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The Comic Room
by Spro
Two collectors, a generational gap, one shared passion for the hobby.
Episodes
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90 Marvel's Midnight & Lanterns Final Thoughts
Yapping about a lot this week, hitting a variety of topics. Enjoy! Spro claim sale with The Comic Underground Wednesday Oct. 14th at 5:30/8:30 PM - https://www.instagram.com/spros_comics/ & https://www.instagram.com/thecomicunderground/ 00:00 Intro 09:27 Show & Tell 18:25 News 20:57 Longbox…
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Lanterns Finale is...
We watched the Lanterns finale and we have very different takeaways from it! Let us know in the comments what you think, did you love it or did you hate it? Also sorry for the solo cam this episode, we filmed a long episode Monday morning so the turnaround time was tight. Hope y'all enjoy! 00:00...
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88 Retelling Our Origin Story & Condensing the Collection
This week we talk about condensing our PCs so we can chase big keys we've been eyeing & retell our origin story since we've had an influx of new viewers. Welcome in, we're glad to have you & hope you enjoy your time with us each week :) P.S. I said I link the episode where we expand on our origin...
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87 Comic Books We Love
This week we talk about the timelessness of comics, go over some fun Batman Part II news, and show off some of our most prized possessions in our PC. Enjoy! 00:00 Intro 11:34 Show & Tell 15:54 The Timelessness of Comics 22:02 Show & Tell (cont'd) 33:36 News 51:54 Our Most Treasured Comics…
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86 Lanterns Pays Homage to Adams & O'Neil
Episode 3 of Lanterns brought a lot of discourse, so here's our drop in the bucket. Also some fun show & tell from Spro as he finds his first unique printing! 00:00 Intro 03:50 Show & Tell + Would You Rather 32:33 News41:13 Lanterns Ep. 3 01:15:47 Sentimental Books (teaser) 1:20:00 Outro Blog ►...
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85 2026 Comic Book Market - Steady Growth or Another Bubble?
This week we talk what's going on with the comic market and if we're seeing real growth or another bubble. Also we catch up on the first 2 episodes of Lanterns and yap about Invincible. Enjoy! Nothing we say is official, professional financial advice! We're just two dudes with a mic :) 00:00…
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84 Another Year of Life & Collecting for Mr. Longbox!
Lanterns Ep. 1 spoilers and teases for next weeks convo!Blog ► https://www.sproscomics.com/comicsandcoffeebloghttps://www.sproscomics.com/...Business ► [email protected]
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83 X-Men Casting & Lanterns Pilot
SO MUCH NEWS. PEAK X-MEN CASTING. LANTERNS BEATS EXPECTATIONS. WE ARE EATING.Blog ► https://www.sproscomics.com/comicsandcoffeebloghttps://www.sproscomics.com/...Business ► [email protected]
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82 Spider-Man Brand New Day FULL Review
SPIDER-MAN BRAND NEW DAY IS HERE. 00:00 Intro 02:13 Show & Tel l25:33 Actually collecting what you love 30:14 News + Castings 42:06 NCBD Dominators 47:06 Spoiler Free Spider-Man: BND Review 53:50 Spoiler Warning 54:24 Spoiler Spider-Man: BND Review 1:49:18 - Outro Blog ►...
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81 Marvel DELIVERS At SDCC + Spider-Man Brand New Day Theories
SDCC happened this past weekend and Marvel pulled up to Hall H after skipping 2025 with some amazing news. Spro starts a new blog, Mr. Longbox sets his sights on a grail & Spro gives a theory for Spider-Man BND that he's confident will happen. Buckle up and enjoy this week's episode of The Comic...
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80 Our Favorite Covers That We Own
Sorry for the late episode, we had a busy weekend with our first sidewalk sale! This week we talk our favorite covers, the future of CGC vs. PSA, and Spro's love for the animated show "My Adventures with Superman." Enjoy! 00:00 Intro 02:37 Our sidewalk sale 11:10 Hospitality can fix a bad day…
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79 The Comic Room Pod Turns 2!
