Wow, what a time to be a Bat-Fan! I just finished issue #98, but #99 is already out and by the time you read this we will be over the century mark in this, the 3rd volume of Batman comics since Batman #1 hit shelves...
Captain America #321 was the best selling issue due to its cover showing Cap bustin' caps, wielding a firearm. Writer Mark Gruenwald said they received a lot of fan mail wanting Cap to be depicted more like an anti-hero. These fans wanted a new Cap...
In the age of the first appearance, why isn’t anyone talking about Catwoman #23? Everyone is after the next big thing. With each first appearance comic, collectors buy up all the copies they can...
The rivalry between Marvel and DC has led to some cool crossover events. We have gotten to see our favorite heroes slug it out, such as 1996's Marvel Vs. DC, or twenty years earlier with Superman Vs. The Amazing Spider-Man Treasury. These are just some...
When I was in college, I learned a simple plan for money management: give 10%, save 10%, and spend the other 80% wisely. I think I have done fine on the first two. At times, the process broke down for...
Many are not aware of this but GoCollect has a YouTube channel that is an additional resource to our readers. On that channel, bloggers of this site have their very own critics. Well, here is me throwing down my gauntlet, Mr. October! Here are three of my...
Vampirella is storming the ranks of the top 100 most popular Silver Age comic books (GoCollect.com). Recently, her popularity soared sending her book up 365 rankings to the 95th most popular Silver Age book. Who is this beauteous bloodsucker? Is she worthy of cultlike speculation worship or...
Leonardo Da Vinci is perhaps the greatest artist of all time. He shaped the future with his works. Who are the future shapers of modern comic art in the 21st century? Consider my first candidate...
The past month has been blowing up with news on the indie front, from options on titles to announcements and finalizations. Not only that, but we've had a heap of indie comic books come out this month that should have been out earlier in the...
Have you ever had the chance to hold a Golden Age book? To feel its pages in your hands? Even the smell from a Golden Age book is different than modern ones. Recently, many of these books have seen a tremendous rise. For those who do not...
Believe it or not, comic book collecting is not only about chasing a handful of first appearances, it is a far more diverse hobby than that. Yes, yes, yes, I know that there are plenty of people out there making noise...
Influential emcees are an essential aspect of Hip-Hop. Big Daddy Kane is one pioneer in particular who made sure no half-steppin' happened. He is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of making fast rhyming popular during the golden era of Hip-Hop...
Here we check out a few surprise comic books that have seen sharp increases in sales prices during 2020. One as much as 6x. Including Something is Killing the Children, Darth Vader, and Batman. SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #1 (2019)
The X-Men are coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and they will be here before you know it. We all know of the classic household names: Cyclops, Jean Grey, Wolverine, and Rogue. Many of these characters that were mentioned have a high price attached. Wolverine is...
This is the final installment of a 3-part series which chases the question: Does the introduction of a new Spider-Man suit make an issue more collectible? In Part 1, we looked at the ROI and trends when it came to the Black Suit Symbiote introduced in
There is definitely a craze when it comes to cameo collecting, and often these very cool, very small appearances in limited panels excite me even more than the first actual appearances. Really it's the suspense rush, the wondering, speculating, making off the chart conclusions from the...
2020 has been a crazy year and the comic book industry has seen its fair share of unusual events. I have noticed three comic book trends that are impacting the market place in both positive and negative ways that investors and speculators should understand to...
With all of the modern-day hype from movies that are in progress, we can take a step back and look at a few books that are under the radar with room for continued growth. What can we learn from the data that GoCollect offers?...
Another great experience at a “small” comic con. And what do we find at comic cons? Dollar comic books. If you are any type of comic book collector you spend your fair share of time digging in long boxes full of dollar comic books. Sometimes we...
You know that feeling you get when a book you own all of a sudden gets really hot? That rush knowing that everyone is chasing a book you already so proudly have in your collection? Yeah me too! and I LOVE IT! But how do you...
