Patrick Bain

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…

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…

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. …

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…

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…

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…

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…

“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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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. …

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…

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…

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…

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…