Category: Investment Speculation
Comic books serve as time capsules of society. Things that were acceptable in one time frame may not be acceptable now. The norms and knowledge of society evolve as time passes. Doctors once used the practice of bleeding to treat many ailments. Publishers, too, acted in the...
Welcome back! Last time around we delved into the history of the bifurcation of the newsstand and direct markets for new comic books. This time we’re going to look at what makes newsstand editions much rarer and thereby much more expensive than direct comics. A...
Get your spoons ready, because it’s time for one of the deserving Oddballs of the Week so far, The Tick. By no means did The Tick invent the satirical superhero genre. However, he introduced the concept to an entire generation of would-be comic...
One of the single biggest drivers of comic book speculation nowadays is the MCU. From major characters like Spider-Man all the way down to D-listers like Frog Man, the MCU has fundamentally changed the way people look at comic books. The goal of this...
Wolverine may have gotten top billing, but Spider-Woman was trending in a big way on this week’s Hottest Comics index. We're taking a look at this week's Trending Comics picks! When the X-Men finally land in the MCU, it is going to blow...
It’s time once more for Undervalued and Overlooked Comics! This time we’ll be looking at the Golden Age, with a focus on free giveaway comics. The Spirit One of the most fascinating creations of the Golden...
We’re back with more market reactions to the reveals at Disney’s D23 event on Saturday, September 10. Last time we took our first look at Werewolf by Night keys related to the Disney+ special. This time, we’re going to see how Bloodstone and Man-Thing keys reacted in...
An Amazon cancellation proved costly to Paper Girls #1 speculators, but the Coldest Comics runner-up was the real shocker of the bunch. Before we dive into the data, let’s take a moment to review. The Coldest Comics is a...
We’re back with more market reactions to the reveals at Disney’s D23 event on Saturday, September 10. This time around, we’re looking at keys related to the Werewolf by Night Halloween Special. So wide-reaching were the implications of this news that we’ve had to split this blog...
What's the synergy between a popular show featuring comic book characters and the sales of original comic art? Did Riverdale disenfranchise traditional fans hurting art sales? Or maybe, new fans tuned in and turned on to investing in...
