Author: Peter Daddone

Sneaky Weekly Moves #1: Will Spectacular Spider-Man Soar?

While there is ALWAYS headline-grabbing movement on the weekly and monthly GoCollect charts (Can I please get my Star Wars comics back from grading!), there are some sneaky, under-the-radar movements that may lead to long-term growth.  Looking at the weekly and monthly charts, there...

Star Trek Bump? Will We See it? Part 1: Reasons Why We Should!

With the recent Boom in Star Wars comic prices (shout out to Matt Tuck's article here), I started to think a little bit about that other classic sci-fi space adventure series, Star Trek.   Star Wars and Star Trek both have an engaging fan base. ...

Tweets That Impact the Comic Collective #4 Deadpool 3!

Fans all over the Globe were toasting with gin, some of it probably Ryan Reynold's brand when it was announced that Deadpool 3 was in the works.  It was a tweet that certainly sent shockwaves throughout the Comic Collective.  Let's speculate on some potential big impacts Deadpool...

Jack Kirby Part 1: When Two Titans Collaborate and Hardly Anyone Notices (the Adams and Kirby Work)

Browse around your local comic shop or surf your favorite blog (Narrator's Voice: GoCollect!) and you'll hear tons of debate.  It is in the DNA of the Comic Collective to speculate, debate, and agitate!  Two titans of the Comic Collective, that are surely beyond debate, are Jack...

Tweets That Impact the Comic Collective #3

"Once you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." -Spock. Predator vs. the Avengers?  Alien vs. Venom? A Marvel Predator tweet sent me out of my Vulcan mind! A Predator Marvel Release is Closer than We Think!

What Were They Thinking (WWTT)? Head Scratching Covers #2

Welcome to blog #2 of What Were They Thinking!  Submitted for your approval are two more head-scratching, hands to cheeks in disbelief, OMG covers.  Exploring these covers in detail also asks the question, "should you invest in them?" A Schomburg For The Ages!

Going For The Holy Grail Comic...and is Now the Time to Get One?

[caption id="attachment_89031" align="alignleft" width="201"] Amazing Spider-Man 129 cover by Ross Andru and John Romita, Sr.[/caption] Calculating when to go after your comic Holy Grail is not an easy task.  I'm using my anxiety rocks and I'm only writing about...

Which Superhero Thanksgiving Issue Should You Invest In?

Superheroes know how to make Thanksgiving interesting!  Here are three comics that feature Thanksgiving as part of the storyline.  Should you invest in them? Wanda Invites Her Father for Thanksgiving...Say What? Does this sound like your Thanksgiving...

Tweets and Their Impact on the Comic Collective-Presidential Election Edition

There is ONE Tweet this week that Trumped them all (I know, I know...I couldn't resist the pun though!) and that is, of course, centered around the Presidential Election.  How will the comic industry depict Joe Biden over the next four years?  Past Presidential Appearances in comic...

What Were They Thinking (WWTT)? Head Scratching Covers!

Walking into your safe place...your happy place...(insert the name of your local comic shop here), what do you see?  Well,  you see lots of things!  There are familiar smiling faces.  There's the girl behind the counter with different-colored hair every week that knows your name and everyone...