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Before I divulge who my Secret Santa was...let me post up the reveal of the items that are on the left side of the photo!

Just wanted to share a pic of my gift from my secret santa this year. I was totally stoked and just wanted to say...Spoooooonnnnnnnn!!! and MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

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I saw this and just had to post it. The Tick Vs. The Crimson Chin. Classic!

Here is a list of Contestant entries so far. I usually stay up until 12:00 AM to post the winner...this time it's gonna be the New Year WOOHOO!

Very Cool! Maybe this coming year I'll be able to win some ticks to the SDCC, they sell out so quickly! I'm not sure but I think they start selling them in February.

One of my favorite acquistions this year! Thanks goes out to Livio Ramondelli and Mario Cruz for his professionalism and dedication to CGC Witness Program! Woohoo! I am soooo stoked! THE TICK LIVIO RAMONDELLI 2016 TRANSFORMER COMMISSION SDCC SKETCH VERSION 2015 This is a commission work done by Livio Ramondelli, of The IDW Transformer Series Fame. The work was completed in November 2016 on a Blank Sketch Variant of the San Diego Comic-Con The Tick Exclusive Sketch Cover! This is No. 212 of a Limited Edition of 250 Comic Books but only ONE of a kind down by Livio Ramondelli. Livio Ramondelli is an American comic-book artist who graduated with a Masters degree from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California, as well as a Bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State University. After illustrating a few trade paperback covers, he began regular work on IDW's Transformers comics with the Chaos storyline and illustrated the entirety of Autocracy.

Tick Time Machine! 9 HA! Good Catch! I meant January 1, 2017!

The Tick Christmas Catalog from Winter 1997 thru Spring 1997

THE TICK INCREDIBLE INTERNET COMIC NUMBER 1 2001 INCREDIBLE INTERNET COMIC The Tick's first-ever lnternet comic book story appeared originally on the New England Comics Press web site (www.newenglandcomics.com), one page released every week. This presentation met with considerable success: the number of "hits", increased every week as Tick fans throughout the world discovered an all new (and entirely "free") Tick electronic comic book. While we added a new page every week, we left up all the previous pages so newcomers could see what they missed. The entire 23 pages of antwork were posted all together for a two week period before being removed in anticipation of the publication of this book. So, why are we publishing an "old-fashioned" hard copy of The Tick's Incredible Internet Comic Book? Certainly we considered long and hard whether there would be much demand to read the print Version of a story which had been accessible electronically to millions of people for a have a year. But distributor's orders indicate the demand for a "hard copy" of this publication is quite strong. Which leads us to conclude that the explosive growth of the Internet may NOT lead to the near-future demise of "words printed on paper." Despite the popularity of "Web-surfing," I suspect that many people still like to have something in their hands to read in the "old-fashioned" manner. As much as I personally enjoy browsing the wide spectrum of web site devoted to comics, movies, gaming and other popular forms of entertainnent. I still frequently find myself getting bleary-eyed from staring at a monitor and frustrated by inevitable delays in page loading. This leads me to search for the "PRINT" button, particularly for pages with lots of text to read. Maybe it's just me, but I tend to favor sites which are printer-friendly and that means pages with considerable text which can be directed to the printer without a lot of unnecessary graphics draining the expensive color inks out of my Hewlett-Packard inkjet cartridges. I am especially sensitive to sites which are very frame intensive requiring frequent clicking to move from one page to "next page." Each page needs to be printed as an individual "job" making it quite labor intensive to print out an entire "topic" for later perusal. Boy, I hate that!

Here's the link to The Official Tick Appreciation Thread where I'm giving it away! http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=9700184#Post9700184

IT'S A TICK GIVEAWAY! A Genuine Autographed The Tick's Back Number #0 Comic Book with Bonus Action Figure! (Actual Items Displayed) RULES: Pick a number between 1 to 100. Open to ANYONE who appreciates The Tick. Just Quick Quote and write any number that pops in your head and the person who guesses closest to a pre-determined number will receive the item as described above to be delivered post free to wherever you wish. Good luck Tick fans and Spoooooonnnnn!!!! WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON JANUARY 1, 2016.

