Cool and Collected - collecting pop culture memories and memorabilia
A general discussion of collecting cool things, such as vintage and modern toys, comic books, ephemera.
Image provided by Heritage Auctions, shows the 9.2 CGC-graded copy of Batman #1 (1940), which sold to an investment group for $850,000 last week, a record price for the title. Photo courtesy of Heritage Auctions. “Psst. Hey buddy, wanna make a ton of dough? Buy comics.” This is probably not investment advice you would have [...]
We headed out to take part in Free Comic Book Day at Laughing Ogre Comics in Fairfax, Virginia. I go to this shop a few times a year, and it was obvious that the day’s festivities certainly drew a good-sized crowd. There were still plenty of free comics available in the middle of the afternoon, but [...]
I may not actively collected comic books anymore, but I love visiting the local comic shops on Free Comic Book Day because the kids have a blast. Some comic shops go all out with freebies and costumed characters, making for a terrific family outing. Here’s a picture from the Laughing Ogre comic shop in Fairfax, [...]
The final posters in Mondo’s Avengers series were revealed today, and the Avengers have officially assembled. While each of these posters is fantastic in its own right, I really wish Mondo would have gone with one artist for the series. It would have been great to see a series similar to Olly Moss’ or Tyler [...]
Consigned by Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman; the first full artwork of the TMNT, which led to one of the most successful comics character franchises in history DALLAS – The first-ever artwork of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – the illustration that launched one of the most successful character franchises in history – created for fun one night in [...]
I am blessed with two wonderful sons who are just getting into superheroes and action figures. After watching the Avengers cartoon and seeing all the hype for the upcoming movie, my youngest started carrying around an Iron Man action figure (which just warmed dear old dad’s heart). The other day he told me that Iron [...]
The Avengers have assembled! What are they looking at, anyway? And why aren’t any of them wearing their helmets? I smell the work of the Hollywood agents. Sure this poster isn’t the most amazing poster ever, but I’m beginning to get more than a little excited about this movie. The poster might look like a [...]
I took some photos of the new Lego Superman vs. Power Armor Lex Luthor set this weekend. Usually when you see Lego photos, the entire scene is built out of the colored bricks, but I’m not that talented, so much like what they do in the video games, I used a more realistic backdrop. Shooting [...]
Bill Watterson held on to almost every piece of art he created for Calvin and Hobbes, but Heritage Auctions has this awesome painting up for bid in their February 23 Comics auction. The painting appeared on the cover of the 1989-90 Calvin and Hobbes calendar, and this will be the first time Bill Watterson has [...]
