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Dec-2011 GPA Market Reports By GPA for Comics December 2011 REPORTS now available! If you haven't checked out GPA's December Market Reports, then login now and get the lowdown on important CGC sales in last month's action. December reports include the usual eBay sales and Heritage Auction results, together with results from other major auction houses and dealer reports. A total of 12,370 individual sales are represented in this month's 11 exclusive reports. GPA for Comics is the world's largest CGC pricing database with more than 1,194,000 individual transactions totaling over $289 Million, since 2002. |
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Bid on 9,602 CGC Comics Now! By GPA for Comics GPA Live Auction Links allows subscribers to search through current CGC comic auctions from the likes of Heritage, eBay, Pedigree, Hakes, Quality Comix and others from one convenient online page. By selecting a comic book title, a list of all certified comics in list form is returned, each with a link back to the original auction site ready for bidding! There are currently 9,602 live auctions available for searching. Subscribers can access the service by logging on to GPA and clicking on the Live Auctions link in the main menu. GPA Live Auctions are also available directly in GPA's analysis pages - looking up pricing data for a specific book? We'll also show you who's got one available and take you directly to their site for bidding. GPA Live Auction Links allows collectors to quickly and easily identify and bid on CGC comics offered by major auction houses. |
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Pedigree Comics' Grand Auction ends Wednesday Night, January 18th! by Pedigree Comics According to Pedigree Comics CEO and President, Doug Schmell, their current Grand Auction ends in a few days on the night of Wednesday, January 18th. This live, online event began this past Sunday night, January 8th. The auction has over 460 high grade CGC certified Marvels and DC's from the Silv ... Read more |
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Fantastic Four No.2 CGC 9.6 and No.3 CGC 9.4 in Pedigree Comics' January Grand Auction! by Pedigree Comics A brand new consignment of ultra high grade Silver Age Marvels, including a killer group of early Fantastic Four issues, has been obtained by Pedigree Comics for their upcoming Grand Auction. This fabulous online event is scheduled to begin in just over three (3) weeks on the night of Sunday, Januar ... Read more |
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Brand New Bronze Age Marvel Consignment in Pedigree Comics' January Auction! by Pedigree Comics According to Doug Schmell, the CEO and President of Pedigree Comics, Inc., his company has just received on consignment a brand new group of high grade late Silver Age and early Bronze Age Marvels for their upcoming Grand Auction. This fabulous online event is scheduled to begin in under three (3) w ... Read more |
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Batman #1 sells for $32,500 through Greg Reece's Rare Comics by GPA for Comics Greg Reece's Rare Comics recently announced a record sale of $32,500 for a copy of Batman #1 in CGC 3.0 condition. The copy was sold to a private collector in Canada. ... Read more |
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ComicConnect.com Consignment Call for Next Auction Catalog by ComicConnect "As comic fans, you've seen the results and heard about the record-breaking prices achieved in ComicConnect.com's Event Auctions," said Rob Reynolds, Director of Consignments. "The three most expensive comics ever sold were brokered by ComicConnect.com including the new world-record holder Action ... Read more |
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Brand New High Grade Original Owner "New York State Collection" in Pedigree Comics' January Grand Auction! by Pedigree Comics According to Pedigree Comics' Doug Schmell, the President and CEO of the company, the consignments are continuing to come in for their upcoming January Grand Auction, scheduled to begin in just over one week on the night of Sunday, January 8th, 2012 and last for ten (10) days until the night of Wedn ... Read more |
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Win a private audience with Stan Lee by London Super Comic Convention The London Super Comic Convention 2012 will be hitting London's ExCel Convention Centre on the weekend of February 25th & 26th, 2012...and there's no better way to launch the UK's newest and largest American creator driven comic book convention than to have the greatest comic book creator of all tim ... Read more |
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Amazing Spider-Man #5 in 9.8 Highlights Latest Additions to Pedigree Comics' Grand Auction! by Pedigree Comics According to Pedigree Comics' Doug Schmell, the President and CEO of the company, the consignments are continuing to come in for their upcoming January Grand Auction, scheduled to begin in just a few days on the night of Sunday, January 8th, 2012 and last for ten (10) days until the night of Wednesd ... Read more |
