In 2014, I co-edited The Art of Richard Thompson and The Incomplete Art of "Why Things Are" by Richard Thompson in 2017. In 2012, I edited and published Biographical Sketches of Cartoonists & Illustrators in the Swann Collection of the Library of Congressby LOC’s curator Sara Duke. I've edited Harvey Pekar: Conversations, a book of interviews for the University Press of Mississippi which is available now. I've been a judge for the RFK Journalism Awards editorial cartoon division from 2009-2022 and in 2015, 2016 & 2020, I was a Herblock Award judge. A good recent article is in White House History on the cartoon-decorated Hay-Adams Hotel bar, Off the Record. (One of my first articles for IJOCA is reprinted here on ComicsDC). I'm coauthor of the Comics Research Bibliography which is posting at IJOCA's blog and on Facebook, editor of Exhibition and Media Reviews, and general assistant editor of the International Journal of Comic Art, and have written for Hogan's Alley and the Comics Journal. Individuals can contact Mark with any concerns regarding ethics, conflicts of interest or perception of improprieties involving CGC at interested in all aspects of comic art. The two are now inseparable." In order to avoid any conflict of interest, Mark's CGC Member Dealer account will be frozen during the time Mark is under contract with CGC, and he will forgo submitting any books for grading other than through third-party anonymity. There is no doubt that the stronger CGC is the better it is for the comic book community. Mark stated, "I am very pleased to have been asked to play this role for CGC and help ensure the company maintains the highest level of integrity, professionalism and ethics. Mark also lectures internationally on the history and social aspects of comic books. He is very involved in the vintage side of comic collecting, has been an Advisor to the Overstreet Comic Book Grading and Price Guides since 2006 and was co-founder of the Comic Book Collecting Association, of which Steve Eichenbaum serves on the Board of Advisors. national security attorney and the owner of. "As always, CGC is dedicated to support and do what's best for the hobby," added Steve. In turn, this move will make CGC a better, stronger company," comments Steve Eichenbaum, CCG CEO. "By retaining Mark as both counsel and consumer advocate, CGC is being proactive in striving to give our customers both a voice within CGC and ensure industry best practices. One of Mark's tasks will be to ensure that the integration of a pressing service with a grading business will not impact the professionalism and ethics of CGC's process. In the near future, Classics Incorporated will be renamed Classic Collectibles Services. Mark will be auditing and analyzing various aspects of CGC's and CCG's operations, particularly in order to help shape the integration of CCG's newest member company, Classics Incorporated, the world's premier comic book restoration removal and pressing company. SARASOTA, Florida (January 9, 2013) - The Certified Guaranty Company® (CGC®), an independent member of the Certified Collectibles Group (CCG®) of companies, has hired Mark S. The store changed again dramatically in 2009, when a full-time gallery was opened and has since hosted Art Gallery Exhibits and sells a wide variety of Original Art and Limited Edition Prints from a wide range of Artists.Certified Guaranty Company (CGC®) Hires Mark S. They now include moving forward into online presence and continuing to refine online customer services, including a custom-created Online Subscription Management software application. In the last 5-6 years, the store's goals have been re-evaluated again. A few years later, the store moved two doors down to a much bigger location and finally started to become the type of store the owners have always had in mind. For the next few years, the two tried to refocus the business model of the old store and focus more on comic books, the emerging graphic novel category, and customer service. Art from store.Ĭollector's Paradise was created in September of 1994, when Edward Greenberg and Joseph Zelich bought an existing comic book store, called Little Angel's Comics. Mark Waid Gives Free Comic Book Day Back to Collector's Paradise. Bookmark this tag for all the latest updates while you are at it. Bleeding Cool continues to cover the impact of the current situation on the comic book industry from a socially approved distance.
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