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Post by gowaltrip on Aug 13, 2011 13:01:09 GMT -5
In the late 80's I bought an Escher print for my dad and had it framed. I was shocked at how expensive it was. I quit my job shortly after that could've used the money. Framing is a low priority for me. My mom always had Mad magazine around when I was a kid. I always like the Dave Berg strips which is why I bought this... Defiant1 That's a nice Dave Berg strip. I was actually watching an interview with John Landis where he was talking about William Gaines when I saw your post. ;D I've always liked this guys work.
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Post by vikingspawn on Sept 22, 2011 20:02:27 GMT -5
Scored one of these sealed RadioactiveMan 1-6 (first series) packs with a certificate....these must have been sold at toy stores or something:
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Post by Defiant1 on Sept 22, 2011 21:09:20 GMT -5
Scored one of these sealed RadioactiveMan 1-6 (first series) packs with a certificate....these must have been sold at toy stores or something: Not sure. Anybody can repackage comics or buy in bulk enough to work out a deal with the publisher. Defiant1
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Post by Defiant1 on Nov 10, 2011 21:18:34 GMT -5
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Post by vikingspawn on Nov 12, 2011 11:52:08 GMT -5
Stan the man Lee Simpsonized. ;D Funny you linked that, I actually bought this one a few weeks ago too:
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Post by Defiant1 on Nov 12, 2011 19:56:44 GMT -5
Stan is a name dropper. He's constantly marketing himself and his associations.
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Post by vikingspawn on Apr 14, 2012 21:38:27 GMT -5
I scored a set of the 5 "RalphWigum" variants that had a different Wiggum saying in the word balloons. And a friend who went to Wondercon last month sent me some of their rare 16-page promo books: Also got this Heroes Anonymous Bongo set i've always wanted:
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Post by Defiant1 on Apr 15, 2012 7:57:39 GMT -5
I scored a set of the 5 "RalphWigum" variants that had a different Wiggum saying in the word balloons. And a friend who went to Wondercon last month sent me some of their rare 16-page promo books: Also got this Heroes Anonymous Bongo set i've always wanted: I was wondering when word balloon variants were going to be used. I've also wondered when epilogue/ending variants were going to be used. Defiant1
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Post by vikingspawn on Apr 17, 2012 20:07:27 GMT -5
I was wondering when word balloon variants were going to be used. I've also wondered when epilogue/ending variants were going to be used. Defiant1 Bongo made something kind of similar a few months ago where they had 3 different writers write 3 stories based on one cover. 3 different story takes based on what might explain the finished cover art: www.bongocomics.com/blog/12/19/2011/in-stores-122111I'm about 85% complete on finishing the Bongo U.S. run.
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Post by Defiant1 on Apr 17, 2012 22:54:23 GMT -5
I was wondering when word balloon variants were going to be used. I've also wondered when epilogue/ending variants were going to be used. Defiant1 Bongo made something kind of similar a few months ago where they had 3 different writers write 3 stories based on one cover. 3 different story takes based on what might explain the finished cover art: www.bongocomics.com/blog/12/19/2011/in-stores-122111I'm about 85% complete on finishing the Bongo U.S. run. I can't believe you are still that far away from 100%. Defiant1
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Post by vikingspawn on Apr 18, 2012 20:53:00 GMT -5
I can't believe you are still that far away from 100%. Defiant1 The tough ones I haven't found have been these sporadic regular issues from 2002-2005 years with the tiny print runs. Every store I check that has some issues end up looking mangled up in bags without boards and end up looking in cracked condition. I sometimes buy doubles/triples till I find a decent looking copy.
