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From the Scoop Archive - 8/15/2003


Industry News        CGC On-Site Certification a Success
Last week, we reported that CGC was debuting their On-Site Certification service at Wizard World Chicago.

Dan Morphy's Antique Toy, Doll, Holiday & Advertising Show Hits York, PA
If you live in or near York, Pennsylvania...

In Memoriam: Gregory Hines
This week, America mourns the loss of one its most innovative and enduring dance legends, Gregory Hines.

CBS Heralds Benefits of Collecting Comics
Last week's CBSNews.com feature on the high-yield benefits of comics collecting won't come as a shock to longtime comic book collectors, but...

Baltimore Comic-Con Pulls Out The Stops
The Baltimore Comic-Con is continuing to shape up as one of the most creator-laden shows the east coast has seen...

ComicLink to Offer X-men #1 CGC 9.4
ComicLink will be offering a certified 9.4 X-Men #1 online on Tuesday August 19th.

Papermania Plus Show in Hartford, CT Next Weekend
Paper collectibles are a hot commodity next weekend in Hartford, Connecticut....

Dynamic Forces lands Larroca Lithograph, Marvel & DC Signed Comics
Dynamic Forces and Salvador Larroca (Xtreme X-Men, Namor) have teamed up for a new exclusive...

Flintshire Grandmother Fetches $16,000 for Star Wars Figurines
Twenty-six years ago, a grandmother in Northeast Wales thought it would be a dandy idea to buy Star Wars figurines for her grandson.

Moonstone's Silencers Not Being So Silent
Known for their Kolchak: The Night Stalker and Phantom series (among others), Moonstone Books...

It's Time to Rodeo with Whiskey Dickel
After debuting with a flash and a flourish back in the heyday of Caliber Comics...

In Memoriam: William Woolfolk
The comics world has lost a legend.

Superman & Batman: One Package, Two Versions
Can you believe that two of the greatest iconic figures of comicdom are finally sharing a bubble package?

Bowers Receives Exemplary Service Award
Scoop would like to congratulate noted author, collector and coin aficionado Q. David Bowers...

Superstars        Celebrity Birthdays
Calculate the candles on the cakes of these celebs...

Steve Rude Gets Chatty
Artist and Nexus co-creator Steve “The Dude” Rude...

Auctions/Prices        The 66th Issue Of Russ Cochran's Comic Art Auction Is Out, Auction Takes Place Wednesday August 20!
Russ Cochran, also known as the Old Professor, has been conducting a regular comic art auction for more than thirty years, and...

Hake's Auction #175 Highlights
Hake's is the doorway to an outstanding selection of 3,265 vintage collectibles spanning two centuries of American history and popular culture.

eBay Auctions
This week, we have several more fabulous finds on eBay...

Heritage ACA Ends August 17
You've still got two days to bid...

Elvis's Tooth Back at Auction
Though we covered the creepiness last time...

Tupac's Hummer at eBay
A 1996 Hummer H1 hard top once owned by slain rapper-actor Tupac Shakur is now available for auction through eBay.

Catch the Wave        Blackhawk by Dream Visions
Don't you just love nostalgia?

Kingdom Come Collectibles Sold Out
Remember those awesome Kingdom Come action figures we featured last week?

Mademoiselle Marie Underground Demolition Operation Set
Just because you're a fearless leader of the French Resistance doesn't mean you can't be a high fashion femme with a penchant for haute couture.

Sgt. Rock and the Men of the Easy Company Collection
Dream Visions, with licensing permission from Hasbro and DC Comics, is bringing...

Yo, Adrian!!!
It is a cry that, like so much else from the Rocky franchise, has become ingrained in the American lexicon of shorthand clichés....

Did You Know?        Get Off the Stage You Bum!
When Jim Henson's Muppets took their show to the vaudeville stage (by way of the television screen) in 1976...

Blackhawks
In the grand tradition of democracy defenders, the Blackhawks found their niche in 1941...

Brick Bradford
In the grand tradition of time and space travelers, Brick Bradford emerged in 1933 to forge a path for good in galaxies far away.

Tiny Tim
In 1933, a Chicago-based animator by the name of Stanley J. Link...

The Main Event        Wizard World Recap
Wizard World Chicago (Aug 8-10, 2003) may have ended last weekend...

Mondo Media        The Questionable Casting of Catwoman
We reeeally think it's time for Halle Berry to hang up her cape and...

Opening This Weekend
Campy horror pictures with moderately successful pop stars playing damsels in distress.

Blankets on the Top Shelf?
Blankets, the massive (and inspired) Top Shelf Productions graphic novel...

Jackson Receives $20 Mil Payday for Kong Remake
Peter Jackson, acclaimed director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, has been tapped to helm a King Kong remake...

Off the Presses        Antiques & Auction News Vol. 34, No. 32
The publication with the tagline, "The Most Widely Read Collector's Newspaper In The East," is sure to live up to its name...

Avengers #69
After last issue's revelation that the Secretary of Defense was, in fact, the...

Case Files: Sam & Twitch #2
What happens when you put indy artist Scott Morse...

Comic Book Marketplace #104
The cover of the July 2003 Comic Book Marketplace celebrates the many faces of Batman...

Daredevil #50
Big, big confrontation with the Kingpin.

Hero #7
Writer Will Pfeifer (joined this time by guest artists Patrick Gleason and Christian Alamy)...

Shi: Sempo #1/2
The real-life story of Sempo Sugihara...

Sojourn #25
A lot of Sojourn fans were very concerned when they heard writer Ron Marz was leaving after #24....

Teen Titans #2
It's back to press. It's sold out....

Ultimate X-Men #36
Wolverine continues in the spotlight in this...

Savvy Sites        The Lambiek Comiclopedia
Here's a site where you can search for some of your favorite comics artists from all over the world....

The Museum of Black Superheroes
Multiculturalism and diversity aren't quite as new to the comics world as you may think.

The Official Website for Tarantino's 'Kill Bill'
Miramax has outdone itself with these hype-inducing website....

 
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