Read about our first steps in processing the collection here. Kirby proposed a variety of new formats for comics such as planning to collect. Jacob kirby kurtzberg was an american comic book artist, writer and editor, widely regarded. This opinionated documentary provides a surface look at both the history of comic books and the unique subculture of their fanatical collectors. Aug 14, 2015 episode 2 of comic time explores the largest comic book collection in the united states at michigan state university. Comic book confidentialanother comicrelated documentary also featuring r. Super heroes all died out between 1950 and 1955 with only superman, batman and wonder woman and a few smaller ones still being published. Interviews with comic artists, both mainstream and. Mar 29, 2019 comic books have provided many readers with fond memories. Brian flota is the english liaison librarian here at jmu libraries, and he previously worked as a rare book cataloger at the university of illinois at urbanachampaign. Hamills attention to detail in discussing comic book history is a wonderful tribute to the genre and the bonus features on disc 2, including extended interviews with kevin smith, bruce campbell, hugh hefner, and stan lees thoughts on comic book movies make this a mustwatch for comics fans. The middle decade of the last century was not a good one for the comics industry.
Log into facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know. Today sotheby announced that is will auction dc complete. With the wide selection of comics available, it can be hard to find a starting point on your own. Rarity, title, issue, and condition determine value, although often one of those variables is far more important than the others. Starting a comic book collection concept comic vine. Lee and kirbys run on the fantastic four is the longest, greatest collaboration in comic book history. Get the best deals on dc comic book collections when you shop the largest online selection at. Buy products related to comic book collections and see what customers say about comic book collections on free delivery possible on eligible purchases. A feature documentary where 8 artists confined to a comic book store, attempt to write, draw, and complete a 24 page comic, in 24 hours. In 1992, one man embarked upon a journey from lawyer to comic book retailer. Comic reading friends and comic book store employees often love to talk about their hobby, so they can. Collecting comic books wont make you rich, nor will it make you respectable.
Following are suggestions on how to buy a comic book collection from someone else. Episode 2 of comic time explores the largest comic book collection in the united states at michigan state university. A look at the hobby of comics, overstreets role in the market and a ton of creators including todd mcfarlane, murphy anderson, carl barks. Inside the biggest comic book collection in the world. Threepart pbs documentary takes superheroes seriously. Special thanks to special collections curator randy scott. My own collection is modest, with just a few graphic novels and random issues, but i. Instead, it features a widerange of comic creators, artists, writers, collectors.
If you truly dont love the artwork and literature that goes behind each one of the issues that were made, dont start collecting. Comic shops are struggling to compete with online retailers, which can sell the books at a fraction of the price of brickandmortar stores, said comic book collecting association president steve. Dec 11, 20 this documentary produced by m etrogoldwynmayer features the whole picture of the comic book phenomenon in the united states as of 1988. New comic book heat press pressed comics for better grading. Filmmakers michael kantor and lawrence maslon discuss their new threepart documentary, superheroes. A neverending battle, with cbr news before its october 15 broadcast on pbs. When you own the worlds largest personal comic book collection, with well over 100,000 individual issues, no purchase, short of maybe buying an entire comic book shop, is going to seem particularly. The origins of the medium, the evolution of superheroes and all the other genres as they born in different eras. An exciting new documentary about the world of comic books told through interviews of the creators, artists, writers, collectors, store owners, indie publishers, and the passionate fans who have made it the. Comic book cultures strong push into mainstream pop culture has made books like those beyond the budget of these core collectors. Major comics companies have titles with histories that span decades of publication, and if you are new to a particular arc, it can be hard to even decide where to start. Beyond the comic book pages is an exciting documentary about the. There are quite a few interesting comic book documentaries thatll help.
