Author: Norman Robinson

by Norman Robinson | February 22, 2018

Wonder Woman Wonder Woman #1 (Convention Edition) is the third most popular recent comic over the last month (GoCollect). The cover is of Gal Godot in all her splendor, and this comic has been marching up the rankings for several months now. It...

by Norman Robinson | February 22, 2018

One of the genuinely formidable villains in Marvel is an obscure character named Taskmaster. The Taskmaster's first full appearance is in Avengers #196, written by the teams of Michelinie and Busiek with artists Perez, Buscema, and Giordano. Note the apocalyptic hood and skull...

by Norman Robinson | February 20, 2018

The horror genre was prevalent during the Golden Age. One of the favorite titles of that era was Tales From the Crypt #33. It published during the 1950's with a script by Al Feldstein and art by the team of Davis, Evens, Kamen, and Ingles....

by Norman Robinson | February 20, 2018

Timing your comic book purchase is essential for profitable speculating. Do you buy Black Panther now while his movie is hot; or should you buy Deadpool set for release May 2018, three months from now? When you purchase is crucial to when you...

by Norman Robinson | February 15, 2018

The remarkable rise of Totally Awesome Hulk #22 (second print) with artist Robert Gill and writer Gre Pak has been stunning and been a nice return on investment. Five months ago this issue was hot; it even stayed in place as...

by Norman Robinson | February 13, 2018

Secret Wars #8 held almost zero value for years. I would continuously run across it in the bargain bin at my local store. However, with the rise in popularity of Venom and MCU movies in general; this comic was caught like a...

by Norman Robinson | February 10, 2018

The new Luke Cage Season 2 critic preview has dropped; it looks exciting: great soundtrack, fabulous acting, the addition of Heroes for Hire and Misty Knight still in the picture, way to go MCU! Several relatively obscure villains from the Iron Fist comics...

by Norman Robinson | February 8, 2018

The most recent trailer for the new Han Solo movie has dropped, and Wars fans everywhere stopped in their tracks. Collectively we are all thinking the same thing; is this film going to be awesome like Rogue One or another simplistic plot that...

by Norman Robinson | February 5, 2018

One thing every Trekkie knows is the dreaded "Red Alert!" This is when Captain Kirk (Star Trek TOS) sounds the alert over the com to get crew to their battle stations in a moment of crisis. On a side note, Trekkie conventions happen...

by Norman Robinson | February 3, 2018

Initially, my analysis of Despicable Deadpool #287 (Espin Lenticular Variant Leg), was positive in a previous blog. At that time this comic was an up and comer. Now, it has already surpassed my expectations. The script was written by Gerry Duggan with...