Category: Comics
It was a time of turmoil, a time of greed, a time of comic books, a time of need. It was the 1990s. Speculators were everywhere, including many in the comic book market. They had hoarded tons of New Mutants, Brigade, X-Factor, and X-men...
We all know about Shang-Chi's first appearance in Special Marvel Edition #15 (1973). Considering that Marvel will release a trailer for Shang-Chi & The Legend of the Ten Rings soon (many were expecting to see one during the Super Bowl), this...
It is possible that I was the only one disappointed in the recent run of Amazing Spider-Man #50 - 55 - a total of 11 books including all the '.LR' issues, but I doubt it. What the heck is happening here? Don't get me wrong, I love...
Cable and Punisher saw two of their key issues fall on hard times this week, but the 1,001st position revealed a hidden gem. Welcome to the coldest comics of the week. Not every comic can be a winner. On one end of the...
I like to think of comic books as the bumper cars of collectibles. My theory is that comic books as investments are very connected and often "bump" one another up in price. What has the average year-to-date return trend been for comic books affected by the bumper...
It's not often that a movie that has completed all filming and editing and then is delayed four separate times, but that's what these pandemic times have presented us with Sony's Morbius. The Jared Leto-led project was originally slated for July 2020 but now...
WandaVision’s epic cameo lit a fire under all things X-Men this week, and X-Men #94 led the pack, making nearly 1,000 gains in the Hottest Comics rankings. ANOTHER WEEK OF RANKINGS The collecting community, at large, had...
Is there such a thing as a perfect comic book? Grading companies use a scale of 1 to 10 to describe the condition of a book when grading comics. Only a handful of graded comics have ever received a perfect 10. As a result, a 9.8...
I hope Patty Jenkins reads this article. Every comic book hobbyist owes her a debt of gratitude. This is not because of the success of Wonder Woman 1984. Instead, the reason is that Wonder Woman 1984 reminded comic book hobbyists that resting on one's laurels is not...
As collectors, we often try to get our hands on comics that are rare. In recent years, Marvel newsstand editions have often sold for quadruple the price of their direct counterparts even though many are extremely common. Early direct editions are more scarce, so why don't they...
