It’s definitely October and the weather is starting to feel a little crisp and the leaves are beginning to change colors, so that means Halloween is right around the corner. And to help you get into the mood of all things spooky I thought I’d feature a comic book closely associated with Halloween, Scary Godmother…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where it’s October! We’ll be celebrating Halloween all month with a collection of the most bizarre and poorly conceived horror flicks we could find, so turn out the lights and shut off your brains. First up in the queue is 2001’s “sure, why not” classic,…
DetailsSaturday, October 17th – Golden Age Comic Books, High Grade Vinyl, Rare Hardcovers, Stamps and Other Paper & Ephemera Auction @6PM Eastern This session is both in the showroom and online – join us in person or live via Proxibid. A fantastic 400 lot catalog of Golden Age Comics dating back to the 1940s, high grade vinyl records (many…
DetailsHey there comic book fans! Welcome back for another edition of Fabulous Finds. This week I’m only going back to 1984. Wow, still over 30 years ago. That is a time when I was most involved with comic book fandom, as is witnessed by the fanzine I’ve pulled from my collection this week; It’s A…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where pobody’s nerfect. Today, we watch 2008’s Meet Dave. What’s The Plot? A space ship, shaped like regular sized Eddie Murphy and captained by a tiny Eddie Murphy, crash lands on Earth with a mission to save its homeworld. This mission is complicated when the…
DetailsWelcome back to a new RETRO REVIEW. This week it’s time to take a look at a comic from the DC Comics line of comic books. Therefore, I’ve dug through some of my early favorites and come out with Green Lantern # 16, cover dated; October 1962. And why is this one of my favorite…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where we can find something to like about darn near anything. To that end, we’re talking about the awesome musical experience (and awful film) hailing from nineteen-hundred and ninety-eight, Blues Brothers 2000. What’s The Plot? 18 years after the events of The Blues Brothers, Elwood…
DetailsHembeck, Hembeck, Hembeck. Did someone say Hembeck? Who or what is Hembeck? Well, if you don;t already know, then I better jump right into this week’s Fabulous Find. Hembeck: The Best of Dateline:@!!?#, in this case, is a comic book magazine/fanzine, published in 1979 by Eclipse Enterprises. In actuality, Hembeck is; Fred George Hembeck, a real…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where a movie need not be a well-made blockbuster to be a classic. To prove it, today we’re examining 1975’s Death Race 2000! What’s The Plot? In the dystopian future year 2000, America is ruled with an iron fist by a dictator worthy of North…
DetailsGreetings and salutations, comic book fans! This week it’s time for a Marvel Comics based RETRO REVIEW. And since Marvel fans are still talking about the introduction of a female Thor in today’s comic books, I thought I’d talk about What If # 10, where the idea first raised it’s head, or at least saw the light…
DetailsWednesday September 16th – ONLINE ONLY Americana Broadcast Featuring a Fabulous Stack of Silver Age Comics @6PM Eastern It’s the next episode in our ongoing bi-weekly “Wednesday Night Americana Broadcast” ONLINE ONLY – join us via Proxibid, however feel free to bring your smart phone or tablet to the store and sit in on the event! NO in-house/absentee bids can be accepted…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where sometimes we watch a movie that’s funny on purpose. That’s the case this week as we dig in to 1988’s Return of the Killer Tomatoes! What’s The Plot? Ten years after the Great Tomato War nearly destroyed the United States, life has returned to…
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