Welcome back to My Hero, where we admire custom action figures of the comic characters who escaped the notice of Kenner & Toy Biz back in the day! Today, we’re looking at a work-for-hire villain who got his start battling a demonic Spirit of Vengeance – the aquakinetic Water Wizard. Our hand-painted Water Wizard. At…
Welcome back to Hammer Drops, where we read the tea leaves of realized prices for insight into future auctions! Today we’re looking at lots from our September 30th, October 3rd, and October 14th sessions. Specifically, we’re looking at what they say about the concept of Key Issues and value. Marvel Spotlight #5, 1st Ghost Rider,…
No, not the fabled snipers who keep spoiler factories Tom Holland and Mark Ruffalo in line, the Ghost Rider and Spider-Woman villain from the 70s! He’s the subject of this week’s My Hero, our regular dip into the depths of our artful Custom Action Figure Collection. Our Custom Enforcer Figure. The Son of a Big…
Welcome back to Strange Times & Places, where this week you’re in for a bit of a mind-flip, because we’re looking at Timeslip: The Collection. How’s It Different? This is a slightly strange example, since it’s a For Want of a Nail story…applied to the real world. Timeslip was a feature that ran in Marvel…
So, Thanksgiving is now in our rearview mirror, and we all know what that means, corporate America is going to start cramming Christmas down our collective throats in an orgy of materialism, decadence and greed. Surely there is no better way to celebrate (9 months late) the birth of a religious/philosophical leader who was avidly against these…