n2wdw Posted December 25, 2019 Author Share Posted December 25, 2019 Christmas Gift #3 The 3rd gift to myself is the 4K Harry Potter collection. Some may think this is lame. But Harry Potter is big in my family. Even though I already have the movies on multiple physical and digital formats, I wanted this 4K version to keep up with my hardware technology (that is, my 4K TVs, which I love ). My wife and I have all our kids home for Christmas, and our goal is to re-watch the entire series using this 4K version. As I type this, we're watching the 1st movie, Philosopher's Stone. My early reviews of this collection is the video quality is amazing -- truly 4K. I'm hoping they also improved the audio track. Some of the movies had problems with this. I'll report back after we've watched all the movies. CKinTO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 On 12/22/2019 at 8:18 AM, Robot Man said: Hey now wait a minute... You said GGA didn't you? Doesn't good gorilla art qualify? Or is it Gorilla Girl Art? Whichever, this is one of the more insane JO stories written, and there were no shortage of crazy ones back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 On 12/22/2019 at 10:42 AM, n2wdw said: Yes, please do! A few samples.... don't want to spoil the book for those who want one. GOD BLESS..... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 (edited) On 12/22/2019 at 10:42 AM, n2wdw said: Yes, please do! A few samples.... don't want to spoil the book for those who want one. GOD BLESS..... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Edited December 26, 2019 by jimjum12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 (edited) On 12/24/2019 at 3:38 PM, Tri-ColorBrian said: OK, I got the scoop on the hardcover edition of Iger's Comics Kingdom. Steve Schanes says he only printed 40 HC copies. Good luck with your quest for one, and Happy Holidays to ya! I continue to droll over this ... Here is my copy, which is the trade paper version. I'd love to know the print run of the TP version. It's not rare, but you don't see it on ebay that often. There are only 3 graded copies, and my 9.2 copy is actually the highest graded (which is hard to believe). In addition to my 9.2, there are a 9.0 (owned by @Taxmick1) and a 6.0. Edited December 26, 2019 by n2wdw Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 1 hour ago, jimjum12 said: A few samples.... don't want to spoil the book for those who want one. GOD BLESS..... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Jim - Really beautiful art. Thanks for posting. jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taxmick1 Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 7 minutes ago, n2wdw said: I continue to droll over this ... Here is my copy, which is the trade paper version. I'd love to know the print run of the TP version. It's not rare, but you don't see it on ebay that often. There are only 3 graded copies, and my 9.2 copy is actually the highest graded (which is hard to believe). In addition to my 9.2, there are a 9.0 (owned by @Taxmick1) and a 6.0. Mike: there is a hardcopy for sale currently on AbeBooks.com for approximately $49 from a seller in Canada ... condition is reflected as “Fine”! Merry Christmas to you and your family! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 36 minutes ago, Taxmick1 said: Mike: there is a hardcopy for sale currently on AbeBooks.com for approximately $49 from a seller in Canada ... condition is reflected as “Fine”! Merry Christmas to you and your family! Thank you! I just bought it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taxmick1 Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, n2wdw said: Thank you! I just bought it. Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 Christmas Gift #4 My fourth gift to myself was this metal container. I got it on Amazon. I had fun yesterday putting it together as the roast beast was cooking. I use it to store my fireplace kindling. Since it has sides, I can stack everything neatly, and since it's party enclosed, it partially shields from wind and rain. I keep this right next to my firewood stack. Looking at the wood always makes me feel happy, much like whenever I walk into the comic book room. Thanks for reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 1 minute ago, n2wdw said: Looking at the wood always makes me feel happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post n2wdw Posted December 29, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2019 Christmas Gift #5 I bought myself a few comics for Christmas too. First up is Shock SuspenStories 13 with the classic Kamen cover. It's a strange comic, made without staples. I don't mind though since it's in a slab, and it made this 7.5 affordable (even with Heritage's buyer's premium). I also got Crime Does Not Pay 36 via eBay. This is one of my favorite Biro covers. Frankly, I never thought I'd have a copy this nice. I lucked out on this one. Finally, I got Ghost Comics 11. Again via eBay, although this one was through best offer. Thanks for reading. Ricksneatstuff, Squeezy McSphincter , Tri-Color Brian and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 6 minutes ago, n2wdw said: I also got Crime Does Not Pay 36 via eBay. This is one of my favorite Biro covers. Frankly, I never thought I'd have a copy this nice. I lucked out on this one. This is one of my favorite CDNP covers and not one that is mentioned often. Looking at eBay, I’d say you got a good price and I would have jumped all over it too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 Here are recent pictures of my comic room (from yesterday). In the first one, limited space required me to stack my EC library in one column. I still need a few of the boxed sets to complete my collection ... I like the way the stack looks, but it's tough to get to books at the bottom. Thanks for reading. Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Nice, somehow the Bettie Page signed photo just talks to me! Great room. I hope you have an armed guard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Robot Man said: Nice, somehow the Bettie Page signed photo just talks to me! Great room. I hope you have an armed guard! I have 3 locks and motion detectors inside and outside of the room. Plus insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 17 hours ago, manetteska said: This is one of my favorite CDNP covers and not one that is mentioned often. Looking at eBay, I’d say you got a good price and I would have jumped all over it too! Thanks! Biro had so many great covers in CDNP. Especially as a father of 3 girls, #46 is one of the most chilling covers I've ever seen. #24 is also disturbing. I was looking through photos of my comics and I remembered I had taken the below "comparison" photo when I was shopping for a copy. The one on the left is a copy that was offered at NY comicon about 3 years ago. The seller was firm at $2000. I passed. I don't focus on high grades, but I do like nice looking covers, and I didn't like the extensive spine roll on this one. Some time later, I finally bought a copy (the one on right). The cover's much nice (IMHO), and glue is one of those things that don't bother me). And the restoration made the comic a little more affordable than the 1.8 blue. Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 31 minutes ago, n2wdw said: Thanks! Biro had so many great covers in CDNP. Especially as a father of 3 girls, #46 is one of the most chilling covers I've ever seen. #24 is also disturbing. I was looking through photos of my comics and I remembered I had taken the below "comparison" photo when I was shopping for a copy. The one on the left is a copy that was offered at NY comicon about 3 years ago. The seller was firm at $2000. I passed. I don't focus on high grades, but I do like nice looking covers, and I didn't like the extensive spine roll on this one. Some time later, I finally bought a copy (the one on right). The cover's much nice (IMHO), and glue is one of those things that don't bother me). And the restoration made the comic a little more affordable than the 1.8 blue. It’s interesting what “small amount of glue” gets a purple label versus a blue label. I would have thought at a 2.0 it doesn’t matter much considering there are 9.0+s in blue holders with small glue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 I love that Shock Suspenstories 13! Metal is the enemy of paper and now you won't have to worry as much in regard to preservation. I also think that Catwoman statue is perfectly framed in front of the Junior book. Nice photo! jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 On 12/29/2019 at 5:12 PM, Yorick said: I love that Shock Suspenstories 13! Metal is the enemy of paper and now you won't have to worry as much in regard to preservation. I also think that Catwoman statue is perfectly framed in front of the Junior book. Nice photo! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
