The Scoop – Auctions/Prices: Adams Batman #232 Page Tops $27,000

Auctions/Prices: Adams Batman #232 Page Tops $27,000

Adams Batman #232 Page Tops $27,000

Auctions/Prices, Scoop, Friday, April 27, 2007

The original art page from Batman #232 featuring the first
appearance of Ra’s Al Ghul by artist Neal Adams sold for $27,300 after receiving
27 bids. The art was in excellent condition overall.

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The Scoop – Industry News: Stan Lee Signing at Comic Oasis

Industry News: Stan Lee Signing at Comic Oasis

Stan Lee Signing at Comic Oasis Industry News, Scoop, Friday, April 27, 2007 Comic legend Stan Lee will be signing comic books on Friday, May 4, 2007 at Comic Oasis located at 3121 North Rainbow, Las Vegas, Nevada. The signing is scheduled from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. Due to time constraints, Stan Lee will be signing only one item per person. A CGC authorized witness will be on hand to observe signings, making comic books eligible for the CGC Signature Series label. Comic Oasis can assist in preparing submissions. Stan Lee is Chairman Emeritus of Marvel Comics, and is best known for creating a number of comic book characters. Included among this group are many titles eligible for signing by Stan Lee for CGC Signature Series such as Amazing Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Daredevil, and Doctor Strange. The prestigious CGC Signature Series label is applied to comic books that have been signed by someone of significance to the comic book, under the direct observation of a CGC employee or select CGC authorized witness. The signatures are then authenticated by CGC with the labels indicating who signed the book and the date it was signed. The comic must be submitted at the time of the signing as it is not eligible to obtain the CGC Signature Series label at a later date. For more information please, visit: http://www.comicoasis.com. For more information about CGC Signature Series, visit: http://www.cgccomics.com/grading/SignatureSeries.asp. Click the images for a close-up view (when available)

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The Scoop – Industry News: Planet Comicon Opens Next Weekend

Industry News: Planet Comicon Opens Next Weekend

Planet Comicon Opens Next Weekend

Industry News, Scoop, Friday, April 27, 2007

Planet Comicon will be held at the Overland Park International Trade Center
near 115th and Metcalf in Overland Park, Kansas on May 5-6, 2007. Hours are
Saturday May 5, 10am to 5pm and Sunday May 6, 10am to 4pm.

Celebrity
guests include Richard Hatch, David Prowse, Tom Zarek, and Noel Neill. Comic
industry guests include Jim Lee (guest of honor, co-founder of Image Comics),
JJ Kirby, Ale Garza, Howard Chaykin, Clayburn Moore, Don Rosa, Jason Aaron, and
Allen Warner.

Admission is $15 for a 2-day pass. Kids ages 7-14 are $6
for a 2-day pass. Kids under 7 are free. Discounted $12 Advance2-day adult
tickets and $5 kids tickets are available on the website: http://www.planetcomicon.com,
by e-mail: chris@planetcomicon.com or
telephone: (913) 345-1069, or at some local area comic shops (see list on the
web-site). No $12 tickets will be available at the door. Two-day passes are
available in advance the discounted rate of $12 for adults and $5 for children
at the website or by telephone or direct e-mail. You may pay by credit card or
PayPal (through direct link on web-site). Two-day discount tickets are also
available at:

Elite Comics, 11828 Quivira, Overland Park, Kansas,
66210 – (913) 335-1069
Pop Culture Comix, 9337 W 87th Street, Overland
Park, Kansas, 66212 – (913) 341-0040,
Clint’s Comics, 3943 Main
Street, Kansas City, MO 64111 – (816)561-2848
Limited Figures, 8329 N
Congress, Kansas City, MO 64152 – (816)746-5757

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The Quick and The Read #5 – Playing catch up

Man have I been busy lately. I had to week long trips in March; we finally got a large project approved at work, etc… When it rains it pours.

I had a large pile of comics built up and I finally got through most of them, just in time for more to come in the mail on Monday. That will probably my last shipment of comics through the mail, so I can finally get back into getting comics at a comic shop again.

I wrote these reviews a while back when I had some time, but I haven’t had time to type them in until now.

Flash #7-8: I am really glad the Bilson/Demeo run on this book is over. I was very shocked at how bad it was, especially since I really enjoyed their work on the Flash TV show. Hopefully the next guy will be better. I am still not happy with what they have done with the Flash character and I really think it was a mistake. Wally and Bart had really started to fit in the roles that they were in, and to change it like they did just didn’t sit well with me. Having Bart follow in his grandfather’s footsteps as a forensic scientist that I like. That is the main reason I am sticking on this title for now at least. I will just have to see how it turns out.

Detective Comics #827 – Holy Sicko Batman!! Now this was a really great issue! The idea behind the new Ventriloquist is brilliant!! Dini was really able to pull of a convincing psycho with this character and I have to say it really took me by surprise. Overall an excellent issue and I really enjoyed it. I also like the self-contained stories; it really is a good change of pace from the large story arcs.

Detective Comics #828 – Another good issue from Dini. It’s great to see the “detective” back into Detective Comics. That aspect of Batman has been ignored for way too long. Also, whatever happened to the Jason Bard backup stories? I thought that was a great idea.

