Grendel72

stuff of dreams, esp to get the big 3.

Thank you

Hi , i have a few golden age coverless books and if I was thinking of breaking up the book and slabbing some of the pages, how should I go about determining FMV ? If say the book was 10k then slabbing the book would be 3% of FMV and so around 300. If the book had 30 pages , should I just divide the costs up equally ? But not all pages are equal? Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.

The movie was bad , really bad. Casting wise Awkwafina may not have been the best choice artistic wise but her comedy, Awkwafina is Nora from Queens isn't half bad.

Hi, no malice in my query but I'm just curious, why does this bother you so much, especially as you admit you're a black hole collector. I presume you won't be putting it up in your CAF if you have one. At least this way we can continue to see the art on another person's CAF.

Things like this are getting wearisome. If indeed Holy Terror was myopic and skewed in its depiction, then why not boycott the publisher and all those involved in the project as well ? Why only pick on Frank ? He didnt't print those books in his basement. And let's be consistent, those who claim that Holy Terror painted a particular religion in broad strokes without nuance, are doing the same to Frank by labelling him a bigot. He has already apologised. Let's move on. This pc culture is draining us off opportunities to discus serious issues in any depth. I fear we are inexorably limping towards intellectual flaccidity.

Guess the counter to that is we should be thankful that someone who doesn't need the money is willing to male the time to sign autographs for fans ? Not saying the $400 is worth her signature. That will be determined by market forces. Harrison Ford signatures are going for $1500 ? Its madness but I guess someone is willing to cough up the $$$$.

Congrats ! Getting a no 1 in completing any run is usually the hardest and you've done that already. Awesome.

Was super fortunate to get this between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis and the rise of the sons of Aryas, an age undreamed of.

That's a beautiful high grade copy..get it slabbed pronto..

Ah great. Sorry my bad . Glad you have done your research. I was looking at gocollect figures. Would give it a 9.4 to 9.6 for the scuff marks.

Don't mean to be a downer but these (and your xmen in another post) are 100 dola books in 9.8. If your reasons for grading them are for sentimental reasons then go for it. But if its for selling , then good to calculate the costs first. May not be worth it

Surely depends on the prestige of the book ? A highly desirable Golden Age book with.brittle pages makes it that much more affordable to those with similar brittle finances. Those with deep pockets may flee in horror but if its a Gerber 9 type.. then again...I have seen slabbed books with brittle pages retain its structure even after a decade. I would jump in a heartbeat for a coverless Action 1 with brittle pages if it wasn't so damn expensive.

Yes I think it does. However it maybe possible to get a green qualified label which would be graded as though the book was complete with a note that parts of page 1 is missing.

Dave Mckean arkham asylum pages.

Totally agree but would you take a lower grade restored (extensive) book with slightly brittle pages and have massive leafcasting work done just to get an higher grade ? Depends on the book of course but i would keep the lower grade with the slightly brittle pages book as it is ,unless it was crumbling away.

If no other work was done e.g., only attaching the covers with no replacement of staples etc then I think it would get a qualified label.

Why would it be a green label if the centerfold did belong to the book. Thought it would be a blue label though the grade drop would be significant I.e. at least 1.5 drop

Think the only reason Vader couldnt use force lightning was because of his mechanical arms. Not that he didnt have the ability. He was potentially the most powerful user of the force.

If you are gonna "out" him in the commission thread, then do you think you should first contact the artist and tell him/her your concerns and see if he does right by you I.e., redo the commission or partial refund etc. You could post the response by the artist if you want. For all we know the artist may believe it was a good commission.

Case of same name syndrome

I was the boardie that ended up with the book. Was a sucky time for all. Nearmint was kind enough to let me have the book with no hard feelings. Anyway I sent pics of the book to a reputable conservatinist to see if it could be unrestored and the verdict was 'no' as the cover was cleaned. So I'm really surprised (and happy !) To see the book in a blue label and in such a great grade. Beautiful book . Nice to see it reappear. Congrats to the owner for having the guts and initiative to even think of unrestoring it.

I dont quite agree that her death was lightly addressed in the movie. They had several scenes building up to her death e.g. scenes between cap and her talking about family and between Clint and her , reflecting on their long history. And she was no token anything. She was the defacto boss having even capt marvel updating her. Even after her death, there were several scenes remembering her. I always wondered how they would write her in from the early days as she had no superpowers but think they did an amazing job in fleshing out her character. Some may have felt her death more strongly than that of tony

Think also another reason would be Bucky's past as the winter soldier. Though he was brainwashed, he still had blood on his hands. And for the public at large who wouldn't have all the facts, he wouldn't be the right candidate to take over the mantle. They did give him an homage by having Bucky nod his approval when Sam looked at him before accepting the shield.

Agree with Bosco, dont think Clint sacrificed anyone. Not trying to be a spoon here but Thanos sacrificing Gamora was for me the best scene in infinity war. In endgame, it was easier for them to sacrifice themselves than each other. Once again, just being an here. It didnt mar the movie whatsoever.