Comics Buyer's Guide

Product Description

Product Description

COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE is the longest-running magazine about comic books. Each 200+ page monthly issue features new comic reviews, nostalgic retroviews, interviews and the largest monthly price guide. Also included is the latest convention news, opinion pieces from celebrity columnists and expanded coverage of anim‚, manga and other comics-related collectibles.

Product Description

COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE is the longest-running magazine about comic books. Each 200+ page monthly issue features new comic reviews, nostalgic retroviews, interviews and the largest monthly price guide. Also included is the latest convention news, opinion pieces from celebrity columnists and expanded coverage of anim‚, manga and other comics-related collectibles.

Product Details

• Format: Magazine
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Publisher: F&W Publications
• ASIN: B000066T08
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #881 in Magazines (See Top 100 in Magazines)
  • #1 in Magazines > Entertainment > Comics & Graphic Novels > History & Price Guides
  • #2 in Magazines > Home & Garden > Antiques & Collectibles > Magazines & Newspapers
  • #2 in Magazines > Home & Garden > Antiques & Collectibles > Popular Culture
This magazine subscription is provided by F&W Publications

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's Wizard for the more discerning reader, December 19, 2004

By 

Guy L. Gonzalez "Malcontent" (Bloomfield, NJ) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)    (REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Comics Buyer's Guide (Magazine)

When Comics Buyers Guide was a weekly tabloid, it appealed mainly to the hardcore comic book collector. Now that it has switched to a monthly format, delivering a healthy 244+ pages/issue, it has evolved into a dual-purpose magazine, still meeting the collector's needs while offering much more content for the discerning comic book reader and/or fan.

While Wizard is very good at what it does, hyping the latest Marvel and DC projects while offering a glimpse at the world beyond the big two - and the fanboys justifiably love it for that reason - Comics Buyers Guide offers meatier content and covers a much wider range of comics, with actual reviews as opposed to PR hype and creator-driven spin. Also, their price guide is more realistic, and thorough, than Wizard's seemingly hype-driven guide.

If you have to choose between them, Comics Buyers Guide is the one you want on a monthly basis.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More meaty than Wizard, February 18, 2005

By 

Scott D. Nelson "www.sewerden.com" (South Bend, IN United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Comics Buyer's Guide (Magazine)

While sections like "Longbox Manifesto" and "Ask Mr. Silver Age" will certainly appeal to long-time comic book lovers, CBG is a magazine that, month-in and month-out, will contain new and fresh news and stories that you more-than-likely didn't read elsewhere. The comic book and graphic novels reviewed each month are more than just Marvel and DC books, too, which is nice.

Wheras Wizard simply regurgitates the same news found on the various comic book sites online, Comics Buyers Guide is refreshingly new.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to get immersed in comics-buying culture!, March 28, 2003

By 

Andrew Werling - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Comics Buyer's Guide (Magazine)

This weekly publication is a great way to dive into the culture of the comics-buying world. The letters page is several pages long, often written by incredibly knowledgable and insightful readers. Also included are lots of reviews, articles on the industry and upcoming creative news, informative/interesting/entertaining columnists, convention guides, publication schedules, and classifieds. Content ranges from the beginnings of comic book history all the way to what's happening a year from now. Definitely a highlight of my week; often I read this before I read the comics I just bought. This comes from a publisher whose primary focus has been on collecting (coins, stamps, records, etc.) Trustworthy and entertaining!