Fantastic Four 35-40
This week we take another look back at the Fantastic Four and another small run within opening #1-67 run of this fabulous book. This is part four if you are counting. Stories by Stan Lee, awesome art by jolly Jack…
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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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Comic Culture December 21st
This week Comic Culture Shekky Feldstien returns to join hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija in an abbreviated Christmas themed show. So grab some nog, sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure…
Undervalued Spotlight #322
Comico Christmas Special #1, Comico, December 1988 The Christmas edition of the Undervalued Spotlight shines its festive light on the Comico Christmas Special of 1988. Talk about a gift that keeps on giving. Ho Ho Ho! Let’s start with a…
Review | Jack Kirby Pencils And Inks Artisan Edition
Jack Kirby has been called the King of Comics, and rightfully so. For more than 40 years he was the most vital and groundbreaking artist in the medium. There have been dozens of books on Kirby over the years, including…
November 2016 Sales Numbers
Diamond released their November 2016 sales numbers over the weekend and ICv2 has extrapolated those and determined actual unit sales: Top 300 Comics Actual and Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual. Also worth noting is Diamond’s Top Ten Books. These numbers are…
A wasp, a barbarian, an amphibian, and Mephisto walk into a bar…
It would have been Big John Buscema’s 89th birthday this week. The man who was one of the Silver Age greats who literally transformed the Marvel Age of comics into the Marvel House style after Jack Kirby left Marvel for DC, and is responsible,…
Comic Culture December 14th
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija are joined by young Max Chouinard to talk some comics talk. So just sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go…
Recent Reads, Part 2
I’m back with part two of my list of recommendations. Similar to part one, you’ll find some dark themes, mind benders, thrillers and more sensitive, introspective stories to enjoy. These are books that I feel deserve recognition for being stellar…
Undervalued Spotlight #321
Power Comics #1, Power Comics, 1977 (January? – a reprint of #1 exists dated March 1977) A seemingly random sequence of events led me to this week’s Spotlight. I’ll try not to bore you with the timeline but I have…
Review | John Romita’s The Amazing Spider-Man Artist’s Edition Vol 2
Collecting more than 8 consecutive issues of John Romita’s Spider-Man stories, and nearly all pencilled AND inked by Jazzy John Romita-and weighing in at a back-breaking 216 pages! Fantastic stories featuring Peter Parker battling Villains like Kraven the Hunter, Doctor…
Artist’s Edition Out Of Print Sales November 2016
Luckily for most Artist’s Edition readers and collectors almost all of these books are still available for cover price from Diamond through your local comic shop. For the full list with Diamond order codes please see our AE Index. The…
Auction Highlights #97
Comic Link Fall Featured Auction The comic book portion of the ComicLink Fall Featured Auction ended Thursday December 8th. I’m really enjoying these CLINK auctions. The selection is great from every era! Tops of keys, tons of high grade, tons…
Overvalued Overstreet | Daredevil 7
Daredevil #7, Marvel Comics, April 1965. I can’t tell you how many times lower to mid grade copies of this book has queued up in my back issue bins over the years. Mind you I don’t think I have a copy at this moment but I think that’s due more to “aggressive discounting” than it is to rampant demand. The problem all along must have been an overvalued Overstreet value.
Comic Culture December 7th 2016
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija get together and talk some comics. So please kick back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your local…
Recent Reads, Part 1
Being a slow reader with many interests means that my “to-read” list is an ongoing work in progress. I recently made a push to chip away at my massive list and so, in another two part write up, I thought…
Undervalued Spotlight #320
Amazing Spider-Man #3, Marvel, July 1963. Every now and again I’m lucky enough to have Mike Huddleston come to the shop for a nice visit. I’m not sure what I enjoy more, catching up with Mike or the coffee and…
Review | Frank Thorne’s Red Sonja Art Edition Vol 3
The third and final volume in Dynamite Entertainment’s Red Sonja Art Edition line dedicated to fantasy illustration’s shining star, Frank Thorne! The defining She-Devil artist shares his original storyboards from the issue #7 through #11 of the acclaimed 1970s Red…
Artist’s Edition Index Podcast Episode 2
Taking the Artist’s Edition Index from print to the spoken word, join me monthly for a look at all things Artist’s Edition. This month we take a long look at shipping changes, December 2016 Previews solicitations, October 2016 current sales and out of print eBay sales, reviews of Usagi Yojimbo: The Artist and Other Stories Gallery Edition and Jack Davis’ EC Stories Artist’s Edition.
Roy Thomas turns…76!
Well, I am officially an old guy. Rascally Roy Thomas otherwise known as Roy (The Boy) Thomas turned 76 on November 22nd. Not only was Roy Stan Lee’s first successor as Editor-In-Chief of Marvel comics and the carrier of the…
Undervalued Spotlight #319
Superman #4, DC Comics, Spring 1940 Looking back I can see that I haven’t had the best relationship with the Superman title. I’ve always thought the value of Superman #1 to be inflated versus say Batman #1 and maybe that’s…
Review | Jack Davis’ EC Stories Artist’s Edition
Jack Davis is one of the founding fathers of EC Comics; he is a master of horror, humor and nearly every other genre EC published. Aside from his work at EC, Davis is one of the most prolific and popular…