<description>&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ABOUT THE EPISODE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Virtual comic shop co-owner Sammy Sopczak &lt;/strong&gt;joins Sean to educate him about grading comics. They discuss what it is, how the numbering system works, and what motivates someone to want to grade comics.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;They also touch on Sammy’s origin story with comics and her husband, what goes into running a virtual comic shop, and what comic books they are reading.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPECIAL THANKS - &lt;/strong&gt;Matt Martin for providing an image of a graded comic for the show art for this episode.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ABOUT THE GUEST&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sammy Sopczak&lt;/strong&gt; is the co-owner of Skeleton Key Comics, a virtual comic shop that sells raw and graded comics. You can &lt;a href="https://instagram.com/skeletonkeycomics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;find Sammy on her Instagram account&lt;/a&gt;, @skeletonkeycomics.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EPISODE SPOTLIGHT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://paperweightentertainment.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Paperweight Entertainment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is a weekly podcast dedicated to all things Marvel, DC, Disney+, HBO Max, and so much more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RESOURCES &amp;amp; LINKS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thecaptionedlife.com/108-grading-comics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Episode Page - “#108 Grading Comics With Sammy Sopczak”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thecaptionedlife.com/blog/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Our Blog of Comics, Movies, &amp;amp; Series Reviews, Top 5 Lists, and Announcements&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://comic-watch.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Comic Watch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://comic-watch.com/writers-wanted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Apply To Be A Reviewer For Comic Watch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://discord.gg/X5KSnhaxyE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Join The Illuminicasters’ Discord&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thecaptionedlife.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Captioned Life Show website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

<h1><strong>ABOUT THE EPISODE</strong></h1><p><strong>Virtual comic shop co-owner Sammy Sopczak </strong>joins Sean to educate him about grading comics. They discuss what it is, how the numbering system works, and what motivates someone to want to grade comics.</p><br><p>They also touch on Sammy’s origin story with comics and her husband, what goes into running a virtual comic shop, and what comic books they are reading.</p><br><p><strong>SPECIAL THANKS - </strong>Matt Martin for providing an image of a graded comic for the show art for this episode.</p><p><br></p><h1><strong>ABOUT THE GUEST</strong></h1><p><strong>Sammy Sopczak</strong> is the co-owner of Skeleton Key Comics, a virtual comic shop that sells raw and graded comics. You can <a href="https://instagram.com/skeletonkeycomics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">find Sammy on her Instagram account</a>, @skeletonkeycomics.</p><p><br></p><h1><strong>EPISODE SPOTLIGHT</strong></h1><p><a href="https://paperweightentertainment.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Paperweight Entertainment</strong></a> is a weekly podcast dedicated to all things Marvel, DC, Disney+, HBO Max, and so much more!</p><p><br></p><h1><strong>RESOURCES &amp; LINKS</strong></h1><ul><li><a href="https://www.thecaptionedlife.com/108-grading-comics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Episode Page - “#108 Grading Comics With Sammy Sopczak”</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thecaptionedlife.com/blog/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Our Blog of Comics, Movies, &amp; Series Reviews, Top 5 Lists, and Announcements</a></li><li><a href="https://comic-watch.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Comic Watch</a></li><li><a href="https://comic-watch.com/writers-wanted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apply To Be A Reviewer For Comic Watch</a></li><li><a href="https://discord.gg/X5KSnhaxyE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Join The Illuminicasters’ Discord</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thecaptionedlife.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Captioned Life Show website</a></li></ul><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

#108 Grading Comics With Sammy Sopczak

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