Category: Investment Speculation
The unthinkable has happened: Spider-Ham's key issues have become major investments thanks to Into the Spider-Verse, and the current fair market values for his first appearance are rapidly climbing. Dust off your 1980s nostalgic comics and cross your fingers that you have the Spider-Ham keys. He is stealing the spotlight in the Into the Spider-Verse...
After a down year in 2017, all things X-Men (at least the classic issues) have been on the way up, and it's fitting that the early Chris Claremont issues are getting a boost, particularly those in the #94-100 range. Back in the 1960s, the X-Men were barely staying afloat. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby...
The hype machine cometh. Into the Spider-Verse has set the market ablaze for key issues of all five alternate Spider-Men (and women...and a pig), and this is only the beginning. Into the Spider-Verse hasn't even been released yet, and it's already been nominated for a Golden...
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) can have drastic effects on character first appearance books. Hype for a character can drive a book to pop prior to a movie even being released (See the prices of a First Appearance of Ronin this week after the End Game...
Ever since Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther has been among the hottest characters in comics. Now that his solo movie has been nominated for a Golden Globe for best dramatic picture, his first appearance will be even more expensive. Here's the breakdown of the fair market...
We haven't heard any recent Spawn news, and in the movie business, out of sight is out of mind. With things relatively quiet on the western front, how are the values of Spawn #1 holding up? Spawn can be a polarizing topic in...
Back in 1982, when Chris Claremont commanded all things X-Men, Wolverine was being established as Marvel's premiere character. While he's still not as impressive as he was back then, that limited series from '82 is turning quite the profit this year. The more rumors circulate about the...
For the most part, it seems like the comic book market is similar to the stock market: you can make a killing, lose a fortune, sell at the wrong time, or hold too long. How the comic book market differs is that there seems to be...
Oh Canada! There is a ton of speculation about Alpha Flight happening right now. Will they get their own movie to help expand the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)? Are they the marketing arm Marvel needs to envelop the french fries and gravy industries? Are they going...
For any X-Men fan (unless you're one of the two people who prefer the Stan Lee run), GSX #1 is not just a holy grail - it's THE holy grail of X-books, and it's on the move in 2018. Here's your rundown of every grade's booming FMVs....
