Category: Key Issues
Marvel Studios set the comic community ablaze with its plethora of upcoming projects announced at San Diego Comic-Con. That leaves one question: which comics should you be scouting for? Below you'll find all the projects Kevin Feige and company announced at SDCC along with the key issues that will be most impacted by the latest...
Remember when I told you to start collecting the first appearance of Lady Thor? Now 2014's Thor #1 is about to jump in value courtesy of today's San Diego Comic-Con panel. Two months ago, I predicted that with the many hints and...
It’s a pity Bill Foster’s role in the Marvel movies didn’t see him in action in the Black Goliath costume. Further disappointing is his absence during Captain America: Civil War, as his death by the hands of a Thor-cyborg proved pivotal in the comics’ Civil War...
There's so much talk of X-Men in the MCU and casting choices that it's bound to impact the market for all things mutant, especially the holy Wolverine trinity of Hulk #180-182. (Spoiler alert: they're getting more expensive.) The X-Men are swarming the mainstream media. There's the endless...
Movies drive comic book prices and even the second series of a character can be both positively or negatively impacted by a movie release. Everyone knows this, right? Perhaps, but I am a firm believer in letting the numbers speak for themselves. If movies impact comic books;...
Did you get your copy of Captain Marvel #8? Prices are rocketing upwards only a day after Star's debut, but don't fret if you couldn't get one. There's a good chance this balloon will pop in a few months if current trends hold true. I've written before...
Alan Moore is a magician. This claim is at once a metaphor and literally true. The English author and comic book writer trained years ago to become a practicing ceremonial magician. But it’s through his words and ideas that he creates his true magic. Since Moore...
“Lucille is thirsty. She is a vampire bat!” When Lucile collided with Glenn, we witnessed a model display of Newton's third law of motion. The action of Negan swinging the bat produced an equal and opposite reaction in Glenn’s head. Here we will examine...
Marvel has just confirmed that Taika Waititi and Chris Helmsworth (among others) will return for 'Thor 4'. The news comes from a source at the Hollywood Reporter (see here), and will most likely be publicly announced at the quickly approaching San Diego Comic Con. What does...
Although war comics haven’t completely disappeared, they have certainly declined in popularity in the modern age. In this post I want to look at one of the more interesting war series from the Silver Age: Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert’s Enemy Ace. Throughout the later...
