ComicLink has hired longtime industry pro Steve Borock as their Senior Consignment Director.

“I am thrilled to tell you about the addition of Steve Borock to the ComicLink team in the role of Senior Consignment Director. Working out of Sarasota, Florida, Borock will be handling consignments of comic books, original artwork, and other certified collectibles such as video games, VHS, action figures, trading cards and more,” ComicLink founder and Managing Director Josh Nathanson said.

Borock is a lifelong hobbyist and comic book reader, who first set up to sell comic books at the old Phil Sueling convention as a young teen in the 1970s. He’s been “playing with comic books” ever since, living a good part of his life on the convention floor and with other hobbyists. A fixture in the comic book hobby, Borock has for many years been a Senior Advisor to the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, The Overstreet Guide To Grading Comics, and on the board of the Hero Initiative.

“Steve and I have been great friends since the 1990s. We met just a few years after I started ComicLink, becoming fast friends and business associates. We even talked briefly about working together prior to Steve being hired as the original primary grader and restoration detection expert at CGC,” Nathanson said.

“I believed in Josh from the beginning, he had a great idea with ComicLink but moreover, he was honest. I recognized that the level of his personal and professional ethics stood out in this hobby at a time when it sorely needed them,” Borock said.

Borock’s reputation as an expert and friend to many in the professional comic book community was instrumental in the adoption of the grading standards used by so many hobbyists to this day. His voice was a major component in comic book certification gaining acceptance. 

“Steve sold me on the concept initially and I have supported comic book certification from the start, featuring CGC-certified comic books prominently on the ComicLink website since CGC’s launch in 2000,” Nathanson said.

After being with CGC through a formative stage of its development, Borock spent well over a decade as a respected expert and professional in the comic book hobby, holding top positions within multiple firms, handling many millions of dollars worth of high value comic books and original art, and also spearheading the launch and growth of CBCS. 

“I am ready and extremely excited to start my next journey in our great hobby as Senior Consignment Director at ComicLink,” Borock said. “Josh and I have been fantastic friends and have done business together for 25 years now and though we always talked about working together someday, the stars never aligned until now! I am so looking forward to working with Josh, Douglas [Gillock], and the rest of the ComicLink team. I’ve admired the growth of ComicLink over nearly three decades. ComicLink has the longevity within the comic book hobby and suite of services that offer a value for comic book and original art sellers that I believe is second to none, and I am now proud to be a part of that.”

“When Josh told me that he was considering bringing Borock on board, I was all for it,” ComicLink’s Vice President and Senior Consignment Director Douglas Gillock said. “I’m happy that Steve will be an integral part of our team, and I look forward to seeing what we can all accomplish together!”

“Between the amazing consignment material that has been coming in for upcoming auctions and the welcome addition of Steve to my ComicLink team, 2023 is already shaping up to be a fantastic year at ComicLink. I’m so looking forward to what else is to come,” Nathanson said.

Steve Borock can now be reached at sborock@comiclink.com and via his new ComicLink phone number (617) 517-0062, ext. 107.