It’s the holiday season and we’re running Batman-themed toy auctions over on ProxiBid. Naturally, that got us thinking about the many, many Christmas tales that the Dark Knight has appeared in over the decades. Without further ado, here’s our top five! 5) “Christmas”, Batman #9 (1941) The original Batman Christmas story! As Bruce Wayne and…
According to Accuweather, the high temperature will not drop below 80 degrees for the rest of the month. In fact, on July 25, it will be knocking on 90! We wanna think cold thoughts. We want to recall winter vibes. As the song says, we need a little Christmas, right this very minute! And to…
Sick of the summer heat and ready for wintry thoughts? Need an injection of holly jolly good cheer? This auction is just the ticket! Just under 100 lots worth of Christmas Village display pieces from Department 56 and Hawthorne Village (not to mention some Christmas plushes, movies, and other holiday goodies) are here to help…
Welcome back to Hammer Drops! Every week, we teach you a lesson about value illustrated by recent auction items. This week’s lesson is a tad abstract, but one that’s worth knowing. It revolves around the various action figure sets based on the classic Rankin/Bass Christmas specials that sold in our 12/15 auction, how they relate…
Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected! Every Monday, we stop to truly appreciate the cool collectibles items we handle every day and/or consider them in their proper cultural context. Today tends more towards the latter, where we’re looking at how a department store holiday giveaway fits into the larger trend of Santa Claus battling…
We’re in the final march to Christmas, with just ten days left as of this auction’s hammer falling. This session is here to help you cross some more names off your list with Silver to Modern Age Comic Books, collectible toys of all kinds, and other collectible goodies like books, magazines, lithographs, dishware, and more!…
Start your December off right with this 200 lot session of Silver to Modern Age Comic Books, die-cast toys based on the world of Pixar’s Cars, Batman toys & collectibles, Funko’s infinitely collectible Pop! vinyl figures, and vintage vinyl records. This session, naturally, includes a seasonally appropriate selection of comic specials, Batman collectibles, and Christmas…
Merry Christmas and welcome back to Strange Times & Places! Today, we’re doing something a little different & looking at a re-imagining of folklore – Grant Morrison’s Klaus! How’s It Different? Gosh, that’s a hard one since there’s no one single “accepted” Santa Claus canon. Probably an Imaginary Story – in the words of Alan…
Welcome to Tokusatsu Gesundheit, where even the holidays are morphenomenal! We’re cheating a little and watching Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers Season 3, Episode 16: I’m Dreaming of a White Ranger! Plot Rundown It turns out that the Emperor of Evil, Lord Zedd, isn’t a big fan of the Holiday season. He sends his idiot brother-in-law,…
Welcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where Santa Claus is coming to town! We’re ending our Christmas schlocktravaganza with my personal favorite take on the Father Christmas mythos, 1959’s Santa Claus! What’s The Plot? On Christmas Eve, Santa Claus does battle with the demon Pitch for the goodness of the world’s…