Category: Investment Speculation
Cobra Kai’s YouTube/Netflix series has rekindled the love for the 1980s Karate Kid franchise. However, Daniel LaRusso was not the first Karate Kid; that distinction belongs to an obscure DC character from the Silver Age. WHO IS THE KARATE KID?
Welcome to the Blogger Dome! Here, bloggers will argue different topics involving the comic book market and industry. This will be a combination of the Big Bang Theory meets the WWE. Smack talk mixed with comic book debates. This week's battle is the investment prospects of original...
The year 2000 forever changed comic book collecting and investing. While many people were distracted by Y2K, the year also saw the first-ever graded comic books by a third party, CGC in particular. The comic book market would never be the same. Steve Borock, who was a...
Shortly after Chadwick Boseman's tragic death in late August 2020, the value of Shuri's first appearance in Black Panther #2 rose dramatically. For example, in early August 2020, CGC 9.8 copies of Black Panther #2 generally sold for less than $250 on eBay. A month later, copies...
I just finished watching 2018's Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors on Disney+ and felt immediate regret for not watching them sooner! As I viewed the animated film, I realized it likely served as a means to test new characters before Disney brought them to the MCU. The film...
Mixed among the vast assortment of superhero titles on the Hottest Comics index are a TMNT Christmas special and...Destroyer Duck? Who buys this stuff? When you dig deeper into the comics index, you find some overlooked gems. Then again,...
If collecting physical stock certificates is new to you, then this blog post is for you! Read more to learn the basics of this growing hobby. If you've made it this far, it's safe to say that you have a modicum of interest in collecting stock...
Kevin Feige has already laid the groundwork for several new Marvel teams. He has confirmed only one new team so far: the Fantastic Four. Although not yet confirmed, Feige has given us good reason to believe we'll eventually see the Agents of Atlas in the MCU. What...
Where there are winners, there must also be losers, and these five had the distinction of being the big losers in the world of comic sales this week. Welcome to the Coldest Comics. Is this an indication that you should abandon...
As anyone who has written me knows, I will almost always respond in time if the message is polite and professional. I have gathered a long post I had with an antique dealer and his opinion of demographics, antiques, and the market for comics. These were his...
