Author: Norman Robinson

by Norman Robinson | September 29, 2019

The not so Secret Wars #1 is on the move. The pace is extraordinary with grade 9.8 already reaching as high as $240. If this proves to be a precursor for things to come, hold onto your Secret Wars #1. The beginning of the Secret Wars storyline...

by Norman Robinson | September 28, 2019

The Walking Dead was a phenomenal event that punched its way into our collective Zeitgeist in 2010 with the TV series. It crawled onto the scene filled with the zombified homeowners that had lost all their equity and credit. Walking around in shell-shock, after the Great Recession,...

by Norman Robinson | September 24, 2019

She-Hulk has a following to be sure, but it appears to center around the Sensational She-Hulk second series. Apparently, this fan-favorite created by John Byrne (script/pencils) muscled her way into the hearts and minds of Marvel fans everywhere. The Sensational She-Hulk was created in 1989. Since then...

by Norman Robinson | September 23, 2019

The horror genre for Marvel has really started to pop with supernatural speculation. This adjustment toward the macabre has played out at Sony and Marvel. Could Sony's Jared Leto perform well enough in the movie Morbius to spur Marvel to let the wolves out? If...

by Norman Robinson | September 17, 2019

Oh, what a difference a McFarlane directorial debut makes. This seems to be what Todd McFarlane is after to have complete control as a creator. He did it at Marvel, and at Image. Is Hollywood next? There are many great artists but every once in a "Blue...

by Norman Robinson | September 16, 2019

Just when you thought GOT was behind you and the murder of Daenerys a bad memory, here comes Kit Harington to play the Black Knight in the upcoming Eternals movie and all those cherished final season scenes come flooding back. Yes, he (Harington) will play Dane Whitman...

by Norman Robinson | September 15, 2019

Swamp Thing has been a fan favorite ever since Bernie Wrightson's art graced House of Secrets #92. Since then there have been several TV shows, multiple iterations of comics, and at the center of it all, Bernie's original run of Swamp Thing #1-10. Each one of these...

by Norman Robinson | September 15, 2019

When do you buy a comic book as a speculator? When do you sell? Should you flip them immediately once in the money or wait until the last second on premiere night to throw it online? These are all questions of timing. To paraphrase Miyamoto Musashi, a...

by Norman Robinson | September 9, 2019

Speculators come in all types from the occasional buyer of key comics to speculators who swap comics daily and press them into big speculative money. Most people start out speculating randomly. They buy anything and everything, resulting in the purchase of too many comics. As time goes...

by Norman Robinson | September 5, 2019

The Eternals movie is a huge event for the MCU and more importantly Disney Corporation. This movie has spurred a meteoric rise in Eternals #1 which is dominating the Bronze Age. The Eternals are currently battling it out with She-Hulk for numero uno. They are the...