Category: Key Issues
As a spec, collectibles with cross interest generally pique the interest. Bigger audience, bigger market. The obvious popular trend is comics/movies, but before that, there were comics/video games. In the 90s, Valiant Comics published a series of comics based on Nintendo’s properties. Interestingly, these...
Faith and begorrah lads and lassies! With it being St. Patrick’s Day, you have to figure that the day just wouldn’t be right if we didn’t take the time to talk about that irascible X-Man from the fair land of Ireland. The biggest screamer in the Marvel...
Today is a good day to spotlight my favorite Irish-American character, Hitman Tommy Monaghan. Not only is Tommy of Irish heritage, but more importantly, he was created by two true-blooded Irishmen, Garth Ennis and John McCrea. Let's take a look at this fan-favorite series and see if...
I like themes. I hate rules. Imagine then me saying I would do a green-themed blog for St. Patrick's Day. Challenge accepted. Here is my list of four books that deal with green that I believe could earn you some green. Think of these as my secret...
From albums to comics, covers help make sales. We saw this recently with the Amazing Spider-Man #55 with the Gleason cover. Most comic book lovers can pick out covers easily in the Silver and Bronze age, but what about the sweet Golden Age? Take a trip with...
Rise of the… Dawn of the… War for the… Conquest of the… So long as more titles (or more accurately pre-titles) can be generated, the Planet of the Apes franchise will forever live on. Until we get the next installment in the “of the” series, thankfully we...
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...
Whether you love him or hate him...I just hope you have enough passion to read my blog! The passing of Rush Limbaugh equates to the loss of an American cultural icon. During 3-plus decades of radio success, he parodied liberal Democratic Presidents and mostly revered conservative Republican...
