Category: Nostalgia

Star Wars Poster Artist Drew Struzan: I Was Blown Away

Back to the Future, Raiders of  the Lost Ark, Big Trouble in Little China, even Adventures in Babysitting... so many great films, all with Drew Struzan illustrated posters.  Artist Drew Struzan captivated...

What the #$%*: Those Amazing Comic Sales #3- Albedo #2

It happened again.  Another what the @*&%# moment in comic book history.  Maybe not so much since I talked about this comic book before but definitely a head-jerker in my opinion.  An online sale nonetheless that garnered much interest from collectors.  A comic book that is...

Almost Infamous: Secret Wars vs. Crisis On Infinite Earths

In 1984 Marvel upended their comic book universe with the first-ever company-wide crossover event, Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars.  A year later, on their 50th anniversary, DC Comics was determined to one-up them by rebooting their entire universe with the Crisis On Infinite Earths...

Star Wars Episode 4 Art: the First Trilogy Began a Mania

I recall feeling blown away AND completely elated when leaving the theatre the first time I saw Star Wars as a thirteen year old.  Obviously, I had the foresight to stash away...

Storyline Spec Books for Spider-Man and Doctor Strange Film

Multiverse rumors and set photos of Toby McGuire have speculators focusing on all of the Spider-Verse characters making an appearance in the upcoming Spider-Man film. However, a Spider-Verse movie is only possible with the multi-versal powers of Doctor Strange. Doctor Strange serves as the lynchpin that...

Fantastic Four? X-Men? What Marvel Series Would You Pick?

So, recently a friend asked me a very interesting question about comics. This question pertained specifically to Marvel Comics. The question was in regards to obtaining a comic collection. He asked if you were able to obtain the first 100 issues of a Marvel series, which one...

How the Grinch Stole Christmas Cels on Memory Lane

On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me Three Grinch Cels Two Dogs in Love And a Sunday Comic Dick Tracy "You're a mean one, Mister Grinch", but in this...

Comic Collecting During Covid-19

As I write this article, Covid-19 is overwhelming our hospitals and the United States is breaking death records on a daily basis. Unemployment is high and one in eight Americans are not getting enough to eat. Despite this, the stock market is at an all-time...

Classics Illustrated A Christmas Carol - Ancient Variant Comics

“You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of underdone potato. There's more of gravy than of grave about you, whatever you are!”  Ebenezer Scrooge in...

12 Days of Giveaways: Day 3 Shortboxed

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS CLOSED! PLEASE STAY UP TO DATE ON OUR SOCIALS FOR NEW GIVEAWAYS. On the First day of Christmas, your GoCollect gave to you: A Shortboxed Giveaway! And a blog about the top Betty & Veronica covers.As part of our 12...