I also was watching there ebay store on line and they were selling them before. Comic collector live buy, sell, organize comic books. Crumb is a 1995 documentary film about the noted underground cartoonist robert crumb r. There are less than 36 hours left until it ends at midnight et tomorrow night. Sunnyside shop comic book heaven to close after 26 years. Jun, 20 5 comic book series that could be excellent investments alcon entertainment recently picked up the tv rights to to the series, described as a horror comic for nonhorror fans, and selfpublished. Starting a comic book collection appears in 3 issues. Laura sneddons comic studies classes continue with a look at documentary comics, with laura reading and reacting to joe saccos palestine and safe area goraa. Peter jennings hosts this 15 part documentary that chronicles the defining events of the 20th century. First, thanks so much for all your support with this project, it really means a lot to me. In about 2030 years from now, will comic book collecting still be hot. They decided to bring up how baseball cards used to be worth a lot before, but currently the interest is slim to none.
With donal logue, cary elwes, michael rapaport, natasha lyonne. Cgc journals cgc comic book collectors chat boards. This app is perfect for any and all comic book collectors. Comic collection tips from a real comic book man wired. Comic book confidential is an americancanadian documentary film, released in 1988. Hourlong interviews with frank miller and stan lee. In season 1, new yorks alternate realities closed after 23 years in operation, a community united to say farewell, and a podcast was born. The ian levine collection, a comic book collection that includes every comic book published by dc comics from 1935 through 2016, including. Jan 27, 2004 a host of reallife celebrities including hugh hefner, stan lee, and kevin smith journey into the world of comic book fandom. Sothebys selling most complete dc comics collection ever. May 09, 20 despite the comic book show you see on tv nowadays, they will not make you famous.
You can also get inexpensive reprints by grabbing marvels greatest comics as well. My comic shop documentary unspools the beat comics beat. Anyway, after watching the shows i tried finding some documentaries about comic book culture, something with alittle more meat on its bones than comic book men, something that actually takes a. Perhaps one of the most important impacts of the golden age was the cementation of. Comic books have been published for more than a century, and collectors categorize them into five ages. The criterion collection released the film on dvd and blu ray august 10, 2010. Threepart pbs documentary takes superheroes seriously cbr. Whether you are a reader or a longtime collector this app has a variety of tools that allows you to organize and catalog your collection. Oct 30, 20 it was the comic book that started me on my path to collecting, he says. It was the comic book that started me on my path to collecting, he says.
A few weeks ago, on free comic book day, bob bretall came back from his local indie comic shop with about 480 new comics. Comic book database software, catalog your comic collection. Comic book collecting buy sell trade public group facebook. You can even record your slabbed collection and the app will provide you with fair market value on the book. Documentary filmmaker donald swan heads to the worlds largest comic book convention where he encounters a culture of craziness that hes totally unprepared for. Michigan state universitys comic book collection youtube. Directed by ron mann and written by mann and charles lippincott, the film is a survey of the history of the comic book medium in the united states from the 1930s to the 1980s, as an art form and in social context. This relatively early comic book documentary covers.
After serving in the european theater in world war ii, kirby produced work for dc comics, harvey comics. After the war, sales dropped dramatically and then continued to slide down throughout the 1950s. The future of comic books me and my coworkers had a discussion today, because i recently bought a hulk 181. Every comic book documentary you must watch elongated man. Pt 1 of comic book collector, a documentary on the history of the american comic book, hosted by frank gorshin best known as the riddler. With todays generation, how does everyone feel the market will be in t. An introduction on how to start a comic book collection and how to make that collection grow. Bad news for those of you who have been counting on those old comic books from your youth to fund your retirement plans. Though considerably more recent than the collecting of postage stamps or books bibliophilia, it has a major following around the world today and is partially responsible for the increased interest in comics after the temporary slump experienced during the 1980s. Sorry, your comic book collection is probably worthless. It was a monster haul, sure, but you have to see it from his perspective. Starting a comic book collection concept starting a comic book collection appears in 3 issues. This is the second in a series of posts about our newest accession, the brian flota comic book collection.