Opening The Vault -- Comics and toys store opens on Racine's north side Mar 16, 2008
"The game playing will include Magic the Gathering, various card games and Heroclix, a miniature table-top game. And Aslani hopes to have official tournaments with sanctioned judges present.Looking ahead, Aslani and other comic book readers are waiting with bated breath for the Final Crisis, a DC Comics mini-series coming out in May."One of the five major superheroes is going to die," Aslani explained. That means time will be up for Wonder Woman, Batman, Green Lantern, Superman or the Flash.The... (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Three cheers! Nov 15, 2007
99 a packWhite lantern, $15; green lantern, $20, AnthropologieBlack pebble used as a chopstick rest, Target, $7. 99 for a bagFor recipes and a bonus playlist, go to. (Boston Globe)
Holy impenetrable comic wrappers, Batman! Sep 3, 2007
" The slabs are made with two sheets of thick, stiff plastic, and the books inside are encased in a thin, heat-sealed interior sleeve as well. A label inside the archival slab has a CGC hologram, a unique bar code and a description of its condition with a numeric grade. The overall package is as sturdy as a plastic clipboard and lands with a clatter if you drop it on the floor. The CGC success story is not based on just the plastic "coffins" - it's also the company's introduction of a 25-point... (San Francisco Chronicle)
comics on a slab Aug 21, 2007
In other words, lots of people who don't know the difference between Green Lantern and Green Arrow are now buying slabbed comics and putting them in safe-deposit boxes. "With our grading, it's much easier for novices to come and buy valuable comic books and know what they are getting," said Steven Borock, the president and primary grader at CGC. "In essence, what we offer is the cheapest insurance in the world. If you're buying a $5,000 comic book, why wouldn't you send us the book to be sure... (Los Angeles Times)
Putting the 'con' in Comic-Con Jul 24, 2007
Across the San Diego Convention Center exhibit hall, thieves nicked Adams' Superman and Green Lantern and Green Arrow (street value: $1,000), Southern California Comics' books ($8,000), the Battlestar bust ($79) and other valuables. Criminals, it seems, are putting the con in Comic-Con. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