Totally forgot that The Comic Room Pod turned 2 on July 1st! Oops. We'll gear up for issue #100 though!Also we talk about modern comics, collecting runs, and having goals in collecting.https://www.sproscomics.com/...Business ► [email protected]
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78 Original Art has been acquired... AGAIN!
Back fresh from a little con here in SoCal and we both brought back something nice!https://www.sproscomics.com/...Business ► [email protected] the channel if you want to support the channel in new ways! ► https://www.youtube.com/@SprosComics/join
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77 The Comic Room Pod RETURNS (again)
We are back this time but like actually. We mostly ramble this episode, enjoy!https://www.sproscomics.com/...Business ► [email protected]
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76 Critiquing the Current State of the Comic Hobby
Spro & his wife have reentered the Pokemon hobby and through some observations of his time in the card hobby so far, he brings some insight for how comics can improve for a better future.https://www.sproscomics.com/...Business ► [email protected] the channel if you want to support the...
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75 Japan Episode
Spro takes The Comic Room Pod abroad with a special guest! Sorry for the not-so-great audio as we had to use some lower end tech for this special episode.https://www.sproscomics.com/...Business ► [email protected]
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74 Original Art Has Been Acquired
Spro gave in and finally bought some original art..https://www.sproscomics.com/...Business ► [email protected]
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73 Spider-Man, Dune & Invincible S4!
SO MUCH GOOD STUFF COMING IN 2026.Q&A - https://forms.gle/3gqbnbosFDZ13Bmq6Ep. 20 - https://youtu.be/B5159n4RLXs?si=tI2nrrlpUJeaHz1Zhttps://www.sproscomics.com/...Business ► [email protected]
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72 The Comic Room Pod RETURNS!
Sorry for the unannounced hiatus, truthfully we didn't even know it was happening, but we are glad to be back!https://www.sproscomics.com/...Business ► [email protected]
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71 Top 20 New Comics of 2025
Fun convo this week, talking the top 20 new comics of 2025 list that released, some rants about generative AI, and Spro has a change of heart regarding OA. Enjoy! 00:00 Intro 01:24 Running out of storage 05:53 Condensing the PC 12:19 Spro's NCBD pick ups 14:12 Show & Tell 22:26 Spro's change of...
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70 The $1,000 Comic Book Scam
Mr. Longbox got scammed. (The ending is better than you'd think) 00:00 Intro 02:06 Marvel Rivals & Disco 05:41 Show & Tell 08:35 The Genius of Ditko, Kirby, & Lee 18:54 Comic Signatures 21:39 Show & Tell Pt. 2 25:58 News 35:53 Absolute Batman - still hot 40:48 Invincible Season 4 45:44 The Scam...
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69 The Impending Reality of Collecting Comics
Unplanned conversation about the coming realities of comics. Convo gets a bit morbid, and while it can be sad to think about, it was refreshing to remember that we are still building our collections.Submit a question here ►…
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68 Market Prediction for 2026
Warren Buffett on timing the market - "We haven't the faintest idea."Enjoy the episode and let us know in the comments what your predictions are for the comic market in 2026. Also, link below to submit a question for our upcoming Q&A episode!Submit a question here ►...
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67 Kicking off 2026 with MORE Books!
Chill episode getting back into the swing of things. Happy new years everybody! Let us know in the comments some of your collecting goals for 2026 😎Follow me on WhatNot for Wednesday's show on 1/7! ►...
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66 Christmas Episode! Gift exchange + GOALS!
Merry Christmas everyone! This episode we have our gift exchange, talk about our goals from 2025 and hopes for 2026, and get a little sentimental. Enjoy the holidays everyone, and we'll see you in 2026!Follow me on WhatNot for some upcoming shows! ►...
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65 Doomsday trailer, Absolute Batman, & WhatNot FOMO
Lots of hype around the hobby recently. We talk our Doomsday plot theories, the hype around Absolute Batman, and the way WhatNot drives FOMO.I forgot to put it on screen while editing but 25:06 - 27:10 is potential Spider-Man Brand New Day spoilersFollow me on WhatNot for some upcoming shows! ►...
