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SPAWN 271 - CGC 9.8 Ashley Wood back in the house! Nice to see some proper atmosphere after a few years of poorly drawn Saturday morning cartoons.

I gave my definition for keys. What is yours?

Well, the idea with the guns is that it saves him from using his magic, which is finite.

Yep. Fun fact...it was the first destination on our honeymoon. It's awesome to browse, but I was concerned, not only over the prices, but over the dozen or so buckets throughout the store collecting dripping water from the leaking roof.

Me too. I was a young teen during primetime Image.

Yeah. Not even Sears catalog level.

SPAWN 270 VARIANT - CGC 9.8

Bingo

For the record, I said "ing atrocious."

Because it is ing atrocious?

SPAWN 270 - CGC 9.8 My first child was born when this issue came out. We all know what that meant! Less money for comics! It was almost quitting time...

SPAWN 269 VARIANT COVER - CGC 9.8

Of course. I'd refer you back to my post above. I gave reasons why books are considered important (keys).

SPAWN 269 - CGC 9.8 Another artist with whom I'm unfamiliar... Hicham Hibachi? ...and I have no idea why this wasn't a 9.9. There are many issues that make me wonder. Although I had well over a dozen "mint" comics in the collection, I never subbed one myself.

No. It's fine. Just leave it alone. If you want a better copy, then buy one.

I also had a policy with Collectinsure. I never had an issue, but I never made a claim. I currently depend on a rider from State Farm. EDIT: And yes. Your books are covered in transit.

I would say visually matching the tone of a page to that of a printed standard is pretty darn subjective. Maybe I'm missing something? Is there a scientific tool available to assist? What, exactly, is the "black or white" objective process that should be used to determine page quality? If a grader believes that the tone of the paper is identical to the standard, then that is an OPINION, is it not? How can we prove them right or wrong? I also find your use of the word "generally" quite interesting. You said, "Grading generally is not subjective." Well, is it subjective or not? What did you mean by "generally?"

Nope. I can't even imagine trying to reset the registry to include points for page quality.

SPAWN 268 SKETCH COVER - CGC 9.8 Thank you, Qalyar, for the insight on Shanyar. It's a shame we didn't see more of him!

In the simplest terms: Scarcity is not the only metric by which the value of a comic is determined. You also have to consider demand. "Key issues" are worth more because they are in demand. There are several reasons why an issue could be considered a key: 1. First appearance of an important character (Amazing Fantasy 15) 2. A famous or important story arc, including origin stories or character crossovers (Secret Wars 8) 3. Cover art that is considered highly desirable (Incredible Hulk 340) 4. The first issue of a series drawn or written by a famous artist or writer (Amazing Spider-Man 298) 5. The first issue in a popular series (Walking Dead 1) 5. Other historical reasons (Eerie 1) Keep the following in mind: 1. An issue can be scarce but worthless due to lack of demand. This is where comic collecting deviates, somewhat, from coin collecting. 2. Supply and demand is the main driving force behind a comic's value. 3. Other than supply and demand, it's also important to consider the condition of a comic.

SPAWN 268 - CGC 9.8 Spawn in Punisher cosplay? On a serious note, this is a proper Spawn cover. Should be dark and brooding. It should NOT look like bad to mid Japanime (Jonboy Meyers) or a Saturday morning cartoon or the doodling on a middle schooler's spiral notebook (Erik Larsen). I don't know much at all about the cover artist here, but I was happy to see the cover art revert back to some level of authenticity and honesty when it comes to the character. Unfortunately, I had already made a firm resolution to stop at issue 275.

THE LIVING ENCAPSULATION

So, I'm trying to read through all the posts and all the threads. Really. I am. But I can't seem to find out how they were actually busted. How did they get caught?

Well, if the accusations are correct, they are scum. I'd hide, too.

SPAWN 267 VARIANT - CGC 9.8 Jordan Butler cover art. I prefer the "regular" cover over this one.