Author: ChargingGoat
Oh Canada! There is a ton of speculation about Alpha Flight happening right now. Will they get their own movie to help expand the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)? Are they the marketing arm Marvel needs to envelop the french fries and gravy industries? Are they going...
Being a collector can be frustrating at times. Every collection has a natural evolution, but the goals remain the same. First: find the best comics that fit your scheme and second: find the rarest available comics that fit said scheme...at least that's how I simplify it. ...
There are certain topics that you should not discuss with friends: politics, religion, and in the comic book world...comic price variants. If you go to any message board on the topic, you will inevitably see a comment along the lines of "why would I pay higher...
I am a big fan of finding the rare stuff. The lower the census, the better. However, sometimes you want a comic that may not be as rare as you'd like, for example there might be 2,838 grade 9.8 copies of a comic on the census...wait,...
That Captain Marvel is so hot right now! There is a frenzy among collectors to get their hands on anything Captain Marvel. Carol Danvers' Ms. Marvel #1 has nearly doubled in price in a year. Avenging Spider-Man #9 is the hottest modern book, and speculation about...
Sometimes perspective is a matter of individual circumstance. Fandom can happen at many subtle levels. If you are a DC fan, you may not know or care who Luke Cage is. Most people probably had no idea who Killmonger was prior to Black Panther being released...
Spidey comics are a sticky web to weave through on the marketplace. Anything that features the web crawler seems to be at a premium for buyers. Some collectors focus specifically on Spider-Man and his collectibles empire from comics to toys and everything in-between (Shout out to...
Every once in a while a comic catches me by surprise...for better or for worse. And for a speculator like me, surprises suck. I should have all the knowledge and information I need to not be shocked by surprises. I try to get ahead of any...
The 1990's were an odd time for comics. Comic shops and the collecting phenomenon had gone more mainstream. The competition for the attention span of youths was being overrun by Pogs, The Macarena, and Pokemon. Meanwhile, artists from the era were busy making the muscles bigger,...
Spider-Man comics are the backbone of any good comic collection. He has had a series of comics across all eras from golden to modern. His adventures have showcased everything from the mundane action of NYC crime to the cosmic happenings of Battleworld and everything in-between. However,...
