Category: Investment Speculation
From comics to film to TV, the God of Mischief is everywhere. Everywhere and on all sides. He is just as quick with a dagger in the back as he is with an honest moment. Protagonist or antagonist, Loki has forever entered into the pantheon of fiction’s...
Pablo Picasso once said, "good artists copy, but great artists steal." This was never more true than in the early 80s with the dreaded Brood species created in the pages of X-Men. The creators appeared to use one of the best space horrors ever to grace the...
The Bronze Age started with the catalyst of Green Lantern #76 (1970) and Amazing Spider-Man #121 (1973) from Marvel. Everyone in the collector/speculator community pretty much chalks up the 70s and the first few years of the 80s as Bronze. The top three comics of the Bronze...
The Fantastic Four may not be coming to the MCU anytime soon, but Marvel's first family has dominated this year's Silver Age comics sales. Let's take a look at these Silver Age best sellers. It may not be the end of 2019 quite yet, but it's not too early to take a look at...
With the games now ended, here we look back at the key books of a few more supporting characters and their market outlooks, specifically: Odin, Nebula, Happy Hogan, and Pepper Potts. Phases shift and move on, should your investments as well?
The Old Guard is one of the relatively recent Image Comics to come along that is as exciting as it is original. Eisner-Winner Greg Ruka performs top-notch writing that plucks at the heartstrings of the saying, "Old soldiers never die; they just fade away." He puts a...
A good investor will take a frequent look at his/her portfolio and make sure that it is savvy and has a diverse set of investments that are built for the long haul. Comic books should not be all that different from a smart set of stocks. ...
From jewelry to foil cards, there’s just something attractive about shiny objects. To take advantage of this, comic book publishers have printed many iconic foil covers; and on occasion, taken it a bit too literally with comic books made of literal gold leaf (the expensive/precious metal kind)....
The comic collecting market can be fickle, and collectors have shied away from five issues in particular over the past month. The data was taken from the Hottest Comics index comparing sales between September 14 to November 14. I’ve listed each comic with its ranking on...
The Silver Age lasted from 1956-1970 and reinvigorated interest in superheroes like Flash and the Fantastic Four. Last month the top three books for the Silver Age were all Marvel. Marvel has continued to dominate this space. One unhappy speculator summed up the lack of DC interest...
