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Absolutely wild. To me, it's why teaching actual events instead of using allegorical materials like Maus is so much more important. There is a real lack of historical knowledge both nationally and internationally and there are all sorts of valid reasons why trying to teach children and kids heavy-fact based data can be tough. There's only so much time so you're forced to pick and choose topics which will leave out tons of very important ones. To circle back to comics, Brad Meltzer and Chris Eliopoulos put out a fantastic series of children's book titled "I Am" which are biography-based books about historical figures geared and drawn for kids. I certainly don't know how you tailor this material for something so dark and horrific as the Holocaust, so maybe events such as these are best taught straightforward. None have risen to the level of the Holocaust but there has unfortunately been plenty of genocides with the Armenians, the Irish (disguised as a potato famine), the great starvation of Soviet Ukraine, Rwanda and I'm sure many more that I'm not aware of, including the possibility of one occurring right now with the Uyghurs. As far as I'm aware the Holocaust is the only one taught in schools, and clearly not very well. Education should continue after school ends and so much of today is centered on other distractions instead of making learning a lifelong pursuit.

You're purposefully obfuscating my point and also accusing me of antisemitism, thanks! Again, I'm not advocating for or against a book just pointing out the pitchforks can probably go away if you read the actual quote from the people who made the decision.

It's been awhile since I was 12/13 but I'm sure there are other age-appropriate books that can convey the same message to the kids. You don't need to expose middle school-aged children to the horrors of the worst atrocities ever committed to make a point.

You can always smash a bigger one and create plenty of smaller rocks haha

Here's the quote from the school board, not really erasing history; In a statement posted on its website Thursday, after numerous media articles detailed the controversy, the McMinn County Board of Education said the board voted to remove "the graphic novel Maus from McMinn County Schools because of its unnecessary use of profanity and nudity and its depiction of violence and suicide. Taken as a whole the board felt this work was simply too adult-oriented for use in our schools." The school board added in their statement that they "do not diminish the value of Maus as an impactful and meaningful piece of literature, nor do we dispute the importance of teaching our children the historical and moral lessons and realities of the Holocaust." "To the contrary we have asked our administrators to find other works that accomplish the same educational goals in a more age appropriate fashion," the board said. "The atrocities of the Holocaust were shameful beyond description, and we all have an obligation to ensure that younger generations learn of its horrors to ensure such an event is never repeated."

On the flip side, these are children who are 12. If you read the quotes the decision-makers thought it wasn't age appropriate so it's not a banning so much as probably not the right age group. Everything is so polarized, the board members went out of their way to say how important and valuable the book is. There's no reason to call them Nazi's, (which completely diminishes the horrors of the very book people are claiming to support).

Where can I buy rocks with crypto though?

This type of art turns me off books and has really led me away from a lot of modern books. The overly-digital art lacks soul. I'm sure it's much faster for artists but the transition away from pencil/ink has not been good. If you look at Juan Ferreyra's original art he has this beautiful use of watercolor and shading with his originals and then whatever process they use to color his pages absolutely ruins the feel of his art.

The 1:6 pieces are like $600 plus $1-200 shipping nowadays, it's nuts! Iron Studios produces 1:10 statues that look phenomenal but are anywhere from $160-350. Shipping is definitely reasonable but the prices are nuts for longtime collectors, (I still buy them haha).

Published - Guy Davis - Nevermen: Streets of Blood trade paperback Cover

Unpublished by Sergio Cariello - 11x17"

Unpublished by Romeo Tanghal - 13x19"

I just received the new XM Hawkman 1/6 statue a couple days ago and the box is like 30"x20"12" and weighed 22 lbs. What was the biggest Bowen box? Thanos on Thone or Sentinel or Giantman and that was not even half the size if memory serves me. Totally true on the space, I only have a handful of 1/4 or larger statues and the boxes fill up my basement

The statue world has really lost the secondary market over the last few years and people act like you're a monster for wanting "collectibles" to at least hold onto their value. It was great when you could buy a Bowen for $200 and shipping was $13, you'd never worry about losing too much money, if at all. Now a statue is $1,000, the initial shipping is $200 and you get hit with sales tax. The secondary market has totally collapsed for the majority of pieces when you need to sell that same piece for almost $1,600 just to break even.

I'm not an accountant but as I read the tax provisions in Mass and got clarification for the Dept of Revenue at the time since it was only being reported to the State and not the IRS, there is a yard sale exception for people who aren't involved in a business. I had sold a bunch of statues that first year Mass decided to change the law in the middle of the year and had like $7k in ebay sales. After meticulously going through emails and card statements to find the original costs and postal expenses I called the state and they said it was unnecessary and so long as it wasn't income from a business, I didn't need to report it to the state. Of course, this could have changed over the last few years and if it's going federal I'm assuming they want all income to be reported. It seems overly cumbersome and unrealistic to expect people to keep track of all deductions and costs for items they've owned for a long time

That was a fun time when we received 1099s out of nowhere from PayPal.

This isn't quite as user friendly as Comicbookdb but it's the closest I've found http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/

I hang out with the low-class buyers so it's out of my range already haha

Reminder bid and then it went above what I wanted to pay in live bidding

Always annoying when a piece you were outbid on pops up back for sale so soon

If you're the underbidder on a piece that gets bid up to a dealer that then sits unsold on their website for years...

I have very high hopes for this as the old Boston show was always very good

They're also overseas so some of this could be lost in translation

Was fortunate to pick up some nice pieces and I enjoyed looking at all the art but some of these prices are bonkos. If I can buy a commission from an artist for $150 who is buying a pre-done one for double or more that price? OA pages that go for $150-300 listed for $900 or more and then obviously not selling. I am looking forward to the next one where I can hopefully find a piece or two in my price range.