I loved the original Star Wars movies growing up but I always found the comics so disappointing because Howard Chaykin did such mediocre work on the early issue and then Carmine Infantino's take on the characters just looked goofy (I really like Carmine's early DC stuff now, however). Only when Michael Golden popped up for issue 38 did Star Wars look impressive. And that was just the appetizer for Al Williamson's stunning adaptation of Empire Strikes Back. I bought those issues off the spinner rack, but as usual, I never even saw #42 (this always happened with 1st appearances even when they had no value at all). But I did get the Super Special. Now I've got three nice copies of 42 (including one signed by Williamson) and some duplicates of the rest of the Empire books. But just because of the art I've never had much interest in #1 or most of the early or later issues.
@@pop-comics They were just badly drawn. It's odd because Star Wars supposedly played a massive role in keeping Marvel afloat during that period but Howard Chaykin's are just looked phoned-in. That was usually the case with Chaykin's work for Marvel, although he did amazing work on his own book American Flagg. Then they gave the assignment to Infantino which was another strange choice (neither Chaykin nor Infantino were good at pinning down the likenesses of the actors at all). I did like Walt Simonson's sporadic appearances much better, but this was still pre-Thor Simonson so it was still far less dynamic than the Simonson everyone loves now. But Al Williamson...he was supposedly George Lucas's choice all along and both the Empire and Jedi adaptations were magnificent. It's the only time the comic literally matches the power of the movie visuals.
Hello Sean my life is full of regrets if only l knew what the future held l am 73 l would have kept all my dinky cars in their boxes and kept all my comics in mint condition. If l had done that l would be rich today thanks for these great video s
Yeah I sold a bunch of duplicates from that series last summer before the prices jumped. Luckily I had a full set in my own collection. Hopefully you can replace the set semi affordably
I know exactly what u mean ,l to sold my 20 yr old collection of STAR WARS vehicles,figures and play sets for peanuts compared to today’s prices of getting back and then some l never had before . I regretted it ever since that day
Yeah its crazy how high prices have climbed on a lot of this stuff. But life happens and things probably had to be sold for a reason. Hopefully you have been able to find a few choice pieces over the years.
@@pop-comics Some of the Whitmans are actually 1st print variants. Most reprints are stated on the cover. There is a misconception sometimes of seeing the diamond on #7 & #8 for example and thinking Reprint right away.
Did not know they were some 1st prints in the whitman packs. I just double checked value and for instance I saw #5 regular edition on mycomicshop.com for$15.25 in VG and the Whitman 1st Print of #5 for $4.80 so they still sell for a lot less then the normal version. I think that was more of my point then then being a reprint, just a lot less desirable. And I dont want people accidentally over paying for a Whitman thinking it has the value of the standard edition. That being the case if there is any that sell for a premium over the regular edition let me know, I would like to know that info.
That Star Wars 12 with the Neon green was phenomenal at 17:50. Love the painted faces as well. The TMNT comics looked dull in colors and unappealing overall. I'll stick with the cartoons and first movie.
Great set of Star Wars. I am not too familiar with the Dark Horse era although I do have a few copies. So the reprints have a blank area where the newstand would be?
I think the reprints come in a few different formats. Most of the ones that came in three packs did have blank barcodes but later issues it was different.
Hi Sean Joe Fauteux here i just watched your video again , I have 84 of the older comics from 1977-1985 plus Dark horse 2013,14,15,16 comics , been trying to decide to sell them all at once ,mostly in 7.5 condition except my #1 #2 and #107 in higher cgc graded ,i only been collecting since 2019 What do u think about me selling them all at once ? Great video
Really depends on how much work you want to do, you will make more selling comics one at a time or in small batches but it will be a ton more work. Or you can sell it all at once semi cheap.
I have an opportunity to buy a full Star wars comic book collection all in CGC cases, but i dont know whether to pull the trigger. Its quite a bit over what I think I can afford... is it worth it? thinking of investing for the long term.
If you can get them for undervalue then yeah I would definitely jump on it. If they are selling at full value I would hold off and just pick up key issues directly from ebay etc. I always say if you are going full price for comics then focus that money into issues that people will always want and have the greatest potential to climb in value. Of course also buy those you want the most for yourself. Buying in bulk you will want to try to get a better deal when you can.
2001 was a very low time for comics so they probably felt like it was not worth keeping if you were not reading etc. I hope you were able to replace a few choice issues.
@@pop-comics ha yes the blue building was the reminder for me. I remember the NJ adventures video. Odd I was suggested the lady's red van interview just this morning.
Really cool collection! Star Wars brings back so many memories, wish I still had the toys from way back.
