Wednesday July 22nd – ONLINE ONLY Americana Broadcast Featuring Comics & Magazines @6PM Eastern Join us for our second “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 for this session, you must…
DetailsWelcome back for another Fabulous Find. Glad you could find your way here once again, or welcome if it’s your first time. This week I’m bringing to light the short-lived series of small graphic novels published by Byron Preiss Visual Publications Inc. The series was called Fiction Illustrated and they published four book in the series…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where we’re breaking from the usual format to once more pay homage to a funnier and more famous band of bad movie lovers: the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000! What? If you want a catchy explanation of the show’s plot, just give the expository…
DetailsWelcome comic book fans across America (and the world) and all the ships at sea. You’ve tuned in to a new RETRO REVIEW and this week I am looking at a comic from DC Comics. And what is that comic, you might ask? And I will answer, the comic this week is Detective Comics #…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where all cinematic sins are remembered! In honor of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s newest flick, Terminator Genisys, we’re taking a look at his film debut – an obscure little trash heap from 1970 entitled Hercules in New York! What’s The Plot? Hercules (Arnold “Strong”, according to the…
DetailsWelcome back for another Fabulous Find. This week I’ve pulled from my collection two (2) paperback books that were published by Warner Paperback Library in conjunction with National Periodical Publications, i.e. DC Comics in 1973. They are The House of Mystery # 1 and The House of Mystery # 2. Both books contain short stories written…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where today we’ll try to change your mind about 1994’s Street Fighter movie. This film is generally regarded as one of the worst video game adaptations out there…and it’s not a great adaptation of its namesake series. But it is funny – on purpose! Probably!…
DetailsTime for a new RETRO REVIEW, and this week it’s The Spectacular Spider-Man # 1, from Marvel Comics, cover dated July 1968. This is the black and white magazine issue that sold for 35 cents back in 1968, when regular comic books were still 12 cents a piece. This is the only issue of this magazine…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where Hollywood occasionally gets one right! Today, we’re talking about the first time Jeremy Renner teamed up with a witch, 2013’s Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters! What’s The Plot? Hansel (Jeremy Renner) and Gretel (Gemma Atherton) survive their childhood encounter with a witch in a…
DetailsIt’s time for a new Fabulous Find, and this week I’ll be looking at the three issue run of The Gods of Mount Olympus in Ancient Mythology. The three issues were published by Quintessence Publications out of Spokane Washington in 1974. I could find no date on the first issue, but issue # 2 was…
DetailsThursday, June 18th – Online ONLY Bronze Age Comic Book Auction @6PM Eastern This session is ONLINE ONLY – join us via Proxibid. Nice collection of 300 bronze age comic books from Marvel, DC and others. Titles include Batman, Superman, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Avengers, Conan, Jack Kirby’s Fourth World and many more. Browse the catalog, prebid and join live at Proxibid.com/backtothepast…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where sometimes something seems like a great idea and then turns out not to be! In celebration of Jurassic World’s imminent release, we’re talking about 1995’s genetically engineered dinosaur movie, Theodore Rex! What’s The Plot? Tough as nails cyborg cop Katie Coltrane (Whoopi Goldberg) is…
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