Category: Comic Collecting 101
37 years of physical comic collecting to digital collecting. Is this for real? Now enjoying my 5th decade on Spaceship Earth, I have been collecting physical comic books on and off for a tad over 37 years since purchasing my first comic at age 14. That book...
I want to pick the brains of our GoCollect universe. In order to elicit your input, I want to offer everyone a chance to win a variant comic. One free Superman 78 #1 Variant edition will be given away to one lucky reader who leaves a comic...
There’s been a lot of talk of copyrights ending within the next decade and what this means for comic books. Many are putting forth the theory that characters created in the 1930s and 1940s and still published to this day will soon be entering the public domain....
Welcome back! In Part 1 of this series, we took a look at the history of newsstand comics and the arrival of the direct market. When we got to Part 2, we analyzed the rarity and survivability of newsstand comics. In...
One of the greatest problems collectors and investors have is deciding how to liquidate all or parts of their accumulation of comic books. Collectors can try to believe they do not have to liquidate any of their books, but eventually selling will become an inevitability, be it...
September is Banned Book month and it is worth mentioning that the government's effort to ban artistic materials continues, even as we creep almost a quarter of a century through the 2000s. Censorship battles are legendary - from...
For those who may not be aware, Jeff The Landshark is a new character introduced by Marvel in 2019. The character's adorable nature has made him a fan favorite and launched him into his own ongoing digital comic series on Marvel Unlimited. The goal...
When the law fails and no new loopholes can be found, can a gentleman's agreement between the two biggest rivals in the industry save comics? Disney’s most beloved mascot Mickey Mouse is due...
Sociology is the study of human society. Understanding how one functions in society can help collectors and investors navigate the comic book market. The way these two groups interact in the comic book community is constantly evolving. Understanding these changes could be the difference between success or...
Are you a Comic Book addict? I know I am. But when I say addict, I don't mean: Do you read a lot of comics? No, this is more about the rabbit holes we find ourselves falling into when we start buying a mere handful of comic...
