It appears that a new contender has entered the Black Panther 2 speculation ring. Another big cat… the White Tiger. THE DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU #19 (1975) The original White Tiger...
The comic market is mainly dominated by the two powerhouse publishers, Marvel and DC Comics. This has been established in the market for as long as comics have been in circulation. Though, it feels in the last handful of years the comic market has started to diversify...
We have all heard the stories of those who swing from building to building, can outrun a speeding bullet, and instill fear in the hearts of criminals. But who are those who came before them? The Golden Age holds a special place in many of our hearts....
This past week, I had the opportunity to interview Otto Zielke, a seasoned collector, and the owner of Visible Vibrations, a shop located just outside of San Francisco that sells posters and music memorabilia. Otto has been collecting posters since the '80s and has a lot of...
Recollecting the golden days of youth, I grow fonder of Bill Everett and Sub-Mariner. Everett guided Namor's emergence in Marvel Comics 1. I was never a huge fan of...
In a week when Miles Morales overtook Venom for the number one ranking and Darkhawk clung to the top 10, Namor blew the competition out of the water. And just like that, Fantastic Four #4 has become one of the...
It seems to me that there is a very fine line separating what makes someone a Collector in a hobby versus what makes them an Investor in the hobby. I suspect that many of us in the comic book realm are often a...
With so many new additions to the Hottest Comics top 100, room had to be made somewhere. This week, Codex, Cable, and even the mighty Wolverine felt the sting. Here are five issues that took significant damage in the sales department over...
Swamp Thing #37 is not the only John Constantine key worth collecting, and these four issues will help you stay under budget. Constantine is on the lips of many collectors
The Bronze Age, as usual, has some odd picks this month for the three most popular comic books. From symbiotes to solo books to movie adaptations, the generation that gave us Disco and Evil Knievel keeps the hits coming with combinations of creativity....
One of the latest Disney+ news to make waves (or at least a ripple) in the comic book market is neither of the usual suspects of Star Wars or Marvel, but rather the caped crusader known as Darkwing Duck. With rumors and news...
Wolverine and those rare newsstand editions are trending this week. Let’s dive into the data for a closer look. WOLVERINE LIMITED SERIES A few weeks ago, I noted a trend in Wolverine’s minor key issues
Welcome to blog #2 of What Were They Thinking! Submitted for your approval are two more head-scratching, hands to cheeks in disbelief, OMG covers. Exploring these covers in detail also asks the question, "should you invest in them?" A Schomburg For The Ages!
Traveling around the world is tough right now. However, that doesn't mean it has to be hard to collect Daft Punk concert posters. The French electronic duo has created catchy tunes that have caught the ears of multiple generations. Unfortunately, their shows have not been...
Brand new and highly graded vintage games are in a league of their own value-wise. Who was able to resist ripping into those fresh cardboard packages in the 80s and 90s when video games were more “the rage” than we’ll likely ever see again? Pretty much no...
I got excited when I saw that someone else was talking about "the definitive artist". I can't take credit for that since my blog was written but not published when I...
For the last half of 2020, I am going to try and put several blog pieces together that look back at popular speculative books with the full benefit of hindsight. In doing so, I will try my best to consider books from generally the same time frame...
Legendary War Artists Joe Kubert and Dick Ayers make you rethink the old song lyric, "War, What's It Good For?" While no one should glamorize the horrors of war, Joe Kubert and Dick Ayers told hundreds of...
[caption id="attachment_89031" align="alignleft" width="201"] Amazing Spider-Man 129 cover by Ross Andru and John Romita, Sr.[/caption] Calculating when to go after your comic Holy Grail is not an easy task. I'm using my anxiety rocks and I'm only writing about...
[caption id="attachment_90542" align="alignleft" width="225"] Robert with some of his favs![/caption] Hey, friends! It's my pleasure to bring you an interview with one of my old pals Robert Nordmann. Robert grew up in Brookfield, IL., and he currently lives in Michigan with his 37 video game systems! He has...
