The Falcon and the Winter Soldier are an interesting team-up. Both rely on technology to do their thing. Though Winter Soldier is supposed to be a Cap clone as far as physical abilities go. The Falcon is simply a normal combat soldier. The word combat should be...
Nova - a star that dies too early In 1976 Marvel introduced the teenage hero Nova in the hopes of recapturing the success of the early Spider-Man series. Despite a big push, including an early crossover with Spider-Man, the comic was cancelled after a 25 issue run. ...
What are the values of posters today? It may depend on a number of factors. Consider the classic Led Zeppelin concert poster for the 1969 Fillmore shows. It's an avocado. It's a funny avocado. It's also a near mint $890 avocado. According to Wolfgang's, where...
A Canadian Super Villain?? Today's featured villain is Frank Hall, a Canadian researcher working on a machine to enhance gravity. When a mistake in his work causes graviton particles to merge with him he discovers that he can control gravity and becomes the supervillain, Graviton! Taking...
Have you been enjoying the Al Ewing and Joe Bennett Immortal Hulk series as much as I have? Let's look at some of the characters and key issues. Immortal Hulk I'm generally hesitant of reading superhero mags these days because I like the completed series. I like...
[caption id="attachment_23621" align="alignleft" width="211"] venue poster[/caption] Punk music has a flavor of characters to check out. There's The Clash, The Ramones, and of course the Sex Pistols. The latter is quite a handful. For starters, the Sex Pistols prime years didn't even last half a decade. Punk...
This is my third piece on newsstand variants from the 1990s, you can find the others here and here. In this article, I present ten more comics from the 1990s that you might want to consider grabbing in newsstand if you can...
It looks like Ghost Rider will return to live-action, but which Ghost Rider will it be? The safe bet is on Johnny Blaze or Danny Ketch, but Cosmic Ghost Rider is tailor-made for the MCU. Somehow, someway, Marvel Studios is going to bring Ghost Rider...
Now is the time to invest in the Secret Warriors before their upcoming MCU debut. Here are more keys for you to keep an eye on. The team is similar to the Runaways in that they are the outcast children of supervillains, only this team is...
Imagine New Year's Eve, 1967. In San Francisco. At the Winterland. And now imagine a line-up: headliners Jefferson Airplane, then in their prime; Big Brother and the Holding Company (yes, that's Janis Joplin's band); Quicksilver Messenger Service and Freedom Highway. Talk about memorable. Well,...
Virus or not, Marvel Studios and Disney are full steam ahead on their projects, and the latest news will have you scrambling for Mighty Avengers #13, but there are implications of a bigger picture here.
[caption id="attachment_23682" align="alignleft" width="225"] © Mike King[/caption] One of the loveliest, simplest pieces of art I hung in my daughter's room: Mike King's 2005 gig poster for the Arcade Fire. Its depiction of childhood is itself childlike in its wonder, and there's far more to the image...
Once again, the rumor mill is spinning with Nova coming to the MCU! He has been rumored to appear in the last couple of years. News through the Marvel pipeline has been slow due to COVID-19. Though, the latest rumor is a solo project for Nova with...
Signatures are great. I'm a firm believer that verified/witnessed signatures make the comic book worth more than it would be otherwise. I hope we can all agree. But what about those other ones? You know, those not so good ones. The Good
Today, the Beta website for GameValueNow was released. The Beta site is currently being tested by a select group of users. GoCollect will then take that feedback and make any needed tweaks prior to rolling out the new site to the general public. Make sure...
Great heroes are defined by their villains! Dr. Doom, Joker, Lex Luthor, Darkseid, Bullseye, Doctor Octopus, and Thanos immediately bring to the comic reader's imagination a particular story arc that helped define not just the villain, but more importantly, the heroes that they battled. The costume, powers,...
Finding yourself with a lot of time on your hands? Here are some comics that might keep the boredness away. The Writing If you're like me, you're finding yourself with a lot of time to pace around the house, look at garbage memes online,...
Spider-Man has collectability like no other Marvel comic save perhaps the Fantastic Four. Every student in elementary school I have ever talked to knows who Spider-Man is (I was a teacher at one time). Doctor Strange not so much, Iron Man (if...
The 2017 comic book The Old Guard #1 has recently been put in the line up for none other than, Netflix. This story has a long-running series (no pun intended) written into its very DNA. We should see this on Netflix...
The month that Batman #89 made famous. This month we saw some highs and lows like every month, but one book beat out the second-place spot by over 100,000 copies! Which book you may ask? As always keep reading to see the lineup! Although a...
