Steve Carrell Gets Smart!

After the debacle of Evan Almighty, Steve Carell looks like he's hitting in his sweet spot as Maxwell Smart in Get Smart.

If you're a fan of The Office, you know that no comedic actor is more dead-on at deadpan delivery than Steve Carell.  He routinely has audiences delightedly yelling "Oh no!" at their tv screens.  Yes, the writing is what makes The Office great, but without Carrell's relentless delivery, the show would not work.  There hasn't been such a "cringe-worthy" character on the small screen since Seinfeld's George Costanza.

Let's just hope that the Get Smart writers give Carell what he needs - we know he can deliver.  If the trailers are any indication, Get Smart which opens nationwide on June 20 is going to be a fun trip back to yesteryear.

If you're a Steve Carell fan and haven't seen Dan in Real Life, I encourage you to check it out.  He really stretches his acting, and not just comedic, chops in this bittersweet romantic comedy with Juliette Binoche.  The story is hysterically funny, adult, and touching. (Yes, Michael cried.)

Tina!  

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We Have Another Happy Buyer Who Received Their

 Jack Bauer  / “24” TV Show Card Game!

Just had another +FB from a buyer who received their  Jack Bauer  24 Card Game!

Their +FB comment was: "Game is just as described! Well packed and fast shipping. Professional service".

Well, we are happy to 'Make It So' for this  “24” fan who can at least play the card game until the 2009 Season finally arrives!

'24' was one of the major casualties of the recent writers’ strike.  Like most fans, I could hardly wait until January for a new day.  But the strike knocked the new season of the wildly popular show to January 2009!  Yikes – what’s a citizen to do?

You can play the 24 Card Game like our buyer will be doing!

Yes, you too can be a CTU agent hot on the trail of a ruthless terrorist!  Or, you might even BE the terrorist – it’s all in the luck of the draw in this exciting game.  It feels just like the show – as the CTU agent you collect and use “Technology” cards like “Gear,” “Science,” and “Intel” to defeat the terrorist.  You’ll feel like you’re Chloe, or Bill Buchanan.
 
Ironically, the card game is “Made in China.”  I wonder how Jack Bauer  feels about that!

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Tina (and Michael)

A Few Well Protected Examples!

Earlier today I blogged about a comic book that had been found in an old shed and was now being listed on eBay at 99 cents opening bid.

It was THE Key Issue of the Incredible Hulk  #1 from 1962 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby!

It was NOT properly bagged, boarded and stored for all those many years, thus the Poor grade it would be given.

However, there are several comics, matter of fact over 1,000,000 comics now, that have been encapsulated by CGC after being graded.

Those graded/certified/ encapsulated comics come in sealed plastic holders to keep the certification and to help protect the comics from any additional wear.

We are a CGC Authorized Dealer, and currently have the below CGC'd comics in our eBay Featured Store for sale:

Item 1 : AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #183 CGC 8.5 VF+ comic ROCKET RACER

Item 2 : AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #189 CGC 9.0 VF/NM comic MAN-WOLF

Item 3 : AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #244 CGC 9.4 comic HOBGOBLIN

Item 4 : AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #264 CGC 9.4 NM Black Costume

Item 5 : AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #289 CGC 9.2 comic HOBGOBLIN

Item 6 : AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #325 CGC 9.4 NM comic MCFARLANE

Item 7 : AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #343 CGC 9.6 NM+ 1st app CARDIAC

Item 8 : AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #375 CGC 9.6 comic VENOM Giant-size

Item 9 : AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #110 CGC 8.0 VF 1st app GIBBON

Item 10 : AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #111 CGC 8.0 VF 2nd app GIBBON

