one, I could have sworn Christmas fell on a Tuesday and incorrectly lined this one up date wise. Good thing that tis the season for forgiveness. The…
Web Arted #288
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Outcault, Miller, Janson, Oliff, Adams, Fine, Byrne.
Review | Comanche V.1: Red Dust
A lone cowboy rides into town and all hell breaks loose… Sound familiar? Here is yet another take on the beloved Wild West trope, complete with corrupt law enforcement officers, a town drunk, guns for hire, a brave young woman…