Star Wars is really fun.
Well, you lost'em, but you got'em back...💁🏻 I can see without a doubt that the force is strong with you...🤘🏼💯✔️
Yup its kind of amazing I got the collection back, rare opportunity.
I loved the original Star Wars movies growing up but I always found the comics so disappointing because Howard Chaykin did such mediocre work on the early issue and then Carmine Infantino's take on the characters just looked goofy (I really like Carmine's early DC stuff now, however). Only when Michael Golden popped up for issue 38 did Star Wars look impressive. And that was just the appetizer for Al Williamson's stunning adaptation of Empire Strikes Back. I bought those issues off the spinner rack, but as usual, I never even saw #42 (this always happened with 1st appearances even when they had no value at all). But I did get the Super Special. Now I've got three nice copies of 42 (including one signed by Williamson) and some duplicates of the rest of the Empire books. But just because of the art I've never had much interest in #1 or most of the early or later issues.
I think I am on the same page as you, earliest issue were kinda bland.
@@pop-comics They were just badly drawn. It's odd because Star Wars supposedly played a massive role in keeping Marvel afloat during that period but Howard Chaykin's are just looked phoned-in. That was usually the case with Chaykin's work for Marvel, although he did amazing work on his own book American Flagg. Then they gave the assignment to Infantino which was another strange choice (neither Chaykin nor Infantino were good at pinning down the likenesses of the actors at all). I did like Walt Simonson's sporadic appearances much better, but this was still pre-Thor Simonson so it was still far less dynamic than the Simonson everyone loves now. But Al Williamson...he was supposedly George Lucas's choice all along and both the Empire and Jedi adaptations were magnificent. It's the only time the comic literally matches the power of the movie visuals.
May the force be with you
The light saber fight is Awesome
May the sales be with you💵💵
Haha thanks
Mark Hamill also did joker and hob goblin
Love the storm troopers
Just came across your channel and am Loving It. Thoroughly Enjoy the chatter and format. Thanks for sharing, from Ontario Canada.
Happy you found the videos and you are enjoying them.
He seems genuinely interested in the books and not just the speculative side of things.
I live breath comics haha love them so much
Harrison Ford played the character
Hello Sean my life is full of regrets if only l knew what the future held l am 73 l would have kept all my dinky cars in their boxes and kept all my comics in mint condition. If l had done that l would be rich today thanks for these great video s
What is funny is this collection was one of the few modern collecting regrets I had so the chance to buy the collection back was amazing to me.
Probably my biggest regret now Is selling the first Moon Knight series from the 80's on ebay around ten years ago.....for just 80 bucks.
Yeah I sold a bunch of duplicates from that series last summer before the prices jumped. Luckily I had a full set in my own collection. Hopefully you can replace the set semi affordably
Muppet babies did the parody
Oh wow! I love the old Star Wars series
The original series is wonderful.
I like the one in Austin powers spy who shagged me with the reference
I know exactly what u mean ,l to sold my 20 yr old collection of STAR WARS vehicles,figures and play sets for peanuts compared to today’s prices of getting back and then some l never had before . I regretted it ever since that day
Yeah its crazy how high prices have climbed on a lot of this stuff. But life happens and things probably had to be sold for a reason. Hopefully you have been able to find a few choice pieces over the years.
Thanks for sharing this.. I just grabbed first app of Yoda and 1st app of boba fett
Sweet key books!
i had a set of Ralph McQuarrie (star wars concept artist) toys as a kid and I wish I could find it lol, so this is a great video for me
Very cool! What year did those toys come out I want to check them out.
@@pop-comics i guess it came out in 2007, but I remember getting it a lot later
I will have to look them up
Nice collection
There's also a theme in unviseal
Joey fatone is a huge Star wars fan
THE SECOND PRINTS YOU SAY MIGHT BE WHITMAN 3 PACK WHICH WAS A LOWER PRINT RUN.
They use to sell for a lot less then the 1st prints a few years ago, are the whitman 3 pack issues selling for more now?
@@pop-comics I. HAVE THE WHITMAN 3 PACK OF BLACKHOLE IN ISSUE 3 THEY SHOW THE BACKUP STORY OF THE SECOND MOVIE THAT WAS NEVER MADE BY DISNEY.
@@pop-comics Some of the Whitmans are actually 1st print variants. Most reprints are stated on the cover. There is a misconception sometimes of seeing the diamond on #7 & #8 for example and thinking Reprint right away.
