Monthly Archives: September 2020

Now that Joe and Cory!! have all of the book from Free Comic Book Summer, they go through the box and talk about some of the books that showed up. What they liked, what will convince them to buy more, and what you should be looking for!

They also discuss:

• Changes to DC’s online service
• How did Marvel gets the rights to Conan back in the 70’s?
• Free comic book day because free comic book summer
• Joe gives advice on how to think about your collection when it comes to estate planning
• Here is the website we talk about for Estate planning: https://www.mycomicshop.com/estate

All of this, the usual shenanigans and much, much more!

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Every month, we get a catalog of the comics coming out in a couple of months, and this month is no different. And, like a good comics podcast should do, Joe and Cory!! go through that catalog and point out the new stuff, the interesting stuff and the stuff we think you should take a look at when placing your comics order or heading to your local book seller.

And THIS ONE IS DAMN LONG!!!

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It’s time for reviews! Cory!! and Joe go through their stacks of comics and review a few and let you know if you should Buy, Borrow, or Ignore these books:

Kong on the Planet of the Apes: Boom!

Inkblot: Image

Headlocked: Self published

Empyre: Marvel

What If? The Complete Collection Vol. 1: Marvel

Hellblazer Rise and Fall: DC Black Label

They also discuss

• Cory!! talks abut how his son got married and Cory!! officiated the ceremony
• How Minnesota dropped 40 degrees in a single day

All of this the usual shenanigans and much, much more!!

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Torrie Quella of Twin Cities Comics is our guest.

Torrie started as a fan and has gone on to create a business by providing authenticated autographs of comics creators, celebrities and others and wee sit down with him to talk about how he got started in the business, how it works, and other stories about the world of autographs!

They also discuss:

Comics grading

Stories of celebrities signing things they didn’t know existed

The logistics of doing the signings

Can you get your omnibus signed?

Who was the most delightful person to get a signing?

How the Neil Gaiman signings have gone through Dreamhaven books

What are signings like in the age of Covid 19?

His sites are:

Homepage

https://www.ebay.com/str/twincitiescomics

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