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 October 2nd, 3rd, and 4th 2009

fans from everywhere will be attending this event! If you come you’ll have a chance to see:

And so many more!!

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On Monday, Disney announced they had come to an agreement to aqquire company Marvel Entertainment.

STOP THE PRESS!!!   wait…..   STOP THE COMIC PRESS!!!

Yes my friends it’s true- Spider-Man is about to be related to Mickey Mouse and Kermit the Frog…

Disney wants to aquire Marvel Comics pretty badly, enough that they’ve aggreed to give Marvel’s stock holders, four billion dollars in cash and disney stock!

Just check out all the zero’s in Four Billion: $4,000,000,000.00  

I think Uncle Scrooge just had a heart attack…

As a true Marvel Comics fan, at first thought you may think Disney buying Marvek is a bad idea right?

Well it’s not a bad idea, this is a good idea, and I’ll tell you why in just a minute.

   Right away many of you might think the Marvel guys are just selling out to the almighty Disney Dollar, and that they have no concerns as to what happens to Marvel Comics after the sale, and if you think that you should know this: The current Marvel Entertainment CEO, Isacc Perlmutter, who is also set to receive the largest amount of cash in this major deal, (1.5 billion personally ) is staying onboard with Disney to continue overseeing the Marvel properties. He’s not taking the big money and running away with it. Isacc Perlmutter is the same guy who raised Marvel Comics from the dead and gave them new life. He has saved Marvel from bankruptcy several times with a strategic business system. Isacc saved a failing comic company and that led to the rebirth of the comic buying and selling industry. Many of you may remember when the comic market was completly dead. It was Isacc Perlmutter’s plan that changed all of that.  

In my mind, Perlmutter is super-hero, he saved the entire Marvel Universe, and then he made it better then it ever was. He didn’t do it alone, but ask Avi Arad (CEO of Marvel Studios’), and Avi will tell you that ”Ike”(Permuttler) is the man that made it happen. 

So when I heard about the sale of Marvel Entertainment on Monday, I immediatly thought about how it would affect the comic fans and collectors. I wondered if fans will accept Disney as the owner/maker of our beloved comic titles. After all, Disney is a company best known for Mickey Mouse and it’s G rated movies.  Will the fans turn on Marvel and start reading DC just because they don’t want to read comics that may now become governed by the corporate mouse giant known as Disney. Disney’s popular G rated media is best known for it’s ethical suitable natures that target a specific demograpic audience, young children of all ages as well as the parents of these children.  I thought about it this for three days, because Marvel characters appeals to all ages, and mainly the age market that has already outgrown Disney’s Media (Single Males aged 13-25) - so it makes sense that Disney would want to tap into a market they are largely missing out in. I figure for Disney, it wouldn’t make any sense to change something that is already working so well, meaning, I don’t expect to many changes at Marvel Comics. My theory is only my thought, however, I highly doubt many Disney / Marvel cross overs.  I really hope I’m right here, because I for one don’t want The Power Rangers. vs. Venom to ever happen- the mear thought of this idea still has me cringing and thinking of starting to prey more often. With that said,  Spider-Man and Mickey Mouse together in comics will happen, and there is no stopping it now. Don’t worry it won’t kill us, well maybe at first it will, and I think the initial sales will support their idea of a spidey-mickey cross over, but follow up appearances won’t sell much(obama appearance in other issues proved that), eventually things will be right back to normal.  Marvels current business model has proven that it works, it sells, and it makes alot of money, Disney probley isn’t looking to change anything.

  I know many of you are still frowning at Marvel for this sale, just for the sake of the chance that something could change within the Marvel Universe, but fear not, I trully believe we won’t have to deal with too many changes at Marvel Comics. Disney is smart, so I doubt any real noticable policing of the Marvel Comics and their story lines. Altering them into G rated comics just wouldn’t work well, and Disney is in now in the comic business to make money, not lose it.

