The First Sign of the Apocalypse
I recently decided that I'm not going to buy any new mini series from any publisher in the pamphlet format. I will finish the limited series I'm currently reading, but no new ones will be added to my pull list.
I have to tell you, I already feel like I got a small monkey off my back. It's such a good feeling, that I can't stop there. I'm now dropping all "Ultimate" titles from my pull list as their current story arcs come to an end. Guess what I'm going to do after that..........I'm selling my entire "Ultimate" collection. I have all but four (4) of the "Ultimate" books ever published. That's a lot of books.
Here's the thing, the core "Ultimate" titles suck. Ultimate Spider-Man hasn't been any good for the last 50 issue. Ultimate X-Men was never very good to beguine with and Ultimate FF was only decent through the first twenty (20) issues or so. Let's not even get into the Ultimate mini series, man, those have all sucked. The only Ultimate book that's still any good is Ultimates, and it's only got one issue left.
So what's my point? This is my point:
When I drop the Ultimate titles, this is what my monthly pull list will look like:
Marvel –
Astonishing X-Men
Uncanny X-Men
Wolverine
Wolverine Origins
X-Men
DC/Vertigo –
52
100 Bullets
All Star Superman
DMZ
Jonah Hex
Loveless
Other –
Conan
Red Sonja
Fear Agent
Now I know you're saying: "Who cares? So what? Nice pull list, but what's your point?"
For the first time in human history.....are you ready for this?.....Sitting down?.....Ok, here it is:
I WILL BY BUYING MORE DC TITLES THEN MARVEL TITLES!! Holy shit! I've been a Marvel Zombie from conception, it's in my genes, Marvel is cool and DC sucks, etc..etc..(Not to mention the fact that if you add "other" publishers into the mix I'll be out buying Marvel by almost 2 to 1.)
This can only mean one thing; the end of the world is upon us. Get right with God, tell your family how much you love them, quit your job, max out your credit cards, have sex on a plane, leave your wife and move in with your girlfriend. It's all over I tell ya, OVER!
Ultimate Avengers II Preview
After the moderate success of the first "direct to DVD" Ultimate Avengers movie, Marvel is putting out a sequel. The DVD wont be out until August 8th, but you can see the first ten minutes right now at Habbo.com.
Aquaman TV Pilot Now On iTunes
I'm not sure what the attraction is to watching a pilot for a show that wasn't picked up because the pilot sucked, much less paying for it, but fanboys will be fanboys so go for it.
What If? Marvel Civil War.....
.....happened in the real world?
Find out!
Make Your Own Comic Book
If I had a creative bone in my body then this might appeal to me. Maybe it's something some of you can get into. Post in the comments section if you end up trying it.
Bronze Age X-Men Appearances Site Update
I've added Super-villian Team-Up 14, Spider-Woman 37, What If? 31 and 37 to the site.
A Pedigree? Sure, For A Price....
From a Scoop article written July 14, 2006 about a new "pedigree" coming to market:
"When I went out to see the collection, it blew away all of my expectations. After working at CGC and grading almost a million books, and owning some of the best books in the world prior to CGC, I have never seen some of these issues in any grade, let alone in these high grades. The page quality of these books rivals, if not blows away the quality of the Mile Highs and San Francisco's, said Steve Borock President and Primary Grader of CGC.
From the same article:
Nearly every comic from the pedigree is being certified by CGC.
From the CGC Fall 2000 Newsletter.....
It is amazing to think that pedigree collections of 1940's to 1960's material are out there even now.
For a collection to be considered a pedigree, it must first meet certain requirements:
1. It must all come from one original owner who bought them off the newsstand.
2. They must be of superior quality.
3. The collection should have a large accumulation of books (i.e. Mile High, Pacific Coast) or a smaller accumulation of very important books (i.e. Denver, Allentown).
4. Another important factor is existing market acceptance of a collection as a pedigree.
Here are some facts:
-There are 397 books in this collection.
-Not even 5% of the books are "keys" by any standards.
-The collection fails to meet two of CGC's four "requirements" to be a pedigree.
I wonder what CGC made on the grading fees for these 380 Golden Age books.......
And here is Steve Borock's take on the issue:
"These are the basic rules (set 6-7 years ago) and we judge every collection on it's own merits before designating it a pedigree.
As to the newest pedigree collection, the Central Valley collection: Many of these comics, in my opinion, will never be surpassed as the highest graded copy.
If anyone here finds an OO collection of about 400 different books from 1938 to the early 50's of very tough books to find in high grade (which many are), let alone unbelievable page quality, we would be more than happy to pedigree it. "
John Cassaday - Director
He'll be directing a live-action version of "I Am Legion". Read all about it.
The Amazing Screw-on Head
I loved the comic and cant wait to watch this at home tonight.
Download the entire first episode from SCFI.com!
From the website:
In this hilarious send-up of Lovecraftian horror and steampunk adventure, President Abraham Lincoln's top spy is a bodyless head known only as Screw-On Head.
When arch-fiend Emperor Zombie steals an artifact that will enable him to threaten all life on Earth, the task of stopping him is assigned to Screw-on Head. Fortunately, Screw-On Head is not alone on this perilous quest. He is aided by his multitalented manservant, Mr. Groin, and by his talking canine cohort, Mr. Dog.
Can this unorthodox trio stop Emperor Zombie in time? Does Screw-On Head have a body awesome enough to stop the horrors that have been unleashed? Where can we get a talking dog?
All these questions (O.K., maybe not that last one) will be answered when you watch the thrilling tale of The Amazing Screw-On Head!
That's to bad....
I was looking forward to The Princess of Mars, but it seems it won't be happening.
A Lost Princess of Mars?
Some Changes
We're going to try something new here and see how it goes. I've invited several other comic book collectors with a wide range of tastes to contribute to this blog. I'm hoping that with more people posting there will be a wider range of topics that can appeal to a wider range of collectors.
Enjoy!
You Owe It To Yourself
Make your way over to Popfun Merchandising and treat yourself to some great 'Toon Tumblers®.
Brubaker on Uncanny
With Brubaker starting on UXM with the last issue (475), it's been just over ten years since the last issue of the series that I enjoyed. Of course it comes with a price.....Billy Tan is the artist. Sigh
Read Bru's take on his new job.
