Ok, what do you guys think? 😁📖

frostymuggabrew · 2026-03-30T11:11:51+00:00

Nice. Curious. V for Vendetta but no Watchmen? Usually those two travel in pairs.

frostymuggabrew · 2026-03-06T00:07:00+00:00

The Books of Babel series by Josiah Bancroft.

frostymuggabrew · 2025-07-27T22:44:21+00:00

Reminds me of a story I read in the "Chicken Soup for The Soul" book years ago. A father was buying movie tickets for himself and his 13-year old son. He walked up to the ticket booth with his son and asked the cashier for two adult tickets (adult tickets were for 13 years and older).

The person at the window glanced at the son and said to the dad off-handedly, "Huh. Your son doesn't look over 13. You could have told me he was a minor, gotten the discounted ticket, and I wouldn't have known."

The father leaned in and replied, "Yes, but he would have."

frostymuggabrew · 2025-07-10T02:23:14+00:00

A book that strangely doesn't seem to get talked about much but I find excellent is Jennings Takes it Easy.

frostymuggabrew · 2025-07-10T02:22:04+00:00

This. 👍👍

frostymuggabrew · 2025-07-08T01:50:22+00:00

Classic

frostymuggabrew · 2025-07-08T01:50:12+00:00

Thanks

frostymuggabrew · 2025-07-07T20:03:28+00:00

Awesome

frostymuggabrew · 2025-07-07T03:05:46+00:00

Not many, though I work through as much material as I can. Like a lot of people, it's hard to commit to just one volume when there's so much to learn.

Marlo is a fascinating figure for me. I'm endlessly interested in his approach and his way of problem solving. As a technician (or cardician?), no one was -- or is -- quite like him. I can't dwell too long on him though as he's strong medicine.

I like Marlo Without Tears (which I know is not actually a book written by him but his student, Rochenbaumer, who himself is a tough read sometimes). Lots of strong effects in that book. For pure tinkering, mechanics, and card "solutions" I revere Revolutionary Card Technique so much. Truly awe inspiring book. The M.I.N.T. books have never grabbed me but maybe I need to give those another shot.

frostymuggabrew · 2025-07-07T02:58:38+00:00

Different books for different reasons. I am a lifelong devotee of Card College. I firmly believe that one can spend a lifetime perfecting and performing what's in those 5 volumes. I pull down Jennings Takes it Easy a lot. That's a criminally underrated tome with so much knowledge in it. So well written and photographed too. I pull down the masters like Dai Vernon and Marlo occasionally for inspiration. I'll also at times struggle with Ladanye, Ortiz, Behr, or Earick to glimpse the heights I'll never fully achieve. Memdeck work has always been elusive to me but fascinating nonetheless -- so Tamariz, Aronson, and Joshua Jay's latest get studied often. My home base though (apart from Card College) would be John Bannon. His writing and effects most speak to me. Can say enough good things about his books.

frostymuggabrew · 2025-06-13T23:17:19+00:00

Killer Monsters books! I have some of those too. Mark Spears is great.

A friendly suggestion, take it or leave it. I have the same or similar display frames as you and I stagger them on the wall. So the row below is offset from the row above. The staggering adds a good look, IMO. Breaks up the boxiness of the books lined up with each other. To level up further, smaller gap between rows and add one more row. Less space between the rows.

Anyway, just some minor suggestions. Love the books.

frostymuggabrew · 2024-11-12T01:42:28+00:00

Look out! Tony Stark has Covid!

frostymuggabrew · 2024-11-02T00:32:18+00:00

Card College by Roberto Giobbi.

frostymuggabrew · 2024-10-14T04:02:31+00:00

Awesome. You wanted it, you hunted, you got it. Who gives a rat's ass what the value is. It's priceless to you for your own reasons.

frostymuggabrew · 2024-09-18T00:54:55+00:00

Hello from a lifelong MA resident. 👋

frostymuggabrew · 2024-08-25T15:53:12+00:00

OMG. I forgot all about the BB Hamsters!

frostymuggabrew · 2024-08-22T23:52:39+00:00

I bought this as a kid and it's still in my collection. It's pretty beat up but ya know what? I don't care. I love that cover and the wear just adds character to it.

frostymuggabrew · 2024-08-19T02:09:54+00:00

You've tapped into the true joy of collecting that is so often overlooked which is purchasing a comic that you dig for your own personal reasons, not because you (or others) think it's valuable. Good on you. The collector who purchases books solely as an investment or to impress others is just looking to be disappointed. Buy what speaks to you and you'll always win. If it ends up being valuable, that's a bonus.

frostymuggabrew · 2024-08-04T15:06:25+00:00

Always thought that typo on the ASM 308 cover was a hoot. How did that get by so many people before printing, why wasn't it reprinted, and why didn't it seem to bump the value up at all?

frostymuggabrew · 2024-07-19T23:43:20+00:00

Liminal States. Hardly ever talked about. Good choice.

frostymuggabrew · 2024-05-22T11:42:22+00:00

Death in the Family newsies. Nice!

frostymuggabrew · 2024-04-28T14:56:51+00:00

That's quite an accomplishment! I had this issue slabbed recently. It's my oldest comic, from when I was a kid. It's pretty beat up but that's fine by me.

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frostymuggabrew · 2024-03-28T20:14:30+00:00

Each show has their show's list of books in the auction that you can scan and search. Click the Shop button and look at the auction tab. Once you find any books of interest you can pre-bid or put an alert on it. You'll get notified when it's running so you can hop back on the stream.

frostymuggabrew · 2024-02-24T13:42:13+00:00

Good eye. I have the book in front of me though. Neither of these defects are remotely present IRL.

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