  Look at it this way, had the current CEO Isacc Perlmutter not stepped in and taken over at Marvel when he did,  we would not have all the great Marvel super-hero movies and comics as we have today, there probley wouldn’t even be a Marvel Comics Company today, period.. You have to acknowlege what Permutter has done to bring Marvel back from the brink of destruction.  Many comic industry writters claim very few people have ever known Marvel’s CEO, Isacc Perlmutter, the man who took Marvel comics out of bankruptcy, however, I’m one writer that can can say I have personally known him. The man who I’ve always known as “Ike”, along with his wife, Laura, are two of the best people I’ve ever known. They are what I call, “Good People” and I believe Ike worked this huge deal out with Disney only to make Marvel Entertainment even better then it is now. I say thanks to Ike, for saving and now preserving Marvel, he had the power to do it, and he made it happen. In 1996 when so many other investors wouldn’t stand behind Marvel and bankruptcy was all that was left, Isacc Perlmutter bought the soon-to-be defunt Marvel, and he did it with Thor’s hammer in his hand. (Ok so the Thor’s hammer is an exaggeration, but the rest is 100% true)

 With all that said,  you still might not believe me that Disney buying Marvel is a good idea, and earIier in this article I mentioned that I would explain why Disney taking over Marvel is good, so here is the reason I feel this way:

  Marvel Comics is now setup to maintain in business pretty much forever. Spider-Man and Marvel Comics, are something we want our kid’s, kid’s, kids, to enjoy right? Well, Super Hero Perlmutter just made sure that Marvel Comics will never be in jeopardy again as Disney will always be there to make sure you can buy a Spidey comic.

Of course, I wouldn’t mind seeing what guys like David Finch could do with a version of Mickey Mouse.

What are your thoughts?  I’m leaving this thread open for user comments.

SAY WHAT!?!

Yes it’s true!!!  

It doesn’t matter if it’s a house, a used car, or a stack of rare comic books, it only costs a buck to sell it, (reguardless of starting or ending price!!) So when we signed up for the newsletter we waited to hear a catch, and then we found out, there isn’t any- You can even relist your items for free if it doesn’t sell! 

We were all warm inside and asking ourselves, are they kidding?! 

Nope. It’s all true… They even have a referral bonus program!

So now we just can’t wait for this website to open up. Looks like there’s a way to save money and not use eBay anymore. Haleluya!!! It’s a gift from the internet gods!!!

By the look of the website teaser intro, they don’t like eBay much either (neither do we- just in case you couldn’t tell? ), they mock them calling them “weebay” and whacking weebayfees… It was a pretty funny site, it loks like eBay has some serious competition ahead of itself.

 Go check it out.  You can get the newsletter with updates at www.eubuynow.com  

(I believe it’s pernounced as “You-Buy-Now”) 

The auctions are not up yet, but we will be selling on there as soon as the site go’s live, they post that happening on Jan 1st 2010. Come on New Years!!

We’re excited because an affordable service like this, means comic books will be cheaper as many times sellers have to pay high ebay fees, and many sellers will pass that on to the customer by rasing prices in their auctions. Higher prices means higher ebay fees, and what a mess it can be for buyers and sellers on ebay. The 1.00 for any auction is a fixed price, and that’s just perfect with us!

We are going to post as much info about Xanda as we can in the weeks leading up to it.

You can find their website at http://www.xanadulasvegas.com/ for info and ticket pricing.

We suggest you buy now because this event may sell out much like the San Diego Comic Con does now.

This is the next best convention and will rival nicely with the east coast Cons, and will make a nice addition to the allready busy con scedule. Why you ask? Because it’s in LAS VEGAS !! Where the greatest cons happen, like CES, and the AVN, plus many other great cons. Las Vegas is the Con Capitial of the world, and now, the comic books and sci-fi fans will get to invade Las Vegas for 3 Xanadu Days !! 

What can we look forward to at the con? What makes them stand out differently?

How about a Sci-Fi independant film festival contest!   That is Seriously Awesome!

How about the oppurtunity to puchase 35mm film cells from all the current and past comic book movies !

We will send more information as we get it, so stay tuned!

Here are some of the great sellers we’ve found on eBay:

eBay Seller ID:  milyjam   -     eBay Sore Name:  The Cricket Gallery

eBay Rating: 100 % Positive

We have been been specializing in animation art for over 18 years and have been an authorized gallery for Disney, Warner Bros. Hanna Barbera, Fox, MTV, Nickelodeon and every major animation art program. We also have a large selection of vintage art. Our selection includes production cels & drawings, hand painted limited editions, sericels, Walt Disney Classic Collection (WDCC), Comics, Disneyana and Entertainment Memorabilia. If you don’t see what you are looking for please email us. Our characters include The Simpsons, Flintstones, Mickey Mouse, Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, The Jetsons, Yogi Bear, Cinderella, Little Mermaid, Lion King, Aladdin, Marvin The Martian, Homer Simpson, Scooby Doo, The Rugrats, Beavis & Butthead, Aeon Flux, Tweety, Beauty And The Beast, Snow White, Peter Pan, She Ra, and many more!

