Popular Post Half-Gringo Posted December 2, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2018 Posted these in the Gold thread earlier but thought some here might dig them also ~Happy Holidaze and Hunting to All~ ADAMANTIUM, BuscemasAvengers, comicdonna and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Awesome! @Half-Gringo love me some mighty mouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not A Clone Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 6 hours ago, ADAMANTIUM said: Well I debated posting this as it is a sensitive subject... I sent this off to be pressed by a boardie in late July, and it even got lost in the mail 2-3 weeks in September into October, after the pressor mailed it CGC.....then there was the passing of a beloved creator! It got a 0.5 bump from 2.5 to 3.0, this has taught me that not all things are equal. Sometimes almost losing a momento of someone you felt that you knew personally can make you question and realize just how temporal we all are. I'm glad to have this back! Yes I was a noob and just hearing about signature series in 2016.... yes it was an IH 181 signed by Stan Lee.... yes I joined the boards later that year, and yes, I will always be grateful for those things that are passed on You should post your 2.5 pic so everyone can see the amazing difference between them. Looks WAY better now. He did a great job. STORMSHADOW_80 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ADAMANTIUM Posted December 2, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2018 4 minutes ago, Not A Clone said: You should post your 2.5 pic so everyone can see the amazing difference between them. Looks WAY better now. He did a great job. Before!! After!! ExNihilo, FoggyNelson, Nemogollom and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CKinTO Posted December 2, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2018 (edited) One of my favorite threads to go through, a lot of variety in what people like / get slabbed! Have mostly bought the books in my PC already slabbed, but have started subbing more of my own, particularly for sig series. Have learned a lot from this forum about proper window-bagging for sigs (to keep as high-grade as possible!), being deliberate about placement and color of pen, etc. Most of these books are for my PC, though may end up selling some down the road so nice to have gotten nearly all 9.8s. Am a big fan of Donny Cates, and have been reading most of his books (Marvel and creator-owned) week by week. Finally was able to get a bunch of my books signed by him at NYCC this year (and others at Fan Expo Canada). Sorry for the bad photos, need to get a scanner. Big Donny Cates run coming (really enjoying his Redneck and Babyteeth creator-owned on-goings books now). Basically have been reading all his books weekly when they've come out post-God Country (inc. Thanos and Dr Strange runs, current Venom) My first 9.9! Have never felt the urge to pay the premium to buy 9.9's, but sure is nice when you sub them yourself! Am a huge Tom King fan (previously subbed his Vision #1 and Omega Men #1 variants and Mister Miracle #1, all series which I loved) and read most of his books weekly. I loved this book (bought the 2nd print as a "coffee table book") - I actually gave it to my wife to read, who thinks this obsession is weird, but read it and thought it was very good and (hopefully) got a small glimpse of why I still read comics. Bummer that Tom's signature got a bit smudged, probably combination of glossy cover and nearly-dead sharpie! One of the "iconic" books of my childhood (yes, I grew up in the late 80's/90's, and early 90's was my peak childhood collecting days. I remember when this book came out and it was "so crazy" haha. I actually acquired a raw Gold version of this (the 1:150 or 1:200, the sketch cover which looks cooler is 1:100), but I could tell it would be more a 9.2 area, and so decided to get the regular version for my PC. I know I should slab what I want, especially if for PC, but (maybe as a consequence to time on this forum) I strongly dislike modern slabs <9.6 hah! Edited December 2, 2018 by CKinTO BAT MAN, ADAMANTIUM, ExNihilo and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not A Clone Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 7 minutes ago, CKinTO said: Big Donny Cates run coming (really enjoying his Redneck and Babyteeth creator-owned on-goings books now). Basically have been reading all his books weekly when they've come out post-God Country (inc. Thanos and Dr Strange runs, current Venom) I gotta check this out, cuz Cates can do no wrong right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CKinTO Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 17 hours ago, Not A Clone said: I gotta check this out, cuz Cates can do no wrong right now Yah it's a good fun series. Somewhat different take on the "Vampire" story which many have done - more personal, character-driven, with just a bit of the typical Donny Cates "silliness" that he has in most of his books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 On 12/1/2018 at 11:33 PM, ADAMANTIUM said: Before!! After!! Nice improvement👏👏👍 Lucky Baru, 1950's war comics, ADAMANTIUM and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jonathan78 Posted December 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2018 Bad pics and books are less than perfect, but I'm pretty happy with these. comicdonna, NP_Gresham, ADAMANTIUM and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fmaz Posted December 5, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2018 Good timing with these showing up this morning, the day after Carol Danvers went full Binary in the 2nd Captain Marvel trailer last night. ADAMANTIUM, CKinTO, mr_highgrade and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ExNihilo Posted December 5, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2018 Art by Ash Gonzales. Signed "I can do this all day" by Chris Evans. "This is why you were chosen. Because a strong man who has known power all his life will lose respect for that power. But a weak man knows the value of strength and knows compassion." OV, ADAMANTIUM, BAT MAN and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 18 hours ago, fmaz said: Good timing with these showing up this morning, the day after Carol Danvers went full Binary in the 2nd Captain Marvel trailer last night. I hope so, i have 2 9.8's that aren't getting nibbles right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ghost Town Posted December 5, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2018 Dmac538, badback83, CKinTO and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ride the Tiger Posted December 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 8, 2018 Just received 3 books today. No newton rings. Posting from cell phone so let's see how the pics came out. ADAMANTIUM, BAT MAN, Not A Clone and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post greggy Posted December 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 8, 2018 (edited) Edited December 8, 2018 by greggy Timmay, STORMSHADOW_80, wolverine180 and 10 others 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Liebl Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 (edited) BTW some small newton rings but not bad... Edited December 10, 2018 by Karl Liebl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrwoogieman Posted December 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2018 I love a good newsie!! STORMSHADOW_80, mr_highgrade, 707comics and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 12 minutes ago, mrwoogieman said: I love a good newsie!! That's a big book to have come back from CGC! Congrats!! I would have been on pins and needles waiting to see which mood they were in 9.6 or 9.8... KobaltDog and mrwoogieman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post joeypost Posted December 13, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2018 badback83, ADAMANTIUM, STORMSHADOW_80 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 ADAMANTIUM, BAT MAN, badback83 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...