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 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
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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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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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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I recall feeling blown away AND completely elated when leaving the theatre the first time I saw Star Wars as a thirteen year old. Obviously, I had the foresight to stash away…
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Dark Horse Star Wars Art: Empires, Rebellions, and More
Dark Horse comics like Star Wars: Heir to the Empire and Star Wars: Legacy are burning up the hot lists on GoCollect. And I don’t dismiss the fandemonium for Marvel Star Wars…
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Is it fair to say Joker is a darker character in the last thirty-five years than he was in the prior 35 years? Compare Brian Bolland’s Joker in 1988 to Murphy Anderson’s…
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Someone tell me when covers became embossed, metallic, hologram, sealed in resin (coming soon)? Almost thirty years ago, Amazing Spider-Man 365 hit the stores sporting an iconic hologram. All of Spidey’s solo…
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All of these mighty Marvel pieces of original cover art sold in the same auction. The Heritage Auctions sale took place in mid-November of this year. I’ve indicated the primary artist and…
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Classics Illustrated A Christmas Carol – Ancient Variant Comics
“You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of underdone potato. There’s more of gravy than of grave about you, whatever you…
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On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me Two Dogs in Love And a Sunday Comic Dick Tracy The love story begins on Christmas morning when Jim Dear…
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On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me A Sunday Comic Dick Tracy. We’ll take a stroll down Christmas Memory Lane in a series of articles on nostalgic…
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…
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…
Who is the first superhero? As a comic BOOK guy, I would have always gone with Superman. He had the costume, the powers, and eventually, the catch phrase. Of course, Superman busted…
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas Cels on Memory Lane
On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me Three Grinch Cels Two Dogs in Love And a Sunday Comic Dick Tracy “You’re a mean one, Mister Grinch”, but…
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Heritage Signature Auction Highlights: Sale Prices to Numb
I love Heritage Auctions. My books would be void of data without them. So, this is no indictment on Heritage Auctions or any other sales outlets for original comic book art. But…