Pop Culture Collecting

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 ...

Pop Culture Horizons: Looking at Different Niches

Pop Culture Horizons: Looking at Different Niches
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn The theoretical downtime between big auction news events and my own writing deadlines during the holidays granted me a few moments to think about ...

Star Wars, Comics, Superman, and Politicals Dominate at Hake's

Star Wars, Comics, Superman, and Politicals Dominate at Hake's
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn The final auction of Hake's Americana & Collectibles' 50th year, #222, was held November 14-16, 2017 and it turned out to be the most ...

Beckett Acquires Comic Book Certification Service

Beckett Acquires Comic Book Certification Service
Comic Character Collectibles: December 2017 By J.C. Vaughn Comic Book Certification Service, LLC (CBCS), the company headed by President and Primary Grader Steve Borock, has been acquired by Beckett Media ...

Wonder Woman Keeps Making News: Three Comics Top $1.5 Million

Wonder Woman Keeps Making News: Three Comics Top $1.5 Million
Comic Character Collectibles: October 2017 By J.C. Vaughn Pristine Comics realized record prices for a CGC-certified 9.4 copy of All Star Comics #8 and a CGC 9.6 copy of Sensation ...

Jon Berk Collection Sets Records for ComicConnect

Jon Berk Collection Sets Records for ComicConnect
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn The world of pop culture collectibles is very far from being a hyperbole-free zone. As a group, we are at least as guilty, if ...

CGC 8.0 Amazing Fantasy # 15 Tops $260,000

CGC 8.0 Amazing Fantasy # 15 Tops $260,000
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn The approach of Spider-Man: Homecoming and the character's presence in feature films since 2002's hit Spider-Man hasn't done anything to hurt the prices realized ...

In Memoriam: Philip Zolli, Jr.

In Memoriam: Philip Zolli, Jr.
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn For many years, it seemed as if Philip Zolli, Jr.'s site, The Atlas Archives (atlasarchives.com), was the only place for fans of the short-lived ...

Superman, Spider-Man Set Records (Again)

Superman, Spider-Man Set Records (Again)
Comic Character Collectibles by J.C. Vaughn Among the more notable prices realized for vintage comic books over the past few months were two transactions at ComicLink. First, the company brokered ...

The Return of ROM, the Spaceknight

The Return of ROM, the Spaceknight
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn During the late '70s and into the early '80s, Parker Brothers was a dominant force in the board game business. In 1977, when electronic ...

In The Works: Free Comic Book Day 2017 is May 6

In The Works: Free Comic Book Day 2017 is May 6
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn Each year on the first Saturday in May, participating comic book retailers across North America give away more than 6 million comics at participating ...

A Look at 2016 and Wyatt Earp's Great-Great Granddaughter

A Look at 2016 and Wyatt Earp's Great-Great Granddaughter
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn A Quick Comic Market Recap A CGC-certified 5.5 copy of "Action Comics #1" probably became the most significant comic of the year when it ...

Psychedelic and Beyond: Overstreet Looks at Concert Posters

Psychedelic and Beyond: Overstreet Looks at Concert Posters
Comic Book Characters and Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn The four-day event ran from Thursday, October 6 through Sunday October 9, 2016. Industry news site ICv2.com initially reported the 11% increase ...

New York Comic Con Sets New Records

New York Comic Con Sets New Records
Comic Book Characters and Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn Despite the severe physical limitations imposed by having the outdated and undersized Jacob Javits Convention Center as its home base, The New ...

Geppi's Entertainment Museum Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Geppi's Entertainment Museum Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn Geppi's Entertainment Museum (GEM) founder and CEO Steve Geppi conducted a personal of the museum for members, lenders and other special guests to celebrate ...

The Overwhelming Comic-Con

The Overwhelming Comic-Con
Comic Character Collectibles By JC Vaughn While our schedule at Gemstone Publishing may change from year to year, we know that one of the fixtures on it will be a ...

Geppi's Entertainment Museum Goes on Tour

Geppi's Entertainment Museum Goes on Tour
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn As Washington, D.C.'s Awesome Con has continued to develop into a major pop culture convention, the staff and Geppi's Entertainment Museum (GEM) thought it ...

Even in Passing, Darwyn Cooke Delivered

Even in Passing, Darwyn Cooke Delivered
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn Darwyn Cooke, perhaps the most influential comic book artist of his generation, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at the age of 53 ...

Matt Crandall's Alice in Wonderland Collection Now at GEM

Matt Crandall's Alice in Wonderland Collection Now at GEM
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn Geppi's Entertainment Museum (GEM) hosted an invitation-only opening event for its two new exhibits on Friday, April 1, 2016; the event also served as ...

The Artistry of Amanda Conner Debuts at GEM

The Artistry of Amanda Conner Debuts at GEM
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn “In the world of hardcore comic book fans, it’s not always an easy thing to get the seasoned veterans and excited newcomers to agree ...

Captain Action Meets Ultraman

Captain Action Meets Ultraman
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn When writer-collector James Long documented a previously forgotten bit of Captain Action history, it didn't seem very likely that he was actually uncovering a ...

Comic Art, Cosplay and Dreams

Comic Art, Cosplay and Dreams
Comic Character Collectibles BY J.C. Vaughn Perez Justice League Cover Tops $80 K Artist George Pérez's original 10"x 15" cover art for Justice League of America #217, originally published in ...

Cosplay: What is it and Why Does it Need a Guide Book?

Cosplay: What is it and Why Does it Need a Guide Book?
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C.Vaughn If you're around enough pop culture, particularly at conventions, the term "cosplay" keeps popping up with greater frequency, and while the field is actually very ...

Big Year for Comics, Comic Art Continues

Big Year for Comics, Comic Art Continues
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn It's been an exciting year for popular culture, and it's not showing any signs of letting up just yet. Starting with Hake's Americana & ...