Author: James Jou
With a one and done movie appearance, I suppose the first Suicide Squad team lived up to the name. By looking at the performance of the past Suicide Squad members’ key comic books, perhaps we can be better informed of the potential market performance of the new...
Anyone else wonder why War Machine didn’t get the nanotech treatment in Endgame? Come on, Tony Stank. Quit being so stingy. I suppose the counterargument is that the nanotech can’t replicate chemical propellants. But even in that case, it could be a hybrid à la the T-X...
With the hype surrounding the release of the Into the Spider-Verse (2018) movie, the common focus had been on which characters are in it and pouring your money into buying up their keys. Now, almost a year after the movie’s release, is it time to take your...
Like checking tomorrow’s weather forecast to determine whether or not to wear a coat, here we examine the market of some key comic books to determine the best course of action. In specific, the first appearance books of two villains introduced in the first wave of DC...
Although Star Trek has its roots on broadcast TV, the franchise also has a very expansive collection of adventures printed in the comic book medium. With the mission of Starfleet being to explore new worlds, it was only a matter of time before this included other comic...
For comic book speculation, what’s better than a character that gets a movie? One that keeps getting promised to be made but never does. It’s almost like a rollercoaster that only goes up but never experiences the first drop; the actual release of the movie. One such...
Superman Lifted Thor’s Hammer?! Yup, Superman did indeed. And so did several other “worthy” and unworthy characters; not to undermine Captain America’s epic moment in Endgame. Out of curiosity, how many people know how to spell or pronounce “Mjolnir?” Besides the commonly known hammer wielders such as...
The “Merc with a Mouth.” In the last few years, Deadpool has gained worldwide popularity with box office success and comic book sales. In light of this all-time high of exposure to Deadpool, how has this translated to his original first appearance comic book? Here we...
Like the reason you try a slice of pineapple pizza even though you know you don’t like it, the idea of randomness is often refreshing. In a previous article, we introduced the random characters of the Slug, Sax Gola, Animal Lad; here we will introduce a...
What did it cost to collect all six Infinity Gems? In the fictional Marvel universe, abstractly priceless; but in the comic book collecting sense, a few credit card swipes away. Like our favorite superheroes and supervillains, the Infinity Gems themselves have 1st appearances in the comic...