grandz-migration

Very, very nice. Great looking books. Congrats. I wonder some day some young fella will be saying the same about my collection.

I have to admit - I recently heard of the Copper Age, and I have been collecting off and on for awhile. Doing research on this, (this might be boring for those of you who have been thinking of a respectful time period for this "Copper Age") I find good arguments on both starting and end dates. Rules of age qualifiers need to be put down, as-to when a comic book age starts and ends; this should be the same for all comic book ages; Gold, Silver, Bronze, etc. From there we can argue ( if need be ) comic book ages are to be instated. this my sound like I'm trying to right wing stuffy, but it is an important to have a good foundation. If a Copper Age should even exist is debated right? Direct sales is certainly an important event in comic book history. So was it that, which made possible the Limited Series? Or was it the advent of the Graphic Novel which gave comic books a whole new audience, and credibility? I believe both of these opened the door for comic book's popularity, and wide appeal. The end of the copper Age should have the same rules apply. I was of the impression that the start of Image would be the end of Copper, and the beginning of Modern. The beginning of Image laid the grown work for new rules in the industry certainly. Spider-man #1, X-Force, and X-Men came before Image of course, but that might be a pre-Modern point, because it was Image's start which brought in new production values to the industry, creative ownership to the artist's and better rights to said artist's. Artist's became like Rock Stars. We saw Hollywood turn a sharp eye toward comic books, comic books were suddenly cool, and forever a staple (and not a discounted medium). The convention circuit changed to become media events ( in some cases ). The vale had been lifted, and BIG money was being invested in, and around comic books. Comic books were on a new level. They no longer were art forms, it was (and is) a bottom-line investment. The speculative market was important, of which I believe came about in the early 90's. So if we do acknowledge that there was a Copper Age, I see it ending 91, or 92. If 4, or 5 years is an age in comic books, it must have had one heck of an impact on comic books and society to qualify.

Wonderful pages. The days when artist's were artist' and used, and knew how to use a quill pen.

Very, very

Love this cover. Love this cover. Love this cover.

I bought one of Hoffman's comics because the cover looked good. I later found that he is one of ( if not " THE " ) biggest nut job in the biz. He loves to throw stones in a thinly paneled glass house.

Verrrry nice. I've been trying to find that issue in NM, or higher for a while. Congrats.

Very nice.

YES! Love that cover ( Great looking book ). Great design in those covers as-well.

He certainly is. He really had a great eye for design. I liked his draftsmanship as-well. Great looking book.

Nice Cap. books ( Hulk too ). I've been trying to fine a nice high grade Cap # 26 for a while. Good job.

Nice. I don't remember that book. How many page Neal Adams story?