Carlos Collects Comics

01/03/2026

Join me as I walk you through my strategy for adding to my personal comic book collection for 2026.

We will walk through a basic methodology for building the comic collection YOU want, including three different methods of collecting, while examining my collecting goals for the 2026 calendar year.

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12/18/2025

Welcome to The Giveaway Show, the longtime livestream show featuring news, stories and highlights about the comic collecting hobby! We're glad you could join us for another rousing night of conversation, laughs, ranting and opining.

This week, we’re looking at the arrival of Supergirl on film, plus taking a look at some past iterations and some of our favorite Supergirl storylines and appearances. Plus, we’ve got plenty of new material including Carlos’ Retro Reader Review, Paul’s Picks and much more!

The Giveaway Show exists to promote generosity in the comic community and provide a place for discussion, learning and fun. We stream live every Wednesday night, from 9:00 PM Central to 10:15 PM Central.

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12/11/2025

Welcome to The Giveaway Show, the longtime livestream show featuring news, stories and highlights about the comic collecting hobby! We're glad you could join us for another rousing night of conversation, laughs, ranting and opining.

This week, we’re looking at the acquisition of Warner Bros’/Discovery by streaming giant Netflix, in news that has sent shockwaves throughout the entire entertainment/media complex. We will look at the early info we know about the deal, potential downstream repercussions and the likely outcome (such a massive offer will almost assuredly be approved and go through). Make sure to tune in for this and more segments, including Carlos’ Retro Reader Review, Paul’s Picks and much more!

The Giveaway Show exists to promote generosity in the comic community and provide a place for discussion, learning and fun. We stream live every Wednesday night, from 9:00 PM Central to 10:15 PM Central.

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12/04/2025

Welcome to The Giveaway Show! We're glad you could join us for another rousing night of conversation, laughs, ranting and opining, plus awesome giveaways.

This week, we’re discussing the media hype effect when it comes to comic book speculation and trending lists. How did we get here and where do we go from here? Plus, we will have new segments for Paul’s Picks and Retro Reader Review… and of course, new giveaways! Hope you can join us!

The Giveaway Show exists to promote generosity in the comic community and provide a place for discussion, learning and fun. We stream live every Wednesday night, from 9:00 PM Central to 10:15 PM Central.

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11/27/2025

Welcome to The Giveaway Show, the longtime livestream show featuring news, stories and highlights about the comic collecting hobby! We're glad you could join us for another rousing night of conversation, laughs, ranting and opining.

This week, we’re celebrating Friendsgiving and looking at our personal Top 4 “Mount Rushmore” picks for Favorite Comic Cover Art. This should be a fun, varied episode with plenty of cool discussion and opinions. Make sure to tune in for this and more segments, including Carlos’ Retro Review, Paul’s Picks and much more!

The Giveaway Show exists to promote generosity in the comic community and provide a place for discussion, learning and fun. We stream live every Wednesday night, from 9:00 PM Central to 10:15 PM Central.

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11/20/2025

Welcome to The Giveaway Show, the longtime livestream show featuring news, stories and highlights about the comic collecting hobby! We're glad you could join us for another rousing night of conversation, laughs, ranting and opining.

This week, we’re celebrating Carlos’ birthday in style! We will look at some of his favorite comics, shows, movies, video games and more! Make sure to tune in for this and more segments, including Carlos’ Retro Review, Paul’s Picks and much more!

The Giveaway Show exists to promote generosity in the comic community and provide a place for discussion, learning and fun. We stream live every Wednesday night, from 9:00 PM Central to 10:00 PM Central.

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11/13/2025

Welcome to The Giveaway Show! We're glad you could join us for another rousing night of conversation, laughs, ranting and opining, plus awesome giveaways.

This week, we’re taking a deep dive into Predator lore, the franchise history and giving opinions on where the Predator series can go next… including how it could tie into the Aliens franchise resurgence. Plus, we will have new segments for Paul’s Picks and Retro Reader Review… and of course, new giveaways! Hope you can join us!

The Giveaway Show exists to promote generosity in the comic community and provide a place for discussion, learning and fun. We stream live every Wednesday night, from 9:00 PM Central to 10:15 PM Central.

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10/30/2025

Welcome to The Giveaway Show! We're glad you could join us for another rousing night of conversation, laughs, ranting and opining, plus awesome giveaways.

This week, we’re celebrating Halloween with updates on all your favorite horror franchises, including Something Is Killing The Children, The Walking Dead, Nice House On The Lake, Red Room, Grim, She Walks Home Alone, Murder Podcast and many, many more. Plus, we will have new segments for Paul’s Picks and Retro Reader Review… and of course, new giveaways! Hope you can join us!

The Giveaway Show exists to promote generosity in the comic community and provide a place for discussion, learning and fun. We stream live every Wednesday night, from 9:00 PM Central to 10:15 PM Central.

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04/15/2025

Check it out, from our friends at Gold Key Comics!

New comic book series!

03/12/2025

All outlets are breaking the story that Stranger Things’ Sadie Sink has officially joined the cast of Spider-Man 4, alongside Tom Holland, in an undisclosed role. Some are suggesting that she could be portraying the MCU’s Jean Grey. The role is being called “significant”. Who do YOU think she’s portraying?

03/10/2025

The New Teen Titans #6 (1st Print, Cover A). With this book, I’ve completed the run for this first volume of The New Teen Titans. It’s one of those runs I hadn’t made a high priority, always focusing on other runs but little by little, chipped away at it. Shout out to for keeping fully stocked back issue bins.

03/08/2025

Doorway to Nightmare #1 - #5. 1st Appearance of Madame Xanadu and her first storyline. This is one of those “seize the opportunity” bricks I snagged during a recent episode of Comics On Demand, powered by . It’s a book I’ve had my eye out for but when this really solid set came up for sale, I went ahead and pulled the trigger. It feels good to have it in the personal collection.