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Bob Overstreet’s Call to Remember Why We Love Comics

Bob Overstreet’s Call to Remember Why We Love Comics
Comic Character Collectibles by J.C. Vaughn At 80 and showing few signs of slowing down, author and publisher Robert M. Overstreet, who launched The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide in ...

Krigstein's "Master Race" Original Art Leads at Heritage, and Remembering Stan Lee

Krigstein's "Master Race" Original Art Leads at Heritage, and Remembering Stan Lee
Comic Character Collectibles by J.C. Vaughn Heritage Auctions' November 15-17, 2018 Comics & Comic Art Auction made headlines when it closed at $10,776,936 in total sales and the company reported ...

In the Digital Age, What Is Original Art?

In the Digital Age, What Is Original Art?
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn For collectors of original comic art - and indeed, art of many different media - the digital age seems to have thrown a monkey ...

Reviving Nathaniel Dusk, Recreating Star Wars

Reviving Nathaniel Dusk, Recreating Star Wars
Comic Character Collectibles by J.C. Vaughn Nathaniel Dusk, Private Investigator While it's a distinctly different take than the original, the appearance of Nathaniel Dusk, Private Investigator, in the current DC ...

Pop Culture Scores Big at Heritage

Pop Culture Scores Big at Heritage
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn Heritage Auctions has continued to find fertile ground in the world of pop culture, as witnessed by their July 28-29, 2018 Movie Poster Auction ...

Captain America Comics #70: Going Home Again

Captain America Comics #70: Going Home Again
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn Collector Jason Versaggi knows both the cold, analytical, logical purchases for his collection on one end of the spectrum, and the nostalgia-laced specter of, ...

A Comic Book Market Snapshot

A Comic Book Market Snapshot
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn In keeping with this issue's special focus on comic books, it seemed like an opportune time to check in with two of the comic ...

Star Wars, Comics Dominate in Hake's Auction

Star Wars, Comics Dominate in Hake's Auction
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn Following up on last month's column, which saw Hake's Americana & Collectibles on track to set multiple records for the company with Auction #223, ...

Hake's Sets New Single-Week Record

Hake's Sets New Single-Week Record
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn After setting records with their previous auction, Hake's Americana & Collectibles looks well on their way to doing it again with Auction #223. The ...

Feast of the Seven Fishes: From Comic Strip to Movie

Feast of the Seven Fishes: From Comic Strip to Movie
Comic Book Characters and Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn It's 11:52 p.m. on cold January Saturday night in Rivesville, West Virginia on the set of Feast of the Seven Fishes, and ...