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Life long collector (minus some high school/college years). Also a horror, Star Wars and cooking fan

Kickstart This: Sammie the Comic Book Man

Sammie Cassell
March 18, 2016
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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June 7, 2015
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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
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. 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

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April 14, 2015
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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...
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