Yorick

On 4/9/2024 at 9:46 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

the production values were demonstrably top notch

Someone should try and build a collection of "coverless" comics.  A Top Notched set.   

On 3/18/2024 at 8:13 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

Kev had a UKPV purist induced coronary in it

My bad. 

Sorry Kev.    You have awesome books too. 

Just a note of "thanks" for this journal.  Re-read just now, and quite enjoyable too!

On 3/14/2024 at 9:36 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

even if none of them could be classified as UKPVs

Are you able to shine a bright light through the front cover and perhaps see the printed price behind the sticker?  Maybe there's a price variant lurking under there? 

On 3/11/2024 at 3:42 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

It all depends if the millimetre that was visible in the listing

Oh... how many times I've bought up big lots of stuff due to a tiny corner of something or other popping out from the back...

I guess that's the sign of a true collector.  You're willing to go through the trash to find what you seek! 

On 3/9/2024 at 5:59 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

Nice illustration happening here.  I think I recognize them...  Not Bulleteer. 

On 3/8/2024 at 3:39 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

this is the first Dr. Mercy I've seen for sale

I been waitin' for dis for a long time! Well, if dat's da way y'want it...

On 3/4/2024 at 3:59 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

That seems to be becoming a thing now, the reusing of titles, which is nice.

You'd think after he scorned her once, she'd just walk away!  Sucker for punishment.

There was a nice Bombardier on feebay a week or two ago.  I might still be able to access the images if you need them...

I like that last part "attestors name signing the document". Not at all the same as a corporate employee watching the clock count down.  A personal reputation at stake...

And if we're referring to swap-gate, did an "attestor" (grader) even see those books? Probably not.

On 10/29/2023 at 2:25 PM, srezvan said:

I'm not sure that I love this,

You probably will only print the cover in color, right?  No need to add distracting gradients to the inside Black and White. 

My Dad uses that same vacuum to suck up flies buzzing around the windows.  Great source of entertainment! 

On 10/15/2023 at 8:51 AM, srezvan said:

fill in the whitespace

Do you know how to make the "dot-fade" that appears in the title?  For my photoshop program, first place a gradient on a new layer, then go over to your "color halftone" filter (I found mine under the "pixelate" filter set) and set the channels to some combination of 90/90/90/45 (90/45/90/90, etc).  There should also be a size adjustment for the size of the dots.  Here's a quick gradient fill of the background, and then a capture so you can see the layers:

You'll notice that I have two gradient layers...  It might be more interesting to angle the gradient as was done on your title...

On 10/15/2023 at 8:51 AM, srezvan said:

"Enter the Bestower" text, so I simplified that

I like that new one better.  Nice.

I absolutely love the half-tone dot fade in the title font!!

Have you ever tried just hand inking on a lightbox?  Taking a photo and hitting the "find edges" filter in photoshop seems to lessen the impact of the images for me.  There's something special about a human hand making marks on paper....

Too much background white/emptiness.  Maybe you can throw some "manga" speed lines back there radiating out from your center character.  And if the title is going to be color, maybe drop some hues behind your figure art.

On 9/11/2023 at 9:25 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

I love the cheap as chips cover

Mick Anglo?  Any idea?

On 8/10/2023 at 3:05 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

 

I don't know what you mean... 

Fuuuuurrrroooooowwwww!  

On 7/28/2023 at 3:32 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

Here's a new Streamline that I picked up last year for those that manage to find this post:

I love the colouring 

That's the 26th known copy now. Well, to me anyway.

So...  is it a comic or a book?  Comicbook?  Bookcomic?

I attended a San Jose convention many years ago where the first 100 attendees were given a freebie comic.  I was near the front of the line when a sealed/stapled box of this issue was opened up for the first time since leaving the printer shop.  Unreal seeing all those NM uncirculated copies being handed out.  I still have my copy, but I want to add a graded copy to my collection at some point.

I was looking into some of these yesterday.  Mid to lower grades = available.  High grade is not.  I really like that DC Presents 27 CGC 9.6, but not for $3k+! 

BUT NOW LOOK!!

That one post was enough to put it in the lead!

On 5/2/2023 at 12:37 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

my first DC Journal comment finally lands!

But I think I "liked" it more than a year ago. 

BIG Congratulations! 

This Journal Thread is actually something I could get behind!  Material I collect!  I really like the font DC chose for the "5p". 

Now to find an Action 402 & Adventure 408!!

On 5/2/2023 at 12:19 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

Narrowly edges Charlton for the lack of interest title, Yoz 

I feel that my Future-Journal of L Miller books will be met with the same.  Maybe a thread instead?

You've a link on the Boards' main page today....  anything interesting happening here? 

Oh.  Harvey. 

On 1/27/2023 at 12:11 PM, drjimwillie said:

what do you guys suggest I do next?

Cool books!  I also collected the series as it came out and followed the triangle numbering across all the various titles.

If your goal is to acquire the best Death and Return of Superman set in CGC grades... forget it!!  Iconic1s has us all beat.  BUT, finding high grade (9.8) copies from this run can be done on the cheap for the most-part.  There are specific variants (second printings, third, fourth, newsstand copies, etc) that are harder to find than others and typically command a premium price.  Do the bag and boarding of your personal collection, but don't send these in for grading unless you have a sentimental attachment to those specific copies (or are VERY good at grading).

I would recommend checking out the registry sets that other collectors here compete in.  Here it is:

https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/comics/SetTypeDetail.aspx?SetTypeID=478

Thank you for giving us an inside look at your process here.  Nicely done. 

ps. It took me a few clicks to figure out how to look through these journal pages in-sequence.  I personally believe the Journals might be better if CGC made them more like the Threads.