Do you remember back in 1998 when Pokémon Red and Blue Versions came out in America? The craze was staggering. In Japan, when the games first came out, they were a massive hit, and so too in the Americas and, later, in Europe. Well, you can get that nostalgic feeling once more! Heritage Auctions has […]
The Final Fantasy series has been influencing video games since the first one came out in on the NES back in 1987. For JRPG fans, there is always one game that really helped connect them to the series, and for this writer, that game was Final Fantasy VII, and I'm far from alone there. Final […]
One of the cooler Disney items offered in this latest round of Heritage Auctions, a nice graded copy of the old Sorcerer's Apprentice game for Atari, is sitting at auction and ending today. Currently, this cartridge is sitting at a cool $360, which for something like this should be right up Disney collectors alley. This […]
Star Wars collectors go pretty gaga for production pieces, especially artwork. While for other properties that may mean stuff from the actual film or television productions, for Star Wars that can mean Dixie Cups, letterheads, and even Birthday Card art. Up for auction right now on Heritage Auctions is such a piece, and the auction […]
Heritage Auctions, a texas-based auction house known for hosting auctions for comic books, trading cards, and other memorabilia, has put a remarkable find on the block. The find in question: a rare, holographic, first-edition printing of Venusaur from the Pokémon Trading Card Game's Base Set. This auction is set to end on July 11th, 2020, […]
Star Wars fans love their rare pieces, and this one is pretty unique. Up for auction over at Heritage Auctions right now is a CGC 9.4 copy of Star Wars #1 from Marvel in 1977. This is the 30 cent cover and is signed by multiple people. First, Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin, the creative […]
A truly unique piece of original art is up for auction right now. Marvel fans will go crazy for this cover art to the 1993 superhero calendar by John Romita Sr. and Joe Sinnott. This is exceptionally cool to see, this kind of art can even be cooler than actual comic art. Promotional materials like […]
An oddity unto itself, Gyromite was one of the first Nintendo games released for the NES, that was both interactive and confusing. The game was only one of two that utilized the R.O.B. toy that came with the extra special versions of the NES, as you had an interactive pal to help you using a […]
Michael Turner was a gifted artist and a very nice man who passed away in 2008. It is a testament to him that his legacy has endured in these twelve years since his death, with a relatively small output compared to others. Part of that output was a run with DC Comics, where Michael Turner […]
An extremely valuable Gem Mint 10 "No. 1 Trainer" card from the Super Secret Battle series of tournaments for the Pokémon Trading Card Game is up for auction and it ends on July 9th! Allegedly, only seven of these cards were ever issued, making this one of the rarest Pokémon cards to ever be put into […]
Black Knight is appearing in Marvel Studios Eternals film, and you all know what that means. Key books starring the characters from the film are about to jump in price. Black Knight is being played by Kit Harington, he of Game of Thrones fame, sure to add to the fever on the character's keys. One […]
One of the rarest cards from the Pokémon Trading Card Game is up for auction at Heritage Auctions! The Articuno phone card from the Tropical Mega Battle is a rarity in that only thirteen of these were ever PSA certified, and only twelve among that number are graded at a Mint grade of 9, or […]
Without the perfect combination of luck, patience, and financing, collecting Golden Age Batman and Robin-related comics can seem like a daunting challenge. As a whole, Golden Age Batman and Detective Comics have been among the most sought after comics ever published for decades. It can sometimes seem like every other issue is a key moment […]
Like every fictional detective in the history of history, I hate coincidences. Events that are supposed to have "just happened that way" bug the daylights out of me, particularly in the field of comics. I enjoy trying to find actual reasons lurking under the surface of accepted conventional wisdom. Those reasons are almost always there. […]
Sunday Peanuts strips were always the best. In my local paper, they got the front cover of the special Sunday funnies section, and we would clip them out and put them in folders. We especially enjoyed the sports ones, as we were huge sports nuts in our house. Baseball was our everything, so seeing an […]
Amazing Spider-Man #6 is one of the essential keys in all of the storied run of the book. Featuring the debut and origin of the Lizard, some people forget that he was one of the first few villains that Spidey ever had to tangle with. Copies of any type of good condition are exceedingly rare […]
Of all the super-valuable collectibles, comics, and trading cards that Heritage Auctions has to offer, it is possible that many people might overlook such a card as Magikarp. However, all the same, Heritage Auctions has put a Tamamushi University Magikarp card from the Pokémon Trading Card Game onto auction. And believe us when we say […]
Jack B Quick was a character created by Alan Moore and Kevin Nowlan for the Tomorrow Stories ABC anthology series published by DC Comics/Wildstorm in the late nineties. The character was a child genus living in small-town USA (literally) with his various inventions and challenges to conventional physics, causing all manner of frustration for his […]
Jamie Hewlett co-created Tank Girl for Deadline Magazine in the late eighties; an Australian outback post-apocalypse set reworking of Mad Max, it was violent, sexual, but mostly very very silly. The publication in comics/music magazine Deadline would introduce Jamie Hewlett to Daman Albarn of Blur, see them become housemates, and later co-create Gorillaz together. Deadline […]
Heritage Auctions, an auction house based in Texas, is well-known for being a fantastic place to auction off comics, trading cards, and other forms of memorabilia. They have comics featuring various well-known characters such as Batman, and trading card memorabilia from a bunch of games from Magic: The Gathering to Pokémon. In fact, right now they are […]
