Author: James Jou

by James Jou | May 19, 2020

To compete for newsstand space against magazines and DC Comics’ 100-pagers, Marvel began publishing their own thicker books… the Giant-Size. While the wildly unpopular and unvaluable Giant-Size X-Men #1 could benefit from more exposure with yet another article, we will instead look beyond to some of the...

by James Jou | February 1, 2020

A disturbance has been sensed in the market of a few lower tier Daredevil antagonists.  A peculiar uptick.     DAREDEVIL #8 (1965) The major significance of Daredevil #8 is...

by James Jou | January 27, 2020

When Martin Li (aka Mr. Negative) cured Eddie Brock of his cancer, it had the unintended consequence of creating one heck of an awesome looking Venom costume. A Mr. Negative-inspired black and white color reversal of the classic Venom design. With limited costume options for Venom, surely...

by James Jou | January 25, 2020

While most of the Hulk-related attention has been on rumors of Hulk’s movie rights returning to Marvel and speculation surrounding She-Hulk, here are a few higher-numbered issues of Incredible Hulk on the rise that may have been flying under the radar.    

by James Jou | January 25, 2020

“What’s up Doc?” After the Vulture and Mysterio showed up in the MCU, the complicated web and secret workings of character rights left many fans wondering where that left Sony’s original 2013 plans for a Sinister Six movie. Then came the surprise Vulture cameo in the...

by James Jou | January 24, 2020

With the recent fervor surrounding the Morbius movie sending sales prices for the Amazing Spider-Man #101 (1971) soaring sky-high, many speculators that are late to the game might be turning to the 2nd print of the book. They look alike and probably smell...

by James Jou | January 17, 2020

The 2018 official announcement of a Cindy Moon/Silk solo movie has pushed the character to the spotlight. With this, what does the landscape look like for speculating on Cindy Moon/Silk who has her first appearance in the Modern Age?    

by James Jou | January 7, 2020

Atlantis and vampires in the MCU. This theory is a bit of a speculation doozy, but it makes a lot of sense. Much of the rumors surrounding Dr. Strange 2 and Black Panther 2 have been focused on Namor, but what if it was another Atlantean?...

by James Jou | January 7, 2020

Toss a coin to your Witcher, O valley of plenty. Who knew the bard’s song would be so catchy, and the series so popular? If you ended up bingeing the whole Netflix series in one night and ran through all the games already for the nth time,...

by James Jou | January 3, 2020

It’s almost as if the radioactive villain club got together and decided on the trademark pose. A common cover complete with: a villain with see-through biology that showcases the skeleton, right arm that’s raised for a strike, towering over the hero and grabbing him by...