Did not know they were some 1st prints in the whitman packs. I just double checked value and for instance I saw #5 regular edition on mycomicshop.com for$15.25 in VG and the Whitman 1st Print of #5 for $4.80 so they still sell for a lot less then the normal version. I think that was more of my point then then being a reprint, just a lot less desirable. And I dont want people accidentally over paying for a Whitman thinking it has the value of the standard edition. That being the case if there is any that sell for a premium over the regular edition let me know, I would like to know that info.
i have a similar story but sold my dark horse star wars collection and now im trying to get it back
Oh man, so many of those issue are pricey now. Good luck I hope you track them all down.
@@pop-comics thank you and ikr
Decades ago, I collected The Tales of the Jedi by Darkhorse Comics from the 1990s. Loved those stories! Have you seen or read those comics?
I have not read the series but I believe I have most of them in my collection.
That Star Wars 12 with the Neon green was phenomenal at 17:50. Love the painted faces as well. The TMNT comics looked dull in colors and unappealing overall. I'll stick with the cartoons and first movie.
It is a gorgeous cover.
Great set of Star Wars. I am not too familiar with the Dark Horse era although I do have a few copies. So the reprints have a blank area where the newstand would be?
I think the reprints come in a few different formats. Most of the ones that came in three packs did have blank barcodes but later issues it was different.
@@pop-comics thanks I recently picked up some Whitman reprints so I'm confused on how to tell any of those apart lol
I think it's the early TMNT magazine
Hi Sean Joe Fauteux here i just watched your video again , I have 84 of the older comics from 1977-1985 plus Dark horse 2013,14,15,16 comics , been trying to decide to sell them all at once ,mostly in 7.5 condition except my #1 #2 and #107 in higher cgc graded ,i only been collecting since 2019 What do u think about me selling them all at once ? Great video
Really depends on how much work you want to do, you will make more selling comics one at a time or in small batches but it will be a ton more work. Or you can sell it all at once semi cheap.
30th anniversary coming up in November
Thomas Lennon is also a fan
Mel Brooks movie space balls
I have an opportunity to buy a full Star wars comic book collection all in CGC cases, but i dont know whether to pull the trigger. Its quite a bit over what I think I can afford... is it worth it? thinking of investing for the long term.
If you can get them for undervalue then yeah I would definitely jump on it. If they are selling at full value I would hold off and just pick up key issues directly from ebay etc. I always say if you are going full price for comics then focus that money into issues that people will always want and have the greatest potential to climb in value. Of course also buy those you want the most for yourself. Buying in bulk you will want to try to get a better deal when you can.
@@pop-comics Ok great! thank you
And toys as well
Star wars the clone wars cartoon is Awesome
The guy who played r2 d2 passed away
It reminds me of the first movie
Steve grad from pawn stars he's also a fan
Blue harvest
George Lucas also did Indiana Jones
Nice collection. Check #69 for a tattoo b/w the front cover and 1st page. If it’s there, it increases the value. Good luck.
Thanks for the tip!
Cool comics
I agree!
Darth Vader is my favorite character
Theres also national Star wars day
Pawn stars did this stuff
They have the shows on Disney plus
I have enjoyed them so far
What, no Return of the Jedi?
That is weird, I think Sean might have kept that set back then lol
😂 30:39 😅
I got rid of old comics in 2001 I regret it
2001 was a very low time for comics so they probably felt like it was not worth keeping if you were not reading etc. I hope you were able to replace a few choice issues.
And video games /cartoons
Obi wan is Awesome
1:17 in the background the glorified van life people street in Williamsburg.
Haha I think I actually saw a video of someone being interviewed about their van life in that exact location
yeah I found a video right there with 2 millions views haha ua-cam.com/video/XlBUfZYzeM8/v-deo.html
Anotherone lol ua-cam.com/video/1tbGsJCk3qE/v-deo.html Did not know that street was a famous van ally
What is funny is this street is 1 block from my shop.
@@pop-comics ha yes the blue building was the reminder for me. I remember the NJ adventures video. Odd I was suggested the lady's red van interview just this morning.
It's okay
Yup!
The movies are cool
Classic
Space opera
TMNT Armageddon game
And in the episode of big bang theory
Robot chicken
Me too
Exactly!
I mean universal
Star wars galaxy edge is on Disney world sorry
Book of boba Fett
TMNT fan
Han solo movie is okay
Lego Star wars
Thumb wars
Massive graffiti in the background 😳
Yup it shows up often in Brooklyn
🖖👍
Greetings!
Let me know if u selling any body
I most likely will put a ton into my shop in the next week once I sort this into my current collection. I don't have time to ship right now.
✨⭐✨💞💖💞💖💞✨⭐✨
Thank you!
SNL skit
Video games