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64 Invincible Returns (from grading)
I bring the raw copy of Invincible that I bought a couple months ago now GRADED! Also we talk our choice books from each age that isn't *necessarily* a Mount Rushmore book.Follow me on WhatNot for some upcoming shows! ►...
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63 Will This Record Breaking Sale Affect The Market? Superman 1 HUGE Sale at Heritage Auctions
The highest census copy of Superman 1 just sold for $9.12 million. What kind of impact will this have on the comic book market as a whole? Who knows! But lets talk about it. Follow me on WhatNot for some upcoming shows! ► https://www.whatnot.com/user/spros_comicshttps://www.sproscomics.com/...
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62 Mr. Longbox Surprises with ANOTHER GRAIL!
I (spro) absolutely DID NOT see this coming.Follow me on WhatNot for some upcoming shows! ► https://www.whatnot.com/user/spros_comicshttps://www.sproscomics.com/...Business ► [email protected] the channel if you want to support the channel in new ways! ►...
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61 Experiencing Giant Size X-Men 1 Hype
The millennial X-Men hype, the Gen-Z Invincible hype, and lots of non-comic related pop culture talk. Enjoy!Follow me on WhatNot for some upcoming shows! ► https://www.whatnot.com/user/spros_comicshttps://www.sproscomics.com/00:00 Intro 10:14 Show & Tell 28:31 Memorizing comics more than real…
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60 The Resurgence of Modern Comics
One of those episodes where we just yap about everything. Sports, comics, and buying homes in 2025 - enjoy!Follow me on WhatNot for some upcoming shows! ► https://www.whatnot.com/user/spros_comicshttps://www.sproscomics.com/...Business ► [email protected] 00:00 Intro 00:35 Recap of 15 mins…
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59 What the Deal with Blind Bags?
Spro rips his 1st blind bag! Seems there's some strong opinions on the trend, so we thought we'd chip in. Also, Mr. Longbox adds yet another grail to his PC!Follow me on WhatNot for some upcoming shows! ► https://www.whatnot.com/user/spros_comicshttps://www.sproscomics.com/...Business ►...
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58 FOMO Never Felt So Good
Ahh sweet, sweet FOMO, how much I have missed you.https://www.sproscomics.com/...Business ► [email protected] the channel if you want to support the channel in new ways! ► https://www.youtube.com/@SprosComics/join...Check us out elsewhere!Discord ► https://discord.gg/tZJVtm5fvuSpro ►...
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57 A Grail Has Been Acquired
Mr. Longbox has done it. @Moncomics GoFundMe - https://www.gofundme.com/f/FFHouseFirehttps://www.sproscomics.com/...Business ► [email protected] the channel if you want to support the channel in new ways! ► https://www.youtube.com/@SprosComics/join
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56 What's Going On With the Comic Book Market?
A little bit of a part two to last weeks convo. Have we reached the floor of the comic market? Are we doomed forever? Who knows, but its interesting to talk about! @Moncomics GoFundMe - https://www.gofundme.com/f/FFHouseFireTy Wilson's State of the Card Hobby -...
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55 Is Grading Comics a Good Investment?
Something we've talked briefly about in the past that came up again this week after a video Mint Hunter Comics released. Is grading comics actually an investment to your book? The market doesn't seem so sure. Enjoy! Mon Comics GoFundMe -...
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54 Cards, Comics, & Catching Up on Movies
We open some friend mail from @Moncomics , talk about the difference in the card vs comic market, and Mr. Longbox finally watched Thunderbolts*! Hope y'all enjoy.https://www.sproscomics.com/...Business ► [email protected]
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53 Not Buying Books to Buy THE Book
Back after a week long break. I don't think there's a topic we didn't cover in this episode. Buying hiatuses while we save up for grails. How do you deal with the down time? Enjoy!https://www.sproscomics.com/...Business ► [email protected]
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52 Mr. Longbox Sells His PC!
