Monster's Lair Comics

Bought a comic/poster/print collection recently, and it had a few pieces of Lady Death original art. Figured I would show them off here first.

My question is: Where in the pressing or grading process is it ok to have naked books, and tape in the same room? Or on the same desk? Books should be removed from boxes in one area, and graded in another. I would imagine in the grading process when the books are transferred from one grader to the other, the books aren't re-taped in between. My next concern is that something sticky was placed or set down on a naked book during the grading process? This just opens up more and more questions of what's actually happening behind the scenes.

it's only a two holer, really nice copy otherwise...

I know the image is terrible, and the label may be hard to read, but it's supposed to be a Vengeance of Bane 1, 1st print. We didn't have a Vengeance of Bane 2 anywhere in the sub....... Where are the graders even getting these "extra" books to slip in these subs? Why aren't the books of a sub, staying with just the books of that sub?

Forbidden Collection. Didn't see any info on it....

I've received books back from CGC that failed prescreen, and each book gets a barcode sticker on the bag and board. That barcoded bag is supposed to stay on each individual book until it gets graded, but that same barcode should stay with each book throughout the grading process. If the graders take multiple books out of bags and boards while grading, the books can get swapped. This seems to be a bigger problem during encapsulation when two of the same books with different grades get label swaps. I thought the tags that were left in books were all sig series stuff that had to do with the signature and the date of signing....

Cowtown Comic Con October 22 and 23rd in Fort Worth TX. https://www.cowtowncomiccon.com/ WILL ROGERS MEMORIAL CENTER - Amon G. Carter Jr. Exhibits Hall 3400 Burnett Tandy Dr. Fort Worth, Texas 76107 Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm Sunday 11:00am-4:00pm MARAT MYCHAELS MIKE DeBALF0 MARISSA POPE KEN SALINAS ARIEL DAIZ MOSTAFA MOUSSA DAVID SANCHEZ COLE HAYS JAKE GOODMAN RYAN PALMER DANIEL SCOTT JR WILLIAM RUSSELL LAUREN WRIGHT MATT GRANT ZACH SPIVEY STEVE ERWIN AARON WILLIAMSON DARREN HUTCHINSON JACQUELINE SMITH DANIELLE McDONOUGH JASON TURNER DAMON PELLICAN LYN KELLY T.B. PHILLIPS SCOTT JOHNSON

Agents of Slabs will be there Facilitating at the Scott's Collectibles booth.

If you go there thinking it's a free trip to a comic museum, go. There is a bunch of really cool comics and toys on display. The prices are very high, so you probably won't buy anything, but you can still enjoy it.

Books are beautiful, but I'm waiting on the story behind them!

That whole top edge is bad.....

Every book in the sub was sig series, yet I still got a blue label. It was with three other yellow label books, and the qc guy who had to inspect this was like, “yup, it’s good, send it out!” This proves that they don’t look at these at all.

Here's the list of exhibitors (from the top of their page). Harley will be there, as well as 14 other comic vendors. I've been a dealer there in the past and remember it being well stocked with comic dealers. 808 Collectables Amourable Art Andre's Collectible Treasures Animetasia Inc Art and Jewelry of Sze Jones Art of David Wong Bbonobo.com BBuildsLV Bear Claw Studios Boba Rally Brandon's Comics CGC Facilitator Britttnee Braun Designs CBCS Chibizilla Collectors Choice Comics Comic Cellar Comicstore.com Conpacks Studios Crafti Comics Critical Care Comics D & Tea Damon Bowie Dave's Comics Faerie Metal Photography Fine Comic Collectables Fire Force Comics FLUX Continuum Gallery Panda Geek Shock Podcast GoCarved/ Figment & Fable Greg White Comics Guardians of Las Vegas Gunpla Builders United Harley Yee Rare Comics Hector Ceniceros III - Jamon Red Heroic Studios Media IAmParodyArt Justice Comics James C. Mulligan Jay Company Comics Kairo's Gift Shop Killer Collectibles Kipsworld Kollector Protector Kyberlight Sabers LUGVegas Mad Titan Comics Mando Mercs Marketable Enterprises/ I like Crystals Maximum Comics Musetap Studios Neon City Garrison Novatees Pat's Affordables Pono Comics & Collectibles Popin Prints Rather Awesome Rebel Legion Renewal By Anderson Rogue Toys ROTN Saber Guild Sam Kressin ShimpSonS ComicS Sin City Comics That Spider-man Booth The Art of Dominic Glover The Legging Lass The Science Fiction Coalition TheNerdBox Toy Temple Toytropolis Triforce Cosplay & Accessories Wizyakuza Zia Records Zombie Patrol

My second time attending this show. It has a great guest list! Hope to see some boardies there! https://www.amazingcomiccon.com/

I wish I was going this year but I'll be at Amazing Las Vegas. I do however want to see lots of pictures and hear all about it! My booth will be there!

My 9/9/21 economy finally shipped!!!!! Happy with the grades, not happy that the books were out of hand for a full year.

Tell me this was a case of flipped slabs, where you subbed two copies of the same book, one a 6.0, and one a 9.6, and they just switched the two books into the wrong labels...... That isn't even close!

That explains the issues with Quality Control! They skipped it! Still waiting on 9/9/21 sub.......

In GEI for 13 days now......... Moderns they can flip GEI to QC in a day or two. Getting frustrated.

Economy slow track 9/9/21- Scheduled for Grading 8/2/22- GEI 8 days of GEI so far, probably another 4-5 in QC afterwards. Books have been out of hand well over a year.

reduced it and now dealers have to pay a yearly $200 fee.

This is part of a collection of books that walked into the shop about 4 years ago. All books were unbagged and boarded in a large rubbermaid container. Some were just jammed down the sides to fill it up. This is the only time I've bought a collection that had just the Hulk 181, no 180, no 182. Just about 5 total Hulks in the 600 books or so we bought. There was also a Werewolf by Night 32 that graded out 9.2. The Hulk 181 was about an 8.0 raw, after a press and sub it came back 9.6. Great collection!

Some pics!