THE TICK THE PSEUDO EDITION NUMBER 13 2000 THE TICK THE PSEUDO EDITION NUMBER 13 2000 Tick: The Pseudo Edition » Tick: The Pseudo Edition Number 13 released by New England Comics on November 2000. Tick fans have waited for more than seven years for Ben Edlund to produce The Tick Number 13. Ben has promised this will be a blockbuster epic... when it does happen. (Not soon, as Ben is embroiled in the new live-action Tick TV series on Fox!) In the meantime, The Pseudo-Tick Number 13 provides one possible direction the story might take... at least according to The Tick staff of experts' best guess! At the end of The Tick Number 12, The Tick and Arthur were about to be attacked by The Terror and his Evileers, with the insane Billy Hubris rushing to the scene to enjoy the mayhem. See how it might actually happen... whenever Ben gets around to doing the real 13th issue! Presented in the original, "golden age"-size format! CHARACTERS Arthur Mr. Tragedy Multiple Santa The Fuzzy Person The Terror The Tick Tuun-La #thetick #thetick13 #thetickthepseudoedition

THE TICK LOCAL COMIC SHOP DAY NUMBER 1 2016 AUTOGRAPHED by both BRENDAN LEE (Writer) AND ALEX HARRIS (Art)! Oh yeah! THE TICK LOCAL COMIC SHOP DAY NUMBER 1 AUTOGRAPHED BY BRENDAN LEE (WRITER) AND ALEX HARRIS (ART) FOR THE STORY, "FEELS LIKE THE FIRST LYME" 2016 LOCAL COMIC SHOP DAY CELEBRATES THE TICK WITH ALL NEW STORIES AND IN COLOR! COVER BOASTS A SELFIE WITH THE TICK AND ARTHUR...AND NINJAS! VERY SECRET IDENTITY WRITTEN BY JEFF MCCLELLAND AND ART BY DUANE REDHEAD PAGES 1-3 INKS BY JEFF MCCOMSEY. FEELS LIKE THE FIRST LYME WRITTEN BY BRENDAN LEE AND ART BY ALEX HARRIS. THE TICK: LOCAL COMIC SHOP DAY 2016 $4.99 UPC 6894660679960001 PUBLISHED BY NEW ENGLAND COMICS PRESS (NECP), A DIVISION OF NEW ENGLAND COMICS, INC. CONCEPT BY BEN EDLUND, PUBLISHER/EDITOR BY GEORGE SUAREZ, ART DIRECTOR BY BOB POLIO, AND ASST. EDITOR: RALPH BLASER. #LCSD

THE TICK BIG YULE LOG SPECIAL 2000 NOVEMBER 1999 THE TICK BIG YULE LOG SPECIAL 2000 NOVEMBER 1999 IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE TO RUIN YET ANOTHER CHRISTMAS The Tick and Arthur have a house guest for the Christmas season! The problem is it's Tuun-La, Not Of This World! Arthur is worried that Tuun-La doesn't really share the Christmas spirit ? after all, his goal is to destroy all of mankind! But The Tick is sure he can teach the loathsome space alien the true meaning of the holiday. Also available in a Limited Edition Deluxe Format Cover, featuring never-before-published Ben Edlund artwork on heavy cover stock." Cover price $3.50.

MY FAVORTIE WAY TO STORE MY TICK COMICS SO FAR I bought these from Amazon and they hold about 11 comic books each with bag and board, comfortably. This allows me to pull them out without too much fuss. The cover holds down in place with some velcro and the pics are just scans of my 1st issue of The Tick cut to size. What do you think of my solution so far? I only wish they had something to accommodate CGC Graded sized binders. Oh well.

1996 THE TICK HAPPY HOLIDAYS VINYL STUFF TOY MADE BY GOOD STUFF CORPORATION 1996 THE TICK HAPPY HOLIDAYS MADE BY GOOD STUFF CORPORATION. INSCRIBED ON TAG: ALL NEW MATERIAL, POLYESTER FIBER, LICENSE PA # 4829 (RC) PA-6188 (HK) MASS # 10-0982, OHIO No. 4204 (RC), MAINE # 7628, GOOD STUFF CORP., L.I.C. N.Y. 11101, MADE IN CHINA (Y) TM & @ 1996 FOX CHILDREN'S NETWORK, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. "TICK" CHARACTER TM & @ 1996 BEN EDLUND. HAS A SUCTION CUP ATTACHED AND IS SIMILAR TO THE FLIP FLOPS BECAUSE YOU CAN HANG THEM FROM YOUR REAR-VIEW MIRROR OR REFRIGERATOR OR WHEREVER YOU ARE! THESE CAME OUT IN VERY LIMITED SUPPLIES AND IS ABOUT 10" TALL. THE SOCK REALLY CAN HOLD STUFF!

WO....I've never seen one of these before!!! Has anyone else?

