Category: Key Issues
Should you speculate on a series, not just one key book or character; but an entire universe of imagination and creative development? What makes a series popular? What are the signs that it is here to stay? What to do when that particular series fades from media...
The Joker is a sarcastic sociopath, a sycophant of silliness, a cold-blooded master of mayhem. But his new right-hand woman, Punchline, is one seriously disturbed mistress of crime. She is sexy smart like Harley Quinn and that is where the similarities end. Punchline is all about the...
A 1990’s comic book series that needs no introduction, a title we all should know but many people may not since it was first introduced almost 30 years ago - a true classic. I decided to showcase the Bone comic book series this week due to the...
If you’re a collector it is hard to not notice the amazing sales that continue to happen in our hobby each and every week. The experience as a seller can be of much jubilation as prices continue to soar higher and higher for any given key. ...
First prints may get all the fanfare, but those subsequent printings can be highly collectible...and valuable. Here is why you shouldn't ignore a second print comic. WHAT IS A SECOND PRINT COMIC? For those new to the game, here's how it works. A comic publisher prints a...
One year after the Punisher made his first appearance against Spider-Man, another deadly vigilante battled a different NYC hero. Inspired by classic pulp heroes like Doc Savage, this armored assassin battled Daredevil and easily defeated him in back to back issues. A pair of pennies covering the...
For the past month, Sweet Tooth #1 has been booming. Do you have your copy? Up until mid-May, Sweet Tooth was an off-beat comic series with a cult favorite fan base. Then word spread that Netflix was giving...
For the last half of 20/20, I am going to try and put several blog pieces together that look back at popular speculative books with the full benefit of hindsight. In doing so, I will try my best to consider books from generally the...
There is no mightier superhero than Wolverine to stride out of the Bronze Age. Perhaps the X-Men as a team is close, but Wolverine is the lone standout. It got so bad in the 80s we really started to hate this character with his bombastic, "I am...
Thanos may be out of the MCU picture, but there's a rising interest for Iron Man #55, and it's not for the Mad Titan's first appearance. The MCU giveth and the MCU taketh away. That's certainly been the case for Iron Man #55. Ever since he debuted...
