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Patrick Bain

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Patrick Bain is the author of the Comic Art Trends Price Guide 2019-2020. The Legends and Modern Masters editions of the CAT Price Guide feature a total of 70 artists. Original comic art from each of the seventy featured creators is documented with sales data, analysis, graphs of trends, and images of art. Patrick Bain is the founder of the Comic Reading Library. Search Comic Reading Library on Facebook.

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    Right Wing & Left Wing Comic Cameos

    by Patrick Bain March 13, 2021
    written by Patrick Bain

    Whether you love him or hate him…I just hope you have enough passion to read my blog! The passing of Rush Limbaugh equates to the loss of an American cultural icon.  During…

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    Foreign Variants Original Art – Famous Artists Low Prices

    by Patrick Bain February 28, 2021
    by Patrick Bain February 28, 2021

    In Collecting International Comic Variants, Tony Pomilla shared his expertise and experiences in the comic hobby niche of foreign variants.  While surveying past sales, I encountered many examples of comics distributed in…

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    Collecting International Comic Variants: Enthusiast Tony Pomilla

    by Patrick Bain February 25, 2021
    by Patrick Bain February 25, 2021

    If you have been collecting comics for a while, you probably own a few foreign editions of American comics.  While traveling outside of America, did you seek some four-color super-souvenirs of your…

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    Spotlight on Simone Bianchi: 21st Century Da Vinci

    by Patrick Bain February 23, 2021
    by Patrick Bain February 23, 2021

    Admittedly, I’m UNfamiliar with dozens, hundreds, thousands(?) of remarkable artists currently working in the comic book industry.  I happened across Simone Bianchi as I perused auction listings for this Sunday at HA.com. …

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    McFarlane Spider-Man Surpasses Ditko: What Does It Mean?

    by Patrick Bain February 16, 2021
    by Patrick Bain February 16, 2021

    It’s old news…two months old.  But one should chew on data and let it digest rather than gobbling it down and possibly choking.  The data relates to two sales of original Spider-Man…

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    Jack Kirby On A Budget: Is There A Value Menu?

    by Patrick Bain February 10, 2021
    by Patrick Bain February 10, 2021

    When I roll into Burger King or Wendy’s, I’m looking for that value menu.  If you are in the drive-thru lane at your local art emporium, there could be slim pickings for…

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    Alex Ross Painted Covers: Museum-Quality Fine Art

    by Patrick Bain February 5, 2021
    by Patrick Bain February 5, 2021

    Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Renoir, Norman Rockwell, Thomas Kincaid… Alex Ross. I’m not speaking in hyperbole when I lump Ross in with these other master artists. Each had works and styles distinctly memorable…

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    Buying Bound Comic Readers: Better than Digital

    by Patrick Bain February 2, 2021
    by Patrick Bain February 2, 2021

    In the first article of this series, I talked about some Golden Age gems locked away in hardback tomes.  Next, I followed with Silver Age Bound Comics and illustrated the disparity between…

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    Silver Age Bound Comics: Grails Disguised as Library Books

    by Patrick Bain February 1, 2021
    by Patrick Bain February 1, 2021

    “With great power comes great…” well you know… Amazing Fantasy #15.  Besides being a comic EVERYONE would love to have in their collection, it rises above all other Silver Age comics.  The…

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    Bound Volume Comics: University Library Or Your Bookshelf

    by Patrick Bain January 30, 2021
    by Patrick Bain January 30, 2021

    A long time ago in a land far away, I heard of mythical, ancient tomes of great value.  These artifacts of bygone times contained the treasures of decades past.  But, they were…

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    Six Billion Dollar Man: A Movie Barely Alive

    by Patrick Bain January 27, 2021
    by Patrick Bain January 27, 2021

    The Six Billion Dollar Man is a movie barely alive.  Can we rebuild it…better, stronger, faster?  I hope so because I’m a huge fan of the original series and Lee Majors.  Whether…

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    A Wonder Woman Among Boys: Grade A on the CAT Scale

    by Patrick Bain January 24, 2021
    by Patrick Bain January 24, 2021

    She is truly a Wonder Woman among boys!  Wonder Woman has never been afraid to mix it up in the male-dominated comic universe.  Though not the first super-heroine, Wonder Woman ranks first…

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    Wonder Woman 84 Art: Pop Quiz Cheetah Sheet

    by Patrick Bain January 19, 2021
    by Patrick Bain January 19, 2021

    Wonder Woman 84 flew into theatres and streams on Christmas day.   Not everyone loved the movie, but I enjoyed it.  Comic book and art collectors rallied around the magic lasso for the…

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    Hawkman #4, Zatanna Debut: Artist Murphy Anderson

    by Patrick Bain January 12, 2021
    by Patrick Bain January 12, 2021

    Few DC comics grab a spot in the GoCollect hot 100 Silver Age comics list.  Hawkman #4 featuring the debut of Zatanna found its way to position 32 at the end of 2020. …

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    Memorable Star Wars Promotions: Where Did You Eat?

    by Patrick Bain January 5, 2021
    by Patrick Bain January 5, 2021

    Even though I was fascinated by the art of Drew Struzan, my poster collection is ‘low brow’.  I squirreled away a lot of movie and comic book posters and stuff down through…

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    Tracking CGC Census: An Experiment

    by Patrick Bain January 4, 2021
    by Patrick Bain January 4, 2021

    What if it’s true that supply and demand affect price?  For graded comics, think about the awesome power for buyers and sellers to have a count of comics in each grade! What…

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    Star Wars Poster Artist Drew Struzan: I Was Blown Away

    by Patrick Bain January 3, 2021
    by Patrick Bain January 3, 2021

    Back to the Future, Raiders of  the Lost Ark, Big Trouble in Little China, even Adventures in Babysitting… so many great films, all with Drew Struzan illustrated posters.  Artist Drew Struzan captivated…

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    Ultimate Jam Illustration – Never to be Surpassed

    by Patrick Bain January 2, 2021
    by Patrick Bain January 2, 2021

    If you could put together a Rock Festival featuring all your favorites past or present, living or dead, who would you include?  Similar question for a movie premiere marathon?  How about a…

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