Category: Comics
The Silver Age marks when comics started to take off. Yes, the Golden Age laid the groundwork, but this is the era that made comics mainstream. Prior to this, much of the comics entailed horror, crime, and some superheroes. The implementation of the Comics Code Authority during...
The Robin King made his first appearance in Death Metal #2. His initial cover appearance is making serious waves...and it has not even be released yet. WHICH IS THE ROBIN KING'S FIRST OFFICIAL APPEARANCE? The short answer is...
One of the greatest joys as a collector is meeting your favorite creator. The second greatest joy is getting them to sign one of your favorite books. The issue comes up when you try to get that book graded. If you send it to CGC you get...
It came today. Star Wars #59, aka the Imperial Biker Scout, arrived in the mail and I could not be more excited. Let's look at the Star Wars action figure variants. Star Wars Action Figure Variants One of the joys of collecting is completing a...
Comic books are a vehicle we use to temporarily escape our reality. They take us to a place where good guys get to win. A place where doing the right thing is the norm, not the exception. Comics can make us laugh and make us cry. Great...
Zack Snyder keeps teasing us with his vision for the Justice League, and Superman's new look could have implications for Man of Steel #25. THE FAMED SNYDER CUT We had been hearing about this fabled Snyder cut of the Justice League movie for years....
Almost two months ago, I wrote a piece about my thoughts on the Ultimate Fallout #4 boom which generated a lot of reactions on this site, on Facebook, and elsewhere. At that time, the CGC 9.8 book had just crossed the $800 sales threshold and...
The Modern Age of comics started with the advent of Image Comics. This commercial concern was the first viable alternative to Marvel or DC in the 90s. It's predecessor, my beloved Bronze Age was about change and upheaval leftover from the 60s; it was ushered in by...
The internet has been abuzz about the Shang-Chi movie in the last year. There was an announcement and subsequent plot detail leaks of the upcoming movie. Shang-Chi is certainly not one of Marvel’s household names, but that can absolutely be a good thing. As evidenced by...
One of my favorite artists is Dustin Nguyen. His watercolor work gets me every time. While key collecting is where I spend most of my effort, there are runs I put together for the sheer joy of it. Like the Super Sons covers. Today we are...
