Mike's Rack

On 12/22/2023 at 7:07 PM, DC# said:

At least for the green to blue swaps talked about here - if the new blue slabs were never opened again - then they are for all practical purposes the new blue label grade they show.  They are genuine even if being illegitimate at the same time.   Is a blood diamond a blood diamond if you don't know it's a blood diamond?   The buyers of these books may have already passed some of them along to other buyers and as long as people keep believing they are genuine then they are in effect genuine.   Sort of the insidious nature of this whole thing.     I am sure museums that have been defrauded with fake masterpieces have moments of wishing they never discovered that they were forgeries.      

Schrödinger’s MVS?

The Kickstarter is winding down.  We’ve hit our goal so Gold Key will return.  There’s still time to grab some rewards.  If funds are tight, jump on there and check out the art.  Our buddy Skinner made a killer Blacklight poster featuring Boris Karloff for us. 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/goldkeycomics/gold-key-comics-and-boris-karloff

Definitely, dissecting some of the rights issues has been one of the most challenging “Gold Key Mysteries” for sure but the M.A.R.S. Patrol Total Wars stuff is awesome.  If we can square that one away, we will.

The fine print:

- We don't own any of the original Gold Key content.  We are hoping to have a conversation with the rights holders as soon as reasonably possible.  But until then, the content will be all new and all original. 

- We have had difficulty finding a printer that can print on newsprint at a quality that we find acceptable and at a price that would make the final product competitive to other publishers.  We are still looking but we may not be able to use newsprint.  

Feel free to ask any other questions.  I still have a day job so I may not be able to respond regularly but I will respond as soon as possible.

Wow, almost a year since the last post... I didn't want to come on here and talk about all of the amazing plans we had until we had something tangible to announce.  It's been a wild ride getting to this point.  Grab me at a con and I'll share some crazy stories, from bar hopping at 1:00am in San Diego with amazing creators to getting lost in Palm Springs driving Sara Karloff around town.  We circled the globe and looked in the shadows, and there will be more announcements soon. But now we are, ready to announce...

GOLD KEY COMICS TO PUBLISH FIRST NEW TITLE IN NEARLY 40 YEARS  

Gold Key Entertainment, LLC, in partnership with the Boris Karloff Estate, announces its first title – “Boris Karloff’s Gold Key Mysteries.” Kickstarter campaign to launch MARCH 28, 2023

Boris Karloff’s Gold Key Mysteries is coming!  The new series blends the feel of the classic horror anthology with a modern, ongoing narrative in a way that is sure to excite fans new and old.  To reward early supporters, Gold Key has created a unique, early special edition of issue one available through Kickstarter. This crowdfunding campaign is scheduled for pre-launch on March 16, 2023 and will go live on March 28, 2023. The special edition offers a one of a kind reading experience peeling back the layers of the creative process to give readers a behind the scenes look into the creative process.  This high-quality printing will be akin to that of an artist’s edition. With a hardcover printed exclusively for backers of the Kickstarter campaign, the special edition is sure to be highly desired among fans and collectors.

Wrapped inside a beautiful cover by Johnny Dombrowski, issue one of Boris Karloff’s Gold Key Mysteries contains three original stories from talented creators including Michael W Conrad, Steve Orlando, Artyom Trakanov, Kelly Williams, Jok, Craig Hurd-Mckenny, Sergey Nazarov, and Kyle Arends.  Each issue of this ongoing series will contain complete stories and a continuing narrative, ensuring a satisfying reading experience while building the foundations of a multi-issue storyline to be carried forth in subsequent issues. 

Joining Gold Key Comics in its return as a reenergized, updated publisher, is an old friend and one of the biggest names in horror, Boris Karloff. Gold Key Comics originally published nearly 100 issues of the series, Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery, between 1964-1980. This Spring, these two icons return to comics.  We invite all fans of Gold Key Comics and Boris Karloff to participate in the inaugural publication by supporting the Boris Karloff’s Gold Key Mysteries Kickstarter on March 28. Do not miss out on the exclusive special edition of the very first issue to be published by the new Gold Key Entertainment.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/goldkeycomics/gold-key-comics-and-boris-karloff

https://goldkeycomics.com/

Instagram - @gold_key_comics

Gold Key Comics is

Chief Communication Officer Adam Brooks                       

Editor in Chief Michael Dynes

Chief Creative Director Arnold Guerrero       

Bwah, I came to buy comics and they told me to come back later… Terry how does one achieve VIP status? 

Where are we drinking Saturday night?

I'm looking forward to this one.  I haven't been to an out of State show since the last California Comic Con in 2020.  

On 8/23/2022 at 2:18 PM, Gonzimodo said:

They probably would have gotten away with it if Black Flag had simply set purchase limits and not allowed the "influencers" to cut in front of everyone waiting in line to buy large numbers of copies right out in the open.  That got people fired up at Black Flag, which led to scrutiny of the book, itself, which then led to scrutiny of the copies "graded" by CGC.  This has been one heck of a ride.

This.

Someone told me recently that the way I sell is the old way and is dying out.  Whatnot is the new way.  I thought I should adapt so it gave Whatnot a shot.  I realized that I don’t enjoy selling the new way.  It’s more like entertainment centered on and funded by a transaction.  I realized that I don’t enjoy selling comic because of a transaction I enjoy the deeper interaction with fellow collectors who share a common interest with me.  I experience this at conventions, on the boards, at local shops and to an extent on Instagram.  Whatnot is more of a streamlined commodification, hyper-focused for a brief time on individual items.  I sold some books and made some money, but I didn’t enjoy it.  I sell comics because I enjoy it, if it’s not fun, then it’s a job.  I want to keep comics as my hobby not my job.  That’s the old way.  I like the old way, I think the old way will be around longer than I will anyway so I’ll leave the new way to the ones who grew up with Tic-Tock.  

