First Upgrade

Or Not...I still hear 'Old School' comic shop owners (& their employees) proudly declare that they do not want to discount or negotiate the price of a piece of original comic book art because, "I like looking at it" & "we'll just keep it in the back". An all-time classic yarn which is often thrown out is, "We can't. It's on CONSIGNMENT." To be clear, I understand & agree with not 'having to' or 'wanting to' sell anything for less than the price you set. Regardless of when you first set that price. It's your store/inventory & by all means, please conduct business as you please. In the case of My Comic Shop, several years ago, they added a disclaimer to their consignments cross-listed on eBay. It stated something to the effect of, 'this is a consignment item & we did not set the asking price'. Apparently, the company was being blamed for setting 'disagreeable' [unreasonably high] asking prices. There was a thread about it somewhere...

Yes Sir.

My Comic Shop has had this piece on consignment for at least 2 years & when it was "first" listed [IIRC] the asking price was $30k, or slightly higher... ...True Story.

3.5-/3.5...

Walking past this array everyday for years, I am certain that horizontal nor vertical spacing made no nevermind to him...

Yes indeed!

After leaving BWS, unfinished, Artemis & Apollo was indeed displayed on a whole wall. Once upon a time in Houston, Texas... (Based on actual events...to protect the innocent[red balloons have been added])

Bernie Wrightson. Once upon a time in San Diego, California...

BWS...aargh.

Some auction houses are too busy to notate inserts...auction description kindly refrained from mentioning the National Diamond Sales insert in this Marvel Spotlight 5. Thanks y'all!

Marvel Spotlight 5...National Diamond Sales insert...auction description pleasantly refrained from mentioning the insert. Thank You!

Iron Man vs. The Mandarin

'...all in a day's work...'

PM SENT...Sign. Me. Up!

HOUSTON COLLECTORS' SHOWCASE Sunday, December 8, 2019 From 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the HOUSTON MARRIOTT SOUTH at Hobby Airport 9100 Gulf Frwy Houston, TX 77017 (Just south of the I-45 South & Loop 610 South interchange) FREE HOTEL PARKING & FREE WI-FI!! WIN a $100 SHOPPING SPREE with paid $5 admission. Drawing held at 3:30 p.m. Must be present to win!! Showcasing the city's BEST vendors offering... Original comic book art, vintage & modern era comic books, both raw & slabbed 'key' comics, 'dollar' comics, graphic novels, vintage toys & action figures, & so much more awesome collectibles!! Join us & spend the day BUYING, SELLING, & TRADING for the BEST available merch. in the city!! Remember to bring in your vintage collections as vendors will be BUYING!! This is your BEST chance to get the BEST $$$ for your items!! Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission: $5 (Kids 10 & younger are FREE with paying Adult) Vendors: 30 - 6 ft. tables available. Pre-pay with PayPal, $40 per table. For vendor tables or more information, please contact us at houstoncollectorsshowcase@gmail.com Or call Bini at 281.250.2433 Facebook / Houston Collectors' Showcase Instagram @houstoncollectorsshowcase

Agreed. Back around 2013, Mr. Young politely declined an all cash offer of ~$400K...($380k, all cash, IIRC)...Even Mr. Darabont couldn't, or wouldn't/didn't, pry it loose after 'decades' of interest.

Vintage BWS 'TAR'...Artemis and Apollo has long been viewed as a "failed" painting by the artist himself...It 'failed' again [to meet reserve] in 2016...Perhaps it is simply destined to be so, again, & again.

DD 131...

From my "Adventures in the Dollar Bins" episode yesterday...

Yesterday's pulls from the dollar boxes...

HOUSTON COLLECTORS' SHOWCASE Sunday, November 3, 2019 From 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the HOUSTON MARRIOTT SOUTH at Hobby Airport 9100 Gulf Frwy Houston, TX 77017 (Just south of the I-45 South & Loop 610 South interchange) FREE HOTEL PARKING & FREE WI-FI!! WIN a $100 SHOPPING SPREE with paid $5 admission. Drawing held at 3:30 p.m. Must be present to win!! Showcasing the city's BEST vendors offering... Original comic book art, vintage & modern era comic books, both raw & slabbed 'key' comics, 'dollar' comics, graphic novels, vintage toys & action figures, & so much more awesome collectibles!! Join us & spend the day BUYING, SELLING, & TRADING for the BEST available merch. in the city!! Remember to bring in your vintage collections as vendors will be BUYING!! This is your BEST chance to get the BEST $$$ for your items!! Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission: $5 (Kids 10 & younger are FREE with paying Adult) Vendors: 30 - 6 ft. tables available. Pre-pay with PayPal, $40 per table. For vendor tables or more information, please contact us at houstoncollectorsshowcase@gmail.com Or call Bini at 281.250.2433 Facebook / Houston Collectors' Showcase Instagram @houstoncollectorsshowcase

PM Sent...

Deodato's take on a 'classic' scene... The Incredible Hulk vs. The Wendigo, and now...The Wolverine! ...Wolverine Origins #28, pgs. 9 & 10