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thanks for the advice I appreciate it.

Ah man, I use to be a big Definitive Jux fan back in my college days. I've got that Bazooka Tooth on vinyl as well as Float and Labor days. The artwork is cool I'll check out Tomer Hanuka's other work. Thanks

thankyou. its not on issues 4 or 5. You can also see a scan. I wouldn't of known that either. Double thanks.

I missed this post. Yeah thats cool. when were you there? If I had a time machine late eighties early nineties seattle would be my first journey.

Cool. I didnt see the numerical grade on the Black hole comics they are selling. Just says Fine and Very Good. Thanks for the better grading scale.

Nice one, I'll give these a listen. thanks

Thanks for the advice. When I buy records, VG+ is as low as I go when it comes to condition. I know what to expect with that grade. I had a look online at comic grading and it seems similar but also completely different lol. Obviously I'll try and get a visual of any comic before I buy but with somewhere like 'mycomicshop' which uses a poor to mint grading system, what should I be aiming for. I found a grade list online. Would you say 'Very Fine' would be about right for what I'm looking for? all advice is greatly appreciated. 0-1.5 = poor to good minus 2.0-3.5 = fair to very good minus 4.0-5.5 = very good to fine minus 6.0-7.5 = fine to very fine minus 8.0 = very fine 8.5 = very fine plus 9.0 = very fine/near mint 9.2 = near mint minus 9.4 = near mint 9.6 = near mint plus 9.8 = near mint to mint 9.9 = mint 10.0 = gem mint

That's cool. I've just listened to both tracks on the compilation. that's my kind of music, I'll be on Discogs later and I'll check out their other releases. Is the Crumb Book of Genesis worth a read? I've flicked through alot of my Dads Crumb collection but have never taken the time to actually read any of it. I really like the artwork of Maxon Crumb as well.

I 100% agree with you. In fact, I have a Canon printer which prints A2 sheets which I used last year for some Todd McFarlane covers I wanted to hang on my wall. The reason I'm more inclined to spend money on Charles Burns comics is his link to Sub Pop Records which is my main interest / hobby.

Hi, thanks for the advice, I'll check 'mycomicshop' out. funnily enough my dad has just lent me Maus to read after I mentioned to him about Charles Burns. he's a big Robert Crumb fan and has been giving me a lesson in underground comix. I'll keep my eyes peeled for Raw #4. The 'Reagan speaks' track that is on the flexi disc also appears on the cassette compilation 'Sub Pop 5' from 1981 which has cover artwork by Burns. I bought it to complete my Sub Pop collection in 2005, now it's part of the Burns collection lol.

Hi , I'm still figuring the grade system out. The collector in me obviously wants the best grade but, my wallet is telling me two things. 1: I've already got the Black Hole omnibus and don't need the comics for reading. 2: Do the comics really need to be perfect if there only going to be used for display purposes. I saw a recent sale at auction for two of the comics (#8 & #9) graded 9.8 and 9.6 went for about $80 which seems reasonable when compared to the seller on Ebay who wants $185 for just issue #8 graded 9.8. I think price rather than grade will probably determine what I buy.

Hi, I've been a record collector for thirty one years, bought a copy of Nirvanas 'teen spirit' when I was ten and became a bit of a Grunge/Sub Pop vinyl addict. About a month ago I was looking through my collection and stopped on the Sub Pop 200 compilation. I love the cover and did some research and discovered it was by Charles Burns. Since then I've been working my way through his catalogue of books. I've decided I would like to pick up a complete run of Black Hole the comic book released in 12 issues.