Hold onto your lightsabers folks, you about to enter a world that defies all logic: movie collectibles. There are few movie franchises as big as Star Wars. It has continued to have a huge impact on our pop culture over the past 40 years. The genre spawned...
James Tynion IV and Jorge Jimenez have promised that the Scarecrow will feature prominently in Batman this year. As I mentioned in a previous post, Jimenez has come up with a very creepy Scarecrow. Let’s take a look at this villain and see if...
I had a pretty good response to my piece on undervalued DC War comics, so before I go into the big keys in my next post, I thought I’d point out a few books that don’t get the attention they deserve in my opinion. I want...
What goes up, right? After being one of the biggest selling comics last week, Leonardo #1 fell flat this week, but at least he had notable company. Let's take a look at this week's Coldest Comics list. Welcome to the Coldest...
Collecting baseball cards is about as normal as you can get. Because if life gets hectic, it’s nice knowing at the end of the day you can sit down with a pack of baseball cards and have a quiet moment thumbing through its contents. The simple act...
Once upon a time, Saturday morning cartoons were a way of life for millions of kids. In the early half of the 1980s, one cartoon rose above the competition: Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. Our friendly neighborhood wall-crawler saved the day with help from the mutants Iceman...
As we should, comic collectors have often focused their attention on sales volume as a leading indicator, or predictor, of increasing value. This makes sense; if many collectors have purchased or sold these books, changes in sales volume provide insights into what the market thinks about future...
The Alex Ross Timeless covers are a treat of the Modern Age. This week the Silver Surfer (Ross cover) has achieved the number two rank for recent popular books. In Fantastic Four Antithesis #2, the Silver Surfer "leads the Fantastic Four in a mad...
To quote Bob Dylan, the times, they are a-changing. This week saw a DC comic overtake Marvel’s elite issues to nab the top spot in the Hottest Comics rankings. Zack Snyder’s Justice League
When looking at a list of Golden Age greats, well-known names are at the top of the list – Bob Kane, Will Eisner, Lou Fine, Alex Schomburg, Jack Cole, Mac Raboy, Jack Kirby. Those are among the names with which collectors become most familiar as they begin...
Even though she hasn't even appeared yet in her own Disney+ series, Kamala Khan's Ms. Marvel is already a certifiable star. She's already appeared in numerous animated films (you can catch them on Disney+) and the value of her key issues has soared in recent years. Due...
The names X-Men and Fantastic Four are synonymous with Marvel Comics. Currently, value-wise, the first appearance of Fantastic Four appears to have more value than X-Men, but do we think that will hold going forward? Let's analyze. Fantastic Four
When my wife and I attend C2E2 each year, we try and plan what booths, panels, and artists to visit. One of the artist highlights each year for us is Ant Lucia. His pin-up art has been made into Funko Pops, statues, toys and of course,...
The Falcon & The Winter Soldier did not disappoint. The first ten minutes of the first episode put to rest any concerns that fans may have had about the production quality of Disney+ shows. It looked like a movie and not something we'd see on the CW....
Since the announcement in December 2020 of the new slate of small screen shows coming to Disney+, what is the possible spec for Lando? Let's check out the notable issues. One of the announced upcoming nine Disney+ Star Wars television shows will feature the smooth-talking smuggler,...
We all know that the value of key issues has risen dramatically, especially during the past year. This comic book boom has applied to the key issues for even second-tier characters such Spider-Woman, Nova, Beta Ray Bill, Red Hulk, and Kitty Pryde. Accordingly, for those of us...
Even though America Chavez doesn't have a long comic book history, investors have been snapping up her key issues ahead of the Dr. Strange sequel. We'll discuss a few of those issues below. As we all know, Kevin Feige is almost certainly laying the groundwork for...
They’re one of the most common Golden Age comic books to find funny animal/cartoon comics. Several series are making sporadic sneaky moves up the Golden Age Charts. However, there have been some recent eye-popping sales recently. Are all the collectors who specialize...
Welcome to Sports Card Collecting and Speculation 101! On the heels of GSC's rollout of their first graded sports card, you may be thinking about jumping into the graded sports card market. Using baseball cards as an exemplar, this multi-part blog will focus on a general introduction...
I'm happy to bring you the latest quarterly installment of undervalued comics in 2021. If you missed any of the previous versions of this column for this year or the past two years, you can find them all here. We have had plenty...
