Cover of Skateman #1 from Pacific Comics I was originally going to do a long-form piece on Skateman #1 but after doing a little research on the interwebs I decided to change the focus of my discussion for this comic, but I’ll get to that in a bit. I found a copy of Skateman #1... Continue Reading →
Way back in October of 2019 I happened to be in the right place at the right time. I was at the Baltimore Comic-Con with my brother and friends for our annual pilgrimage. On Saturday morning I was bin diving and I happened to walk up to a dealer’s booth and while I was there... Continue Reading →
This evening I was going through more comics when I came across a very early Donald Duck comic from Gladstone. Now I don’t know about you but when I am sorting and bagging comics it is very hard to not stop and read. In my case it is especially difficult when I get to a... Continue Reading →
Creatures on the Loose #26 I was born the same year this comic came out but if I was of comic reading age when it was released there would be no way I could resist buying this from the newsstand. The cover is amazing. Please allow me to elaborate. First up is the corner box... Continue Reading →
I’ve mentioned before on this blog that when my brother and I were kids my mother took us on several long camping trips during the summer. We drove to Alaska, across the country to California and back, to Newfoundland, and plenty of places in between. On all these trips we would seek out local comic... Continue Reading →
“Collectors Item!” “Limited Edition!” These are buzzwords used by marketing departments to entice us consumers into buying something because we believe it might be collectible and special. At some point in the modern age of comics these same marketing people came up with new and wonderful ways to make a particular comic more special than... Continue Reading →
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