How was your Fourth of July weekend? The holiday got us thinking about independence, specifically independent comics! Without further ado, here are the top four most successful independent comics heroes! 4) The Crow Created by Detroit’s own James W. O’Barr, The Crow is probably the most successful character on this list with the fewest appearances.…
Contrary to one popular belief, “standard” Beanie Babies or most modern Barbies generally aren’t very valuable – you are safe to go ahead and take that Princess bear out of the safe deposit box. The same goes for wide swaths of toys from the last thirty years, where large production runs and a thriving collector…
Welcome back to Hammer Drops! Each week, Back to the Past gives you insight into the world of collectibles sales using our thirty-plus years of experience. This week, we’re sticking with comic books and looking at the effect variant covers have on value. That includes successive printings, retailer exclusives, and A/B covers. The Early Days…
Welcome back to Hammer Drops! Each week, Back to the Past reads the tea leaves of recent auctions, interprets them through the lens of our collective decades of experience, and share our best tips with you. Today, we’re looking at some comics from recent auctions to determine if there’s any value to be had in…
Critters is a wild romp about 8 tiny, furry creatures called Crites whom escape from a space station. The guy that runs the station sends a couple of bounty hunters after them and that’s when things start to get awesome.
I met my best friend when I was ten years old. It was the summer of 1992, the fourth of July, to be exact. My parents were invited to a barbecue at a friend’s house, from church. I, being ten, got dragged along, whether I wanted to or not. Doomed was I to spend a…
Sean Pigeon wants to end the abusive overuse of the phrase ‘raped my childhood’ in popular culture. He’ll tell you why it’s gotta go in this video segment with the aid of Michael Bay’s Transformers and Mutant Ninja Turtles.
I loved the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I loved the cartoon. I loved the toys. I loved the comic. I loved the movies. I loved those turtles so much that I’m pretty sure I wore out the cassette single my oldest sister bought me of “Turtle Power” by Partnerz in Kryme and can still recite…