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I've posted this before, but since we're on the topic, this is the ONLY piece of original comic art I own. Wish I had bought a lot more of it when I could!

Didn't realize the connection to Beauvais of Aliens and Predator fame.

Thanks again for putting the "meat on the bones"... great background info on what at first blush might seem like "throw away" material to many.

I remember enjoying the Aircel books during the "Black and White" boom of the mid-1980s which, under the helm of Barry Blair, were a step above much of the other small publisher black and white drek common during that time. Dragonring, Samurai and Elflord stand out for me. Warlock 5 was a good one too. Looks like the book attempted a bit of a comeback with Sirius in early 1998...

Thanks to the early access that Westfield gave me, I had pre-ordered two copies of the first Evil Ernie comic (and all the other issues in the original series) way back when. Again, it was the horror angle that drew me. I still have those stashed away somewhere in what should be pretty nice shape. March 1998 saw this Evil Ernie comic...

Once again, horror always worked for me... nice cover on this Nosferatu comic...

This is just my own anectodal observation, but unless it has an unremarkable cover, can't say that I've seen much cooling with PCH. In fact, to my eye, the population of desirable PCH covers just seems to continue to expand, and along with it, the associated prices (though some may simply be stable).

Maybe they can change the wording from "poorly pressed" to "excessively pressed". "Pancaking" is still a defect in my mind and should be called out.

I think a poorly pressed book can easily be a defect... just like any human introduced attempt to improve the book that goes awry. To me, a pancaked unnatural looking comic (some of them are so crushed they look like slivers!) is a defect very much worthy of grade reduction and notation.

One more for the Spawn fans...

I really enjoyed Kurt Busiek's Astro City comics... this one has yet another amazing Alex Ross cover. Touching and poignant...

Fully six years BEFORE The Walking Dead came Stephen Blue's "Zombie World". If only he'd have thought to approach AMC with the concept!

February 1998 also came with a neat freebie from Westfield... a Barry Windsor-Smith ashcan! I think Dark Horse may have put something out with these characters...

The Westfield catalog also usually had a small "adults only" comic section. This one was an interesting "photo comic" from Draculina Publishing, based on an exploitation film called "Tender Flesh". The comic was made up of still photos from the film with overlayed "comic-style" lettering. I'd have posted a few images but I think it would have gotten me banned from the boards... and now unfortunately the book's been encapsulated, so no one will ever see! .

Direct from the Evil Ernie universe is issue 1 from Lady Death's first ongoing series. Nice Steven Hughes cover and art...