Jan-ken-pon – Spotlight Modern: Birds of Prey#8
This is another oddball issue, though from one of the two major publishers, that really speaks to how ‘story’ can still elevate prices in modern books. It also (more relevantly) has the benefit of a dip in print run. DC tends to have very few comparable issues with Marvel in the late copper/modern era, as the former has first appearances of Cable, Deadpool, and Venom (aka – the original Image founders visual creations) that have developed back issue demand– the only one that immediately comes to mind are the two early Harley Quinn appearances (which will probably end up in Spotlight Modern as well at some point). No other issue in this–very recommended– run has a premium associated with it.
Jan-ken-pon – Spotlight Modern: Marc Spector Moon Knight#55
This is an issue that tends to be bring out extreme opinions (if considered at all). There tends to be two sides. One, views the book as representative of what was wrong with ’90s comics, the second wave and offspring of the Image founders being put into the spotlight once again at Marvel comics. The other (where I guess I’d place myself) remembers the event of this issue, an obscure title from a publisher who was the market leader who had most of its headlining artistic ‘style’ recently move on.
More after the jump…
Jan-ken-pon – Spotlight Modern: Fatale Inherit the Earth
Recently I had a post about ’90s comics (disguised in a post about Shooter’s new gig at Dark Horse). This is start of (that I started elsewhere) of a feature I want to now do within Jan-Ken-Pon, highlighting individual comics (or their collected formats) that interested me either due to content, collectability or a combination of the two. Today, to kick off the feature I chose the Fatale: Inherit the Earth hardcover. The first thing I want to say is yes, I will cover more than (Jim) Shooter related comics! I went with this because it tripped one of my (several dozen) Ebay searches last month and there was one for sale with a BIN for $225 (no, it was not mine or anyone’s that I’m aware of knowing). Your second question—some variation of WTF?– just became your first.
