The Felix Comic Art Podcast

The Felix Comic Art Podcast returns to Seattle, WA for Emerald City Comic Con and our second annual ECCC roundtable! First, we meet up once again with Andy Robbins to catch up. Andy then joins me as we welcome returning guest John Butler, as well as new guests Jim Reid and Kelvin Mao! Listen in as these long-time collectors pass along hard-earned hobby wisdom, share stories of collecting triumphs...

We're back for February 2017 with our guest, collector Satya Chetri! Satya is on the young side for this hobby, and has still been able to put together a great collection of vintage and modern art. But what's really remarkable is that he got started while living in India. Think this hobby is too tough to navigate? Well, HE did it from India! Listen to find out how! Check out five of his favorite p...

Happy New Year! The Felix Comic Art Podcast kicks off 2017 in style with our first guest of the year, Scott Williams! Scott has been one of the top inkers in comics for over 30 years, best known for his work with Jim Lee on such fan favorites as X-MEN, W.I.L.D.CATS, BATMAN: HUSH, and so much more! Which has enabled him to indulge in our shared passion of original comic art collecting. Listen to le...

The Felix Comic Art Podcast celebrates our first birthday this month! We've had a big year, but it's safe to say that our returning guest has had an even bigger one. We catch up again with David Mandel to find out what he's been up to, and, of course, to chat about the hobby! We cover a wide-range of topics, from looking for grail pieces, to modern superhero art, to art restoration. Dave also shar...

The Felix Comic Art Podcast welcomes our first international guest, Dr. Suat Tong Ng! Suat is a physician living in Singapore in his everyday life. In his off-time, he's an original art collector, comics critic, and the brainiest guy I know! We talk about European art, underground art, his feud with Eddie Campbell, Frazetta's pornographic drawings, and more! Check out our website at www.felixcomic...

This month, we visit Brooklyn, New York to see one of our favorite artists, Paul Pope! Even better, Paul has now joined Felix Comic Art and we will soon have his original art for sale. Commissions, too! Sign up for the mailing list at www.felixcomicart.com. I'll keep everyone informed as new details are available. Paul knows comics and talks about his original art collection. Find out who are his...

This month, I stay local and talk to fellow Bay Area resident, Erik Larsen. Erik is, of course, best known as the artist/creator of the long-running series SAVAGE DRAGON, as well as being one of the founding members of Image Comics. But he's also a dedicated original comic art collector. Hear his thoughts on collecting for aesthetics vs. nostalgia, the art of Todd McFarlane and Rob Liefeld, how he...

Convention season is in full swing and this month, we're at the show of the year: San Diego Comic-Con! It's a chance to see friends from all over the world, so i get to sit down with someone from the other side of the country, Gene Park. Gene is a well-known name in the comic art hobby, perhaps most for his opinionated posts on the CGC message boards. As a professional investor, Gene often writes...

Our last episode was one of our most popular yet, so for our eighth installment, we hit the road yet again, this time to Heroes Con in Charlotte, NC! My guest for the first hour is Benno Rothschild. Benno is the former editor of the CFA-APA (Comic and Fantasy Art, Amateur Press Association) and a 40+ year collector of original comic art. Benno asked to talk about enjoying the hobby without being a...

The Felix Comic Art Podcast goes on the road to Seattle for Emerald City Comic-Con to bring back a special double-sized episode! In the first half, I talk to longtime collector Andy Robbins where we discuss how we built our comic art collections, our philosophies and strategies, what we did right and what we did wrong. Learn the Andy Robbins Method...it will help you with your collecting. Can't ge...

The Felix Comic Art Podcast welcomes SCOTT DUNBIER to the show! Scott has been a key figure in the development of the original art hobby. He currently serves as the Special Projects Editor at IDW (where he created the wildly popular Artist's Edition format). Before that he worked with Jim Lee and Alan Moore at Wildstorm/DC. And before that, he was an original art dealer! Listen as Scott shares sto...

Our guest for the fifth episode of The Felix Comic Art Podcast is collector John Butler. John is founder and Chief Creative Office of Butler, Stern, Shine & Partners, one of the largest independent ad agencies on the West Coast. His secret origin is that he attended art school with Dan Clowes, Kent Williams, George Pratt, and...well, listen to find out more! Also, our streak of show-and-tell video...

The fourth episode of the Felix Comic Art Podcast features EAST OF WEST artist/co-creator Nick Dragotta! Nick turns the tables on me, and interviews me for the first half of the show. We touch on how I got started as a collector, and what I do now as a rep. If you just want to hear about Nick, fear not! The second half is devoted to him. We also continue our related original art show-and-tell vide...

The Felix Comic Art Podcast welcomes novelist and Jack Kirby enthusiast Glen David Gold (CARTER BEATS THE DEVIL, SUNNYSIDE). Glen reminisces about the joys of '70s Marvel comics, his history as an original art collector, why Kirby is King, and more! To see some favorite Jack Kirby original art from Glen's collection, check out this show-and-tell video we've just uploaded to YouTube: https://www.yo...

The Felix Comic Art Podcast welcomes SEINFELD, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, and VEEP writer/producer David Mandel! David is a longtime collector of original comic art and over the last 20 years, he's put together one of the greatest collections in the world. His collection spans all eras, with top examples from each era. To see some pieces from David's collection, check out his show-and-tell video we've...

The Felix Comic Art Podcast is the show dedicated to the world of original art and original art collecting. Hosted by Felix Lu, each episode will feature a special guest as we chat about comic art. The guest for this episode is dealer Albert Moy. Albert shares stories from his 30+ years as a collector and dealer, along with his thoughts on Neal Adams and the GREEN LANTERN #76 auction, how he came...