Author: Joseph Overaitis

by Joseph Overaitis | November 14, 2020

Marvel Comics has always tried to be all-inclusive when it comes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  Black Panther was a great movie that demonstrated that a film could be financially successful with a minority hero.  Sadly Kevin Feige has failed to be as inclusive as he could...

by Joseph Overaitis | November 13, 2020

Every week I review the GoCollect hot comics to see what seems to be wrong.  What I noticed this week were two books that I think should be getting some love from collectors but are sadly being ignored.  I believe these books are undervalued and have potential....

by Joseph Overaitis | November 11, 2020

Life has a way of forming unions we never dreamed possible. Superman teamed up with Muhammad Ali. Japanese monster Godzilla appeared on screen with American creation King Kong. Sadly the story I will tell is how a San Diego Comic-Con worker could have prevented the greatest possible...

by Joseph Overaitis | November 6, 2020

Frank Frazetta. To many, he is the greatest fantasy artist of all time. To others, he was the man whose talents lifted the comic book art form. To a young lady named Sara, he was something more…Frank Frazetta was her grandfather. Gatekeeper to the...

by Joseph Overaitis | November 6, 2020

If you read these blogs you see so many superhero reports that you would assume that it is the only genre of comic books you can make money on.  If you believe that then you are missing out.  For this article, I will focus on the most...

by Joseph Overaitis | October 29, 2020

When the names of the great comic book artists are mentioned he is absent.  Rarely does his work shine because he did not think it to be significant.  Instead, he was happier contributing to others' work through his inks and pencil work.  Even though he would not...

by Joseph Overaitis | October 19, 2020

As I sat here reviewing the GoCollect articles I realize something has been missing from the site.  What shocked me is during this time of year I never thought this could be possible.  Where are the horror comic book articles?   Knowing The Market...

by Joseph Overaitis | October 19, 2020

Mention FOOM to most comic book buyers and the first thing they think of is Fin Fang Foom, a dragon appearing alien from Marvel Comics.  If that is what you thought then you too may be missing out on what others know. A New Source for...

by Joseph Overaitis | October 13, 2020

In part two we introduced you to the Copper Age and stated that it ended in 2008.  I also stated the end of the Copper Age signified the end of an era for the comic book industry. The person I credit for that is Robert Downey Jr....

by Joseph Overaitis | October 12, 2020

If you read part one of this trilogy you will remember we went over how comic book Ages are defined.  We also went over how metals are used for naming purposes.  So let us now introduce...   A new Age begins... The Copper Age...