Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Charles Schulz’s Peanuts debuted as what is arguably the most important comic strip of all time in 1950. Peanuts transcended the medium, presenting complex issues and moral dilemmas in the space of four panels, while maintaining a bitingly funny sense…
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Brunner, Bunkers, Byrne, Layton, Wiacek, Buscema.
After the very sad passing of Darwyn Cooke in May, I made it a bit of a mission to get more familiar with his earlier work. I basically discovered him relatively late in his career with the New Frontier and…
Amazing Spider-Man #50, Marvel Comics, July 1967. It’s always just a matter of time before the next issue of Amazing Spider-Man has the spotlight shine upon it. Amazing Spider-Man has given us so much, and is probably the most collected…
DC Comics produced some of the very finest war comics ever, and by some of the best artists in the field. This spectacular Artist’s Edition will include an amazing selection of stories by the best of the best: Heath, Kirby,…
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Adams, Palmer, Patterson, Bolland, Bolton, Brunner, Bunkers,
In this week’s Arcs & Runs we will follow up our Human Torch piece from last post with another of the most popular and highly sought after characters in the Marvel stable of super-heroes – Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner. This…
Today we will take a look at one of my least favorite genres of comic collecting – the photo cover comic. Who am I kidding? I think they are the worst. I would say I hate them but “hate” is…
Superman #100 DC Comics September/October 1955. In today’s Undervalued Spotlight we venture back in time to one of the bleakest periods in the super-hero comic book genre. The year is 1955 and the Golden age of comic books is winding…
Williamson’s classic run on Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is legendary among fans of classic comic art. His heroic adventure style was perfectly suited for the Star Wars franchise—so much so that Williamson was George Lucas’ first choice for…
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Granov, Chaykin, Adams, Palmer, Bianchi, Anderson.
Announced at San Diego Comic Con this afternoon, Jack Kirby’s Fantastic Four Artist’s Edition will contain Fantastic Four issues 82-84 and Annual 6, inked by Joe Sinnott, and be published in January 2017. The complete press release is here, but…
I started working on a Graphic Novel some two years ago. As of this writing I can tell you that is is completely penciled and inked. All 97 pages of it. So this post is basically an exercise at shameless…
Detective Comics #300, DC Comics, February 1962 I can explain. Last week I posted the 300th Undervalued Spotlight but purposely didn’t pick an issue #300 because I thought that a little predictable. That decision came to me after I had…
Jack Kirby was the most important and influential artist in comics history. He co-created most of the Marvel Universe, including Captain America, The Fantastic Four, The X-Men, The Incredible Hulk, Ant-Man, Iron Man, The Silver Surfer, and so many others…
Courtesy of Edelweiss’ online catalog of upcoming books and some Amazon fishing comes news of Fantagraphics’ second Studio Edition: Jaime Hernandez. In the Felix Comic Art Podcast Scott Dunbier mentioned he had pursued Jaime for an Artist’s Edition but that…
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Kaluta, Harris, Von Grawbadger, Infantino, Kida, Mignola, Perez, Lieber.
In the early days of Marvels return to super-hero comics, old horror titles all gradually turned the page to the new genre. New characters were introduced in Tales of Suspense (Iron Man), Tales to Astonish (Ant-Man), and Journey in to…
IDW has released a video of Scott Dunbier introducing Jack Kirby’s The Mighty Thor Artist’s Edition.
On the Felix Comic Art Podcast Scott Dunbier talks about original art, dealing, publishing and Artist’s Editions. If you want to skip ahead to hear about the origins of Artist’s Editions go to the 38 minute mark. Be sure…
When I’m out and about, one of the things I like to do is pop into the used book store. Not only can you find some really good deals, but you can also find some unique items as well. In…