Category: Comics
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...
Blade’s daughter, Bloodline, is getting her first solo title, and that has MCU potential written all over it. Marvel is going full-throttle with Brielle Brooks. Better known as Bloodline, she has only been in the Marvel-616 continuity since this past spring,...
No matter what kind of investing someone is doing, the end goal is always the same: maximize potential for profit and minimize potential for loss. When it comes to comics, books with multiple first appearances in many ways represent the pinnacle of this idea. All it takes...
There’s no question Mr. Mxyzptlk is a deserving oddball, but he could be on his way to movie screens now that Man of Steel 2 is in the works. Fans of the Golden Age comics and...
"Everything old is new again" is attributed to Stephen King, but I suspect poets and farmers turned that phrase many times before that author. And what do we say about fashion...just wait a while and it will soon be...
When it comes to A-list actors, Kevin Feige collects them like we collect comics. The word on the internet is that he has his sights set on adding his next piece to the set, Better Call Saul’s Bob Odenkirk.
Recently, I was in the field listening to retailers at the Motor City Comic Con ("MC3"). The goal was to hear what was moving in sales or generating word-of-mouth interest. The benefit of obtaining that information from conventions is that most of the buyers who come to...
When it comes to superheroes, we are fortunately spoiled for choice, and in this day and age, there is pretty much a hero for everyone. As we grow up, our heroes change and some of us even stray over to the Dark Side, choosing instead to pledge...
Comic books are considered alternative investments by financial planners. Even if collectors want to classify their interest in the hobby as something else, it does not matter. The IRS does not care if someone says they are a collector because in the end, comic books are investments....
It was a Star Wars kind of week on the Hottest Comics, but it was once again Morbin’ time for Amazing Spider-Man #101. As always, let’s not forget how we get these rankings in the first place. Using...