Connor Hawke: Dragon’s Blood #3-4 – First of all, cover of #3, EWWWWWW!! Shado is practically old enough to be Conner’s mother! Not a good choice for a cover if you ask me. Past that, and the kiss between them in the comic; I am really enjoying this series. It is really great to have Chuck Dixon back writing Connor Hawke again. Dixon has always been on of my favorite writers, and I am not sure why DC doesn’t put on some of their weaker titles to get them back on track. I guess it will take some time to rebuild bridges after that whole CrossGen thing.

Guy Gardner: Collateral Damage #1-2 – I have to say that this has to be two of the worst comics I have ever read in all the years that I have been reading comics. The Guy Gardner character has never been my favorite; in fact I despised the character completely for a long time. I changed my mind during the Green Lantern: Rebirth and the GL Corps: Recharge series to some degree. Gardner is still an arrogant ass, but you can count on him to cover your back in a pinch. This series drops him to a level of degenerate that I have never seen in a comic. I have NO IDEA how this piece of crap got past editorial. If you were thinking of buying this, save your money. Buy an Invincible trade instead.

PETER TOMASI STEPS DOWN AS EDITOR, SIGNS EXLCUSIVE WITH DC AS WRITER – NEWSARAMA

Hmmm, interesting news…

PETER TOMASI STEPS DOWN AS EDITOR, SIGNS EXLCUSIVE WITH DC AS WRITER – NEWSARAMA

PETER TOMASI STEPS DOWN AS EDITOR, SIGNS EXLCUSIVE WITH DC AS WRITER When a door closes on one career at DC, apparently, a window opens. Today, the publisher officially confirmed that former Senior Editor Peter Tomasi will be leaving his editing position at DC Comics, and has signed an exclusive contract with the company as a writer. “The fact that I couldn’t add more numbers to the face of a clock was the deciding factor,” Tomasi told Newsarama when asked why he made the change. “I had recently been repped by the Hollywood agency juggernaut that is CAA, sold a screenplay, and started trying to write more comics for the company. At the same time, I was trying to squeeze every hour in the day to find a healthy balance between my amazing day job at DC and my wonderful family. “Actually, I was completely surprised when the offer was made. I kept pestering Dan on a regular basis to do more writing for the company not only for the extra dough, which is great, but also because I simply can’t turn off the writing switch in my head when it comes to these characters. A conversation between Dan and I evolved into Dan simply saying maybe it’s time to put away your editing hat and put on your writing hat full time, and literally two minutes later talk of an exclusive contract was underway. So, as they say, timing is everything, and the offer of the exclusive writing contract from DC was an offer I couldn’t refuse.” As those who’ve followed Tomasi’s career know, he’s always been writing – occasional issues of JSA, The Outsiders, and Steel as well as The Light Brigade, an original miniseries published in 2004 by DC, with art by Peter Snejbjerg. It’s something, he says, extends back to his childhood. “Since I was a kid, making movies, writing and drawing comics were my passion. It seems I’ve been a storyteller-type from pretty early on. I was lucky enough to discover what I love and work towards it. It’ll be nice not to have to work till 2 or 3am writing specs after a full day at work anymore that’s for sure. Now I can do most of my writing when some shiny object I believe they call the ‘sun’ is up.” Not one to shy away from the obvious, Tomasi said that his 15 years as an editor at DC does give him an advantage in the writing game. “I think — and hope — my advantage is that the editors who I’ve worked with feel I’m a talented writer who has something to offer, along with already being plugged into the DCU whereby making their jobs a little easier,” Tomasi said. “I’ve written a few comics over the years and passed them around and gotten favorable responses, so doors are opened and relationships already exist, which is always a plus over having some proposals tucked under my arm and knocking on doors for the first time. Breaking into this business as a writer has always been incredibly tough, so it was fifteen years well spent.” While his comics work will be at DC, it’s not all that he’ll be writing. “I’m looking to have my fingers in a lot of different mediums, but all of it centered in putting words on a page. Having an established agent at CAA has helped me get my material in front of people who can actually get stuff done in film and television. Of course it’s still a tough process, but at least it helps the odds a bit.” Speaking of those odds, Tomasi’s original screenplay, House of Penance has already been purchased by Andrew Lauren Productions, so yeah – it’s safe to say that he’s starting to tilt the odds in his favor. “House of Penance is a drama/horror script that I pitched and sold to Andrew Lauren Productions about Sarah Winchester, the heir to the Winchester rifle fortune, who, feeling that she and her family is cursed by the blood spilled thanks to the Winchester repeating rifle, decides to build a house 24/7 for close to forty years. Sort of The Others meets The Shining.” Back on the comic front of course, Tomasi has been named as the writer of the upcoming Black Adam miniseries, something which he was able to spill a few more details on. “It’s titled Black Adam: The Dark Age and it picks up right where 52 left off and leads into the start of Countdown. It’s being drawn by Doug Mahnke, inked by Christian Alamy and edited by Mike Siglain. The pages that have come in are pretty damn spectacular! It follows Adam in Kahndaq and around the rest of the globe as he searches for the magical word he lost in 52.” And after that? Where will Tomasi show up next at DC? “Honestly, I’m interested in everything here. There’s a great stable of characters at DC that I would love to write. I’ve edited quite a wide variety of books in my tenure here, so I’m looking forward to casting my net pretty wide and tackling established characters along with developing new properties. No reason to limit myself at this juncture when so many doors are open. “Wish I could say more, but Dan Didio and I are still finalizing which books I’ll be working on so I can’t let the cat outta the bag just yet.”

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