Author: ChargingGoat
Let's be real; origin stories can be complicated. Most heroes have had changes, updates, erases, redos, and all sorts of disruption from the norm. These complications happen to deepen a character's appeal, fix missing plot holes, and perhaps make their origin more fitting for the modern...
Sometimes a book can defy the market and make some amazing gains in a short amount of time. Recently, it seems that most value pops happen when a character is exposed in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Comic pricing can be inconsistent, at best, due to...
Happy 4th! I assume all my readers love the band Styx and have the article title/hit-ish song running through your head. At minimum, I hope you have a cold beverage and a burger or dog as you read this. Summer is scorching along, a new Marvel...
We have all heard the saying: history is written by the winners. In any conflict, you assume your side is fighting for the right moral code, a common good, or to fix an injustice that may have occurred. I bet we seldom try to empathize with...
You can make the argument that comic collecting is about art, or nostalgia, or many other concepts...yet the comic book market is definitely a character driven market. A character can have increases and decreases in both actual and perceived value of their brand. For Example, Spider-Man...
Spider-Man: Far From Home is just around the corner. It should be exciting to see how the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) world will change after the events of Avengers: End Game, and how society is moving forward since being abruptly reunited with its missing half after...
I have been sitting around the past few days thinking about the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) now that End Game is over. The more I think about it, the more I am convinced that a Time Heist was a stupid ending to the...
The comic market can be exciting and confusing all at once. As in any market, there is bound to be forces like supply and demand. If you understand these forces, you may be able to get a competitive edge on the market. Thankfully for speculators, the comic...
Every once in a while I take stock of my collection and inevitably ask myself this question: Does my comic collection actually have value? A scary question after the significant amount of time, effort, and money that has been invested in our collecting habits. Collecting and...
The comic market has not only been a roller coaster over the past few years, but it has often been an outright enigma. If you are a collector who believes in the Fair Market Value (FMV), then the current market has been giving some interesting and...
