mrlatko

Going to start something fun, at least I hope so.

On 2/27/2024 at 3:02 AM, Cat said:

Green Lantern by Grant Morrison Season 1 Volume 1 - the back of the book blurb proclaimed this to be a psychodelic hit. I found nothing psychodelic about it, except for the GL with the exploding volcano head, I guess. Still, it was a decent read, and I intend to buy further volumes further down the track. 

Rereads of Transformers #5, Thundercats #1. Still can't get used to Tygra's moustache. It's just wrong. Transformers is just a quality read. It deserves to be on everyone's pull list, Transformers fan or not, it's THAT good. 

Green Lantern Kyle Rayner Compendium - now we're talking. This started at Emerald Twilight and went from there. Same material as was in the single volumes they released, I rebought it just to show support and hopefully lead to more of Kyle's run getting modern reprints. I'd love to see his whole series collected in Compendium form, tbh. I loved it so much at the time. Just good, classic comics. 

Justice hardcover - this is pretty decent, if not a bit too much into the Super friends for me, who were before my time, so I don't get the nostalgia huffs from it. Still it's enjoyable enough, with some decent twists. Is it just me or is some of Ross' art a bit muddy looking in this book? 

That puts me up to 495 books read for the year, and you won't hear from me for awhile, as now I'm starting on the Johns Green Lantern omniboo. I've read everything in the first 2 before (I dropped the book precisely where book 2 finishes, which works out perfectly I'd say, leaving me with book 3 as all-new material) so I'm very keen to get to book 3, which is still enroute, but will have no doubt arrived by the time I'm ready for it. 

 

For Justice, Ross only did the finished art on top of Doug Braithwaite, so let's blame him if some of it wasn't "Ross" enough for you.

I am falling ridiculously behind some of you guys!  Need to step it up.

35-36: Legends 5-6 (DC Limited '86)

37-44: Secret Wars 2-9 (Marvel Limited '15)

Legends was still fun for me all these many years later.  Wonder Woman was rebooted for this before the '87 Perez series.  Also got to see the origin of the Suicide Squad and mini reboots for Shazam and Flash after Crisis on Infinite Earths.  This is the kind of stuff that had me hooked in the 80s, and I guess I never outgrew it.

Finished Secret Wars and it was a disappointment for me.  After the first issue, it showed real promise.  Doom has created a new Battleworld in the aftermath of worlds/multiverses colliding.  It was cool seeing all the familiar faces in their new roles on this world and some really epic places were hinted at early that I looked forward to exploring.  The problem was that we never got to explore them.  This felt rushed and needed to be twice as long.  The ending was unsatisfying and anticlimactic.  Some really interesting ideas were explored so I'm not saying it was terrible, but I wanted more, not less.  The Marvel Zombies were there and we barely noticed.  Oh well.

On 2/25/2024 at 7:50 PM, Randall Dowling said:

Vampirella 3 (French), 7.0. Nice looking copy with some sort of schmutz on the cover. Otherwise solid and tight with white pages. These French copies are pretty tough in grade. And this cover is the classic Frazetta cover used from Vampirella 5 in the US. $70

On 2/24/2024 at 8:48 PM, Kramerica said:

On what grounds Sir?

I missed the first one, and want to buy a pile of raw stuff while also feeling that I am "winning" the thread.

On 2/24/2024 at 8:03 PM, Kramerica said:

Okay, Flash Sale Over!

I am requesting a flash sale extension.

On 2/20/2024 at 3:55 PM, shadroch said:

Whats excel? 

I'm in the process of finally putting my personal collection into Excel so I know WTF I actually have.

On 2/23/2024 at 2:39 PM, MrBedrock said:

White Rider and Super Horse #6 - cgc 5.0 off-white to white - $450

A pretty spectacular L.B. Cole cover on this Star Publication western.

 

On 2/22/2024 at 7:25 PM, Batarag said:

Elviras House of Mystery  11                 F                   6.0                   $65

 

 

@20% off

On 2/19/2024 at 6:00 PM, Gaard said:

Crime Suspenstories 11   CGC 5.5

FMV = $450

My price = $383

 

On 2/18/2024 at 10:42 AM, drbanner said:

Tales to Astonish 75 VF Jack Kirby cover $45.00

On 2/18/2024 at 10:44 AM, drbanner said:

The Jetsons 2 VF  $35.00

Add to my pile please!

