Seeing the prices on the Dave Stevens stuff recently makes me so glad that I bought all his stuff I could get my hands on years ago, and more importantly that he’s getting the recognition that he deserved when he was still alive. It’s wild that you could get most of his comic work for just a few dollars a piece and all of a sudden you can’t find it for under 30. He is my favorite artist and probably always will be.
Absolutely! His art just has this feel good Americana vibe to it. Wholesome and exciting with the Rocketeer, while somewhat grounded and realistic enough to really sell you on the pinup and sci-fi stuff.
I just want to say how much I enjoy your channel. You speak so clearly and with the concise information I look for. You stay away from stuttering with "uh's and hmmms". Just wanted you to know. Thanks from a new subscriber.
Drew - I know you put a lot of work into your videos. It always shows. You’re one of the best when it comes to really understanding the importance and history of the books you discuss. Thanks so much.
Thanks! 10 years of working at a long running and old school LCS, in addition to some great mentors along the way, taught me so much. I give them a lot of the credit.
hey drew, good to see you in the saddle,...and good luck with your con,...! wish i was closer, i'd attend.... about your book choices,.... 1-supe/flash race, remember it well, but I was more of a marvel man... 2-spook, see cole buy cole huh 3-that hulk 102 is super common, ive had many copies,... 4-love dave stevens, met him once at a con, he looked alot like cliff from rocketeer,... 5-silver surfer 4-gee buscema was doing some serious art then .... 6-and that detective,....love it, cant believe they havent used clayface as a major villain, so much potential,.... thanks for the video-
Very nice! As I was sitting there scripting the video a nice raw copy sold in Heritage’s weekly auction. I thought that was kinda funny considering how sporadic PCH can sell.
Awesome list and awesome vibes! Thanks for bringing up the face that you don’t play into all the drama. I come here for good clean comic fun and I am never disappointed Drew!
Thank you for the hold on buying vixen, I will wait. Copies come out of the wood works, when money is play. It will be interesting how many copies "are" out there.
I've been building my Dave Stevens collection for years, but I now realize that I should have gone harder over the years, haha. Hopefully these prices chill out again so I can pick up the books that I've yet to get my hands on. Great video, as always!
Peace and Good Vibes to you Drew Buddy. Thanks for another fun Top 10 List. You keep me sharp, and bring my awareness for what to keep an eye out for during my “Con Season” quests. Keep up the great work; looking forward to the next video✌️
Hulk #102 goes well with Sub-Mariner #1, Iron Man #1, Captain America #100, & the often overlooked Iron Man/Sub-Mariner #1 & Hulk/Sub-Mariner #1. Those crossover one-shots are often more affordable than IM #1, CA #100, & SM #1... But along with Hulk #102 I consider them essentials. Love this list!
Thanks for the kind words Chris! A little bit of research, along with years of memorizing info on the back of comic book cards and in Wizard and Overstreet, has its benefits!
I agree. I’ve enjoyed Clayface since I first learned of him as a kid with B: TAS. With CGI where it’s at today, I think they could likely do the character justice in a live action movie, but my concern is that B: TAS handle villains like Clayface and Mr. Freeze so well, that a lot of us have these really high expectations for the characters and how they’re handled.
Always cool lists/mini comic history episodes CoMo. X-Men 94 values always surprise me in relation to GS 1. Those two were always the same price when I was collecting in the late 70's-early 80's when the X-Men were everything. I always thought 94 was a touch more sought after, in fact, as collectors were always trying to complete their sequencing runs with 94 where GS 1 was more of a side issue.
I had that conversation with someone at my show yesterday! He said he and his buddy went into a comic shop and they had a copy of each for the same money. His buddy chose one and he took the other. Unfortunately, he did not wind up with the GS1. Still loved his X-Men 94, but was bummed the values didn’t stay even.
@@CoMoComicBooks Right. First appearances were important but not so dominant as they are today. I hadn't followed the trends for decades but only started checking things out in the "boom" and was surprised at just how much more important first appearances became (especially for less than top tier characters).
Thanks for checking out the video! I’m glad you liked it! The Spring series should kick off next week, but I’ve got a few years worth of previous videos in the library, if you want to go down the rabbit hole!
There’s are definitely a lot of sellers still trying to hold the line with 2020-2021 prices out there. Keep an eye out for auctions, over the buy it now’s, to get a more realistic price. Hopefully.
If your 9.8 comes back as a 9.9 then we ALL KNOW CGC are not an honest company. BECAUSE YOUR BOOK WAS ALWAYS A 9.9 BUT CGC DECIDED TO NOT GO ABOVE A 9.8 WHEN IT WAS SUBMITTED. CGC ARE CROOKS..... JUST LOOK HOW MUCH MONEY THEY WANT JUST TO GIVE YOUR 9.8 ITS REAL GRADE. THE GRADE IT SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE HAD
Yes, X-Men 94 is an important book, but man, that cover is a dog. Looks like Storm’s being barfed out of a giant villain head. Unfortunate art choices there
It’s never going to win any beat cover competitions, but Kane had quite a few bangers over the years. And Cockrum and Byrne did a fine job picking up where he left off.
I'm going to take a break from buying anything until after the election. Hope to a higher power 45 becomes 47! What's been going in the last 3 1/2 years is a total shit show.
