[caption id="attachment_23233" align="alignleft" width="225"] © Madpixel Art+Design[/caption] The summer of 2017, a virtual dream came true: Iron & Wine was not only coming to Louisville, Kentucky, Iron & Wine was doing the show for free. As part of Waterfront Wednesday, hosted by our local radio station WFPK,...
The easiest way to tell if a comic has reached the elite collecting status is when single, detached pages are sought after. Take a closer look at the market for single pages from three elite Marvel keys. When it comes to collecting those single pages,...
[caption id="attachment_23155" align="alignleft" width="212"] © Jeff Kleinsmith[/caption] I am more than ten years and two thousand miles from a moment in which, on the Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga tour, I first saw the band, Spoon. Now, an older and wiser man, I went searching for the...
DC Comics has some underrated female heroines that are not getting the respect they deserve. Meanwhile, Marvel seems to be pushing all the right buttons on many of their newer female characters. Characters such as Squirrel Girl, Miss America Chavez, and Kamala Khan are...
We are about two months into this thing (the pandemic) and some cities are showing signs of a downward slope of infections. Others, not so much and many are talking turning the economy on, kind of a "full steam ahead" Captain Bligh approach. In my experience in...
During any comic book hunt, you come across some books over and over again. One of these ubiquitous comics is Venom: Lethal Protector #1. Every time you turn around you can find a copy. In a world where rarity equals price, and price equals...
What is the "real" first appearance of Gambit? The average comic book collector would probably say X-Men #266, but a growing movement of fans are disputing that claim. Instead, they see X-Men Annual #14 as the true first appearance. Many believe so...
[caption id="attachment_23029" align="alignleft" width="224"] ©2020 guyburwell[/caption] The first time I saw My Morning Jacket was at an absolutely incredible show at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Oregon. But it being in 2004, I couldn't tell you every song they played. I bought a t-shirt after the show...
The first appearance of Miles Morales is a huge book going forward. It should become one of the better keys of the Modern Age. This is basically the 21st Century version of Spider-Man. Some folks resent the creation of another generation of heroes; they feel...
Amazing sales continue to happen in our hobby. There is much discussion among collectors about what this means as far as the current state of the comic book industry. Should we be buying? Should we be selling in the middle of...
In the comic world, not every comic worth buying can lead to big financial gains. All I hear is countless stories of collectors buying The Incredible Hulk #181 a couple of years ago and now are selling it for big profits. Or people...
The Walking Dead comics are a true cultural phenomenon. The show on AMC television is in its tenth session and has been the highest-rated cable television show on Sunday nights for as long I can remember. In fact, the show has expanded to spin-off shows such as...
Typically, we as collectors view Silver Age key comics as solid, low-risk investments. They are the blue-chip stocks we can count on to maximize a return on investment, and in the worst of all scenarios, they at least hold value over time. Well, I don't...
There's more to Galactus and the Silver Surfer than just Fantastic Four #48 and #49. Let's take a look at a hidden masterpiece by Stan Lee and Moebius! The beauty of the comic book universe is that it is almost infinite. You could spend...
What would you pay for a single page from Superman's 1938 debut? What about one piece of Batman #1? Let's look at the market for detached pages from some of the landmark issues in DC Comics' history. Some keys' issues are so popular that even a single...
Most of us may not have the cash to invest in a Detective Comics #27, but those reprints you've been collecting are worth digging out of your long boxes. Few of us are lucky enough to own a Detective Comics #27....
We all know about the major characters in Marvel Comics but what about the minor, even the smallest of minor characters out there in the Marvel Universe? This article will focus on one such character. Easily a mutant that you never hear of or maybe forgotten about...
Unless you have a couple million dollars lying around, an original Action Comics #1 is an unattainable dream. The next best thing is the reprints, and some are proving to be sound investments. There was a time when collectors snubbed the...
Newsstand variants from the 1990s are some of the most undervalued comic books in the market as I discussed in this article. The large print runs during the comic boom made many books appear worthless. When viewed through the eyes of the newsstand variants...
In 1992 a group of the top talented Marvel Comic book artists left and created Image Comics. This partnership allowed the creators to own their creations and maintain editorial control. This event created a sustainable independent company and a true...