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California Comic Convention - 2012 Press Kit by Terry O'Neil The California Comic Convention is returning for its 6th year to the Yorba Linda Community Center in Orange County, CA on Sunday, January 29, 2012. This is a one-day event with a focus on vintage comics and comic book art. Dozens of dealers from across the U.S. will offer a large selection of items ... Read more |
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Slab-Pro: protecting and enhancing your graded comic books by GPA for Comics
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Get your Cool Jerk here! By Paul Horn
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COOL JERK is a black-and-white newspaper-style comic strip created by Paul Horn, and follows the diverse denizens of Spittle Beach, California, primarily wiseass hodad (and title character) Armpit Beachhead and his superior-in-every-way girlfriend Puppy Fizgig as they battle the forces of stupidity, inanity and pop-culture horror. Check out the Cool Jerk store at Horn's Web site. |
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Simpsons Original Production cels available at GP Investment Collectables by GP Investment Collectables There's still some fantastic Simpsons production setups available at GP Investment Collectables. They include some of the most memorable and hard-to-find scenes from classic episodes such as "Who Shot Mr.Burns", "Bart's Friend Falls In Love", and *gasp*, *horror*, *arrrghhh!!!!*, Treehouse of Horror III, IV and VII. Most are signed by some of the famous voices/artists/directors and sketched directly on the frame matts. These cels are offered for a limited time, so make sure to reserve yours today! Click here to view them now. |
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GPA Mobile - check CGC prices on iPhone and other mobile devices by GPA for Comics
Need to access CGC pricing on the go? Check out GPA Mobile, a web-based application optimized for your Apple iPhone or mobile device. To access GPA on your iPhone visit: http://comics.gpanalysis.com/iphone To access GPA on other mobile devices visit: http://comics.gpanalysis.com/mob20 |
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Marvel publisher says creativity, compelling stories will drive comics again ... With a full slate of high-profile new projects scheduled for next year, we are optimistic that comic book sales will increase again in 2012. Buckley, who joined the company in 2003, said the uptick in sales from 2010 to 2011 up 1.2 percent ... link to article ... |
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Rob Liefeld Has Seen Footage From an R-Rated Deadpool Movie If you haven't seen the ball of energy that is Rob Liefeld at a comic convention in recent years, you're definitely missing out. And if you didn't see him at the recent Amazing Arizona Comic Con, then you also missed out on some potentially telling Deadpool movie news ... link to article ... |
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Groupon CEO Uses Comic Book Example Andrew Mason's reply to the questions asked by Ms. Stahl was a gem. He compared his company to one of my favorite comic book heroes. Mr. Mason said, "We're like Wolverine and our skin has been melted off, and we've had Adamantium fused onto our bones." link to article ... |
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My view of it all: DC Comics Has Announced The Cancellation of Six Titles. ue to poor sales, DC Comics has announced from their website "The Source" that they will be cancelling six titles all of which will conclude with their eighth issue in April... link to article ... |
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Kevin Smith Talks Getting Women In Comic Book Stores - And Comics Kevin Smith is launching Comic Book Men, a show based on Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash in Red Bank, New Jersey, on AMC on February 12. And of all the people I've seen in a week and a half at Television ... link to article ... |
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Kevin Smith Talks New Reality Series Comic Book Men The director/podcaster discusses his excitement over his new AMC series and his love of comic books. by Matt Fowler Things got rather lively at the Television Critics Association Press Tour, as director/podcaster Kevin Smith took to the mic to answer ... link to article ... |
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Artist Turns Comic Book Art into More Art HOUSTON - Many consider comic books to be a form of art, but, what happens when someone makes art out of comic books? The answer can be found at a new exhibit entitled "and everything in between." at the Spacetaker Gallery in the Winter Street Studios. ... link to article ... |
