Robot Man Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Always cool that the EC legacy lives on. There have been many attempts. Some better than others. I look forward to seeing these new efforts. OtherEric, NewWorldOrder and Mmehdy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Adam Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 (edited) . Edited February 22 by Black_Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 2/21/2024 at 3:31 PM, Black_Adam said: . Oh, shoot. I meant to try and answer the question when I got home last night, if nobody beat me to it, but I forgot. Sorry about that, didn't want you to think we were ignoring you in the EC thread. Are you still looking for a source for reprints of Wally Wood's early MAD stories? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OtherEric Posted February 23 Popular Post Share Posted February 23 In today. I've been hoping to find a copy for under $100, when MCS posted this for under $10 I was just hoping desperately somebody wouldn't beat me to it. Just need the first 2 issues now: KirbyJack, vaultkeeper, Jayman and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tri-Color Brian Posted February 23 Popular Post Share Posted February 23 Re-scanned some of my ECs...got the colors much closer to reality, if not right on... IngelsFan, Point Five, vaultkeeper and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 2/22/2024 at 10:31 PM, Tri-Color Brian said: Re-scanned some of my ECs...got the colors much closer to reality, if not right on... Great random selection of EC covers. In over 50 years collecting them, I never get tired of looking at them. The CSS 20 is especially hard to reproduce. Brown is a hard color to get right. My copy is so much richer in person than any scan or photo I’ve been able to do. NewWorldOrder and Tri-Color Brian 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 2/23/2024 at 8:49 AM, Robot Man said: Great random selection of EC covers. In over 50 years collecting them, I never get tired of looking at them. The CSS 20 is especially hard to reproduce. Brown is a hard color to get right. My copy is so much richer in person than any scan or photo I’ve been able to do. I know what you mean. I spent a lot of time with that book in photoshop to get the colors as accurate as I could. My scanner just doesn't do the job. The Haunt 17 was a real nightmare too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 On 2/23/2024 at 1:40 PM, Tri-Color Brian said: I know what you mean. I spent a lot of time with that book in photoshop to get the colors as accurate as I could. My scanner just doesn't do the job. The Haunt 17 was a real nightmare too... Why not break down and get a new printer to scan with? They're dirt cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 On 2/23/2024 at 10:48 PM, fifties said: Why not break down and get a new printer to scan with? They're dirt cheap. Because I don't know if a new dirt cheap scanner will do a better job. There's a whole discussion on scanners and what they can do in the Baker thread. I just don't want to deal with buying a new one. I'm learning how to manipulate mine better, and I'm also learning more about my photoshop, so the books are looking a lot better and I enjoy working on the images. And really, I haven't seen anyone show a scan on here that was exactly how the book was supposed to look. I think we all have the same problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NewWorldOrder Posted February 24 Popular Post Share Posted February 24 My wife is already on board with copying this cover to use for our 2024 Christmas cards that get sent out to our family and friends! Raze, Mmehdy, greggy and 6 others 2 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 On 2/24/2024 at 4:17 PM, NewWorldOrder said: My wife is already on board with copying this cover to use for our 2024 Christmas cards that get sent out to our family and friends! Cool concept. Are you wearing the green robe in this scenario? Robot Man, ThothAmon and NewWorldOrder 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewWorldOrder Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 On 2/24/2024 at 1:23 PM, Point Five said: Cool concept. Are you wearing the green robe in this scenario? I am putting your picture up as one of the three Crypt keepers. KirbyJack and greggy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted February 28 Popular Post Share Posted February 28 This thread should never slip to page two… One of the cheapest ECs I have bought in years hit the mailbox yesterday. I used to have all the pre-trend humor ones but sold them off years ago. But since I completed my new trends I am working backward now just to keep my “toes in the pool”. I’m actually trying hard on the Moon Girl, the Romance and Crime but not so much on the humor. These are just “crimes of opportunity”. At $11. This sure fit the criteria. Actually, I enjoyed it more than I thought it would. A