Comic Culture

This week Chris Owen tries to see just how smart Walt is with all things comics with another segment of our famous "Stump the Chump" bit. Please let us know what you thought of the show in the comments section below, please keep it clean and civil. So? How did you guys do this time around?

Chris and Walt explore some of the pitfalls of comic book collecting. Please let us know what you thought of the show. We'd love to hear some of the mistakes you've made that you can pass along to the new collectors to help their learning curve.

This week Chris and Walt try to help out the local comic book shop by recommending some complementary lines of business they could add to their product lines. Please let us know what you thought of the show in the comments field below. Please remember to keep things polite and civil. We'd love to hear your suggestions, Comics and ... ??

This week Chris and Walt tackle what to do about the Golden Age. So many great titles, so many characters slowly fading into oblivion. Or at least that's what one of the guys thinks. Please share your thoughts on the show in the comments field below. Is there any hope for the Golden Age in future collections? We'd love to read your thoughts.

This week Chris and Walt poke at the rumor that Disney wants to buy DC Comics. What would that look like? Is it a good thing or is it a bad thing? It sure does open a lot of doors for discussion and debate. Please let us know what you thought of the show in the comments field below.

This week Chris and Walt dare talk about what things might look like as the world looks to ease out of this pandemic. What will the new world mean for comic shops, for cons, for collectors? Please let us know what you thought of the show. Are you ready to rush back into your comic book shop, into your local con?

This week Chris and Walt talk about the joys of collecting comics as they each pick two titles they are going to start to collect. Getting back to basics, collecting for the sake of collecting is the focus of this week's show. Please let us know what you thought of the show, leave comments in the comments field below. What titles are you trying to finish off? What titles are you willing to start to collect?

This week Chris and Walt have a little fun playing Stump the Chump. Chris has all the questions, unfortunately Walt doesn't seem to have all the answers. Please let us know what you thought of the show down in the comments field below, please keep it clean and keep it civil. I'd like to know how many of these you got??

This week Chris and Walt delve into the current hot market in collectibles. The march forward continues but it has some feeling a little nervous. Please use the comments field below to let us know what you think of the show. Are you actively buying? Are you cashing in on this run?

This week Chris and Walt talk about the impact streaming services like Disney Plus are having on collectible comics, fair warning though, they do get sidetracked now and again. Please let us know what you think of the show in the comments below. Do you find yourself wanting the books everybody else wants at the same time?

Hey, sorry for the delay, I had lost the little chip that the show records on :| This week Chris and Walt talk about comic shops starving their local collecting communities in favour of getting more for their stuff online. A quick profit but potentially a very bad move long term. Please let us know what you think of the show down below in the comments field. And please share your thoughts on today's discussion.

This week Chris and Walt talk about their comic book collecting pet peeves, they explore the things that sometimes make collecting a chore. As always we welcome your comments and thoughts on the show. We'd also like to hear about your pet peeves, what makes collecting comics a chore for you?

This week Chris and Walt talk about how tough it is getting comics added to your collection in this crazy hot market. It's like you're stuck between a rock and a hard place. You don't want to pay the prices realized today but you're afraid if you don't grab that book you want it will be worth double a few short months from now. What to do? As always please let us know what you thought of the showdown in the comments field and as always please keep it civil. How are you fairing in your collecting these days? Staying away waiting for a correction? Buying now while things are "cheap"? Let us know.

This week Chris and Walt talk about old time collectors who now find themselves having to think seriously about the value of their collections, no joke, you could be sitting on a gold mine. We messed up and were supposed to put this show up last week, thus you'll hear us saluting St. Patrick's Day, pardon the tardiness. As always please let us know what you thought of the show down in the comments section below, please keep it clean and please keep it civil.

This week Chris and Walt dive into the brave new world of fractional ownership of comics and collectibles. This is not a discussion on Non Fungible Tokens (NFT) which was discussed on an earlier show, this is partially owning a tangible item that exists somewhere in somebody's basement or stock room or safe. We end up taking the concept to unexpected places so listen up. As always we encourage you to share your thoughts on the subject matter or on the show itself, please feel free to leave comments down in the comments field.

This week Chris and Walt delve into the new and developing world of virtual collecting, block chain collecting and even fractional ownership of collectibles like comics, sports cards and more. Since we recorded this there was a 10 second video that was made as a piece of art that sold for $6.6 million, no tangible asset but a virtual one. Is anybody participating in this new and developing marketplace? As always let us know what you thought of the show.

This week Chris and Walt dig deep to get to the bottom of the "what's the real first appearance" debate. Word on the street is they fail miserably but we'll let you be the judge. If you have any insights feel free to share with the rest of us, this is a complex topic and one that often contradicts itself, any input would be valued. Please let us know what you thought of the show in the comments field below.

This week Chris and Walt discuss something worth a closer look, how to sell your comics. There are many ways to go about it and the boys examine some of the pros and cons of a varying number of selling options. Please feel free to add some insights, tips you think might be helpful to people looking to sell their comics. As always comments on the show are welcome, let us know what you thought.

Chris and Walt pulled the classic bone head move and forgot it was Valentine's Day, so they are posting the Valentine's show a couple of day's late. At the beginning the discussion is around Romance Comics and how cool a genre it is. Then the boys get into the reading of the poems, listen if you dare. As a bonus the boys get a call from their world famous producer, Shekky Feldstein. Please leave your thoughts down in the comments field.

This week Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija try and help you understand the discipline of assigning comic books grades. They also explore the world of pressing comic books, cleaning them and even unrestoring them. The boys discuss how small grade increments can create scarcity in supply that often leads to really strong results in the marketplace. Please add your comments below in the comments field. P.S. We forgot to mention during the show that in next week's show we'll be reading Valentine's Day poems as delivered by your favourite superheroes.