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The Madness Continues!

By pkindlon | Published October 18, 2011

We’ve got another NYCC Exclusive here. And boy do I find it confusing.

Are we trying to confuse kids now? What is this? A toy. I’ve managed to figure that much out. But what character does it seek to represent? Compound Hulk? Who is that guy? I don’t know him. He looks lamer than hell. I mean, are we making these exclusively for 3-year-olds who play with them in the tub? A 6-year-old would demand to know who it was that he was playing with if he was given this monstrosity as a gift.

Iron Foot

By pkindlon | Published October 12, 2011

Usually, I put a little effort into thinking up some clever copy for each post to make the site fun and motivate you to check out auctions you may not otherwise click on. But I can’t even front this time. I have no idea what’s happening in this auction. Apparently, it’s Iron Fist in an Argentinean soccer jersey. Sounds simple enough, but I’m tripping out looking at this thing.

A Vision Of Beauty

By pkindlon | Published October 7, 2011

I’ve made it clear I love Rick Leonardi. He’s one of the unsung greats and has done more to keep me excited about comics than most of the supposed giants in the field. I’ve probably also made it clear I think the Vision is one of the characters in the Marvel universe with the most potential. He’s (it’s?) a robot that thinks like a man that thinks like a robot. At the end of the the day, what is he? He’s married, but largely incapable of the emotions that allow for a loving relationship. He’s complex, man. I feel him.

I’m also feeling this gorgeous (and weirdly affordable) page from Vision and The Scarlet Witch #1. I know, Vision isn’t on the page and I’ve got significantly less love for Wanda than I do for him, but look at panel six. Look at that. Leonardi is as much a robot as Vision. He’s a robot programmed to make the absolute best-looking comic books imaginable. Frame this.

Finally, a Collectable That a Cop Will Shoot You For Holding

By pkindlon | Published October 3, 2011

So, you hate your nephew and want him to be shot by police? Get him this. It’s a comic book collectable you can play with, but also a real liability to carry out of your house. Does it look like a real gun? Hard to say, but if someone pointed it at me in a dark alley, I’d probably wet myself just as quickly as if it was a working pistol. Nick Fury’s needle gun. Perfect gift. Oh, comes with a badge too. Just in case you want your nephew to get arrested for impersonating a police officer.

Livin’ In the Past

By pkindlon | Published September 30, 2011

Here’s two items that no longer fulfill their primary purpose, but nevertheless act as wonderfully inexpensive collectables.

Was 1996 a good year for you? Why not relive it, right down to Wolverine bone-claw fighting a bear? Take that time machine to calmer days.

What good is a calendar from 1986? Not much. Unless it has Batman somehow saying August with a grid of numbers. Sgt. Rock is just counting the days until his tour is over and he can get back to running the grain store in his small Nebraska town. Little does he know his series will be canceled and he’ll spend eternity in a warzone.

Hat Day At Gotham City Arena

By pkindlon | Published September 26, 2011

Hats, dude. Comic hats. The most visible freak-flag out there. Go get one. Tell the world you truly do not give a crap.

Here’s the closest I could find to a wearable comic book related hat. Not too goofy, could be a sports team at a glance and isn’t a New Era flat-brim (the surest sign you only date women who work at Mr. Subb). This hat is passable… until you get to the “adjustable fit” component. What does that mean in this case? I don’t know. Hopefully one of those wack velcro dealies, because as lame as those are, they’re still cooler than snapbacks. Snapbacks are in right now, but in among people you want nothing to do with.

To give you an idea of how corny I think snapback hats are, check this auction out. I’d rather wear this Jughead-branded headpiece than a snapback. This thing is collectors-only because if you wear it in public people scooch down a few seats from you on subways and buses. Though, for what it’s worth, this hat is way cooler than your average “young skateboarder” beanie.

Here’s today’s clear winner. Put this on and feel all the power and mystique of Gotham’s caped crusader. Or feel like a true weirdo with a tenuous grasp on reality. Either/or.

The Hurtful Racial Epithet Known As Sabertooth!

By pkindlon | Published September 23, 2011

Were you all aware of this one? The issue of Wolverine where Sabertooth is nonchalantly referred to as a certain anti-Semitic slur, you know that one? I was so far removed from Wolverine as a character and a series at this point that this controversy slipped under my radar. But here it is. Larger than life. A word you’re not supposed to say in a book read mostly by people with the intellect of 12-year-olds. Danger?

There’s two stories that float around about this little snafu. Here’s the more likely of them: Dialogue gets cut off in a copy machine mess-up, letterer does as he’s told, editor sleeps through it. Pow. Collectibility. Marvel recalled the book and most people own the corrected copy, but there are a few of these bad-boys floating around. Here’s one. Buy it… racist.

Larry Has Me In His Web

By pkindlon | Published September 20, 2011

It’s no secret that I think Larry Stroman is one of the unsung comic greats. I’d put him next to any forefather and firmly believe he’d crush any contemporary. I regularly scan Ebay for evidence that this (mostly) forgotten genius is still celebrated, if only by the educated few. So how did I miss this? Only 5hrs left on this beautiful Black Widow page. I believe it’s from “Spinning Doomsday’s Web” which was a Punisher/Black Widow team-up, but I could be wrong. Regardless, this is a beautiful page of original art by Larry. Pick this bad boy up NOW.

Wolverine, Hold My Calls.

By pkindlon | Published September 15, 2011

Wolverine is a lot of things. Mutant. X-Man. Wildman. Berserker. Victim of horrible experimentation rendering him a freakish killing machine. Phone.

Want to really push potential lovers out the door? Here’s a good start. A phone from 1994 featuring Wolverine on his knees holding a giant receiver. You NEED this.

Oh and this buy-it-now is new and in box. See, here’s the box.

But if saving $20 is of greater value to you than the product being new in box, try this auction on for size.

NOTHING CAN STOP THE BLOB!

By pkindlon | Published August 17, 2011

When I was 14, I went to Niagara Falls and spent $40 getting to the boss of this game only to run out of money and have two nerds come in and swoop the glory. I’ll see you in hell, thieves. Saw the falls for about one second.

And as a consolation prize of sorts, here’s some sideart for a different X-related game. Significantly less memorable, but included for those of you who can’t afford a fully functional coin-op machine in your house but want to celebrate X-Men in gaming.