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Post by Defiant1 on Apr 18, 2012 21:59:34 GMT -5
I can't believe you are still that far away from 100%. Defiant1 The tough ones I haven't found have been these sporadic regular issues from 2002-2005 years with the tiny print runs. Every store I check that has some issues end up looking mangled up in bags without boards and end up looking in cracked condition. I sometimes buy doubles/triples till I find a decent looking copy. What year did you start looking for back issues? I assumed you'd been collecting all along. By the time Batton Lash started writing, I wrote them off as just being bad. The early ones are great. Defiant1
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Post by vikingspawn on Apr 19, 2012 17:13:41 GMT -5
The tough ones I haven't found have been these sporadic regular issues from 2002-2005 years with the tiny print runs. Every store I check that has some issues end up looking mangled up in bags without boards and end up looking in cracked condition. I sometimes buy doubles/triples till I find a decent looking copy. What year did you start looking for back issues? I assumed you'd been collecting all along. By the time Batton Lash started writing, I wrote them off as just being bad. The early ones are great. Defiant1 I collected them when they first came out with the original 4 launch books and stuck with it up to Simpsons #75....then stopped for awhile....then came back when the "Futurama" run started....that made me go after all the "Treehouse of Horror" annuals....and then back to finishing the regular Simpsons run. The last 6 years I have been getting the monthlies as they come out and the few couple years before that are the missing ones I need now. I just did a recount and I need about 8% more to go (excluding trades...which I get too... ). There're about 480 comics in the whole U.S. run: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bongo_Comics_GroupThe last 5 years have been cool reads. I like how the art has gotten more loose so it's not as strict to look exactly like the show. Like where the "Treehouse" annuals would have the "special celebrity guest" comic artists do their own take/style on the characters and now most of the monthly books are like that now. I noticed they keep Batton Lash writing on just the quarterly "Simpsons Super Spectacular" title. That's the "superhero universe" title where they keep the RadioactiveMan stories these days. It was fun when his old titled comics would jump around the numbers for #1 through 1000 when it was the RadioactiveMan mini series. They should go back to filling those gaps. Not sure why they stopped. But that quarterly's been the only title for any new RadioactiveMan stories. The regular Simpsons title is going to hit issue #200 in 10 more issues so that should be fun. I got most of the expensive heavy hitters out of the way though. I've been seeing some regular issues go over $128 lately though.
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Post by Defiant1 on Apr 19, 2012 22:49:00 GMT -5
What year did you start looking for back issues? I assumed you'd been collecting all along. By the time Batton Lash started writing, I wrote them off as just being bad. The early ones are great. Defiant1 I collected them when they first came out with the original 4 launch books and stuck with it up to Simpsons #75....then stopped for awhile....then came back when the "Futurama" run started....that made me go after all the "Treehouse of Horror" annuals....and then back to finishing the regular Simpsons run. The last 6 years I have been getting the monthlies as they come out and the few couple years before that are the missing ones I need now. I just did a recount and I need about 8% more to go (excluding trades...which I get too... ). There're about 480 comics in the whole U.S. run: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bongo_Comics_GroupThe last 5 years have been cool reads. I like how the art has gotten more loose so it's not as strict to look exactly like the show. Like where the "Treehouse" annuals would have the "special celebrity guest" comic artists do their own take/style on the characters and now most of the monthly books are like that now. I noticed they keep Batton Lash writing on just the quarterly "Simpsons Super Spectacular" title. That's the "superhero universe" title where they keep the RadioactiveMan stories these days. It was fun when his old titled comics would jump around the numbers for #1 through 1000 when it was the RadioactiveMan mini series. They should go back to filling those gaps. Not sure why they stopped. But that quarterly's been the only title for any new RadioactiveMan stories. The regular Simpsons title is going to hit issue #200 in 10 more issues so that should be fun. I got most of the expensive heavy hitters out of the way though. I've been seeing some regular issues go over $128 lately though. Impressive. Collections like that are neat. It's cool to see someone going for it all. Defiant1
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Post by vikingspawn on Apr 22, 2012 20:16:59 GMT -5
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Post by Defiant1 on Apr 23, 2012 3:44:51 GMT -5
Thankfully, I never viewed the signed packages as essential. I don't really even want my comics signed. Defiant1
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Post by vikingspawn on Apr 24, 2012 15:11:27 GMT -5
Thankfully, I never viewed the signed packages as essential. I don't really even want my comics signed. Defiant1 There are 4 signed versions I'd like to get from the original four 1st issue launch books that have the Golden Apple Comics certificates. That current auction just spiked to $241 with 3 days left. I'm not big on signed stuff either. Especially when artists would personalize it with my name on the cover. No need to add my name on the cover of a rare item. Especially when they end up misspelling it. Whenever an artist asks me if I want a signed copy of a comic or a statue and I usually say no, I feel like i'm insulting them when I say no like it's rejecting them. Oh well. On some items it looks cool but some not really. If it comes with a cool sketch, I don't mind as much.
