Dangercow

I should have added this in I guess:

https://cosmicbook.news/spider-man-venom-canceled-marvel-comics

...and as the article mentions, Marvel did the same thing with Wolverine, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four not long ago.

4 hours ago, ygogolak said:

Update: Additional details include that the plan is to replace Peter Parker in the comics with a new Spider-Man until things get worked out.

https://cosmicbook.news/spider-man-venom-canceled-marvel-comics

I dunno, if this happens and Disney/Marvel start cancelling Spider-related books (ASM, Venom, Black Cat...) I'm going to really take a look at the value this hobby adds to my day vs the petty move this would be.  Not hard to imagine, Marvel did the same thing with Wolverine, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four not long ago.

I am already struggling with what I see as the greed behind all the variant covers (I know, "buy what you like" and all, but it's still a snaky business model) and $4-5 books that take 8 minutes to read (how are some surprised that youth do not buy and read comics, what 10 year old can afford them?!).  I feel that I am one dumb move away from dropping this hobby for the third time in my life.

13 hours ago, masterlogan2000 said:

In all of these Walmart packs, the two hidden issues are always random comics.  They differ in every single pack, but generally contain 2nd printings.

In other words, you never know what you're gonna get in any of these packs outside of the comic that is shown.

Gotcha - thanks.

What are the other two issues included with the Black Cat #1?

A little beat, I read them a ton back in the day.

I use empty Funko Pop boxes, three different configurations to take up different volumes, they work perfectly, and contribute to the "genre" if you will.

2 hours ago, Michael Browning said:

I have said for years that the 1992-1997 era should be referred to as the "Fool's Gold Age".

That's brilliant.

16 hours ago, Lazyboy said:

Copper books used to be Modern. Bronze books used to be Modern. Nothing follows the Modern Age.

Well, 10 years (or whatever) from now we will be in a new "phase" and this "modern" era will have to be referred to as something - I think that "1992-20## - Variant Age" would be a perfect way to reflect upon the era.

Challenge to CGC - GIVE US "SUPERIOR OPTICS"

Here is a picture of the North-wall in my room - the older CGC's shown there are largely NR free (like the yellow-label X-23 #1 variant; the Campbell ASM run); yet the slabs from the last few years show some to a lot of "oil-stains" (Campbell "All-New", X-23 SDCC) - again, shame on me for continually buying into CGC's low-end product.

Until there is an announcement and a change, I'll not buy another CGC slabbed book.  I don't want to sound like a jerk, but I'm buying for display purposesin my PC, so I want to see "SUPERIOR OPTICS".

Does CGC even read these posts?  We are all, within this thread, so critical of them, and a response is never posted?  Am I wrong?

Shame on you CGC

#shameonyoucgc

...I've attached a photo of the west-wall in my room to show I'm not a comic-flipper or hack, I've been in this hobby since 1983.  I'm purchasing for my PC.  The comics on the wall in the photo below are not for sale; those within the Canadian Variant years are Canadian Variants I bought as a kid at the gas station.

I'm done with CGC.  That's just me, but how long can this go on for?  First-world problem, certainly, but our business keeps CGC from not addressing the problem.  Our hobby is all about incremental degrees of quality; yet we allow CGC to ignore our wishes while claiming "Superior Optics" - superior to what?  That's their MISSION STATEMENT - Superior Optics!  Pfft - Shame on you CGC - or is it shame on us?

2 hours ago, Sensei Ryan said:

Are the streaks tiny scratches?  I've noticed that if you wipe something away on the new cases you can leave tiny marks that are I guess scratches...especially if the case is brand new.  I'd rather have NR than that so I just try not to clean them if they have stuff on them (when they're so dang shiny and new it's best to leave them that way) 

Yes it was a test with a case I don't value (shame as it's a beautiful cover).  I'm very disappointed with CGC; it's not their fault i marked up the inside of my case, thats on me - but shame on them - from here on out I'm not buying CGC comics (I have 20+ CGC slabbed comics [not a lot, i understand...], but all of my recent slabs have NR's of varying degrees - my purchasing them only adds to this problem).

Shame on you CGC

Did as described in the video (was not concerned about preserving the case, made some noises but it is held together well, quite a tough case...not to worry), but now I have these streaks.  Some of the NR's came back within a few minutes along the edges where I didn't swipe completely with the backing board.

I dunno, it's kind of an improvement but the streaks look terrible; I'm not sure what's worse.

I'll try again later with a different board, maybe there was some on this board (very possible, I just grabbed a random one out of a pile of used ones - maybe a brand-new one would have been a better bet.  I will update if I feel that a new one was better).

As it stands, I don't recommend the idea as NR's would be easier to explain than all of these streaks I have now.

22 hours ago, Kevlar said:

Let's see the results when you try what I showed in the video.

I have yet to try sliding the backer in, but was able to separate the front from the back quite easily as I was passing by it last night - more to come.

NR throughout most of the cover.

Aug 10, 1983

On 1/12/2013 at 12:31 AM, MrWeen said:

Marvel Team-Up 141 is one of my most prized Marvel comics for a few reasons. This book has a 75 cent Canadian Variant that is nearly impossible to find, there is a Mark Jeweler Variant, it features one of the earliest appearances of Spider-Man's black costume, oh and the cover was done by Mignola! There are so many things about this book that make it a true comic/Spider-Man collectible. If only I could find the original cover art I would gladly sacrifice my lowest hanging testicle.

I have one of these at home I bought at the gas station back in the day, can be seen here

Some of my Spider-Man gas-station variants I bought back in the day; most are very well read and then spent 25 years stored in a non-heated cabin - but they all have it pretty cushy these days as I brought them out of "storage" and set up a "hobby room" in my 4th bedroom.

I have lots more (mostly Marvel) if there is interest in seeing a few other sets.

13 hours ago, Juno Beach said:

Damn, I was going to order it but not for that price of shipping.

They are coming up on ebay for less than it would cost for me to get one direct, I just ordered one that is just a few bucks more than the shipping-alone price from Artgerm - nope, my math is wrong - for less than shipping alone.

I had a raw Captain Marvel trade dress in my cart but $40 US for shipping to Canada is too much for me to justify.

Some pricey Ironheart #1 variant pre-sales just showed up on eBay...trend may continue

1 hour ago, kimik said:

That and the fact that he has pumped out so many exclusives this fall that there is likely some buyer fatigue.........

I'm in this category.