Phantalien

That John K. one...

Adding a few more to this thread... Becky Dreistadt 20160712_120041 by phantalien, on Flickr Kate Beaton 20160712_120154 by phantalien, on Flickr

Gator, Granted I know little about you compared to other boardies but it seems like you mostly deal with gold/silver age comics and especially high end ones. When people walk in your store, do you ever buy newer collections if you see some key issues or do you turn them down and ask them to try "The other guy" down the street?

Your chances are even better if you buy it from them. It really depends on their mood, the size of the line, and if they have any other prior obligations/the speed that they can sketch.

Just wanted to add a bit more... Rutabaga by Eric Colossal 20160712_115845 by phantalien, on Flickr Realms by Tony DiTerlizzi 20160712_120003 by phantalien, on Flickr

I didn't know Doug Sneyd put out a book. I love those playboy cartoons.

This is my kind of thread. This is what I do as I don't like to get comics signed and don't buy original art. Here are just a sampling from me... 20160711_204545 by phantalien, on Flickr 20160711_204412 by phantalien, on Flickr 20160711_204132 by phantalien, on Flickr 20160711_204038 by phantalien, on Flickr

When MTG players care about the card they care about the art. The more they care about the card the more they care about the art. IF it is a recognizable card whether it is something they pulled or something they played there is meaning in that illustration. Personally I think there are some card art where it looks great as art hanging on the wall and others where it looks like the next cover to some high fantasy series that I don't read, but that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Art is too subjective but as long as MTG is still a game there will be more interest in the artwork. Only a certain number of the artists are more widely known outside of MTG and I am only basing that on the artists who put out actual art books who have worked in many other capacities outside of MTG and related high fantasy products.

Buying a whole bunch of cards to corner the market will do nothing but bring prices down until the community feels that they have the cards back. I think it could increase the price for trading since it is card for card. Since most of the cards that are worth a lot of money are really only useful to a small percentage of MTG players I don't think it will affect many people. But I think there is a thought in the back of everyone's head about the whole comic book death of Superman stuff where people are expecting to make money from something that is not there. Additionally there is a youtuber called alpha investments who talks more about the value of cards and stowing product away and seems to know little about the game.

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana: Just saw that Al Jaffee is going to be at the Baltimore Comic Con in September. yay!!!!! :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

I've got 10 copies of it but only 1 each of the books pictured. If you ever feel like parting with one (if it's complete), let me know. It's fun to think of how many of these books ended up passed around in college dorms and such back in the late 1950s. Another compilation book that's of interest to Mad fans is the Humbug Hardback. (Since many of the Mad artists jumped ship with Harvey Kurtzman and wrote/drew for Humbug for several years.) The Humbug Hardback was basically that comic's answer to "Mad for Keeps," but it has a limited print run and is almost never seen today. If I remember correctly an overstreet price guide estimated that there were maybe 50 copies of the Humbug hardback. I have only seen one for sale before and it was part of a huge MAD collection that was selling for tens of thousands of dollars. If you are a Kurtzman fan here are some other things to look out for... Trump and Help magazines, Little Annie Fanny, Goodman Beaver, Jungle Book, Hey Look, and some others that slip my mind at the moment. Great resource! I wonder how many truly bent Mad collectors have taken on the task of amassing a complete set of 93 paperbacks? I I have a ton of the paperbacks. I am sure that I am missing only a few of the ones that came out in the late 80's early 90's.

I am not sure where the OP is from but if they find that spending 70k is hard to swallow there is a fantasy art convention in PA that is supposed to be good at networking, taking part in lectures, and other things happen. It's called Illuxcon I have never been able to make it out there but they have some pretty big names.... Greg Hildebrandt and Boris Vallejo to name a few. Maybe attending it would get you feet wet enough and talking with fellow artists to get an idea of what it takes to do what you love doing and be successful at it.

I need to send a letter to the manufacturer of tube chambers regarding the placement of coils and seams in their product. They are never in the best areas (for me)

And I didn't know of the existence of these books before I read your post! There is one book missing from that collection. The Ridiculously Expensive Mad

I find that the Russ Cochran box set is the best reprint of the comics.

Is it me or is it just harder to find swap meets and fleamarkets now?

I don't think the OP wanted to discuss anything and just wanted to sell his comics. I don't think we would get a response from him/her otherwise we would have gotten one already.

GAtor - When you set up at conventions are there specific cities or states where you make sure to bring certain product? For instance, you know that you are setting up in Boston so you make sure you have more Spider-man on hand and high end Classic Illustrated. I guess I am asking if there is a specific market per city?

It is amazing what people will pass up because they fear that in the top left corner they will not see a 9.

Very happy with this haul. I thought I would never get a chance to find Thanos Quest. There was another gentleman next to me scouring the comic boxes and it seems like he took a lot of Iron Man comics. I wonder if he is a boardie too... 20160508_065705 by phantalien, on Flickr

I think you need to post at least 3 times to make catherine appear.

Monster Comics #1 looks like the "real" first cover appearance of Wolverine.

Gators current Centaur collection is pretty rare Yep. Amazing man 26, funny pages 40, amf1/4, star 3, comic pages 3/5, cowboy comics 14, Stars and Stripes 6/5 My guess is 5-10 or so of each are likely out there Follow up question... Are there any comics out there that you have never seen but are known to exist?

What are some of the rarest comics you have ever owned?

That Adventure Comics