BlogHide Resteemssteven.nam (48)in comics • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Comic Book Collection: NYX #3 (2004)I miss the goth days in the 90s, when The Crow, The Cure, and Neil Gaiman’s Death reigned. The subculture thankfully has lived on — check out the Cat Club in SF for evidence. And once in a while…steven.nam (48)in comics • 7 years agoComic Book Collection: Venom KeysSteem prices may be taking a beating along with cryptocurrencies in general, but Steem Fam, our show must go on! Here’s my contribution today to posting against the tides... Venom keys. Following…steven.nam (48)in comics • 7 years agoComic Book Original Art Collection: Elektra, by Bill SienkiewiczTime enough for a quick write-up, wanted to share this li’l beauty. I usually don’t go for trading card sketch art; well, when adding a name like Sienkiewicz to the collection, beggars can’t be…steven.nam (48)in comics • 7 years agoComic Book Original Art Collection: “MerMay,” by ARTGERMPer my angsty “Failing Mission Artgerm” post from a few weeks back ( I’ve been hell-bent on acquiring my first OA by this modern master. Against all odds. Yesterday, through a miracle of timing…steven.nam (48)in comics • 7 years agoComic Book Original Art Collection: Hulk #336, page 6, by Todd McFarlaneI love comicartfans.com. Really really love it. Because I just picked up my first TODD MCFARLANE ORIGINAL ART page through the site, with Cyclops and Jean Grey and Iceman in X-Factor uniform...…steven.nam (48)in comics • 7 years agoComic Book (?) Collection: Straight from TokyoThe LOFT store in Shibuya has some treats. Comic book passport covers licensed by Marvel Japan?! Hulk got tired of lifting and went for a perm. Gotta love the “MADBOMB” threat on the…steven.nam (48)in comics • 7 years agoOn the RoadI’m currently traveling and unable to post regularly, but still doing my best to keep up with my Steem friends’ posts! Rest assured all is well, and I miss everyone dearly — that’s the pull of our…steven.nam (48)in fantasy • 7 years agoComic Book Original Art Collection: “Out of the Darkness” (Dragonlance) print & remarque, by Larry ElmoreIn the comic book OA world, super-realistic artists get their fair share of love. Frazetta and Dell’Otto come to mind. Then there’s another level of realism in the fantasy genre — rendered by such…steven.nam (48)in comics • 7 years agoComic Book Collection: Superhero Children of SuperheroesFamily lines are a fun (and inescapable -- much like parenting) part of the comics universe. The children of superheroes typically tend to reveal powers themselves, sometimes magnitudes more potent…steven.nam (48)in comics • 7 years agoComic Book Collection: X-Men #1 (1963)If Amazing Fantasy #15 (1st app. of Spider-Man) was the comic that launched a thousand ships, X-Men #1 was the book that had something for everyone. Optic blasts and magnetic force fields…steven.nam (48)in comics • 7 years agoBattle of the Comic Book Artists: Of All TimeEver wondered which comic artists from the past and present would rise to the top if there were a showdown that accounted for their best works, their output, and overall fandom? Courtesy of the…steven.nam (48)in comics • 7 years agoFailing Mission Artgerm... A Quest in Comic Book Original Art (OA)Many collectors of comic book original art in general, and Stanley “Artgerm” Lau fans in particular, share a common ritual. It goes like this: Artgerm posts a sketch he drew up (effortlessly as…steven.nam (48)in comics • 7 years agoBuying a Comic Book Collection: An X-Men and Jim Lee OA storyBuying collections can be a whole lot of fun in any collectibles hobby. A few years ago I picked up a Magic: The Gathering collection numbering thousands of cards for a cool 50 bucks and made that…resteemedgeekclub (50)in gaming • 7 years agoDaily Cosplay: Windranger by FinkModel: Cristina Fink From: Russia Instagram : Fandom: Dota 2 Character: Windrangerresteemedbestcosplay (36)in cosplay • 7 years agoAmouranth - Cosplay ModelSourcesteven.nam (48)in comics • 7 years agoComic Book Original Art Collection: Venom #164 pgs. 3 & 17, by Mark BagleyFor ages, my mission was to find Venom OA drawn by Mark Bagley, the artist for Venom’s first-ever solo series Lethal Protector (on which the upcoming movie is partly based). Not a Venom page…resteemedbaronstrucker (63)in comics • 7 years agoHomage, or just plain plagiarism -- In comic book covers?Sometimes, or several, you can find comic book covers from another country, similar with ones from the US market. Why is this? My take is... At least in México, and since the beginnings of the…resteemedsteem-comic-con (47)in comics • 7 years agoStalking A Few Good Geeks. The Steem Comic Convention Creeps Back to Life.Ever feel like you're being followed? Well, if you're active in the geekier circles of the Steem universe , you just might be! Thanks to a friendly nudge by @fknmayhem in the comments of a…steven.nam (48)in comics • 7 years agoWhat is “ComicArtFans.com” (CAF)? A PrimerJudging from my phone browser’s “Frequently Visited” list, besides work-related sites, I visit most often (1) Steemit and (2) ComicArtFans.com. Twitter, Facebook, etc. visits are way down. So…steven.nam (48)in comics • 7 years agoComic Book Collection: Models Inc. #1 (2009)When I first laid eyes on this the day after Free Comic Book Day, my first thought was — huhwha? Millie, Chili, Patsy Walker... mainstays from the Golden Age of comics... in a team-up with Iron…