Undervalued Spotlight #267
Daredevil #158, Marvel Comics, May 1979 & Spectacular Spider-Man #27, Marvel Comics, February 1979. This week's Undervalued Spotlight features the first Marvel comic works by legendary artist (and writer) Frank Miller.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Review | Aliens: Salvation
Selkirk, a God-fearing crewman aboard the space freighter Nova Maru, is forced at gunpoint to abandon ship with his captain. They crash-land on a small planet, but it is soon apparent that they have not entirely escaped the Nova Maru’s…
Charles Soule
52 weeks. 52 different writers. 2 trade paperbacks or hardcovers a week. Each week I’ll take a look at a different writer and read two different collected editions from within that person’s repertoire to help in the examination of their…
Web Arted November 20th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Kirby, Royer, Sinnott, Williamson, Adams, Anderson.
You Want 2nds? I Hate Fairyland #2
Hi folks, welcome to ARCHIE G’s. I’m your waiter, Raoul. Here at ARCHIE G’s, we don’t think you can make a dependable Pull List decision based on the first serving of a comic. Publishers throw everything they’ve got at a…
Hake’s Auction #216 Original Art
Comic auctions continue to be a hot commodity and Hake’s recently completed their Auction #216, from which we’ll look at Original Art & Related. Hake’s is a smaller player in the original comic art field, mostly covering illustration, animation and…
Review | Universal War One
A dark space adventure leading to the story eating its own tale so to speak. What starts as a classic 1990s space rush to stop extinction moves through time travel and its trappings. The set up is excellent, with a small cast and a slow exploration of each as the story unfolds.
Time Capsule: All About Collecting Comic Books
Here’s an exceptional Marvel freebie from 1989: All About Collecting Comic Books. It’s a nice look at what Marvel thought comic readers needed to know about collecting back issues.
Undervalued Spotlight #266
Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #6, Marvel Comics, March 1964 The Spotlight is a forum to express views and opinions on comics, on their values and their collectability. Inspiration for my picks range from random stabs of nostalgia to…
Where to Sell
In my last write up, I wrote about being more strategic with your purchases and not letting sentiment dictate your investment decisions. One of the things I discussed was understanding the value of a book. Buying a $100 book over…
Joshua Williamson
52 weeks. 52 different writers. 2 trade paperbacks or hardcovers a week. Each week I’ll take a look at a different writer and read two different collected editions from within that person’s repertoire to help in the examination of their…
You Want 2nds? Spider-Gwen #2
Hi folks, welcome to ARCHIE G’s. I’m your waiter, Raoul. Here at ARCHIE G’s, we don’t think you can make a dependable Pull List decision based on the first serving of a comic. Publishers throw everything they’ve got at a…
Web Arted November 13th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Kirby, Royer, Wrightson, Herriman, Raymond, Gibbons.
ComicLink October 2015 Focused Auction Original Art
ComicLink recently wrapped up their October 2015 Focused Auction. This is the lower end auction that complements their larger Featured Auctions. Original Art in the Focused Auction is a grab bag of items ComicLink feels are worth less than $500…
Spiderverse
Ideally, every comic book story should be able to stand on its own merits and not be read with previous knowledge of a shared universe. Ideally. But, of course, that isn’t always the case. There are certain tales that are…
Eddy Smet Donates Whites to Western
About a month ago, Eddy Smet, a retired math professor from Huron College at the University of Western Ontario (1976-2006), long time comic book collector and former comic book store owner (The Comic Book Collector—there was also an Eddy Smet…
Time Capsule: DC Releases May ’88
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Releases May 1988. Action Comics 600, Watchmen limited hardcover, Cinder and Ashe!
Undervalued Spotlight #265
Deadpool Secret Secret Wars #2, Marvel Comics, June 2015 I was talking with the boys at the shop recently; we were arguing the merits of variants. Needless to say we got nowhere. Variants are a tricky business and I’m smart…
Roger Stern
52 weeks. 52 different writers. 2 trade paperbacks or hardcovers a week. Each week I’ll take a look at a different writer and read two different collected editions from within that person’s repertoire to help in the examination of their…
Into the Sunset
After writing this column for the past twenty months, I have decided to end this column. I want to thank you, my wonderful readers, for spending time at this column. It has been a tremendous pleasure and honour to share my…
Web Arted November 6th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Severin, Elder, Gogos, McLeod, Trimpe, Eisner, Buscema, Giacoia!