As the lore of Batman grows and grows and the movie is no doubt going to be the biggest money maker of 2008. The legion of loyal fans to the Dark Knight are reveling in the glory that is the frenzy of Batman. Even now there are questions as to how the third installment of this incredible series will play out and will they be able to exceed the bar that has been set so high by the Dark Knight. Check out the following speed painting of Batman based on the comic book series.
Attentions serious comic book collectors, have you slabbed your collection yet? Or perhaps you just can not bare to slab your comics as you enjoy them too much. Most collectors of comic books are also big fans and most of those people enjoy their comics too much to seal them away and never read. The majority of people that do slab are generally people that are in to comic book collecting for the money. So the battle rages on to slab or not to slab that is the question. Watch the following clip on cracking a slabbed comic book then read the article discussing in more detail the reasons collectors either slab or don’t slab. Please share your opinions on slabbing as a follow up once you are done reading the article.
Cracking a CGC slabbed comic case
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Do you collect comics for fun or profit? Well if you’re like most collectors, it’s a little of both. Regardless, if you think that one day you may sell some or all of your comics (and it seems many of us do) you may want to learn more about “slabbing.” Slabbing is the process of having your comics professionally graded, and then encased between two sheets of hard plastic (some sources identify this plastic as “Barex”, but there’s some controversy as to what type of plastic it is). A special paper that prevents acidification is tucked into the comic as part of this process. Slabbing protects the comic from weather extremes, moisture, dust, and all the other things that can decrease a comic’s value.
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