Welcome back to a new edition of Fabulous Finds, brought to you by your host, Greg Turner. This week I’ve only taken a couple of steps over to my bookshelves and pulled out my copy of the 1978 limited edition hardcover book entitled; The Wizard King. This graphic novel is the brainchild of writer/artist Wallace,…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where sometimes our expectations are exceeded. That is the case this week with Elvira’s Haunted Hills (2001). What’s The Plot? In 19th Century Carpathia, cabaret performer Elvira becomes stranded in the spooky castle of the creepy and duplicitous Hellsubus family. Can she survive the castle’s…
DetailsIt’s RETRO REVIEW week folks, and this week I’m looking at Avengers # 201 from Marvel Comics. It is cover dated November 1980, and features an unusual cover, pencilled by George Perez and inked by Terry Austin, featuring Jarvis, the Avengers’ butler. Take a gander: The comic actually has two separate stories within it’s covers.…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where we’re celebrating Halloween all month! This week, we’re watching the fifth entry in an…existing horror franchise, 2000’s Leprechaun in the Hood! What’s The Plot?’ A murderous leprechaun is accidentally freed in modern day Compton and kills his way through the ‘hood trying to get…
DetailsWhat time is it kids? It’s time for a new Fabulous Find, that’s what time it is! I’m glad you found your way back and for this week, I’ve brought up from the vault the 1975 oversized book entitled, Jeff Jones Idyl. It measures a large 11 by 15 inches and is published in glorious…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where no one can hide their past no matter how obscure. Today, we’re enjoying the seventh film in the Puppet Master Franchise, 1999’s Retro Puppet Master! What’s The Plot? A young French puppeteer named Andre Toulon is schooled in the arts of magic by a…
DetailsIt’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…
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