Author: Norman Robinson
Buying Spawn #1 is the obvious step in preparing for the big movie set to come out next year. If Todd McFarlane's past is prologue; his movie will be off the hook. It could spur a rebirth in all things Spawn. Now is the time to get...
Amazing Spider-Man #300 was the first appearance of Venom (Eddie Brock's alter ego); but more importantly, it was Spider-Man returning to his origin red and blues. This comic is a huge key with even lenticular covers being used to pay homage. This was the first issue inked...
The G.I. Joe comic book series has a huge fan following. With comics, cartoons, toys, and movies this genre will always be popular. They even got "The Rock" to play Roadblock in 2013. Larry Hama originally wrote this series of comics for the first 155 issues. Hasbro...
Comics from the Bronze, Silver and Golden Age are fragile and need protection. The paper used, back in the day was not of the highest quality. The need to keep your comic collection becomes paramount as you advance from a beginning collector to a seasoned, knowledgeable accumulator...
The Silver Age is still alive and well. This last month, two of the top four were Fantastic Four comic books. It is about time these books get their due. The Silver Age dominance by the Fantastic Four during July is a welcome sight. The FF have...
The month of July was dominated by the Bronze Age beauties of Marvel. Storm in Giant-Size X-Men, the Savage She-Hulk (self-titled), and Ms. Marvel (self-titled) helped decimate the competition in July. The Bronze Age was a fantastic time of creativity and discovery. The CCA (Comic Code Authority)...
Shorting a stock is essentially just betting against it somehow. You can buy a put or sell a covered call and bet the company's stock collapses based on whatever your premise is. But how do you short a comic book? Do you sell it immediately, or only...
The top three most popular issues of any comic book age are occasionally set by the movies scheduled to come out, or already recently opened. I have often referred to this as a catalyst for growth in comic profit. The only books that seem to ignore this...
Shazam has been around almost as long as Superman. Back in the 1940's, they were considered contemporaries during the time period. One little-known fact is that Shazam was actually more popular than Superman back in the day. Next year in April, Shazam will explode onto the big...
The first appearance of the Kingpin is a key that everyone wants to own, but only a few can afford. It is integral to Spidey's storyline. Wilson Fisk appears to the world as a business person, but he is actually the Kingpin, criminal mastermind. His storyline is...
