MY WIFE SAYS THE FIRST SIGN OF SPRING IN HALIFAX IS THE APPEARANCE OF THE FRENCH FRIES VANS, SO OFFICIALLY SPRING HAS SPRUNG!
THE ODYSSEY COLLECTION
I BOUGHT AN INTERESTING COMIC BOOK COLLECTION LAST WEEK. ABOUT SIX THOUSAND COMICS IN ALL. THIS FELLOW PURCHASED HIS WEEKLY COMICS FROM ODYSSEY 2000 STARTING AROUND 1979 AND KEPT ON TIL 2008. MOST OF THE BOXES ARE STILL PACKED IN THE PLASTIC BAGS FROM THE STORE, READ ONCE AND PLACED BACK IN THE BAGS WITH THE ORIGINAL RECEIPT. KIND OF LIKE A TIME CAPSULE OF WEEKLY COMIC BOOK RELEASES. I’VE ASKED THE FOLKS ATLIVING BETWEEN WEDNESDAYS, THE COMIC REVIEW BLOG, IF THEY’D LIKE TO BORROW A FEW BAGS AND DO SOME THROWBACK REVIEWS FROM THE EIGHTIES AND NINETIES.
THE OTHER INTERESTING NOTE ABOUT THIS COLLECTION IS THAT ALMOST ALL OF THE COMICS ARE IN PERFECT SHAPE. READ ONCE OR TWICE CAREFULLY, THEN STORED NEATLY. NO COMIC BAGS OR BOARDS, JUST STACKED IN CARDBOARD BOXES AND KEPT IN AN AREA THAT WASN’T TOO DRY OR HUMID. THESE WOULD GRADE AT VERY FINE OR NEAR MINT FOR THE MOST PART. A CGC WET DREAM, IF YOU’RE DUMB ENOUGH TO DO THE CGC THING.
WE’RE WORKING ON GETTING THIS STUFF SORTED OUT AND ARE ACCEPTING WANT LISTS NOW. THE WANT LISTS FROM OUR ACCOUNT HOLDERS WILL BE PROCESSED FIRST, SO LONG AS THEIR ACCOUNTS ARE IN GOOD ORDER; SO PICK UP YOUR COMIC SUBSCRIPTIONS!
MANY OF THESE COMICS WILL BE GOING FOR A BUCK AND TITLES INCLUDE STRIKEFORCE MORITURI, WEST COAST AVENGERS, DREADSTAR, CLOAK & DAGGER, SIX FROM SIRIUS, BOZZ CHRONICLES, INFINITY INC., AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN, WEB OF SPIDER-MAN, VOID INDIGO, TRANSFORMERS, ROBOTECH (FROM ETERNITY COMICS, HAVEN’T SEEN ANY COMICO ISSUES…YET..STILL MANY BOXES TO SORT!), STARBLAZERS, THOR, IRON MAN, ALPHA FLIGHT, VISION & SCARLET WITCH, X-FACTOR, UNCANNY X-MEN, MARVEL SAGA, MARVEL UNIVERSE, MARVEL AGE, CONAN, CONAN THE KING, ALL OF THE NEW UNIVERSE STUFF FROM MARVEL (STARBRAND, MERC, JUSTICE, DP7, PSI-FORCE, AND MORE!), POWERMAN & IRON FIST, STAR WARS, ALIEN LEGION, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, SHOGUN WARRIORS, DAREDEVIL, LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT, DARKHAWK, ARCHER & ARMSTRONG, WOLVERINE, EXCALIBUR, NEW MUTANTS (1ST CABLE IN NEAR MINT ANYONE?), STARMAN (THE 80S ONE), JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL / EUROPE, SHAZAM BY THOMAS & MANDRAKE, DEMON BY MATT WAGNER, BYRNE MAN OF STEEL/ACTION/SUPERMAN, COSMIC BOY, WARLORD, BLUE BEETLE, BOOSTER GOLD, BLUE DEVIL, LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES, DC COMICS PRESENTS, CAPTAIN ATOM, SUICIDE SQUAD, ANIMAL MAN, LORDS OF THE ULTRA REALM, ELECTRIC WARRIOR, HAYWIRE, OUTCASTS, DOOM PATROL, DOC SAVAGE, CRIMSON AVENGER, WORLD OF KRYPTON/SMALLVILLE/METROPOLIS, HEX (THE MAD MAX VERSION OF JONAH HEX), TAILGUNNER JO, FLASH (THE WALLY WEST SERIES) AND LOTS MORE. LIKE NTH MAN, PREDATOR, BATTLETECH, APPLESEED, SAINT GEORGE, DOCTOR ZERO, WOLFPACK, AND THE DC DUNGEONS & DRAGONS COMICS. *WHEW!!*
THIS PHOTO SHOWS SOME OF THE BOXES HOLDING COMICS READY AND WAITING TO BE GIVEN OUT ON FREE COMIC BOOK DAY. IT’S SATURDAY, MAY 2ND. BE SURE TO TELL YOUR FRIENDS! HAVE YOU HEARD HUGH JACKMAN TALK ABOUT FCBD?
AND BILL MORRISON OF BONGO COMICS TALKS ABOUT FREE COMIC DAY.
IN OTHER NEWS,
- •WARREN ELLIS LINKS TO THE NEW G.I.JOE CARTOON HE’S WRITTEN FOR THE CARTOON NETWORK.
- •JOSS WHEDON IS DEVELOPING A SEQUEL TO DR. HORRIBLE’S SING-ALONG-BLOG.
- •WARNER BROTHERS’ GREEN LANTERN FEATURE WILL BEGIN FILMING IN AUSTRALIA IN JULY 2009.
- •A NEW TRAILER FOR HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE HAS DEBUTED IN JAPAN.
- •A COMIC BOOK SERIES BASED ON BRYAN FULLER’S CHARMING ABC-TV FANTASY PUSHING DAISIES IS IN DEVELOPMENT WITH MARVEL COMICS.
MUSICALLY SPEAKING, I THINK YOU SHOULD BE FRIENDS WITH MEAGHAN SMITH AND CHECK OUT HER VIDEO AND BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SPIFFY 7 INCH RECORDS FROM NEW SCOTLAND RECORDS AND AVAILABLE AT FINER RECORD STORES IN THE METRO HALIFAX AREA AND FOR GOSH SAKES, DROP BY AND HAGGLE YOUR WAY INTO SOME STATUE DEALS! CHECK THIS PAGE FOR MORE INFO!
THAT’S FOR ME THIS WEEK. TIP YOUR WAITRESS AND BE KIND TO THE BUSBOYS.
AS ALWAYS, FEEL FREE TO SEND ME ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
TALK TO YOU NEXT TIME.,
CAL