eBay Seller ID:  punisher_warzone   -   eBay Sore Name:  Comic Books and Sports Cards

eBay Rating:  99 % Positive

Welcome to the Comic Books and Sports Cards Store! We are an Authorized PGX Signature Witness and this is our eBay store! Here you can find all your favorite comic books and many of them are graded and signed by orignal writers like Stan Lee and Mark Millar as well as artists like John Romita Jr., David Finch, Todd McFarlane and many more!! We sell sports card items like collectible trading cards and rookies from the NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL dating from the 1960’s to now. You can now purchase original artwork from comic books, cartoons, even film cells of popular comic book related movies! You’ll find great items and the best deals right here at “The Comic Books and Sports Card” Store.

eBay Seller ID:  pakoah-san    -   eBay Sore Name:  Graded-Gold-Signature-Collectibles

eBay Rating:  100 % Positive

pakoah,  deals in autographed items and autograph certification and works with GAI and PGX grading services. His items are authentic and can be trusted. pakoah like c0micb00ks.com is an authroized PGX Signature Witness

eBay Seller ID:  Desert Wind Comics  -   eBay Sore Name:  Desert Wind Comics and Collectibles

eBay Rating:  99.1 % Positive

Desert Wind Comics,  doesn’t have a store description yet, but we can tell you that Desert Wind Comics is a leader in the business of CGC Signature Series graded comics. Desert Wind Comics has been doing CGC Signature Series since it’s creation and c0micb00ks.com has personally worked with them and we’ve found them to be a good company!

That’s it for now! You can rest easy knowing the above eBay Sellers are trusted and you will find buying from them to be a nice experience. Those sellers will take every step to get you exactly what you paid for! If you have trouble contacting any of the above mentioned eBay sellers, you can ask us to assist you in matters reguarding communication directly, we have additional information on these trusted eBay sellers including name, email addresses, and telephone numbers.

The Comic Book eMarket was designed to give collectors a chance to buy, sell, and trade their comics at no charge or fees from any company!

We have a large number of collectors that come to our website everyday specifically looking for comic books, and even with over 150,000 comics in stock we still don’t have what everyone is looking for. Sometimes it’s a specific issue for one of our customers, and we just don’t have it available for sale right now, but maybe you do!  Now you can sell your comics here too and the best part is, it’s totally free!

There are no fees or charges and no membership needed for buying and selling!

Feel Free to post your specific comic requests, want lists, or what you have to trade!

When Listing Comics to Sell or Trade, Be sure to include this information:

Include:  Comic Title(s) and Issue Number(s).

Include:  Comic Specific Issue Details Example: 1st Print, Variant, Mini Series, etc.

Include:  Comic Condition and Page Color ( Please go by Over-Street Industry Standards)

Include:  How much you want for your item and the shipping charges.

Include:  Comic Picture(s) and or Scan(s)

Include: Your Name and your Email Address.

This information will help when buyers look at your comic books for sale.

Pictures say a thousand words too.

If you have any questions, you can contact us here

Go Ahead and Start Posting Right Here Under ” Leave a Comment ”

Check it out here www.dollaraddress.com

Locke & Key is hot hot hot !!!

The first printings are racing up in the price guides and the story line is great, but what did you expect from Joe Hill, a writer with the royal blood line of writing legend Stephen King! Writing under the pen name of “Joe Hill”, Joseph Hillstrom King is actually none other then the son of Steven King. Joe decided to use a pen name to allow him to make a name for himself and not just fall under the class of Stephen King’s son. His writings includes the titles ”Heart-Shaped Box” and “20th Century Ghosts”, but now this new writer is making his own mark in the comic book industry.

While Stephen King does have several comic book titles on the shelves right now, we’ve found that Locke & Key has out sold them about 5 to 1 in popularity, and now we don’t have any Locke & Key comics left!

If you have a chance to grab some of these, go for it. Save all your 1st print issues and don’t read them! Store them away unread in a poly bag with acid free backboard, and we think you’ll have a pretty valuable item in the near future. Graded 9.8 copies are selling on eBay for 100.00 already.

Get yourself an extra copy (2nd or 3rd print) to read because there is a reason for this comics new found popularity! We won’t spoil the storyline

Jim Blasko

Don’t worry monthly subscribers, you’re always covered

Here’s the 1st Issue of Locke & Key  (1st Print)