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A Collection a Day #21 – Iron Man, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. When I was 14, there were these really great places called “comic book shops.” They sold amazing, colorful things, but alas, they are now very rare  — nearly extinct. If you happen to see one in the wild, by all means […]

A Collection a Day #20 – Halo’s Master Chief, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. One day I was thinking how much time I spend playing Halo (and still do) and it dawned on me that this Master Chief guy could very well be a serious collectible of tomorrow. What other entertainment franchise has a […]

A Collection a Day #19 – 80’s Action Figure Heroes, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. The new A-Team and Karate Kid movies are being released in the theaters today, so I thought a fitting tribute would be to show you some of my action figures from the 80’s. You remember the 80’s don’t you? […]

Man, I need to move. Last week, the Goonies held a big anniversary event in Oregon, and this week there’s a Superman celebration in Metropolis (Illinois). Scheduled guests include: Noel Neill — the original Lois Lane Laura Vandervoort — Clark Kent’s sexy cousin, Kara, on Smallville Sam Witwer — Doomsday from Smallville Carmine Infantino — […]

A collection a Day #18 – Lunch Boxes, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Want to know what my favorite shows were when I was a kid? Just take a look at my lunch boxes. I kicked these things down the street, threw them in the air, and sometimes even caught them. I never brown […]

The market for comic books and original comic book art is booming. Case in point, the original 1955 Frank Frazetta illustration for Weird Science-Fantasy #29 recently sold for $380,000, which makes it the most expensive piece of comic book art on record. This illustration by Frank Miller was for the cover of Daredevil #188 and […]