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How Conservatism May Be Hurting Comic Book Sales Yesterday, comic creator and reader Darin Wagner wrote a piece for Bleeding Cool entitled How Liberalism May Be Hurting Comic Book Sales. I thought it was an interesting point of view, but not one I agreed with. I'm generally a bit of a lefty/liberal, ... link to article ... |
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Richard Alf, a Comic-Con founder, dies of cancer Richard Alf, a comic book shop owner and one of the co-founders of San Diego's Comic-Con, has died from pancreatic cancer at age 59. UT San Diego reports that Alf joined up with a band of volunteers in 1970 to start the now-annual ... link to article ... |
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Comic Books Make A Comeback, Teen Journalists Report Good news for comic book fans: graphic novels are not only making a major mainstream comeback, they're also taking on exciting new forms. With the successful relaunch of all 52 comics in DC's Superhero Universe last September and the highly anticipated ... link to article ... |
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Building a better Superhero Universe During the 1980s & '90s there was an unprecedented explosion of new comicbook universes as both established publishers and relative novices to the field attempted to gain a foothold in the marketplace with connected characters existing in a unified ... link to article ... |
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Real-Life Weirdness: Marvel Lawyers Insist Mutants Aren't Human This is a strange one. While fictional characters in the Marvel Universe - the heroes at least - typically argue a position that says mutants and humans are not really different, and should be afforded the same rights, in the real world the company's position is somewhat contrary. link to article ... |
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Government sets up Web site to promote Taiwanese comics The Government Information Office (GIO) launched a Web site on Thursday to help promote the nation's comic books, while also creating a platform for illustrators, comic book artists and readers to share information. The Web site includes sections on ... link to article ... |
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Auburn man draws an eye for brilliant comic book art Even as a child, there was never a doubt in Travis Bundy's mind that his future lay in art. "I've been drawing my whole life, from the time I was able to hold a crayon," said Bundy, an Auburn resident since 2007. "My mother has saved all of the drawings I've done. It's great because you can see the progression." ... link to article ... |
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Marvel Defeats 'Ghost Rider' Creator In Long-Running Fight Over Rights When Columbia Pictures released Ghost Rider in 2007, comic book author Gary Friedrich wasn't happy. More than thirty five years earlier, at the age of 28 and inspired by various entertainers including Marlon Brando and Evel Kneivel, Friedrich conceived ... link to article ... |
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Taiwanese comic book artists draw big audience with 'manhua' momentum Commercial opportunities, creative talent, cultural exports - the stories that comic books tell go well beyond the covers of each thin volume. "In Hangzhou more than 1000 newcomers competed for the New Star Cup. Aside from April Xia Da, China has not ... link to article ... |
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Help Support a Fellow Comic Book Fanboy Produce His First Feature Film! Hello fellow comic book fans and movie buffs! I'm Jake, an aspiring filmmaker with several short films and music videos under my belt. I also freelance as a photographer and have worked on the sets of The Bourne Legacy and The Dark Knight Rises as an ... link to article ... |
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DALLAS COMIC BOOK SHOW Featuring Spider-Man Artist 1/14/2012 North Texas Comic Book Shows will be presenting another intimate comic event on January 14th, 2012. A great opportunity to pick up on missing back issues, rare comic books, and collectibles. Meet Texas native and noted comic book artist Sam De La Rosa. ... link to article ... |
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'The Comic Book Fan's Worst NIGHTMARE!' launched by CBLDF The Comic Book Fan's Worst NIGHTMARE! has been released by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF). The non-profit organization launched the free digital mini-comic to highlight its current casework. Jeffrey Brown, Ming Doyle, Michael Kupperman and ... link to article ... |
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Joe Simon and the Great American Hero Before Captain America was the star of last summer's blockbuster movie, he was a comic book superhero. The man who co-created the character over 70 years ago, comic book writer and artist Joe Simon, passed away this past Wednesday in New York. ... link to article ... |
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