Customer Reviews

The Art of Vintage Marvel: 100 Collectible Postcards

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I love how they are in a box tied with a ribbon. They are easy to store and have easy access to them and they won't be damaged when I mail them out to my grandsons. I live far from my grandchildren and I send them postcards a lot to let them know I always think about them and that I love them. I try to get postcards that would interest them, nothing boring. They don't care what I say on the back of the card, they care about what the picture is and that is my goal. I search high and wide for non-boring postcards and this set here has given me 100 mailings to my grandsons. I love them.

This boxed set of 100 postcards (no repeats) are of Marvel Comics covers, primarily from the silver and bronze age. It's a varied selection of titles, including the major silver age first issue covers, but also various 70's and 80's, for example, the Avengers cards are issues: 1, 4, 57, 94, 129, 144, 170, 181, 213, and Giant Size 4.

I gave this a four instead of a five for two reasons - primarily because the edges are "clipped" so that the image fills the size of the card, but obviously is a different aspect ratio (I would have preferred a smaller image with a white border so I could frame them more easily), and they are a matte finish instead of that VF+ gloss. On the up side, the are packaged in a very nice, durable box with a ribbon to assist getting them out of the box. Despite this, this is still a must for any serious marvel collector.

I am no expert on postcards. I do not collect them on a serious level. Nor am I an expert on Marvel. I just love getting things in the mail and believe that postcards are a tradition that should be revived.
That being said, I loved this collection! 100 postcards, each a different comic book cover, packed in a really lovely box that I'll be sure to keep long after the cards have all been sent. The colors are crisp, the images bright and fun, and (a nice extra!) on the back of each card is a light sepia colored image that corresponds with the front of the card.
I agree with the previous reviewer that the cards would have looked a little better if the images were not trimmed to fit the card, but were instead made smaller with a white border. BUT, as someone who bought these to send to friends and not necessarily to display, it does not bother me too much. I look forward to sending these to everyone I know, and would CERTAINLY recommend them for anyone wanting to do the same.

I write a lot of soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. These postcards are wonderful! I can use one as a humorous and colorful alternative to a letter. Or, I can enclose two or three with a letter. Then, the soldier can write his or her own message and mail them home to the family!

Love the post cards and the art work on them. I've been enjoying sending them to friends and family as a random hello.

I send my friend postcards weekly and she loves these! She even got compliments on them when she displayed them on her refridgerator! I'm considering framing the ones I love.

I ordered this product in mid October, after checking the mail for 5 days in a row with no luck I decided to e-mailed the vendor to ask for a delivery date. They responded that day to tell me that the product I ordered was out of stock and they were going to refund my money.
They were very professional and courteous about the error and apologized to me, however I was still really bummed to have to tell my husband he wasn't getting his birthday present over a week later.
We did manage to order it through ebay, and my husband was really impressed with the production value! The print quality is amazing and the packaging is very attractive. As a graphic designer I can really appreciate the thought and skill that went into this product.

I love this set! I ship them out as thank you cards for my customers and they all love them too!

I have no words to describe this little box of fun and good memories. A lot of classic covers that I recognize and brought me to the past again... Buy it!