Author: Matt Tuck
Remember last summer when the market lost its collective mind over Carnage? Of course you do. Guess what? They've actually gone up. (Thanks for that, Red Goblin.) But we haven't seen the real Carnage boom just yet. This time last year, Sony had Venom fans completely...
Spawn is back in the news as Jeremy Renner was recently added to the cast of the upcoming movie. With the excitement surrounding the reboot (lets not talk about the first incarnation; I still haven't gotten over it), comic collectors are left to wonder how this will...
I can count the number of hardcore Hercules fans on one hand. Actually, I only know one. While he set the standard for superpowered heroes for thousands of years, in the Marvel Universe, he'll always be second-rate to his Norse predecessor. But today, he'll be number one....
Investing in comics has a stigma attached to it. The critics say that viewing comics as investments is destroying the comic industry, and investors are often demonized in comic circles. It's time for that perception to change. The first comic I recall saving up to buy...
If you're at a comic convention and you feel like stirring up trouble, here's what you do: find a booth with a vastly overpriced Hulk #181 (that shouldn't be hard to find), and say, "That's NOT the first appearance of Wolverine." Step back and watch the fireworks....
Did you buy the Thanos #13 second and third prints? If not, you're going to wish you had. Sadly, the Donny Cates/Geoff Shaw Thanos run is part of comic book history, but its influence continues. This week, the top seller will undoubtedly be the premiere issue of...
Comic investing is a gamble, and the bets don't always pay off. As collectors, sometimes we get caught up in the excitement and don't want to miss out on what could be the next huge payday, and we pay too much. It happens to all of us,...
Investing in comics is a gamble. No matter how much research you do, there is a chance you could take a loss. However, there's one comic that is as close to a sure thing as you'll find: Hulk 181. But if you don't have one of your...
Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman continue their hugely successful Venom run as Venom #3 hit shelves yesterday. As the series continues to spark sales, Venom #1 is where you can make your money on the comic market. Venom #3 gives us our first full...
Before there was Silk, Spider-Man crossed paths with Black Cat and Silver Sable. Since their team-up movie has been replaced by Silk's rumored solo film, they've become yesterday's news. Now comic collectors have to ask, how will this affect the value of the duo's first appearances?