...but before I head out to work in this freezing 63 degree weather we're experiencing in Camarillo, California...here's a Red N Green Tick Christmas Tick: Big Red-N-Green Christmas Spectacle » Tick: Big Red-N-Green Christmas Spectacle #1 - Rootin' Tootin' Christmas! released by New England Comics on December 1, 2001. It's the Christmas season in The City, The Tick's very favorite time of year! But a villainous six-shooting scoundrel by the name of Crime Cowpoke is hijacking every toy in The City. Can The Tick and Arthur save the city's children from socks and underwear as Christmas gifts this year!? Introducing: Cowboy Hero, the rootin'-tootin-est cowboy star ever to appear on stage and screen! Find out only in The Tick's Big Red-n-Green Christmas Spectacle #1! Creators Clay Griffith writer Dave Garcia inker, penciler Sean Wang cover Susan Griffith writer Characters Arthur The Tick Teams

Wwwwwwhhhhaaaatttt!!!! The weekend's over already??? Hi ho, hi ho...it's off to work I go.

1998 THE TICK "XMAS-TICK" WRIST WATCH (FRONT) Inscription on the back says Certifiably Wicked Keen! This time sure does fly!! Certificate of Authenticity says This certificate guarantees that this "Xmas-Tick" Wrist Watch is an official issue of New England Comics Press. Signed by Bob Polio. Authorized signature of the MOAV Quahog General. TM and 1998 Fox Children's Network, Inc. "Tick" Characters TM and 1998 Ben Edlund. All Rights Reserved. 1998 THE TICK "XMAS-TICK" WRIST WATCH (BACK) Inscription on the back says Certifiably Wicked Keen! This time sure does fly!! Certificate of Authenticity says This certificate guarantees that this "Xmas-Tick" Wrist Watch is an official issue of New England Comics Press. Signed by Bob Polio. Authorized signature of the MOAV Quahog General. TM and 1998 Fox Children's Network, Inc. "Tick" Characters TM and 1998 Ben Edlund. All Rights Reserved.

That is so cool! Yeah it is! Gabe sort of lives near me but I don't know his contact info. I was thinking about having him do a small commission for me.

A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS 2015 ARTWORK FROM THE TICK BY MY WIFE The Tick Custom Artwork Merry Christmas from my Wife Rhonda Noda. The piece is 12" x 12" Square on multiple sheets of artboard. I think she used multimedia which included acrylics and ink. I am the luckiest man alive for I have a wife that loves me and I am deeply and madly in love with her. I have this one piece standing tall before one enters The Tick Museum! Spooooonnn! She framed them for me and it's looking pretty darn cool!

Actually this was just the back of Tick: Luny Bin #2 - To the Rescue! or Friday Ad Nauseum! released by New England Comics on October 1, 1998. But it announces the first Tick's Big Yule Log Christmas Special for 1999! The Tick: Luny Bin #2: To The Rescue! (or "Friday Ad Nauseum") This was the second of the Luny Bin series if you don't count the preview. It is larger than most comics at 40 pages The ultimate Tick saga with answers to many long-running questions about "the man(?)" known as The Tick! NECP Staff: Bob Polio; NECP Staff: George Suarez; Backup Story: Tak Toyoshima; Backup Story: Gabe Crate; Backup Story: Marc Silva; Concept: Ben Edlund; Creator: Eli Stone eli5stone.wix.com/5stone#!portfolio/c1han; NECP Staff: Dave Snyder

GABE CRATE AUTOGRAPHED CARD SKETCH ORIGINAL ARTWORK Gabe Crate is a professional cartoonist, writer, director, and storyboard artist currently living and working in Santa Monica, California. He is most known for his work on the print comic version of The Tick during the late 1990s and for his participation in several Boston-based punk rock bands during the same period, most notably, A Global Threat. After parting ways with both The Tick and A Global Threat in 2001 and relocating to the west coast, Gabe pursued a career as an independent cartoonist and musician. In late 2004, Gabe established the independent comic publishing press Flophouse Comics, which saw its first releases in Spring, 2005. He established Flophouse Productions LLC in 2015 and is currently touring the film festival circuit with his award winning short film and directorial debut, "Move Me." Gabe Crate Also known asGabe Asturd Born September 1977 Origin Bangor, Maine, United States Genres Punk Associated acts A Global Threat Website www.gabecrate.com/ Thanks goes out to pop_culture_archaelogy for this exquisite find! Signed Tick Sketch by Gabe Crate. It is from comic con and is marker on a cut piece of poster board. It is about 7" x 5".