Category: Investment Speculation
You can't help but feel a little bad for the Inhumans. Since 2012, Marvel pushed the characters to places they never really should have been pushed to. This obsession with the characters led people to blindly announce that it is "time to invest in the Inhumans." As...
Ask the average comic book fan what comes to mind when you mention Tales to Astonish, and one of a few common answers will probably follow. The classic Marvel series, which had a life span (January 1959 to March 1968) basically mirrored the Silver Age,...
The old TV show Dragnet always used the one-liner, "just the facts ma'am!" This was a way to focus the audience on the inevitable outcome, Sgt. Joe Friday discovering the truth, despite sociopaths trying to avoid prison. Criminals will pay for their bad...
During the Silver Age, Marvel Comics created more iconic superheroes than ever before, or since. Two of these characters are this month's top Silver Age comics: Silver Surfer and Black Panther. Both of these legends were born during a time of great cultural upheaval with...
Prices for Adam Warlock’s key issues are dropping, but that makes it a buyer’s market for issues that will inevitably turn around. Last year, Warlock’s impending MCU debut was fueling the market speculation on his key appearances. After Endgame teased the third...
Business is about to pick up for Marvel Spotlight #32 now that Sony is eyeing a Spider-Woman movie. It’s like 2018 all over again. After Into the Spider-Verse’s overwhelming success, Sony...
There are some characters back in the 70s and 80s that were mere blips on the horizon. At that time, X-Men (Claremont), Dark Knight Returns (Miller), and of course Amazing Spider-Man dominated the comic book landscape. Yes, there were other titles, but these series stole the...
Cracking slabs, in my opinion, is for the pro's among us who do comic book speculation full time. However, it can't hurt to keep your eyes open online and grab the occasional "low hanging fruit." What am I talking about? Every once in awhile I...
Comics can have a strange up and down trajectory, just like any other investment. Today's big thing could turn into a dud tomorrow. If you have the next big character before others realize what is happening, you can get ahead of a very competitive market. When...
I made my declaration at the beginning of the year that I would stay away from modern comics. So, I would like to take this time to write a blog about a modern comic that has been grabbing my attention...I know, I know. Totally normal. The...
