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On 7/15/2022 at 1:08 AM, Bosco685 said:

Supposedly Elektra has been recast. I'm good with this.

 

That actress didn't get the role unfortunately.
Recently watched the action thriller series 'Who is Erin Carter' on Netflix & the lead actress Evin Ahmad pictured would be an amazing Elektra! She fits the original Frank Miller look and attitude of the character perfectly. 

This is one of only 2 runs of modern (post 1991) worthless drek in my collection. During the late 90s when the trusted titles from my childhood like X-men were terrible to read I randomly gave Crimson a go and it was awesome. This vampire book combined amazing Ramos (Spiderman) art and an interesting, ultra violent, action packed story. Maybe someone will make a TV show out of it one day and it won't be worthless anymore  

There's keys that are still expensive or even rising. But a Batman key I gave up on during the boom I've just circled back to it on eBay & it's selling for almost a third of that price now. Will probably pull the trigger in an auction 

On 4/1/2024 at 9:44 AM, Stefan_W said:

Got this in a collection a few years back and I am keeping it. A low value Spidey comic that came with a cassette tape of The Ramones singing the theme song from the Spider-Man cartoon I grew up with. Worthless as a flip, priceless to me. 

 

Wow! That's seriously one of the coolest bonus extras ever with a comic. I hadn't heard of it. Thanks for sharing

Here's a cool cover which Frank created for the Wolverine mini series trade paper back. Popularising ninjas in comics is another of his achievements in the medium 

Miller's graphic novel Elektra Lives Again blew me away when I was a kid. It's the last time he fully unleashed his talent & effort as an artist, while still at the height of his powers. I love Sin City and his other works, but I feel he's favoured a more minimalist approach ever since. 

On 1/30/2024 at 8:32 AM, bc said:

I had pretty much given up on new books by this point, but this title drew me in instantly. 

Sold the raw set years ago, but picked up the hardcover collection a while back.

-bc

Nice! Frank Miller's signature is one I would like to have. I loved Ronin too. My single issues of the mini-series went missing somewhere along the way, perhaps borrowed by a friend, but I have the trade paperback collection of it.

Daredevil 227, the 1st issue of Miller's amazing Born Again story arc which was also his acclaimed return to the title which made him a star.

Eventually Disney will be adapting it to a TV mini-series 

Below is the 1st issue of the Give Me Liberty mini-series Miller wrote which is the 1st appearance of Martha Washington. I was curious about it as a kid, but didn't buy it back then. I wonder if it will be adapted to the screen one day as it has a diverse lead character? There were a couple of Martha Washington mini-series which followed this. UPDATE: Just read it. Have to say I found the narrative a bit disjointed and it wasn't particularly engaging. Definitely minor Miller  Maybe the series improves later on, but I probably won't be buying subsequent issues. 

Of all things it appears Spawn #1 (1992) is experiencing a little price climb. I went to a comic market on the weekend and dealers were pricing it at $150 (AUD) for raw standard copies. (I actually questioned this which lead to a fairly awkward conversation). I went away & checked eBay sold listings & it does appear it's consistently selling for higher than the $30 USD high value on Key collector. Around $50 USD from what I can see. So if you've got a pile of them in your inventory, which I know people on these boards would, you might want to pull them out and get busy 

I'm a big McFarlane fan as shown by my previous posts in this thread. I have all his big keys, & all but one of the mid-range ones. The one being Amazing Spiderman 315.

So why am I missing that one? I honestly don't like the cover and can't bring myself to pay for it.

What do you think of it & what would be your choice for worst McFarlane cover?

Yes! Compared to NFTs & most crypto currencies it is a good investment  

Check out what a smaller set is selling for on eBay  

Alan Moore wrote this single issue of Spawn. I picked it up a couple of weeks ago but still haven't read it. I think I've been putting it off deliberately. Apparently he explores the levels of hell and such. Given his deep interest in the occult, it's probably going to be unsettling like some of his Swamp Thing issues which dealt with those kinds of topics   

While I'm a big fan of the Todd-fathers art, I wasn't really into the Spawn character. Like everybody I picked up the 1st few issues. But there was one book I always regretted passing on. It included Alan Moore writing, a Frank Miller poster, a Spiderman 1 homage cover and even a minor 1st appearance. That was until today....

I picked up this Spawn 8 for a few bucks at a comic sellers market. These type of events are rare down here. Sorry about the glare, I'm guessing this cover has already been shared in this thread somewhere too 

On 6/11/2023 at 12:23 AM, Black_Adam said:

If someone took my AF 15 and $3.2k in cash and didn't return either they would soon find me knocking on their door, even if I had to fly across the country to do it. And no one wants an angry Canadian knocking on their door.   

I know there's exceptions to everything & it's evil to generalise BUT Canadians are the nicest nationality of people I've ever met 

The range of McFarlane issues from 330 - 346 is correct, as confirmed by @Lazyboy info. Todd does the covers (some of which are keys eg. 340, 344 & 345 in particular) & interiors on most of those. Underrated run. Love his grey Hulk  

On 12/28/2022 at 4:55 AM, Comixroc said:

Congrats!  …but I don’t mind detached covers…

 

@Comixroc considering McFarlane only did the cover of Batman423 I can really see the appeal of getting the cover only. It think this is the second printing based on the bottom left box. I would also love something signed by the Todd-father, even if it was just a napkin, so this is a cool pick up  When it comes to my PC I just try to keep it VF- or better. The fact low grade copies with detached covers quickly sell for $150 AUD even now, says something about the popularity of this cover

Here's a couple more photos. Looking closely at the corner queried there is like a miniscule crease. It's enough to give you OCD  The dark background detail of the Mayan ruins is cool but it can also look like possible issues 

On 12/31/2022 at 12:49 PM, JollyComics said:

Same thing.  The major concern is the upper spine corner.  No less than NM- 9.2

Hi @JollyComics. I should post some close ups of the top spine corner. The white border of the DC logo looks like a soft corner from a distance. Believe it or not the photos on eBay of the book were actually worse than mine & the packaging when it arrived wasn't great. So I was ecstatic when I pulled it out and found it was a nice copy

On 12/29/2022 at 7:56 AM, Buzzetta said:

If your relatives are giving you more of a disapproving look than the dog already is... then yeeesh... 

Yeah, Bentley's expression pretty much conveys the disapproving vibe of the gathering   There were comments like "You wanted comics for Christmas? Weird," "You're still into those things?" My wife commented she wants to sell my collection to buy more jewellery one day

On 12/29/2022 at 12:56 AM, Dr. Love said:

Sounds about the same stuff I used to get from you super hero collectors about my romance comics!

Cruel, you fanboys can be!

It sucks when comic collectors criticise each other for liking different genres. I'm more of a super hero fan boy, but I remember having my gender questioned because I dared to read a copy of Josie & the Pussycats I picked up at school 

On 12/28/2022 at 2:39 PM, Ken Aldred said:

The best example I’ve got goes back to my final year at university, pre-Christmas 1988. I’d met another comic book fan in my year on my course, and our group were exchanging presents. As a comic reader who I knew had some taste, I got him a copy of a Captain Britain trade paperback, which resulted with a big ‘Ewww… !’ from his girlfriend and a couple of others there. To us, fantastic comics from two all-time great creators, Alan Moore and Alan Davis, to the others the clear equivalent of presenting a steaming turd in a box. The recipient, however, was very happy with the seasonal gift of comics, which was what mattered, even if the outsiders couldn’t understand.

 

I actually looked around for copy of that TP awhile ago. I'd be wrapped if I found that under my Christmas tree