joe_collector

But it's an interesting thought.

I've recommended this a million times before, but the optimal solution is:

To have the creator sign a comic-sized piece of clear, flexible plastic/Mylar and have that encapsulated on top of the sealed and graded comic.

Maybe. Years from now we won't have a lot of these creators still living. Anything Star Trek already looks better to me if it's signed by Leonard Nimoy. Anything Frazetta looks nice with a hand-signed Frazetta on it.

 

Will we really wish Stan didn't sign so many things when he is gone?

I meant the overall "signing and encapsulating rare, high-grade comics" fad, not random fanboy outliers.

And I also think that if Leonard Nimoy scrolled a big black spider on high-grade ASM,even fanboys would be irritated.

Years from now, people will be laughing at the stupidity of getting a signatures scrawled all over a high-grade vintage comic book, and the fact that a company actually promoted this insane practice.

wow, that's wild. The one movie paid for the rights

I don't really see this as a positive.

No one in their right mind buys a property for $60 million, invests hundreds of millions into production and advertising for a big budget movie, only for the theatrical release to make back its initial investment.

I'm sure when they made that movie, they had images of a $300-$400 million domestic take, or they wouldn't have gone down that path. Long-term it's good business, but remember, studio execs *never* worry about anything longer than their current release schedule, as it cold be their last.

I think french fries in my chocolate shake is the closest analogy I can make.

Want some fries with that shake?

Only a matter of time for Pip the Troll

For a kid that loved super hero comics as well as parody items like Cracked magazine or Wacky Packages, those stickers were the best of both worlds.

I liked them both as well, but I also didn't put Pepsi on my Captain Crunch cereal.

Thanks for posting the stickers. I remember having them, but I think even back then I didn't like the word balloon sayings.

 

They're cool and nostalgic now, but they sucked hard back then.

 

All kids wanted were just stickers of their fave comic characters to put on books, lunchboxes, desks, etc. and not some lame joke bubble.

 

you can cut out most of the bubbles

Sure, and I could cut up my comics and glue my fave panels on my books....

But the point is how incredibly out-of-touch these guys were in designing the stickers. I can just imagine some insane, mutton-cheap-sporting greaseball buying the license and then telling his workers:

"Com'on, it ain't comic characters dat the kids want, it's catchy phrases like 'Kung Fooey' and 'Who Stole my Right Guard'... classic stuff like dat, so yoose guys get crackin!"

Man, I hope I still have my copy of SW 42 - I got it in a "Collector's Kit" of old remainder books, some of which have turned out to be quite valuable (first Teen Titans insert). But I worry I tossed it or gave it to the kids when I was pruning my collection.

Thanks for posting the stickers. I remember having them, but I think even back then I didn't like the word balloon sayings.

They're cool and nostalgic now, but they sucked hard back then.

All kids wanted were just stickers of their fave comic characters to put on books, lunchboxes, desks, etc. and not some lame joke bubble.

My 9.4 Strange Tales 178 just ended at $440

you sir, have the magic touch... and you know how to sell comics too.

Detective 583.......I know this book is the 1st app. of the Ventriliquist but why is it actually selling for $75 in raw 9.6?

 

he's rumored to be the next batman after jim gordon

At some point, a character that *hasn't* been Batman will be harder to find.

Anytime I see Magus ( which isn't often ) I think "DISCO"

 

We do now, but this was actually on the shelves in late-74, before disco really became mainstream and popular. A more appropriate term would be FUNK.

Not sure if Gary Glitter was "funk" but he was definitely funky... and pre-1974.

Gary Glitter was GLAM, which is neither here nor there in this discussion.

Anytime I see Magus ( which isn't often ) I think "DISCO"

We do now, but this was actually on the shelves in late-74, before disco really became mainstream and popular. A more appropriate term would be FUNK.

I love ST178 for many reasons but still think the first physical appearance of Magus is more visual in Warlock 9. I think someone said it best months about the difference in magus appearances between the two books. I think it was in a warlock thread somewhere.

 

from Strange Tales #181

 

 

 

would love to have the OA for that last page.

