You may know Space Ghost from a cartoon series, you may know him as a late-night talk show host, or you might not know him at all. Let's look at the man in the white suit and check out some key issues....
A catbird sits perched atop the neck of a guitar. With warm bright colors and bubble writing, this poster might not be out of place showcasing a garden fete in middle England or a children's event. That is until you pay attention to the text...
The Punisher has a huge fanbase, several volumes of comics, movies, TV series, and the recent successful Netflix series. Yep, Punisher is here to stay. Can speculators or investors score big money with the second appearance of Punisher? The Punisher is basically Dirty Harry in...
The big cats of the savannahs are nature's ferocity in feline form. They move with sinew, grace, and purpose as if each step was a conquest. Another graceful cat predator is Marvel's popular Black Panther. The public can't get enough of him in the form...
Soundgarden might not be the first act you think of in Grunge music. Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and others might've grabbed more headlines, but not for me. Perhaps it's being a fan of a particularly distinctive lead singer (this holds true for my Linkin Park fandom)....
It's a fantastic time to be a collector of things. Comics, Sports Cards, Cars, all of these items are fun to collect and can accrue massive value. Video games are the new kid on the block when it comes to the collectible...
When a musical career spans three decades, it's unlikely you will find all of their artwork. Sure, you can try. However, it might be best to define your style for Pearl Jam, PJ, when it comes to collecting their concert posters. You could choose a...
Variant comic books are my passion. There are many kinds of variants – ratio, newsstand, convention, store, and late printings just to name a few. This article will discuss seven very intriguing variants that I think are underappreciated by the market.
So many great pursuits have begun by being humble enough to look at what has come before and take inspiration from it. So many great failures are the result of being too prideful to accept...
This super-villain killed an X-Man (way back when that was still a difficult thing to do) as well as an Avenger. First appearing way back in the 1960s, Count Nefaria is the head of a major crime family. He has faced the might of the Avengers,...
[caption id="attachment_24401" align="alignleft" width="224"] © Jeff Soto[/caption] Painter, illustrator, muralist, husband, father: Jeff Soto is all these things. The two things that inspired him, as he reports: classic painting and street graffiti, two aspects of art that help, according to his website, "bridge the gap between pop...
Everyone knows the Justice League of America (JLA). Unfortunately, the movie did it no justice at all. Luckily the Snyder Cut is supposedly coming out on HBO Max in 2021. But did you know there was a team that came before them? That team...
The Justice League: Snyder Cut is the talk of the town, but don't think this was a random decision brought about by demanding fans. My theory is there are bigger implications for the DCEU at work. Snyder Finally Announced The internet is...
[caption id="attachment_24498" align="alignleft" width="194"] © Jeff Lance[/caption] In 1869, a year before he died, the Uruguayan-born French poet, Comte de Lautréamont, published a phrase in a book of poems that would become famous when discovered by André Breton: "as beautiful as the chance encounter of a sewing...
After tallying the votes from Round 1 of the Superhero Team Leader Battle Royale, we are ready to move on to Round 2! Before we move onto the match-ups for Round 2 (or the Sweet Sixteen, a phrase I am thinking...
If you've ever endured psychology or behavioral economics class, you've likely run across the phrase "endowment effect." You might have seen it as an "ownership effect" or something similar, but the basic meaning behind the phrase is that we tend to value goods or objects we...
[caption id="attachment_24744" align="alignleft" width="300"] © Kii Arens[/caption] Now that the restrictions on getting one's hair cut has eased, I finally got to go to the place I usually go, within walking distance of my house: Derby City Chop Shop in the Germantown neighborhood of Louisville. And I'd wanted...
[caption id="attachment_24165" align="alignleft" width="227"] © Jeff Kleinsmith[/caption] A few weeks back, I ordered a poster from Cargo Collective for a Spoon show I went to more than 10 years ago. The artist was Jeff Kleinsmith, who has designed logos for the American Poster Institute and Sub Pop,...
One of my favorite parts of comic book collecting has become procuring the Marvel comic books that were published in the month that I was born. Whether you are a Marvel fan, a DC fan, or love any and all types of comics, I...
Perhaps you can help me with a mystery I am trying to solve. I can not for the life of me figure out why the first appearance of Matt Murdock, the Man Without Fear, in Daredevil #1 languishes so far behind other Marvel first appearances not...
