Nic Cage’s mansion in Bel Air was recently foreclosed on when it turned out that dinosaur skulls and albino king cobras actually don’t appreciate in value as much as was previously thought.  Sadly for the lenders (and who doesn’t feel bad for the poor, downtrodden lender these days), the house also failed to sell at auction.  Probably because it was just misunderstood, like Cage’s performance in Wicker Man.

After a rapid-fire spiel by the auctioneer, the bidding was opened at $10.4 million, far less than the $35 million that Cage had tried unsuccessfully to sell the house for.

The Bel-Air manse, at 11,817 square feet, has a central tower, custom wine cellar, 35-seat home theater, six bedrooms, nine bathrooms and an Olympic-size pool.
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To put it mildly, the house, though impressive, was not to everyone’s taste. Real estate agent Bret Parsons, who toured it most recently in October, described the interiors as “fascinating and bizarre.”

“The design was ‘frat house bordello,’ ” Parsons said. “There must have been 300 comic book covers elaborately framed and hanging on the walls.”

BYSTANDER WITH 1920s MOVIE ACCENT:  300 comic books?   Ya don’t say.  Why, the fella who lived heah befawh musta been some kinda comic book freak, eh Chahlie? *bites cigar*

NIC CAGE: Haha, comic book super freak, actually.  *awkward laugh, sucks saliva through teeth, names son Superman*

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[Via LA Times, a couple more pictures there - Thanks to MaxwellDemon for the tip.  What, didn't get that super freak reference?]