This was a summer of gaming in our house. Not video games — though there was plenty of that — I’m talking about board games. Lots and lots of board games. Now technically, A Song Of Ice & Fire is considered a tabletop game rather than a board game, but whatever you call it, this […]
Add the Original Stay Puft Marshmallow Man to Your Collection!
Profiles in History has amassed an incredible array of movie history for their upcoming Icons & Legends of Hollywood auction. This is possibly the largest, most significant offering of Hollywood artifacts in the history of the company–and that’s saying something! There are over 900 lots up for bid, and the total sales are expected to […]
The wide world of UK Comic Reprints
At last weekend’s Fairfax Comic Con, I picked up this copy of the Titans: Starring Black Bolt #5. It’s a UK weekly comic that was released in 1975. The publisher experimented with a landscape format, which had two pages appear side by side, resulting in fairly small, and hard to read text. I’m sure there’s […]
Got a New Gettin’ Place
This past weekend found me escaping from the suburbs of D.C. and exploring the lands well beyond the beltway. We stopped for gas in a small town that I’ve only driven by in the past, and happened upon an antique store that looked promising. I love a good antique store, and by “good” I mean […]
Why did I ever play with my toys?
I could be rich! (Shakes fists at the sky.) Video games have been collectible for a while, but now things are gettin’ real. Games are commanding big bucks at auction these days, and not just those ultra rare, mythical unicorns. The games that we all had and played are selling for hundreds, if not thousands, […]
The Resurrection of Hela poster by the Third Eye Co.
Up for bid at Heritage Auctions this week is this stellar poster from the 70’s. I have several Third Eye Marvel posters in my collection, and this one would be a great addition. You just can’t appreciate these Third Eye posters until you’ve seen them in person. The day-go colors scream at you when the […]