pretty crazy book! Too bad it wasn’t that International #1 on the back… adamstrange, ThothAmon, Raze and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OtherEric Posted March 1 Popular Post Share Posted March 1 Grabbed at ECCC today. The first time I've gotten one of the pre-renumbering issues of the SF titles: Raze, vaultkeeper, The Commissioner and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 I do love the old ones. Very nice! Raze and OtherEric 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 On 2/29/2024 at 6:21 PM, OtherEric said: Grabbed at ECCC today. The first time I've gotten one of the pre-renumbering issues of the SF titles: Nice! A classic indeed. How is the vintage selection at ECCC this year? Many good dealers? I went just pre covid and did pretty well buying. But it seems like more and more dealers are staying close to home. Except Harley as the world is his home. Raze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 On 3/1/2024 at 7:50 AM, Robot Man said: Nice! A classic indeed. How is the vintage selection at ECCC this year? Many good dealers? I went just pre covid and did pretty well buying. But it seems like more and more dealers are staying close to home. Except Harley as the world is his home. It was horrible for vintage dealers this year, to the point we're I'm toying with skipping Sunday already. According to the one dealer I spoke with, it was partly due to a fiasco last year, where each dealer was only provided one table to set up on, creating a scramble to find folding tables. (It was the first year in the new building.) I want to be clear: for anybody looking for anything other than vintage comics, the show is awesome, with a spectacular artist's alley and tons of other vendors. But the vintage comic selection, while still providing enough for me to blow my budget, is underwhelming. Raze and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 (edited) On 3/1/2024 at 8:34 AM, OtherEric said: It was horrible for vintage dealers this year, to the point we're I'm toying with skipping Sunday already. According to the one dealer I spoke with, it was partly due to a fiasco last year, where each dealer was only provided one table to set up on, creating a scramble to find folding tables. (It was the first year in the new building.) I want to be clear: for anybody looking for anything other than vintage comics, the show is awesome, with a spectacular artist's alley and tons of other vendors. But the vintage comic selection, while still providing enough for me to blow my budget, is underwhelming. I was kind of afraid of that. I looked at the dealer list and only saw Harley and Sibra who would have been targets for my wallet. I imagine if I did some serious box diving and found “that one guy” at every con I might have been a little disapointed. This years CalCon was a bit disappointing for me. I set up as a dealer and wasn’t sorry by any means. I’m 20 minutes away and a table was reasonable. I noticed right away that the crowd seemed a bit light. It is usually elbow to elbow and packed all day. I left about an hour and a half early and made about half of what I did last year. I heard a bit of dealer “grumbling” but mostly from those who brought super high priced (maybe overpriced) stuff. I mostly bring lower priced but unusual GA/SA stuff that goes to readers, run fillers and folks who just like old books on a budget. As a buyer, I found that “one guy” with some cool GA priced right. Might have been the weather. We had a pretty massive storm predicted starting on Sunday. Or it might have been the market it’s self whereby, folks are just holding back a bit. Next show coming up is WonderCon on Easter weekend. Bad weekend for a show anyway. Last year it was a little “thin” for both buyers and sellers. I am going with a full wallet to buy but don’t expect much. Are comic cons slowly dying? Are prices to the point where setting up at shows or traveling to buy just isn’t worth it? Even at smaller vintage comic dealing shows? I hate to think this. I MUCH prefer a live show over the internet. Both for comic dealing as well as the social part of it. Appears this might be the case everywhere and not just limited to the West Coast. Any opinions? Edited March 1 by Robot Man OtherEric, Point Five, FoggyNelson and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Commissioner Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 On 2/29/2024 at 8:21 PM, OtherEric said: Grabbed at ECCC today. The first time I've gotten one of the pre-renumbering issues of the SF titles: What a great looking book! I love EC's science-fiction. Raze and OtherEric 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThothAmon Posted March 1 Popular Post Share Posted March 1 Do any of you historians know why Gaines didn’t have file copies of Modern Love? Im guessing the title predates when he began salting them away. OtherEric, Jayman, Raze and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