Item 11 : ASTONISHING TALES #10 CGC 8.5 VF+ Ka-Zar Jungle Comic

Item 12 : BATMAN #363 comic CGC 9.4 1st Full Appearance NOCTURNA

Item 13 : BUFFY the VAMPIRE SLAYER #1 CGC 8.5 VF+ TV Show Comic

Item 14 : DAREDEVIL #144 comic book CGC 8.5 VF+ vs Man-bull

Item 15 : DAREDEVIL #174 comic book CGC 8.5 VF+ ELEKTRA Kingpin

Item 16 : FANTASTIC FOUR #206 comic CGC 9.0 VF/NM Skrulls

Item 17 : FANTASTIC FOUR #217 comic CGC 9.4 vs HERBIE THE ROBOT

Item 18 : FANTASTIC FOUR #245 comic CGC 9.6 NM+ John Byrne art

Item 19 : FANTASTIC FOUR #256 comic CGC 9.0 VF/NM John Byrne art

Item 20 : FANTASTIC FOUR #260 comic CGC 9.0 VF/NM Doctor DOOM

Item 21 : FANTASTIC FOUR #270 comic CGC 9.4 NM 1st app Terminus

Item 22 : FANTASTIC FOUR #277 comic CGC 9.4 NM Doctor Strange

Item 23 : FANTASTIC FOUR #278 comic CGC 9.6 NM+ DR Doctor DOOM

Item 24 : FANTASTIC FOUR #286 comic CGC 9.4 NM 1st app JEAN GREY

Item 25 : HAWK AND DOVE #5 comic CGC 8.0 VF DC Comics Graded Book

Item 26 : HUMAN TORCH #8 CGC 8.5 VF+ Marvel Comic MILE HIGH II

Item 27 : KAMANDI # 6 CGC 9.0 VF/NM Jack KIRBY Death of Flower

Item 28 : KAMANDI # 9 CGC 9.0 VF/NM DC comic Jack KIRBY

Item 29 : MARVEL PREMIERE #38 comic CGC 9.0 VF/NM 1st Weirdworld

Item 30 : SKATE MAN #1 skateboarding comic CGC 9.0 NEAL ADAMS

Item 31 : SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN # 12 CGC 9.2 NM- comic Buscema

Item 32 : STAR WARS # 7 Movie Comic CGC 8.5 VF+ 1st Solo Story

Item 33 : STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE #1 comic CGC 7.0 Star Toy book

Item 34 : TOMB OF DRACULA #56 comic CGC 8.5 VF+ HoRRoR Gene COLAN

Item 35 : UNCANNY X-MEN #260 CGC 9.4 NM Jim Lee Cover

Item 36 : UNCANNY X-MEN #281 CGC 9.6 NM+ 1st app TREVOR FITZROY

Item 37 : WHAT IF # 2 Incredible Hulk comic book CGC 9.0 VF/NM

Item 38 : WILD BILL ELLIOTT COMICS #16 western CGC 7.5 VF- Dell

Those are the only CGC graded comics in stock right now, until we get our next batch of third party graded comics in!

We have an ongoing Comic Con  and Pop Culture convention here at Make It So Marketing, what with our daily blog posts and listings of items for sale!

Just click on the photo at the top right to see our current CGC listings and other pop culture items!

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Michael

Even HE Couldn't Keep Them Away....

Talking About The Incredible Hulk  Versus the Mice And Bugs!

With Marvel Comics' popular film Iron Man being a big success and The Incredible Hulk movie which opens on June 13th, a lot of interest is building in comics books right now!

There are a lot of listings of both of these Marvel Comics characters hitting the eBay listings!

However there is one that has piqued my own personal interest, as it first came up in an eBay board discussion, then another and another!

The eBayer found there was a lot of interest in the comic book that his uncle had owned as a teenager.

Unfortunately, the uncle didn't store the comic book properly, and just placed it in the shed and forgot about it.

The nephew was cleaning out the shed recently and found the comic book, (pictured at the top right), and showed it via the discussion boards as what an expensive meal it was for the mice and bugs!

The comic, had it been properly bagged, boarded and stored, would be worth approximately $26,000.00 today.

However in this grade (Poor!), he decided to let it start at 99 cents and see who would want such a classic example of a poorly kept Incredible Hulk #1 issue by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby!

For those of you into HoRRoR Stories, you can look at EVERY One of the 36 pages of this comic book in the eBayer's photobucket.

This comic book is NOT collectible, but at today's prices, even a filler copy like this KEY issue will have some value.

Again folks, BAG, BOARD AND STORE your comics properly!  If not you, then someone else will enjoy the comics that you protect for generations to come!

End of Soapbox!

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Michael

It's

 Mini-Mates

 To The Rescue!

Sometimes there are new products that come out that deserve just a little bit more attention, so I'll sit down and blog about 'em!

This upcoming set of Mini-Mates is one of them, IMHO.

These are so darn cute that I wouldn't mind having a set of them on my home office desk! 

These are the Marvel Comics MiniMates Avengers #1 Box Set of 4 from Art Asylum. This set features the all-star founders of the Avengers as they first appeared in Avengers #1 back in 1963!

This Mini Mates box set contains the Golden Armored Iron Man, Ant-Man, the Wasp and the Incredible Hulk in true Jack Kirby style.

Plus,  included in the set are bonus pieces to create alternate looks for the Wasp (of course!), and transform the Ant-Man into Giant Man!

 These are sculpted and designed by the folks at Art Asylum, and look like one of the Minimates releases that absolutely cannot be missed for True Believers!

So put it on your 'To Buy Later List', as this set is due to ship by late October of 2008!

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Michael