On 8/16/2022 at 1:07 PM, KirbyTown said:

I still don't know how I feel about the $7,100; bargain or overpaid? 🤷‍♂️

I hope this doesn’t provide incentive to butcher the book in the theory that the sum of the parts are worth more than the whole…

On 8/17/2022 at 8:10 AM, jsilverjanet said:

not to defend any of the people involved but the way they speak etc is how the youth speaks

they do an incredible job of relating to this market

so we can mock them as much as we want but they are making money

no cap

fr fr

Just because they are making “fat stacks of skrilla” (do the kids still say that?) doesn’t mean that I have to respect them.  I reserve the right to be an old .  When I was young, old bastards ridiculed me relentlessly, now it’s my turn 

On 8/16/2022 at 1:29 PM, buttock said:

Pure coincidence, I'm sure. 

I’m pretty sure a trumpet blasted, four men on horses rode out from Sheol, and a woman with loose morals riding a dragon flew across the horizon when this announcement was made.

On 8/16/2022 at 9:02 PM, Buzzetta said:

Found the only one not scrubbed...

@theCapraAegagrus might also remember specifics of Adam challenging everyone to fight him in Merced, CA.  

 

I’d fight anyone from Merced California.  But we’d have to do it in TJ and he starts under the donkey.

On 8/16/2022 at 9:48 AM, s-dali said:

Greg Horn does comic book store exclusives and exclusives just for his art store. I'd think some other artists would do it also. 

GREG HORN ART STORE

That would make him an artist and a retailer.  An artist and a retailer is still a retailer.

On 8/12/2022 at 6:56 PM, southern cross said:

I'm a influenza that sells sick books on the whatever app 

Sick books or sick bangers?

On 8/12/2022 at 5:23 PM, Sigur Ros said:

Never stated I was certain. I'd say the guys calling him names for getting it wrong seem pretty certain though.

All I'm saying is it seems intentional since it is not only on the book, which would have gone through editing and approval stages before printing (and no doubt even the printer called to double check when they saw it), and it was also posted on IG by Crain himself before they book came out.  Which I posted.   I mean... if a guy, with his reputation on the line, calls his very own book the "In God We Intrust cover".....  I'd tend to believe it instead of saying "no, it's not!!", but that's just me (I'm not an internet lawyer or anything).

To say it's the wrong usage is untrue.  Entrust is a verb.  Trust is a noun and/or verb.  But trust is faith, and entrust is to act on that faith.  This is how it's used in the Bible.

I've said there is nothing wrong with the phrase as-is, and it could have been very intentional not to copy the nation's motto word-for-word. On the other hand, a half dozen people who do this stuff for a living could have all missed it.  I've never once stated I was absolutely certain. The half-dozen here who claim to know it's incorrect may have a more interesting explanation to support their certainty.. but I'm guessing not.

Perhaps.  I don’t think anyone said they were certain about it, it seemed implied in your posts but much nuisance is lost in internet banter.  Nice lawyer zinger btw.  Are you saying “In God we entrust” is a correct usage?      I’ve never encountered that phraseology.  I’m not saying it’s wrong, just unusual enough to suspect it was unintentional.  A quick Google search led me to only one website that used that phrase - “Steve’s Bible Meditations”.  Possibly another of DrunkWoody’s gonk droid sites.  Maybe Clayton is a reader.  Or maybe Clayton noticed the typo after it was printed and decided to use the Peewee Herman “I meant to do that” defense.  I’m agnostic on the subject as I don’t have enough information to form a conclusion but I have my suspicions.

On 8/12/2022 at 4:30 PM, Ryan. said:

Unknowable what would happen if one were to combine a potion with the fudge.

Something incredible no doubt.

On 8/12/2022 at 3:14 PM, Sigur Ros said:

So you're bothered that they changed one to an actual word, then changed the other to a word you don't think is legit?

You’ve posted on this several times.  Your words comes across as reflecting absolute certainty that the creator intended to use the archaic “intrust” rather than the generally universal spelling in modern parlance - “entrust”.  Initially, I thought you were joking, if so bravo for holding the line.  If not, what is the source of your certainty?  I see two possibilities: 1. This was an incredibly careless typo on a product for which they are charging $85 a piece.  or 2. The artist intended to use the archaic form to change the slogan from “In God We Trust”. To “In God We Intrust” which is still not a correct use of the word intrust or entrust no matter how you choose to spell it.  There may be other possibilities but of these two, #1 seem more likely.

On 8/11/2022 at 9:36 PM, Mike's Rack said:

Tell me more, this is the greatest thing I’ve ever read on the interwebs.

Never mind, I found a website with a cool name that explains it all…

On 8/11/2022 at 9:18 PM, DrunkWooky said:

There was the U.S. Marshal’s auction of the Gonk Droid Vintage Star Wars focus collector’s collection after it came to light he was embezzling his day job investors’ accounts to pay for his hundreds of Gonk Droids. 

Tell me more, this is the greatest thing I’ve ever read on the interwebs.

On 8/11/2022 at 4:00 PM, jaybuck43 said:

So Dylan is just inventing newspapers now? There hasn’t been a Los Angeles tribune in over 50 years. And “the editorial team” don’t publish news articles….

And the grammar and typos are exquisite.