Author: Matt Tuck

by Matt Tuck | June 23, 2020

First prints may get all the fanfare, but those subsequent printings can be highly collectible...and valuable. Here is why you shouldn't ignore a second print comic. WHAT IS A SECOND PRINT COMIC? For those new to the game, here's how it works. A comic publisher prints a...

by Matt Tuck | June 22, 2020

For the past month, Sweet Tooth #1 has been booming. Do you have your copy? Up until mid-May, Sweet Tooth was an off-beat comic series with a cult favorite fan base. Then word spread that Netflix was giving...

by Matt Tuck | June 21, 2020

An omnibus isn't anything new to the comic world, but they are gaining increasing popularity among collectors. How many do you own? I am part of several comic collector groups on social media (and you should be, too). They give me the chance to watch for trends...

by Matt Tuck | June 20, 2020

It's time again for Fantasy Comic Investing, and I challenge you to put your picks against mine. The third round of Fantasy Investing was good to me. (Anyone else thinking of an old Saturday Night Live skit? Fantasy Investing has been very, very...

by Matt Tuck | June 18, 2020

Thanos may be out of the MCU picture, but there's a rising interest for Iron Man #55, and it's not for the Mad Titan's first appearance. The MCU giveth and the MCU taketh away. That's certainly been the case for Iron Man #55. Ever since he debuted...

by Matt Tuck | June 18, 2020

Did you invest in Knull's early appearances in 2018? Now that he's getting set to take on Marvel's superstars, the market for Knull key issues is booming. Why the Speculation on Knull? Normally, a market boom is brought on by a movie or television announcement. Not...

by Matt Tuck | June 14, 2020

Venom has a new villain, but will Virus and Venom #25 make Knull-sized waves in the collecting community? THAT NEW CHARACTER APPEAL Is it any surprise that Marvel unveiled yet another new character? As I have written before (and will likely write many...

by Matt Tuck | June 9, 2020

The X-Men's cinematic future is still unclear, but could the link to bringing the mutants to the MCU be Moira X? Moira MacTaggert has long been a part of the X-Men's corner of the Marvel Universe. Introduced in X-Men #96 back in 1975, she...

by Matt Tuck | June 8, 2020

Darkseid is coming to the DCEU, but in the wake of his confirmation for the Justice League Snyder Cut, how are those key issues' values faring? Snyder Cut & Darkseid Zack Snyder has the comic community in a storm....

by Matt Tuck | June 7, 2020

Fear, hate. Viruses, pandemics. Protests, riots. Not since the 1960s have the X-Men been so relevant to the world's turmoil, which is why the MCU needs a socially aware X-Men introduction. The X-Men got me reading comics in the first place, and much of what we are...