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That's what I was thinking.

Thanks to all the pressmen who responded here - valuable information that is slowly starting to fade away with time.

Stellar Crain piece! GLWTS

When did you live in Billings? I had my comic shop in Great Falls up until 1996.

I was kinda the opposite - I can't tell you how many comics I upsold using Wizard between pushing Valiant, Top 10 and "Hot Books". I think it really helped the indy guys, as Marvel and DC fans started getting into independents based on reviews and "increased value" in those books. The concept of "flipping" was a lot less common without the internet, but people loved buying a book I got for $1.50 from the distributor and sold it to them for $5 and one month later it was "worth" $10.

Not sure if this fits in your focus @Fischb1 - awesome dialogue.

Teal Royal Blue FWIW

Wizard - aside from the underhanded price manipulation - was such a great publication in pre and early internet days. The excitement for each new issue was palpable back in the day. I distinctly remember trying to *not* read the entire issue the day it came out so I would leave something to read for the next day or week. Never happened. There was no edging when it came to reading Wizard. One of the last truly fun aspects (waiting to see what was going on in the hobby) of comics before the internet came along and changed everything. RIP Wizard.

I wholeheartedly respect anyone who looked like John Rambo in their 20s.

Looks like the wax discoloration in the paste-ups were more accurately shown in his CAF listing. I'd have been severely bent out of shape if I had bought a piece of art and the seller had Photoshopped it to make the discoloration not look as apparent in the listing as it is in-hand. Maybe that's the reason for the reverse flip? There's a big difference between "Toned" and "Toasty".

Good to hear! I agree with @Readcomix - I was thinking this would be a good thread to bump and see if anyone added any Frazettas to their collection.

This is amazing - I love the depth in this one. Still in your collection?

Bought this Al Rio Purgatori piece from 1998 for the sole purpose of having Norm Rapmund ink the pencils, which I've had great luck with. Unpacked it this week - and had a bit of trouble. First, the "toning" in the piece was actually foxing. Second, the package it came in stank like a dirty locker room. It smelled overwhelmingly of mildew. So, I reviewed the Ebay listing, and upon closer inspection, you could see that the artwork had foxing, which I accepted responsibility for. The frustrating point was that the stink was not disclosed, and it's pretty noticeable even while handling it at arm's length. The artwork also came from South America, so the return aspect was going to be a pain - not to mention that I liked the artwork, even if the foxing is going to hurt future resale. Seeing as how the pictures showed the foxing, but no disclosure of stinkiness - I really didn't know what kind of hassle I was going to have with the seller and/or Ebay. Not to mention that I didn't want to return something that technically looked like what I purchased, so, I shrugged my shoulders and figured I'd try to fix it. After doing a bit of research, I determined the best way to kill the mildew and moisture in the paper was to bake it in the oven. (I've used the cat litter trick, and it does work - but it takes a couple of weeks) Even though paper is not going to discolor at 180 degrees, I still sat and watched it for awhile just out of concern and curiosity. I let it bake for an hour, and sure enough - the mildew smell was all but gone. The downside was the paper bowed a bit, so I took it to my local frame shop and for the cost of a couple pieces of mat board and a roll of parchment paper - they put it in their vacuum press overnight and when I picked it up, it was flat like normal. Packed it up and shipped it off to Norm - I think the inks are going to be so stark that it will visually take away from the foxing discoloration and really look sweet.

That's a stunner and quite cool you have all the great elements of AoA on one piece!

Ayana Terrazas and the Case Breakers? too soon?

If the color breaks are the only problem with the book, I'd probably skip having it pressed. While it might make the spine look slightly better, it's not going to help the grade since the ticks broke color. Now, if there are other issues on the book elsewhere, pressing can help, but the spine issues are gonna still be spine issues.

Pretty cool to say you did a jam cover with Jim Lee. Now, get back to singing some metal.

Anyone have a quick viewing order or reference site where I can read about the Mad Max universe to get caught up? I've watched all of them at least once, but spread out over almost 40 years, so my recollection is a bit fuzzy.

He looks like he just got busted stealing Captain America's shield from Forrest Gump's house.

I'd be up for giving it a second chance - after all the years of practically everyone saying that the 1st season was the herald of bright, new comic book genre of entertainment - you'd think that the number one priority for the show would be to ignore everything that came after the first season and go back to making something really special. I recall how exciting it was to watch it when it came out every week, and then the slow realization that the show was not going in a good direction after the first season.

She won my heart at the Grammys with Metallica. Even though James' mic stopped working for the live performance, the dress rehearsal (below) shows just how awesome the duet was with everything working properly. I wish she'd do a bit more metal.

I first read that as "Please share your reactions" - and figured that's an appropriate title for this thread.

Your collection value just took a jump this morning.

Oddly enough, I'm going to watch this because Lady Gaga is in it. Looks bizarrely wonderful.