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McFarlane Spidey 313 Original Cover Art on eBay!

With about a day left in the auction as we post this, the current high bid is about $57,000. UPDATE: Winning bid ended up being $71,200.

Per the seller’s auction description, “I was in the comic art, and toy collectable business for 35 years, and it is my opinion, based on . . . → Read More: McFarlane Spidey 313 Original Cover Art on eBay!

The Hobbit

Yep, years before anyone knew who Peter Jackson was, Eclipse Comics published a beautiful three issue (squarebound “prestige format”) adaptation in 1989, by Chuck Dixon and David Wenzel…

More info / resources:

David Wenzel’s official site is here, and we highly recommend it…

…and if you’re looking for back issues of the original series, definitely inquire at your local . . . → Read More: The Hobbit

List of Comic News Magazine and Price Guides

Comics Scene was published by Starlog, and focused on comic book TV and movie adaptations. Scan courtesy of milehighcomics.com

Okay, here we’ve compiled a list of Comic News Magazines and Price Guides that were in existence at any point during the Copper Age of Comics (1984 – 1991) Did we miss anything? Please let . . . → Read More: List of Comic News Magazine and Price Guides

Akira House Ad, 1988

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Batman: The Cult House Ad, 1988

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Dark Knight 2 Cover Homage

Nope, that’s not a statue or maquette, it’s a Dark Knight issue 2 cover homage, rendered by a digital artist in 3ds Max (found here). And good lord, what an amazing job this guy did. I placed in a shot of the actual cover image . . . → Read More: Dark Knight 2 Cover Homage

New Universe “Heroes” House Ad, 1986

As opposed to the “Expect the Unexpected” one, that we’ve posted previously…

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(Robotech) Macross #1

Macross #1 from 1985. Issue #2 onward was titled Robotech: The Macross Saga.

As I’ve mentioned in some previous posts, I started “all in” collecting comics in 1986, which was not only a huge year for both DC and Marvel, but also pretty much the height of the Independent Black & White Boom. Was . . . → Read More: (Robotech) Macross #1