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Sorry man, that sux. Any hints?

Absolutely. I could definitely see it as a 9.4 if the grader decided the larger spine tick is a little too big or the corners are not as sharp as they'd like, or...

Thanks. Actually it's a 9.4 Really! I really thought it was a 9.6. Very nice book. Two creases Yes, and? Even 9.8's can have two minor flaws, such as spine ticks I'd say the spine ticks plus the tiny bend on the right edge make it a 9.6.

Thanks. Actually it's a 9.4 Really! I really thought it was a 9.6. Very nice book.

Love that cover! Really nice copy, too. 9.6 or 9.8?

Let's kick off the weekend with more Wrightson. Just picked this up off of eBay (from a fellow boardie, it turns out). Nothing super high grade, just a solid book: Interestingly, it was manufactured without staples. Cover: Centerfold: Pretty sweet, in my opinion!

Good to know - on both accounts. I started to read #1 (original series) and it began well, but I got distracted and didn't get back to it.

Lovely! +1 on wishing I had seen the 9.6... of course, had we both seen it then it might have gotten ugly

Not really a comics room per se, but my wife suggested we hang this in the formal living room! #81/150, signed at Houston Comicpalooza this year. Bernie Wrightson is such a nice guy. I'm considering going to see him in San Antonio this October, since the CGC SS plans fell through at Comicpalooza.

The registry seems to be down right now, but I don't think that there are many slabbed 9.8's out there. If that's your goal, I wish you luck (truly)! I think with a squish mine could be a 9.0 (upper left corner is a bit crunched but mostly NCB bends that don't show up in the scan). Probably more of an 8.5, though.

Sadly, Bernie only did the cover on this one. The werewolf story still has pretty good art, though (Villamonte). Cruz has one well-drawn story and one that I don't care for at all. Neither hold a candle to Wrightson, though. What did that 9.6 sell for, if you know?

Amazing books, BronzeParadise! HoM #204 Picked up this from the 'Bay during the last week. Maybe from a fellow boardie? Either way, a nice book for the price point, and I'm really happy with it because this cover is linky to hi-res: link

Very nice copy, Watatat!

It's like Bizarro Superman. On his planet, it's KFH - Kentucky Fried Human.

Sweet! I love seeing vintage Star Wars prototypes. Power of the Force era, to boot

We just started it last night, too - loving it! And the D&D references, even going so far as to mention Demogorgon...

Thanks!

Glad I piqued your interest! Please do post the name of the game when you come across it. I'd love to read up on it.

Nice write-up! I theoretically want an Assassin's Creed augmented reality game, or something based on the "Assassin" game that is/was played on college campuses. Unfortunately, that's probably not a great idea even if it sounds like the coolest thing ever. With the current social climate, the last thing we need is a bunch of people running around all sneaky-like and pretending to assassinate virtual targets (or even cooler/scarier, other players).

As awesome as the Defenders 4 cover is, Avengers 83 is the first appearance of the character of the Valkyrie (as an archetype/mantle... they are all somebody other than Brunnhilde herself until Defenders 109 in 1983) and it appears to be the one shooting up in value.

#6 shipping this week

The biggest issue here is that they got a white person to play an asian person, as if there are no qualified asian actors/actresses that they could have hired. I love Tilda Swinton, just not in "yellowface."

Excellent! Nice top-to-bottom cut, with blue showing under the bottom table

Yeah, your setup looked clean and approachable! Nice job

Some nice books there! I'm excited to see what you get, too