It’s an age old dilemma for collectors and investors, to keep sealed or to open. The extreme scenario exists with a CGC slabbed comic. Open your graded comics at your own peril…
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In 2020, I wrote an article that it was time to consider buying video game box art. I thought about it again when I noticed a painting offered at HA with a…
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Heritage Signature Auction 2023: Money-Money-Money
If you’ve got the money, honey–Heritage Signature Auction 2023 for comics and comic art is the place to be. Let’s preview the diverse original comic art offerings. Maybe there’s something even for…
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A Real American Hero, and action figure, G.I. Joe is there! Many sons idolize their fathers. My dad is certainly a hero to me. So, while my eighty-three, nearly 84-year-old dad, struggles…
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Spectacular 100th Issue! Long-awaited…mightiest…special 100th anniversary! I feel like the big announcer voice-guy proclaiming “Sunday, Sunday, Sunday”! And though technically anniversaries happen on a yearly basis, we all love milestone comics like…
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If as a president, Ronald Reagan was known as the great communicator, then I claim the same could be said about George Pérez. Where Reagan communicated through encouraging speeches and anecdotes, Pérez…
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If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck… Before you finish that phrase, check to see if the signature on that art says Carl Barks, the good duck artist. …
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“Everything old is new again” is attributed to Stephen King, but I suspect poets and farmers turned that phrase many times before that author. And what do we say about fashion…just wait…
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Shazam! It’s Dwayne Johnson, the Rock! Super-pumped, Dwayne Johnson sizzles as Captain Marvel’s ancient nemesis. But will original art collectors exclaim Shazam–or Holy Moley–when looking for Black Adam original art at mere…
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Do you prefer buying art by someone whose fame originated from a marginal character, possibly an avant-garde mini-series? Or alternatively, do you like artists with a long track record in the industry…
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X-Men, Uncanny X-Men, X-treme X-Men, Ultimate X-Men, X-Men and <add super-group here>, X-Men: The Mini-Series, X-this and X-that. You name it, there’s an X-title out there! And since they’re comic books, that…
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Did Riverdale Sell Archie Art?
What’s the synergy between a popular show featuring comic book characters and the sales of original comic art? Did Riverdale disenfranchise traditional fans hurting art sales? Or maybe, new fans tuned in…
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Thoroughly Modern Original Art: ComicConnect Preview
What is the Modern Age of comics–such a vague term? Some claim it started in the mid-eighties, but that would make the modern age “middle aged” at 37. Regardless of how you…
When cowboy actors are immortalized in comics, does the sun never set on their fame? After they pass, do the fictional heroes based on their likenesses continue to thrive like our imaginations…
Artists whose skills surpass their contemporaries always stand out. Russ Heath, master of the DC Silver Age war genre, deserves that rank. Pull on your combat boots and strap your helmet tight. …
Are comic art prices climbing like most goods and services in the economy? Or has the weak economy finally caught up with even the high end of the comic art industry? Let’s…
Don’t tell me you never watched the show! It’s time to play The Price is Right, featuring John Romita Sr. Spider-Man art. You know the rules, best guess but don’t go over. …
Would you rather own a wall-size oil painting by your next-door neighbor’s kid or a sketch by a legend? Most collectors have to balance their avarice with their wallet size, especially when…