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Brandon Shepherd

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    First Generation CGC Holders (2000-03)

    in Comics General

    Posted · Edited by Brandon Shepherd

    Hello!

    This is ancient history but I’m curious what the community thinks about books in vintage CGC holders. Do you pass if you see one for sale? Do you think they are neat relics of the past? 

    I got my first CGC book in 2006, since then I’ve only owned ten or eleven vintage holders. I only have three currently in my collection since the others arrived cracked after shipping, they are fragile after all.

    I recall rumblings in the mid 2000s about CGC being more strict on page quality and grade in the early years, prompting discussions about cracking those vintage holders for upgrades. I also heard SCS was a problem in many of those holders.

    I don’t see too manny of these holders on eBay or places like ComicLink anymore, I’m sure many have gone through the CPR treatment, especially the Golden Age pedigree examples. 

    Curious on your thoughts, observations and experiences.

    Superman's Mullet

    in Copper Age Comic Books

    Posted

    On 12/5/2022 at 5:00 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

    I grew up in the 80s but was too young, I saw it on Netflix and decided to find out what I missed. Lol

    The family guy clip is classic, I've tried to use gifs of it on the boards, but none capture to where anyone knows what I'm talking about. And a video, in most cases is to long etc. I'm rambling other than to sympathize and say,

    I hear you!

    Road House! 

    Whatever happened to... (Boardies from yesteryear)

    in Comics General

    Posted

    On 11/25/2022 at 12:42 PM, Dr. Balls said:

    Fingh had a journal back then? I did not know that. I arrived a few years later to witness his rapier wit in threads and try to glean whatever I could from his extensive knowledge of SS books.

    He did not have a journal, but he did comment on some of them at times. This was probably 2012 to 2014 if I remember correctly. I had a journal then also but I never experienced any of the rapier wit in any of my entries. :bigsmile:

    Bram Stoker’s Dracula Previews Exclusive - Who Remembers This?

    in Comics General

    Posted

    On 11/13/2022 at 5:20 PM, Brandon Shepherd said:

    I just had one graded, CGC mislabeled it as just issue #1. I submitted as Bram Stoker’s Dracula TPB, noting the variant as Previews Exclusive on my invoice, now the book is back at CGC as a ME. I’ll be anxious to see what they decide to call this. 

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    CGC finished the Mechanical Error review today, no changes were made. 

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    MCU Phase 4 is Over: The Support Group

    in The Movie Forum

    Posted

    On 11/16/2022 at 7:20 AM, theCapraAegagrus said:

    If you haven't seen Infinity War and Endgame, you'll have no F-ing clue what's going on. lol

    That said, I have to recommend that you take a break, and eventually get to Infinity War. I would say that it's objectively the best MCU film if it wasn't for a few others like The Winter Soldier.

    If you don't really like any of the movies that much? Maybe you won't be impressed by Infinity War, and you're just done? I can respect that, too.

    I liked Winter Soldier a lot actually. I was also surprised at how good the first Iron Man was way back in 2008.

    Yeah, I burned out. I can only take so much campy dialogue, in your face attitude and special effects porn. Perhaps that comes with transitioning into middle age? :preach: