Category: Comics
I have had several people ask me what makes a comic book a key issue. This is such a simple question and yet knowing the answer can help you in the long run. I will be focusing on major keys. That is your first lesson; not all...
Buying the dip is hard to do in this hot comic book market. Personally, I recommend waiting until the market inevitably cools down once people begin spending their discretionary dollars on travel, vacations, etc. instead of on stay-at-home hobbies. For those of us who are looking to...
Spider-Man this… Spider-Man that… Is his popularity all a ruse? Because when we take a closer look at a random sampling of Spider-Man and his other spider family books, we find the long-term spec opportunities to have a poor outlook.
Demand has increased significantly on bound comics, so GoCollect readers need a market update. In my three-part series, I covered Golden Age bounds, Silver Age bounds, and Bound Readers. Those articles illustrated the historic affordability of bound comics. That rule applied for the most...
It is common knowledge that not every beloved or notable character originated from the comics. There are many notable characters that have gained serious popularity on-screen before making their debut in the comic world. Meaning, characters such as Batman, Superman, and Iron Man all came derived and...
Not long ago, I was browsing GoCollect's Top 100 list for the Silver Age - the books that are selling the most over the past month from that era. Like many of you, I was struck by the unbelievable prices of these books. In the past...
GoCollect asked you what you wanted. The readers responded. One sector wanted more golden age comics articles. Another group wanted more insight into how to use GoCollect data. This article combines the two requests from our readers to produce one blog. These are some tricks I use...
So here is another example I like to share with the illustrious GoCollect community out there. I found a sample of some comic books from the same comic book auction lot that can portray the picture further in what collectors want. Keep in mind that a...
Welcome back to the Blogger Dome! Here, bloggers will argue different topics involving the comic book market and industry. This will be a combination of the Big Bang Theory meets the WWE. Smack talk mixed with comic book debates. Bloggers going at each other to amuse and...
When Billy Batson cautiously wandered through the subway cavern of Shazam, he passed by the 7 Deadly Enemies of Man. You recall them: Pride, Greed, Envy, Hatred, Selfishness, Laziness, and Injustice. And I prefer the more modern interpretation: Pride, Greed, Envy, Wrath, Gluttony, Sloth, and Lust. In...
