Author: Don
The past year has been awful for comic book investors. In 2021, we witnessed a boom in comic book values that we may never see again. Not surprisingly, that bubble burst in 2022. That is not necessarily a bad thing, as this crash may have created buying...
Most comic book investors are also avid comic book fans. In fact, I don't know of a single person in this hobby doesn't also love comic book stories. Investing in and collecting comics is really just a natural outgrowth of this initial love of great stories and...
In general, most investors tend to invest in heroes and not villains. Exceptions to this rule are the first appearances for villains who first appear in Detective Comics and The Amazing Spider-Man. After Batman, Spider-Man has the greatest rogue's gallery of villains in all of Marvel Comics:...
In three previous blogs, I reviewed sales data for Silver, Bronze, and Copper Age key issues to determine if we're currently in a "buyer's market." In this blog, I review the sales data from the Modern Age. The Great Comic Crash of 2022 definitely had an impact...
In two previous blogs, I reviewed sales data for Silver and Bronze Age key issues to determine if we're currently in a "buyer's market." In this blog, I review the sales data for Copper Age keys. Personally, I think most major Copper Age keys still have...
Any experienced stock market investor will advise you not to time the market. Instead, it is better to invest on a consistent basis. That being said, we should look for indicators that we may have hit bottom in the current market. A hockey stick effect is one...
You may hear a lot of comic book investors saying we're in a "buyer's market." Personally, I think most major Bronze Age keys still have further to fall. For example, in most grades, issues such as Incredible Hulk #181, Amazing Spider-Man...
Now that the infamous "comic boom" of 2020-21 has receded into history, we have more historical data to examine its effects. As I analyzed recent sales data for my "Buyer's Market" blog series, I noticed that the comic boom was mostly a phenomenon associated with Marvel comics....
This evening, as I was watching one of my favorite YouTubers, Swagglehaus, talk about what was on his "2023 Christmas Wish List," I thought it would be fun to make my own. As both a comic book collector and an investor, I look to...
You may hear a lot of comic book investors saying we're in a "buyer's market." Personally, I think most major Silver Age keys still have further to fall. For example, in most grades, issues such as Amazing Spider-Man #129 and Marvel...
