Author: Ryan Kirksey
If there is anything that the past few weeks have taught us about our country, it's that there is no individual, entity, or organization that shouldn't be taking a long, hard look in the mirror at their past (and present) to determine what biases did and...
For the last half of 20/20, I am going to try and put several blog pieces together that look back at popular speculative books with the full benefit of hindsight. In doing so, I will try my best to consider books from generally the...
Summer for comic collectors is usually an extremely exciting time. Over the past 20 years, we have grown accustomed to seeing our favorite characters on the big screen, catching glimpses of teasers from movies still to come, enjoying free comic book day, or hearing...
"It's true. All of it." What you may have heard or seen in recent weeks is actually, in fact, happening. There is a modern comic out there from about nine years ago that is approaching a fair market value of $1,000 at a CGC 9.8 grade....
OK, so the original lyrics by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons were "late December, back in '63, what a very special time for me..." but you gotta work with me here. I think even the boy with the golden voice would agree that...
After tallying the votes from Round 1 of the Superhero Team Leader Battle Royale, we are ready to move on to Round 2! Before we move onto the match-ups for Round 2 (or the Sweet Sixteen, a phrase I am thinking...
If you've ever endured psychology or behavioral economics class, you've likely run across the phrase "endowment effect." You might have seen it as an "ownership effect" or something similar, but the basic meaning behind the phrase is that we tend to value goods or objects we...
One of my favorite parts of comic book collecting has become procuring the Marvel comic books that were published in the month that I was born. Whether you are a Marvel fan, a DC fan, or love any and all types of comics, I...
Perhaps you can help me with a mystery I am trying to solve. I can not for the life of me figure out why the first appearance of Matt Murdock, the Man Without Fear, in Daredevil #1 languishes so far behind other Marvel first appearances not...
Ever since the Justice Society of America graced the cover of All-Star Comics #3 in the winter of 1940 (a nice one can be yours for about $30K!), superhero team-ups have been an essential part of the genre and of the storytelling. Some groups (such as...
