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The Grail Hunters Comics Podcast: Hunting, Collecting, Flipping and Investing in comics - all while having a laugh
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Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
We jumpstart the episode with Tiger King speculation, and debate how we would dispose of said hypothetical husband! With Covid-19 causing chaos in 2020, we talk about the industry fallout - the positives, negatives and inevitable delays it will cause. We speculate about how our beloved comic shops will cope through this, Diamond's likely return dates and talk about the great initiatives the professional artists are running to support the shops. Ben reflects on the passing of the great Tim Brooke-Taylor, and we virtual high five at the news of Dan Didio being stood down at DC (along with a report card on his bad decisions over the years). When all is said and done, we all are all united that Carl F*$%$* Baskin killed her husband!
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
It's a new world, and the team have adapted to accommodate it! Join Mike, Ben and Nev as they implement social distancing via ZOOM! They recorded their ninth episode on Friday, some wearing pants, some not, and we're sure you can guess who... They debriefed on Supanova and debate the challenges left by Diamond Comic Distribution halting distribution. How will it impact readers, and more importantly retailers! Will we see an end to many of our beloved LCS's, and how can we help them? They also discuss how the Corona Panic could likely effect the market short and long term, and they recommend you get up to while isolating at home! To end, they tackle member questions, while slightly challenged by 7 different types of craft beer.
Monday Mar 09, 2020
Monday Mar 09, 2020
Recorded in front of a live audience at Supanova Melbourne, we are joined on stage by Fats Comics owner, and industry expert, Norm Bardell. We talk about what got us into collecting, and investing in comics and how graded books are a safer bet when selling high end comics. We field questions from the Grail Hunters community and audience! Grab a beer, put your feet up, and have a listen!
Sunday Feb 23, 2020
Sunday Feb 23, 2020
In this episode, we talk signed comics! Do signatures increase or decrease the comic book's value, and where do you draw the line? Beyond comic creators, would you have Chris Hemsworth sign a Thor comic, or Mark Hamill sign a joker book? Talking Joker, we debate the most profitable comic movie ever made.
We talk about indie comics which influenced modern pop culture, be it movies or games, and also flip that on its head and explore characters which started in cinema or games and then comics were created as result. Why stop there? What about cross overs. Aliens vs. Predator, Mortal Kombat vs. Injustice, Scooby and Batman, with these blends of properties are we the real winners?
We preview Supanova and chat about Halo Grading labels, and announce that we'll officially be doing a live podcast panel from stage in Melbourne!
Sunday Feb 09, 2020
Sunday Feb 09, 2020
We're joined by fellow Grail Hunters member, Geoff Kerrigan! Geoff discusses his influences as a collector and then move into a debate on the old school Brick and Mortar comic shops! We as collectors absolutely love our Local shops, and support them no matter what, but are printed medium, and thus the comic shops we love so much following in the steps of Video, Music, DVD and Book shops? We then discuss how can the industry be reinvigorated!? Please share yours once you've listened to this episode.
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
In this episode, we are joined by fellow Grail Hunters member, and Stanley Artgerm's biggest fan, Roger Navarro. We talk about the merits of slabbing comics and getting comics signed. Be it assurance of value (and condition), or purely prolonging the life of the book, is it the thing to do? We also touch on the #FlipKings2020 progress, and discuss our favourite "Bad" comics movies all while being interrupted by Rob Liefeld "Deadpool, Cable, Domino, Image.... Liefeld OUT"
Sunday Jan 05, 2020
Sunday Jan 05, 2020
Join us in part two of our Christmas episode, we talk about mistakes we've made over the years in collecting and ramble on about Ebay war stories! We also kick off the Flip Kings challenge #flipkings2020 and preview Kevin Eastman's visit to Australia in a few months!
Tuesday Dec 24, 2019
Tuesday Dec 24, 2019
We kick off the episode talking about the top books for 2019, and discuss everything from Donny Cates's Cosmic Ghost Rider, Silver Surfer black to Marvel and Disney's movie announcements the past 12 months and how that impacted the market. We touch on the Grail Hunters top 25 count down, and get lost in collectors and the market speculation with modern books and variants and how to ensure you don't get burnt... All that while sinking back a few nice IPA's
Sunday Dec 08, 2019
Sunday Dec 08, 2019
In this episode we field listener questions, and explore our favourite non-comic collectibles and how collecting anything pop culture related is as joyful yet slippery slope. We also introduce the Grail Hunters Facebook group 2020 initiative, FLIP KINGS and close with Mike tackling the Ghost Pepper while doing a review of Silver Surfer Black issue 1.
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
Episode 1: Our pilot episode is here! We introduce the hosts, provide an overview of our purpose and then chat about how we got into collecting, and what drives us. The passion, the desire... the thrill of the hunt! Whether you collect runs, modern or back to Golden age this show is for you.