Category: Comics
Keys are important in comic book collecting and investing. These books have something significant that makes them important. This can be a plot device or something significant about the creative team that is of such importance that the issue is desired by people. The problem is that...
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...
Most comic book investors are also avid comic book fans. In fact, I don't know of a single person in this hobby doesn't also love comic book stories. Investing in and collecting comics is really just a natural outgrowth of this initial love of great stories and...
Welcome back to this week's top pics from Heritage's weekly Sunday and Monday comic book auctions! Heritage holds weekly funny book auctions which feature key issues, overlooked comics, oddball memorabilia items, and more. If you're looking to beef up your collection, these auctions are a must! Here...
Crossing their fingers for a mighty payoff, collectors and investors were stockpiling those Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania keys. Meanwhile, Eminem was making waves across the secondary market. Whenever there’s a new superhero movie on the horizon, it sends...
The 1990s were a wild time in the comic book industry. The hobby was on fire in the early part of the decade with X-Men and Spider-Man books selling millions of copies. There was also a rush of speculators driving prices up. Kids growing and collecting in...
So much of comic book collecting and investing nowadays is dominated by modern books. With the endless variants, store exclusives, and first appearances of ultimately insignificant characters, many investors, especially those who prefer older books, often feel ignored and left out of the conversation. Fortunately, we here...
My Comic Shop held their latest Prime Auction January 9 through January 13. While these auctions are at a slightly lower level than Heritage, ComicConnect, or Hakes auctions, there are typically some big sales of comics of note. Let’s take a look at some of the highlights...
Apocalypse was no match for the secondary market as X-Factor #6 held this week’s title of Coldest Comic. Winter’s chill was spreading across the marketplace, and En Sabah Nur felt its wrath. At least he wasn’t alone, and that...
In general, most investors tend to invest in heroes and not villains. Exceptions to this rule are the first appearances for villains who first appear in Detective Comics and The Amazing Spider-Man. After Batman, Spider-Man has the greatest rogue's gallery of villains in all of Marvel Comics:...
