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Beautiful Balloons
Memories — of price guides then and now (Beautiful Balloons, CBG #1672, Dec. 2010)
“So,” Jeff Vaughn asked me this year at the Comic-Con panel devoted to Bob Overstreet’s Comic Book Price Guide, “when you got that first Overstreet Guide, what was your reaction?”
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Tagged Action Comics, Bob Overstreet, Jeff Vaughn, Maggie Thompson, Overstreet Price Guide
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Was 1960 Comic-Book Time? (Beautiful Balloons, CBG #1671, Nov 2010)
Sticking with its 1960s theme, the following version of Maggie’s Beautiful Balloons column is presented in living color by CBG… See More
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Tagged Alter Ego, Beautiful Balloons, Comic Art, costumes, Dick Lupoff, Don Thompson, Jerry Bails, Maggie Thompson, Pat Lupoff, Roy Thomas, Xero
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Who’s the Longest-Running Fictional Character Ever?
That’s the question asked by National Public Radio on its “Monkey See” blog today. Take a look — not only at the query and the essay but also at the second-guessing. I think we’re especially able to participate in this … See More
You May Recall Last May …
I was making happy noises about having cunning plans for this blog. Then … Nothing. Now I’m making happy noises again. We shall see. In the meantime, I’m about to review the new Doctor Who DVDs! Related Posts:Today’s Comics Guide: … See More
Anthropomorphic Antics! (Beautiful Balloons, CBG #1669, September 2010)
Think talking animal comics are a recent innovation? CBG Senior Editor Maggie Thompson provides a history of anthromorphics in her Beautiful Balloons column for CBG #1669, which you can download by clicking on the link. Related Posts:No Related Posts
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Inspired! (Beautiful Balloons, CBG #1669, August 2010)
CBG Senior Editor Maggie Thompson discusses comics inspirations in her Beautiful Balloons column from CBG #1668 (Aug 10), which you can download as a PDF by clicking on the title. Related Posts:No Related Posts
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Ask What You Can Do for Comics! (Beautiful Balloons, CBG #1667, July 2010)
CBG Senior Editor Maggie Thompson asks not what comics can do for you, but what you can do for comics in her Beautiful Balloons column for CBG #1667, which you can download here. Related Posts:No Related Posts
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Now it’s time to READ the issue (Beautiful Balloons, CBG #1666, June 2010)
Click here to download a color PDF of CBG Senior Editor Maggie Thompson’s Beautiful Balloons column from CBG #1666 (June 2010). This month, she discusses the impact of splash pages. Related Posts:No Related Posts
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Getting It Covered (CBG #1665, May 2010)
CBG Senior Editor Maggie Thompson looks at different types of comics covers in her Beautiful Balloons column in CBG #1665 (May 2010). Click here to download a color PDF of the piece. Related Posts:No Related Posts
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