newshane

Dang Joe! You're really racking up! Wow!

I know Erik Larsen is famous for his work on Savage Dragon, but his latest efforts on Spawn are absolutely embarrassing in my honest opinion. I wasn't a big fan of Jonboy Meyer's art either. Looked too cartoon-ish. But Jonboy was supposed to be the head artist on the series. Why did he only last 3 or 4 issues? Do you happen to know why he got the can? The title is clearly in free-fall. It's a jumbled mess with no clear direction. Things were stable when Kudranski was at the helm. I'm also not a fan of the whole Venom symbiote rip-off look - Spawn with fangs, claws, and a 4-foot tongue just looks stupid. I know that McFarlane is determined to make it to at least issue 300, but it's been garbage for too long now. It seems like he is going through the motions. HOWEVER, the variant covers by Sandonoval have been EXCELLENT! PS - those shadowboxes are awesome! I am a huge fan of the old Atari artwork.

God, I want one.

Looks like you use wood glue...some of the products have self-adhesive.

Two words. Rusty staples Maybe, maybe not. Mine have been in a fire proof safe for 5 years with no signs whatsoever of anything like that. Of course, I regularly open the safe and have about 10 pounds of silicate crystals in the bottom of it. Cool. It's something I'm still looking into and not really in a rush right now. If I did have a safe it would be opened regularly in a climate controlled area. It's just the thought of losing another collection to a disaster such as a fire again makes me shutter. I think we are all afraid of that. But keep in mind that your comics would likely perish even inside of a fire-proof safe. After 30 minutes or so, the heat alone would do a number on your comics, even if they were encapsulated or bagged.

Two words. Rusty staples Yep. I wouldn't risk it. Stay away from "fire-proof" storage.

Cormac McCarty is the greatest American author of all time. Yeah. I said it.

I want it!

What did this go for?

I'm surprised so many people are bashing the list generated by the OP. If you don't like the list, maybe you can make your own?

Modern Fast Track: Received: 3/30/16 Verified: 4/1/16 Scheduled for grading: 4/6/16 Graded: 4/14/16 Quality control: 4/21/16 Shipped/safe: 4/25/16 Grades are about what I expected.

Yep. Good call. That definitely needs to be dropped into the Dirty Dozen. I will update the list a little later. -J. Indeed, it used to be on my list to get, but I dropped it because I've never even seen one online evar. Jerome Here is a copy of mine. Barring some financial catastrophe, I will never sell.

Yep. Good call. That definitely needs to be dropped into the Dirty Dozen. I will update the list a little later. -J. I was just about to post that one... Only 60-90 copies in the wild and the last few sales of graded 9.8s have topped out at well past $3K. Only seven copies at 9.8 on the census and that number has stayed the same for years. I think all the copies in great shape have already been graded so we're not likely to see anymore. Rarely comes up for sale and when it does it's usually raw and around the fine to very fine range.

Only way to fix it is to re-write the laws of physics. Or use different materials. Or re-design the case. Or just ignore it as long as possible. I wonder which one they will end up doing?

This is true, but as a huge Spawn fan, I will say that Capullo eventually established himself as THE artist of the title. His level of ability took off like a rocketship during his run. You have to remember that McFarlane, with the exception of inking and penciling a few covers here and there, pretty much gave up after issue 15. Then it was Capullo's ship. I don't see how anyone could knock his work. Anyone who says that Jim Lee or David Finch or Marc Silverstri blow him away...I just don't see that at all. They are all excellent artists with a ton of talent, skill, and ability.

Modern Fast Track: Received: 3/30/16 Verified: 4/1/16 Scheduled for grading: 4/6/16 Graded: 4/14/16 Quality control: 4/21/16

Let me tell you about turnaround times during the summer of 2012... No kidding! Things are light years better than they were.

Just fess up already! We know you slipped a $20 in each of those 7 books!

Yep...five books here.

Nice! My fast track was received the same day as yours and I'm still sitting on graded.

You can find the exact same bags direct from the dealer and save a TON of money. You can either spend nearly a dollar a piece from the dealer on eBay or 14 cents a piece from the factory. Seems like a no-brainer to me! Try THIS LINK for more information. Thanks. Are these these Mylite-esque* or are they polybags? * I know they are not Mylite bags as gerber holds the patent...but are they a close facsimile? They are polybags, made from 1.6 mil polypropylene, just like the ones sold by the eBay merchant mentioned above. It's the exact same bag. HOTFLIPS sells bags made from the same material. The difference is that the bags sold by Hotflips are thicker at 2.5 mil. But it's the same stuff. No they are not Mylites. Not even "Mylite-esque." Polypropylene isn't a bad storage material - it's acid free. But it's not in the same ballpark as Mylar. I think that Mylar bags for graded comics are overkill anyway. The poly bags are affordable and get the job done. Save the Mylar for your raw goodies.

You can find the exact same bags direct from the dealer and save a TON of money. You can either spend nearly a dollar a piece from the dealer on eBay or 14 cents a piece from the factory. Seems like a no-brainer to me! Try THIS LINK for more information.

Modern Fast Track: Received: 3/30/16 Verified: 4/1/16 Scheduled for grading: 4/6/16 Graded: 4/14/16

Here is my copy...was lucky enough to pick this up from a boardie several years ago. I couldn't hit the button fast enough!

From my collection: Dave Sim signature, remark, and sketch.