 

Anytime I see Magus ( which isn't often ) I think "DISCO"

I think WTF is up with his groin. Did someone nut-shot him with a frying pan?

Starlin's Warlock run has been with me at every stage of my comic life:

As a kid in the '70's and not knowing at all what the hell was going on in the book, but was mesmerized by the art. High school when I discovered pot & Black Sabbath, Warlock was the perfect companion for my altered state soundtrack. Post-college with a greater understanding of psychosis, megalomania, schizophrenia and the world / worlds as a whole. Middle aged now and every time I read it I discover something else within those pages

 

Old pot?

...... Some folks won't give a book 9.4 if there's anything wrong with it..... gotta love sellers like that.

Sure, but as eBay comics seem to be an efficient market, the seller ends up getting 9.4-9.6 prices anyway, so no one really wins or loses.

Plus, the seller keeps away all the dangerous whackos looking for NM/M comics.

Sure guys, but this is a 9.2 raw selling for $257, or well above what CGC copies sell for.

 

Sometimes folks get caught up in the heat of the moment when bidding? Who the F-knows.

Exactly, which is why we're all commenting on it.

Sure guys, but this is a 9.2 raw selling for $257, or well above what CGC copies sell for.

Say what meow?

Jungle Action #6

 

Sorry, but that's just stupid.

 

Hey, I've got one of these in my collection...I'm okay with it.

Me too, but I sure didn't buy it for $257.

Say what meow?

Jungle Action #6

Sorry, but that's just stupid.

If the hologram is "distorted" then why didn't it get a Green Label?

 

Production error.

Yes, and production errors get a GLOD now. Or didn't you know that?

The definition being used for these discussions, was having films headlined for you. i.e. Chris Pratt, being made a super star from his marvel film, and then getting Jurassic Park Trilogy.

That is simply not physically possible and I don't think you understand the logistics of how movies are made.

Jurassic World started production in early-2014, and casting was completed long before that. Chris Pratt obviously had some "heat" on him well before Guardians was released in August 2014 and this multiple-movie deal happens to a lot of "rising actors". It just "happens" and when it does, it happens quick.

Look at Shia LaBeouf, Sam Worthington and Taylor Kitsch (to name just a few), they came out of co-star obscurity to headline multiple big budget movies in a very short period of time. No one movie (due to years needing for casting and production) led to another, it just "happened" for them.

Why Jurassic World's Director Wasn't Initially Sold On Chris Pratt

When an up-and-coming star is being looked at for a big budget project, it’s usually because a filmmaker has been arguing for their case in front of the studio – but that wasn’t the situation behind the casting of Chris Pratt in Jurassic World (long before the release of Guardians of the Galaxy).

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Why-Jurassic-World-Director-Wasn-t-Initially-Sold-Chris-Pratt-71950.html

Canadian immigration policy is based on a "points" system with advanced education, English/French language capabilities, ability to invest, and youth favoured in the immigration process.

No, I am referring to the ENTIRE immigration policy, which includes refugee nations, family members, cheap unskilled labour, and the (very small) portion you outline above.

In 2001, 250,640 people immigrated to Canada, relative to a total population of 30,007,094 people per the 2001 Census. On a compounded basis, that immigration rate represents 8.7% population growth over 10 years, or 23.1% over 25 years (or 6.9 million people). Since 2001, immigration has ranged between 221,352 and 262,236 immigrants per annum.[1] The three main official reasons given for the level of immigration are:

A) The social component – Canada facilitates family reunification.

B) The humanitarian component – Relating to refugees.

C) The economic component – Attracting immigrants who will contribute economically and fill labour market needs (See related article, Economic impact of immigration to Canada).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_Canada#Immigration_rate

Interesting fact: Canada's immigration policy (with its historically high rates of family unification) has actually *aged* our average population, rather than lowering it. Amazing.

Countries with resettlement programs resettle about 100,000 refugees from abroad each year. Of that number, Canada annually takes in roughly one out of every 10 refugees, through the government-assisted and privately sponsored refugee programs.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/canada.asp

One in ten! We're 1/10 your size, so you'd better be taking the rest.

[The stores still pay 25-30% for collections

25-30% of what, the money in their pocket?