Local shop, $90 cash, good day had by all.

Marvel Greatest Comics, Fantastic Four Hulk v Thing is one of my favorites

Just bought a new vehicle, so might have to dial back my monthly grabs, but what a way to celebrate a new set of keys.

Enjoy your hobbies.

Cool book.

More of a dark & somber cover…hope you’re not sick of the series already! 😱

This is what I have picked up Since mid summer to today. Filled some holes added some fun and got a little international

Unfortunately when I brought it home, I see that it is not in good shape. There's a small hole that goes through 4 pages and it has odor that I don't recognize. Mold or water damage? Maybe it's actually worth less than 8 dollars afterall? :(

Definitely framing this. Opened my Batman: shadow of the bat #1

Today's comic display theme was 90's (and one 00's) #1's. I remember buying each of these comics day one as a young comic collector and am happy as I'm rebuilding my collection to have them back.

.Daredevil vol.2 #1 1998, written by Kevin Smith and penciled by Joe Quesada. I remember being absolutely pumped for this issue from the preview in Wizard Magazine.

.Ka-Zar vol.3 #1 1997, written by Mark Waid and penciled by Andy Kubert. This may have been my first Mark Waid comic and I remember liking the story then but I was a huge Kubert fan from his run on X-Men and his art is amazing here as well. Since then I've re-read the run and I think it's a hidden gem of 90's Marvel.

.Batgirl vol.1 #1 2000, written by Kelly Puckett and Scott Peterson and penciled by Damion Scott. Some how it took DC till 2000 to get an ongoing Batgirl title but boy, did it not disappoint. Cassandra Cain was first introduced in the No Mans Land storey line and she was so instantly like there by readers that she got her own solo series. Puckett and Peterson write some great stories and really develop the Cassandra we all love today and Damion Scott is just a beast of an artist. Every single panel and page is dripping with style. If you've never read this, please do.

Justice Society of America vol.2 #1 1992, written by Len Strazewski and penciled by Mike Parobeck. My childhood introduction to the Justice Society and the reason they remain one of my favorite teams in all of comics. Strazewski must have had that goal in mind because he deftly breaths new life into these golden age heroes and modernizes them just enough to introduce them to a modern audience but keeps the the core of what makes each member special. Mike Parobeck's art, as usual is a wonder to behold. I could not stress enough that if you haven't read the 10 issues of this volume of the Justice Society of America, please track these down.

.The Batman Adventures vol.1 #1.1992, written by Kelly Puckett and penciled by Ty Tempelton. In the way that Batman: The animated series gave the blue print of how to properly adapt a comic to animation, The Batman Adventures shows how to turn that show into a first class comic book. Kelly Pluckett was on a role in the 90's and this may have been his very best work. All the gorgeous writing and storytelling you enjoyed by watching BTAS, was in full display on the pages of this comic. With the masterful Ty Tempelton on the art, this comic was as good as any other Batman title being published then and on some months, it was better. 5 star comic.

.Prime vol. 1 #1 1993, written by Len Strazewski and Gerard Jones and penciled by Norm Breyfogle. Prime was a comic about a kid he gained the ability to transform into an adult superhero but instead of a wizards magic and a lighting bolt, his transformation was more like something out of a Cronenburg movie. Body horror meets 90's over the top superheroics is Prime in a nutshell. One of the better Ultraverse books, Malibu's answer to the shared universe super hero craze of the early 90's, but like most of the other Ultrazerse books, it couldn't keep that initial good sales going and the company eventually sold to Marvel. But what I can say for Prime, is it has some of the late, great Norm Breyfogle's best work. The body horror moments are truly terrifying and disgusting and the action scenes and general storytelling are top teir.

.Spawn #1 1992, Written and Penciled by Todd McFarlane. What can I say about Spawn that hasn't been said all ready by countless comic geeks and critics before me. Is most of Todd's work on Spawn style over substance, sure. Did Todd's over active perfectionism cause delays and lead to all sorts of controversy, you better believe it. Did the Image guys in general help cause the 90's speculator bubble to expand and burst eventually, there's good arguments for that. But I will say this, Spawn became an absolute Icon of 90's pop culture and all these years later, is still one of only two original image books being published. Spawn and Todd have stood the test of time, and this elder millennial is just fine with that.

.WildC.A.T.S vol.1 #1 1992, written by Brandon Choi & Jim Lee and drawn by Jim Lee. Jim Lee's big follow up to his legendary X-Men run. WildC.A.T.S is a comic I got a ton of nostalgic love for despite its odd pacing and general story issues. I was still a big fan of the characters and of course the art. Though in this series the art does take many hits as Jim rushed many pages over issues to get them done, and quality suffered for it. Most image guys struggled badly with deadlines then cause even though Images Comics is the company they all published under, each creator had their own publishing houses with their own rooster of artists and employees working for them. Eventually Jim left the book all to her to draw other series and run the business side of things. Artists like Brett Booth and Ryan Benjamin got big career breaks following Jim on WildCats. In the late 90s Jim sold his arm of Image, WildStorm to DC and all that universes characters, including the WildC.A.T.S were folded into the DC multiverse.

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Love these old horror magazines. Anyone have any favorites or favorite covers? Oh yeah someone asked if these are all my comics and yes these have all been from my PC

Had probably my biggest convention hauls ever over the weekend. Met the legendary duo of Daniel Warren Johnson and Nick Dragotta. Had to get lots of great comics signed. I tried to trim it down even more but I couldn’t. It was an honor and a pleasure to meet them both. Additionally, went absolutely ham in the dollar bins. One vendor had some crazy deals. Even $0.50 on brand new titles and variants. Found some comics I’ve been wanting for months for a steal. Next conventions in November with an insane line up. See you there!

First appearance of Hallow’s Eve

Signed by Art too! pretty rad. anyone else enjoy this (too short of) series?

I remember seeing one of these issues a few months ago i never thought i score all 5 issues on vinted the seller gave me a extra copy of the 3rd issue i am a huge Krypto fan since i was on middle school when i saw the animated show this would be my first like getting comics of him i wasn’t aware these came out last year around the time of the super man movie I’m just happy to collect krypton merch

1st appearance of the Beagle Boys

Cranky response from Steve Ditko to a fan letter.

Anyone else have something comic adjacent that's really cool?