Category: Comic Collecting 101
Pop quiz: what is the single best thing you can do to improve the value of your collection? Answer: up your grading game. Improving your skills in this area does at least three things for you. One, by using CGC or CBCS to grade comics,...
As an attorney, I am dumbfounded as to the number one mistake people make when it comes to their investments. I see the same mistake made by teens starting out and multi-millionaires looking to retire. No where do I see this mistake made more than...
In a previous post, I mentioned how I went to see an Investment Planner for comic books. There I learned diversification is one way that Investors and Speculators can minimize their risks and protect their comic book investment. Comic Age is Important...
These days everybody is downloading apps and searching for the hot-keys, or even future-keys. Where does that leave the non-key comic books? Are they only for collectors and completists to acquire? Do they have value? Is there a trick to sifting through the haystack of non-keys to...
When a common level villain first encounters the hero in Batman (1989) he asks "What are you?" Without hesitation, he says "I'm Batman". Batman knew what he was but do you know what you are? The following are my lists of the different types...
I never heard the word "speculation" uttered inside a comic book store even once throughout my entire youth of collecting. Now that the pandemic has sparked my re-emergence into comic collecting, it's virtually impossible to have a conversation about a new book, series, or movie...
I gently tap the button with the Avengers logo on it. One panel in the chest-high cabinet clicks as my request is acknowledged. With a smooth hiss and a puff of air the climate-controlled, humidity-free drawer glides forward. LED lighting along each side blinks on, banishing the...
With most conventions shut down for the foreseeable future, autograph hunters are having no choice but to switch to mail-in signings. IN-PERSON VERSUS MAIL-IN Nothing replaces the excitement of meeting your favorite comic creators or celebrities in person. I stood in line...
Greetings comic book collectors and enthusiasts. After my last article on comic book pressers, I only felt it would be right to highlight some additional people who press (and restore) comics regularly. Thank you to all the people who commented on the Best Pressers in...
If you are new to collecting, breaking down the comic ages can be a bit confusing. I'm here to help. Most collectors agree that there are four comic ages (or eras), and they are more or less broken into decades. There's the early days of comics, the...