Back at it again talking about how Mr. Longbox's claim sale went! No pod episode next week as I'll be out of town. We'll be back September 1st. Next claim sale Aug 30th-ish, make sure you're following the IG to stay up to date!https://www.sproscomics.com/...Business ► [email protected]
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51 Happy Birthday, Mr. Longbox!
Sorry for yet another delayed episode. Saturday was full of festivities for Mr. Longbox and since then I've been in bed making sure I knock this cold out so I can be back for the scheduled claim sale.Claim Sale #1 Tuesday Aug. 12th @ 5pm PST ► https://www.instagram.com/spros_comics/Claim Sale #2...
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50 Are Comics Worth More Raw or Graded?
Sorry this is a day late y'all! My editing day got away from me as I got a call to check out a sweet horror collection. By the time I got back home I was too zapped to get this episode out in a timely.00:00 Intro00:55 Spro need your help!4:01 Stock with Mr. Longbox4:44 Intro Pt. 25:48 Show &...
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49 Fantastic Four First Steps is HERE!
The long awaited Fantastic Four movie is here and we're giving our FULL thoughts! Enjoy!Spoiler free ► https://youtu.be/hvE46_bzQwc?si=ZMctJsvAgR0S63bwSpro Claim Sales ► https://www.instagram.com/spros_comics/https://www.sproscomics.com/ 00:00 Intro 00:56 Show & Tell 16:03 9.8 Pre Screening21:25...
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48 The Comic Con Experience in 2025
Bleep blorp. Too tired to write a description. Enjoy!https://www.sproscomics.com/Business ► [email protected]
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47 Superman is HERE (Spoiler Review)
Superman is finally here. Time to talk about it!Also we went back to 3 camera set up this week but one of the SDs corrupted so I had to go back to just 1 :(00:00 Intro02:09 Giveaway results!05:23 Show & Tell28:40 News19:50 NEW SEGMENT!39:15 Brief Spoiler Free Summary43:29 Superman Spoiler...
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46 Are Comics Better Than Money in the Bank?
In 1981 Marvel released their "Guide to Collecting Comics" in which they stated buying one of the 20 books they recommend is better than "money in the bank." Is this true? Mr. Longbox dug deep to find the answer. Enjoy! Hero for Hire 1 giveaway video + entry ►...
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45 1 YEAR OF THE COMIC ROOM POD!
It's been 1 year since we started The Comic Room Pod and we couldn't be more excited to hit this milestone. Excited for what's in store next! Thank you to everyone who has shown us love this last year.GIVEAWAY RULES1. Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@SprosComics2. On...
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44 WE ARE BACK & NERDING OUT!
With everybody back from travels, we are back and ready to get the pod up and running again! Lots of news, new books to show off & a great time catching up. . . .Business ► [email protected] us out elsewhere!Discord ► https://discord.gg/tZJVtm5fvuSpro ►...
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43 Italy Comic Hunt + Silver Surfer Solo Movie!?
No show & tell this week as our buying is on a break as we gear up for con season. Some interesting Silver Surfer news & lots of randomness, enjoy!Can ChatGPT Help Me Buy Comics? WonderCon 2025 Vlog! ► https://youtu.be/QIjf9CP1GQk?si=IFwD3PQNGJimvQeQhttps://www.sproscomics.com/...Business ►...
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42 Superman Trailer & Market Check
Today we've got plenty of news, getting a pulse on the current comic market, and giving our thoughts on the new Superman trailer!Sorry for the late upload!Can ChatGPT Help Me Buy Comics? WonderCon 2025 Vlog! ► https://youtu.be/QIjf9CP1GQk?si=IFwD3PQNGJimvQeQhttps://www.sproscomics.com/...Business…
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41 You are SLEEPING on These Comics
Spro & Mr. Longbox bring back Sleepers vs Head scratchers. What books do we think are overrated and underrated? Find out in this episode!Can ChatGPT Help Me Buy Comics? WonderCon 2025 Vlog! ► https://youtu.be/QIjf9CP1GQk?si=IFwD3PQNGJimvQeQ00:00 Intro3:54 Show & Tell19:57 News44:38 Sleeper...
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