Author: ARIELLAZO
The Silver Age marks when comics started to take off. Yes, the Golden Age laid the groundwork, but this is the era that made comics mainstream. Prior to this, much of the comics entailed horror, crime, and some superheroes. The implementation of the Comics Code Authority during...
One of the greatest joys as a collector is meeting your favorite creator. The second greatest joy is getting them to sign one of your favorite books. The issue comes up when you try to get that book graded. If you send it to CGC you get...
The Bronze Age of comics covers the time period from 1970 to 1985. It is also when my favorite comic came out, Giant Size X-Men #1. This era saw many new styles emerge with more minority superheroes and team-ups happening. This is also the era that we...
Many collectors steer clear of anything from the Golden Age. We all think that the prices would be way out of our league. However, if you sacrifice a little on the grade you can score some gorgeous books almost guaranteed to rise in value. Below I have...
Modern books are on fire! Normally we never see such a rise, but lately, they have been skyrocketing! Want to know which have risen above the rest? Let's find out below and see which ones made the climb...
Golden Age comics is what started it all. With so many modern books on the rise, I wanted to travel back in time for a few. Although hard to find and harder to pay for, these books paved the way for comics in general....
You have waited long enough! Time for a new list of Blue Ocean books! These are some books that were hot but now have cooled off due to collectors focusing on other books. So while everyone else is jumping on Ultimate Fallout #4, which don't get me...
One of the biggest issues about being a collector is keeping tabs on all of your books. For example, if I asked you to name every book in your collection could you? Unless you only have a few books, the answer is no. So how as collectors...
Bags, boards, and boxes. Three words every collector knows and has an opinion about. Some say you should Mylar everything, others say a regular bag and board will do, and a select few only live by front-loaders. Although encapsulation is one of the best ways...
While checking to see what are the highest valued comics, I came across the term Pedigree. Pedigree Books are from exceptional collections that consist of vintage, high-grade comics that have been acquired by one single owner. These classic Golden and Silver age books usually bring in...