Category: Comic Collecting 101
Comic books are a unique storytelling form. They mix art, writing, fantastic characters, and heroic storylines into a monthly digest that appeals to young and old. As more and more people came to appreciate comics, the law of supply and demand...
I really hope everyone is doing well and staying safe during the pandemic. It appears that everyone around the world is affected by this virus. In the comics world, I am sure many individuals are adjusting to putting collecting second in their lives. Another part of the...
With the holidays just around the corner, I thought it might be fun to take a look at one of the longer traditions in comic books. The Christmas Comic Covers! You'll Have to Narrow it Down The great thing about this...
It seems to me that there is a very fine line separating what makes someone a Collector in a hobby versus what makes them an Investor in the hobby. I suspect that many of us in the comic book realm are often a...
Investing in comics is kind of like taking the Log Ride at Disney. It is fun, full of twists and turns, ultimately harmless and in the end, it is a 50/50 chance whether you get drenched during the log drop. That is to...
The writing on the wall about this rumored news has been in the works for quite some time. Specifically, the end for DC Comics. It has been speculated since last February. This comes from Ethan Van Sciver, who claimed it in the article from
Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen are a fantastic team. Over five years ago they released the first issue of Descender. That science fiction series, which I usually describe to people as E.T. meets Battlestar Galactica, wrapped up over a year ago, but the team was not quite...
In a previous post, I went over pitfalls to avoid. Now let's dig in to some comic investing strategies that tilt the risk/reward in your favor. You probably noticed the word, investing, in quotes. If you read my previous piece, you know I'm not a...
On the heels of the "Collecting 101: Low Grades and Mid Grades," let’s delve into the world of the upper crust: the high-grade comics. The world of comics is filled with a litany of terms fit for a drunk spelling bee - raw,...
Starting comic collecting can be an overwhelming and daunting task. Even if you look at just one official account like Marvel and the companies that eventually became Marvel. They published more than 32,000 comics between 1939 and 2009. That was before the variant boom where some new issues
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