Category: Comic Collecting 101

by Joseph Overaitis | February 5, 2021

George Lucas is a very successful filmmaker.  He gave us Indiana Jones and Darth Vadar.   However, this very same man gave us crystal skulls and Jar Jar Binks.  His track record demonstrates that even with successes we can also experience failures.  Here are a...

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by ComicArtTrends | February 2, 2021

In the first article of this series, I talked about some Golden Age gems locked away in hardback tomes.  Next, I followed with Silver Age Bound Comics and illustrated the disparity...

by ComicArtTrends | February 1, 2021

"With great power comes great..." well you know... Amazing Fantasy #15.  Besides being a comic EVERYONE would love to have in their collection, it rises above all other Silver Age comics.  The first appearance of Spider-Man is the...

by ComicArtTrends | January 30, 2021

A long time ago in a land far away, I heard of mythical, ancient tomes of great value.  These artifacts of bygone times contained the treasures of decades past.  But, they were sealed not in Mylar...

by ARIELLAZO | January 26, 2021

As collectors, we are always trying to make sure our collection is well protected. This is one of the reasons why we spend so much money on bags and boards or getting books slabbed. I wanted to share 3 products that might prove beneficial to many of...

by $Rico$ | January 25, 2021

I am a little late to the party with this article as it seems the comic raffle phenomenon has been going on for years and I am only learning about it now.  Nonetheless, it is definitely worth writing about and mentioning here for all types of...

by Joseph Overaitis | January 19, 2021

Prices are up for many comic books. The comic book market place is booming even with Covid-19 constraints. Times should be good. Opportunities sometimes draw out bad individuals. I wanted to point out some current comic scams you should avoid.

by Peter Daddone | January 7, 2021

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. ...

by ComicArtTrends | January 4, 2021

What if it's true that supply and demand affect price?  For graded comics, think about the awesome power for buyers and sellers to have a count of comics in each grade! What could be...

by Mike W | January 3, 2021

In the comics world, the typical outline for a character is played out on how it starts and how it ends. To be blunt, every famous comic character has met their fate at some time during their existence. A comic death for a character is done for...