On 2/14/2024 at 9:38 PM, Batarag said:

Captain America 134                VF                 8.0                     $24

 

On 2/14/2024 at 9:42 PM, Batarag said:

Captain America 166(A)                VF+                  8.5                    $13

 

On 2/14/2024 at 9:48 PM, Batarag said:

Captain America 181(A)                  VF                    8.0                       $17

 

On 2/14/2024 at 9:50 PM, Batarag said:

Captain America 189                     F/VF                      7.0                    $8

 

On 2/14/2024 at 9:51 PM, Batarag said:

Captain America 194                      VF                  8.0                     $11

 

On 2/14/2024 at 9:54 PM, Batarag said:

Captain America 202(A)                 VF/NM                9.0                    $12

 

@20% off

On 2/17/2024 at 11:47 PM, thehumantorch said:

I can agree with your post

 

Wow!  Beauties! 

On 2/16/2024 at 10:15 PM, CDaBruce said:

Ghost Rider #28   (Unsealed)   NM/NM+  $10      (B)

First Midnight Sons  

On 2/17/2024 at 9:44 AM, gunsmokin said:

Strange Tales 139 VF/VF+ $55

On 2/17/2024 at 12:28 PM, drbanner said:

Nick Fury, Agent of Shield 18 NM- Jack Kirby art, 25-cent Giant, last issue $34.00

On 2/15/2024 at 10:20 PM, CDaBruce said:

Batman #1  Facsimile   $4  

On 2/14/2024 at 4:41 PM, CDaBruce said:

Batman #612  La Mole Foil Variant   NM/NM+   $40

Limited to 1000 copies.  Jim Lee classic.

Hard to see in the pic but the Batman title is in black and blue foil.   Looks super cool.  

Neato!

On 2/4/2024 at 9:45 PM, CDaBruce said:

Star Wars #14   Mike Mayhew Exclusive Trade  NM-   $6                              (C)

3000 copies printed.   Star Wars #42 Homage. 

On 2/6/2024 at 9:20 PM, CDaBruce said:

Frank Frazetta's Death Dealer #7    Frazetta Variant  9.0   $3  

On 2/4/2024 at 2:30 PM, Cat said:

2 more to add to the list. First add was the final Brit volume, volume 3. Not a whole lot to say about this one. Very formulaic, everything gets wrapped up neatly with no repercussions for the main characters. More than a bit disappointing considering the universe it's attached to. I wouldn't recommend this.

Justice League by Scott Snyder volume 3 is not bad. Very 'big' the whole time, it'd obvious I've come into things on the climax of the storyline. I just wanted to read the JSA's appearance. And I could do that and still enjoy myself more, so it was alright with me. Not quite enough to make me want to check out the rest of the run, but it does seem like it could be interesting. It was nice seeing various Starmen taking a leading role at times. That's rare. 

With that I'm up to 321 books. 

You're on a 3K+ pace.  Slow down and stop embarrassing us! 

28-29: Moon Knight 8-9 (Marvel '80)

30-33: Legends 1-4 (DC Limited '86)

34: Secret Wars 1 (Marvel Limited '15)

Ok, Moon Knight is becoming more like the 2nd series I first remember reading from '85.  Now they are using the word schizophrenic, and made a point of describing Marc's dependency on his Khonshu statue and how he believes it makes him stronger.  This is the first time this has been emphasized and makes for a more mysterious, mystical story, and less like a Batman clone.  A couple villains have returned also.

Reading Legends again for the first time since the 80s.  Remember loving it as a Byrne obsessed kid, and it's holding up pretty well after all these years.  The story and dialogue are ok, and the art shines.  Byrne gets to draw a bunch of the DC universe, including the intro of the Suicide Squad.  Darkseid decides he wants to eliminate Earth's Legends and tries to turn the public against super-heroes.  Reminds me a lot about our current political climate here in the USA.

Never read Secret Wars from 2015, so thought I'd give it a try.  This time, multiple Earth's from the Marvel universe are colliding and heroes from each are battling it out to ensure that their world survives.  The first issue was just OK for me.  Isn't Hickman supposed to be some amazing writer?  Didn't help that Ribic's "modern" art style doesn't appeal to me.  Wow, I miss the art of my childhood.  I guess we all do.

On 2/4/2024 at 9:29 PM, Kramerica said:

Sub-Mariner #3 VF+ 8.5 $60.00

super copy

On 2/5/2024 at 1:00 PM, Chip Cataldo said:

That is absolutely nuts. Makes my stuff look like bunghole.

Guess you could say I'm in the "Pole Position" for 227 hoarding?