Sammie Cassell, Author at Comic Book Blog

Kickstart This: Sammie the Comic Book Man

March 18, 2016

In all honesty, I feel strange even writing this article. Talking Comics has been gracious enough to give myself and my fellow comic book enthusiast an avenue to be creative and write (or in my case try). So ... Read More...

The Haunted Mansion #1 Review

Sammie Cassell

March 12, 2016

Comics, Marvel, Reviews

Over the years (my kids are 25 & 23), we've been to Disney World in Orlando a dozen times or so. We know the older rides by heart. Tommorowland, Space Mountain, Pirates of the Caribbean, and the Haunted Ma... Read More...

The Resurrection of Purge

Sammie Cassell

March 1, 2016

Comics, Reviews

In 1993,Roosevelt Pitt Jr. published the comic book Purge through ANIA (the association of black comic book publishers). Purge became one of the unsung heroes of the 90's indie comic book scene, and now he's b... Read More...

Tales of a Collector: Collecting Comics in the New Environment

Sammie Cassell

February 11, 2016

Comics

There's been a lot of discussion lately about the big 2, their pricing, and the damage that it is doing to the industry that we all love. But how is the climate for collectors? Well there is the good, the bad... Read More...

LCS Spotlight: Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find

Sammie Cassell

January 10, 2016

Columns, LCS Spotlight

Hey everyone, today I want to shine a light on a LCS here in North Carolina Heroes Aren't Hard to Find 1957 E. 7th st Charlotte NC Located in a historic section of Charlotte, Heroes was founded by a... Read More...

Tales of a Collector:Con collecting 101

Sammie Cassell

August 16, 2015

Comics

As a companion to my previous piece about Heroescon, I thought I would write a piece on collecting at conventions. Here's my theory on collecting at shows. If it's a big show (I.e. SDCC, NYCC, or Heroes), I mai... Read More...

Tales of a Collector:Special Heroescon 2015 edition

Sammie Cassell

July 12, 2015

Comics, Conventions, Cosplay

Hey everyone, i wanted to give you a delayed but hopefully informative synopsis of Heroescon in Charlotte NC. This was the first time I volunteered to work a con, and while I picked times that I thought were go... Read More...

Tales of a Collector:The First Completed Run

Sammie Cassell

June 7, 2015

Comics

Everyone who collects comics has their favorite character. For those who have read my precious columns, follow me on Twitter, FB, or on the Talking Comics forums, you'll probably ascertain mine is Thor. So that... Read More...

Tales of a Collector:What Makes a Collection Valuable

Sammie Cassell

May 10, 2015

Columns, Comics

. Moms! Moms make a collection valuable. What Sammie? How does mom make my collection valuable? Well, after several years of accumulating a small collection, I got older. Not everyone is like our illustrious Bo... Read More...

Tales of a Collector:The First Hunt

Sammie Cassell

April 14, 2015

Comics

When I was 7 years old, my mom started buying me Classics Illustrated. Not the comic version, but the "pocket sized" version, which was marketed for boys to carry around in their back pockets. Last of the Mohi... Read More...

Batwoman #25 Review

Talking Comics Podcast: Issue #522: Papas Conquin

Robins #1 Review

Robin & Batman #1 Review

Infamous: Second Son | Kirby Your Enthusiasm

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 – Review

James Gunn Getting Fired Is Gamergate | Talking Games Episode 203

I Am The Night: An Interview With Kevin Conroy

Talking Movies Episode 22: Edge of Tomorrow

Nerd Fusion Issue #1: Red (Comics Version) part 1

Coming Soon! Perpetually Overthinking

Let’s Hear it for The Aces!

Issue #106: The Sandman Overture Discussion

Talking Comics Podcast: Issue #522: Papas Conquin

Talking Comics Podcast: Issue #521: Sexy Zootopia

Talking Comics Podcast: Issue #520: Into the Jodo-Verse

Ant Man and Doctor Strange To Lead Phase Three

DC Welcomes its Newest Bi-con: Jon Kent!

BELZEBUBS sign with Century Media Records; release first single and video “Blackened Call”

John Verzyl: A Remembrance

Five Books Brian Michael Bendis Could Write for DC

Meanwhile… Comic Con

Beloved Princess Passes Away; Galaxy Mourns

Kickstart This: Sammie the Comic Book Man

The Haunted Mansion #1 Review

The Resurrection of Purge

Tales of a Collector: Collecting Comics in the New Environment

LCS Spotlight: Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find

Tales of a Collector:Con collecting 101

Tales of a Collector:Special Heroescon 2015 edition

Tales of a Collector:The First Completed Run

Tales of a Collector:What Makes a Collection Valuable

Tales of a Collector:The First Hunt

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