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.
Editor’s note: Brad from “In The Mouth of Dorkness” was kind enough to cross-post this article describing his recent visit to SDCC. If you’ve ever wondered what it was like to visit the geek mecca as a fan, then sit back and enjoy… I grew up in San Diego. The Padres. Balboa Park. The Zoo. [...]
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Captain America: The First Avenger will debut this weekend and this movie has really stepped it up in regards to their movie posters. The posters for this movie just keep coming and they get better and better. Earlier this week, Mondo entered the ring and unveiled posters by three of their top artists which will [...]
With it being the summer kickoff holiday weekend, the yard sales were virtually non-existent, and I almost got skunked. After searching Craigslist for anything that sounded promising, I ended up flying solo as my wife didn’t even bother to get out of bed, just saying “good luck” as I headed out on my Quixotic quest [...]
We took the kids to Jumpin’ Jimmy’s house of bounce yesterday and I was thrilled to find this 25-foot tall Superman: And this sweet Batmobile slide: (And you just know that I went down both of those slides.)
Frank Miller 1986 “Dark Knight Returns” Issue #3, Page 10 Splash Art brings $448,125 to become the single most valuable piece of American comic art to ever sell; part of Heritage Auctions’ record setting May 5-6 Comics Auction NEW YORK – The original art from Page 10, issue #3 of Frank Miller and Klaus Janson’s [...]
Tomorrow, May 7, 2011, is Free Comic Book Day. This is the tenth anniversary of this great event, so head out to your local comic shop and pick up a free comic book or two. Many shops host big events with artists, writers, and costumed characters, so be sure to take the kids. Here’s a [...]
There’s nothing better than getting something for free, and there’s REALLY nothing better than free Planet of the Apes swag! A while back, I had a short email conversation with Chip Mosher over at BOOM! Studios, where I mentioned my love for POTA. To my surprise, he remembered that conversation and sent me two versions [...]
The most iconic piece of 1980s comic art in the series that revitalized Batman, offered May 5, in New York NEW YORK – The iconic original art for the page 10 splash page from issue #3 of Frank Miller and Klaus Janson’s The Dark Knight Returns, the comic series that almost single-handedly re-vitalized Batman, and defined the best [...]
[PRESS RELEASE] First ‘Bat-man’ comic proof pages – saved from the trash in Queens – highlight comics event at Heritage Auctions The original 1939 production proofs for pages 2-6 of Detective Comics #27, otherwise known as the first appearance of “The Bat-Man,” perhaps the closest the world will ever get to the original art for [...]