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Post by Defiant1 on Apr 24, 2012 20:43:14 GMT -5
I noticed one of those special hardcovers (the green one) sold for $27 this week on ebay. All those look cool to own one day. I'm still distracted with a couple books for the moment though.... I was buying stuff like that because I couldn't find the stuff I wanted at an acceptable price. It's off my radar now entirely.... along with the things I did want at one time. I quit going to the one day comic shows. Defiant1
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Post by Defiant1 on Apr 24, 2012 20:50:03 GMT -5
Thankfully, I never viewed the signed packages as essential. I don't really even want my comics signed. Defiant1 There are 4 signed versions I'd like to get from the original four 1st issue launch books that have the Golden Apple Comics certificates. That current auction just spiked to $241 with 3 days left. I'm not big on signed stuff either. Especially when artists would personalize it with my name on the cover. No need to add my name on the cover of a rare item. Especially when they end up misspelling it. Whenever an artist asks me if I want a signed copy of a comic or a statue and I usually say no, I feel like i'm insulting them when I say no like it's rejecting them. Oh well. On some items it looks cool but some not really. If it comes with a cool sketch, I don't mind as much. Very rare is it that I get something personalized. Usually, I'll get something that otherwise has no value and have a personality sign it as a remembrance of simply meeting them. It's more for nostalgia than anything else. I let Olivia personalize the watercolor sketch I got from her... along with Sandra Taylor. Someone said I devalued it... but I don't care. I didn't buy it to resell. Defiant1
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Post by vikingspawn on May 26, 2012 16:20:24 GMT -5
Just scored an Itchy & Scratchy #1 "First Day" Golden Apple signed book with a COA. Signed by Matt Groening, Bill Morrison, Steve Vance & Cindy Vance: ;D I'm as happy as Uter: I really got lucky with this one for only $40. I thought this would be the most obscure title to get from the original 4 Bongo launch books. 2 heavy hitter Golden Apple comics down, 3 to go!
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Post by Defiant1 on May 26, 2012 18:42:12 GMT -5
Itchy & Scratchy were the coolest thing on the Simpsons. Why do you thinks it's obscure?
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Post by vikingspawn on May 28, 2012 13:17:04 GMT -5
Itchy & Scratchy were the coolest thing on the Simpsons. Why do you thinks it's obscure? Defiant1 I thought hunting-wise it would be the toughest one to find because of their "Itchy & Scratchy" name and the 500 units seemed like a tiny run for an almost 20 year old book. Actually, i'm kind of lucky because the seller didn't list the word "Simpsons" in the title and it stayed hidden on ebay. ;D Now I need the 3 other Golden Apple books...Bartman #1, RadioactiveMan #1 & Simpsons Comics #1. The Itchy & Scratchy characters are geniuses. Here's a 40 min compilation of their all their appearances in one straight video:
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Post by Defiant1 on May 28, 2012 22:46:43 GMT -5
Pretty cool video. I didn't know there were that many.
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Post by vikingspawn on Jul 18, 2012 18:28:49 GMT -5
Scored this early poster Matt Groening drew for Macintosh in the '80s with the "Life in Hell" Bongo rabbit: And this "Life in Hell" postcard:
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Post by Defiant1 on Jul 18, 2012 23:44:06 GMT -5
Cool! I liked Life in Hell better than Simpsons.
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Post by Defiant1 on Dec 18, 2012 18:34:54 GMT -5
This was a duplicate in my collection. Nothing rare or otherwise extraordinary about it.. Bartman #1 Defiant1
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Post by Defiant1 on Jul 20, 2013 21:19:27 GMT -5
Thought Vikingspawn mights like this Bongo ad from Comics Retailer Magazine (#70). Defiant1
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Post by Defiant1 on Jul 20, 2013 21:22:57 GMT -5
I was wondering when word balloon variants were going to be used. I've also wondered when epilogue/ending variants were going to be used. Defiant1 Bongo made something kind of similar a few months ago where they had 3 different writers write 3 stories based on one cover. 3 different story takes based on what might explain the finished cover art: www.bongocomics.com/blog/12/19/2011/in-stores-122111I'm about 85% complete on finishing the Bongo U.S. run. My friends used to push me to draw a comic. I was hanging around their store and I drew fake comic covers on their post it note pads. It's amazing how a properly done cover can inspire a whole story. Defiant1
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Post by Brother J on Jul 21, 2013 13:00:36 GMT -5
And here's what the low print Zongo/Jimbos I found look like: And 3 Fleeners from the "Zongo" line: I recently picked up copies of Jimbo #2, 4, 6 and 7 from a seller off the CGC board who had them in his thread at $1.50 each. I kept the #2, 6 and 7 for my set and put the #4 which I already had along with an extra copy of #1 on eBay and flipped them for $10. Just need #3 and #5 for a complete set of Jimbo. Already have the complete set of Fleener #1-3.
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Post by vikingspawn on Jul 23, 2013 19:21:14 GMT -5
And here's what the low print Zongo/Jimbos I found look like: And 3 Fleeners from the "Zongo" line: I recently picked up copies of Jimbo #2, 4, 6 and 7 from a seller off the *censored* board who had them in his thread at $1.50 each. I kept the #2, 6 and 7 for my set and put the #4 which I already had along with an extra copy of #1 on eBay and flipped them for $10. Just need #3 and #5 for a complete set of Jimbo. Already have the complete set of Fleener #1-3. That's a pretty d**n good price for Jimbos 4-7. Those have 500 print runs or less even. I need to check if I still have duplicates of 5. I found this awesome Fleener poster too from Zongo. I just have to take pics.
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