With the surprise development and nearing release of an animated adaptation of the “What If...?” comic book series, two other similar series come to mind; specifically, “Not Brand Echh” and “What The--?!” While the chances of these two series getting their own animated adaptation are slim to...
With the new Joaquin Phoenix led ‘Joker’ movie receiving a standing ovation and a Golden Lion for best film at the Venice film festival, and with writers other than Tom King getting ready to offer new plots and Batman books for projects set to begin in...
Part 2 of looking back at the market performance of the 2016 Suicide Squad members’ key comic books; not part 2 as in the upcoming sequel movie. Due to that squad iteration having more members than a free pack of crayons that they used to give out...
Given its cast, and as evident from the already launched plot arcs in Season 1, ‘Titans’ takes its inspiration directly from the Bronze Age relaunch of the DC sidekicks known as the New Teen Titans. The second season of 'Titans' is now under way on DC...
The Hickman X-Men era is making serious waves in the comic community, and there's one variant that you will want to keep your eyes on. With everything outside of a ticker-tape parade, Marvel celebrated Jonathan Hickman taking charge of the X-Men franchise. Tasked with reinventing...
Did you know Luke Cage was once a member of the Fantastic Four? In Fantastic Four #168, Luke Cage is hired by the team to replace the Thing, who has recently lost his powers. With the return of Luke Cage and the Fantastic Four to...
The Eternals movie is a huge event for the MCU and more importantly Disney Corporation. This movie has spurred a meteoric rise in Eternals #1 which is dominating the Bronze Age. The Eternals are currently battling it out with She-Hulk for numero uno. They are the...
With comic book characters, like multi-vitamins, the focus generally tends to be on the main ones; who knows what luteins do off the top of their head? Here we will be giving some of the lesser known comic book characters a chance in the spotlight. As defined...
One of the seven brave artists who went their own way in the early 1990s and founded ‘Image Comics’, Marc Silvestri’s name is also closely associated with the Marvel titles Uncanny X-Men (1987-1991) and Wolverine (1990-1992). Today Silvestri also publishes, and currently holds the position of...
There has been a bevy of announcements from Disney in the past few weeks that will greatly impact comic collecting and speculation. The markets are already reacting in-kind to the news and trying to figure out the eventual impact to each character. With the inception of...
For better or worse, unbound by IP pools, internet media companies have a little more flexibility in the properties that they can adapt. Instead of stories centered on Batman’s replacement, Batman’s young sidekick, young Bruce, Bruce’s butler, Bruce’s father, etc… we get a bit of variety. It...
With the big split by Disney/Sony who will be the new headliner for the MCU? After all, without Spidey tying all the various skeins of Marvel superhero existence; will Disney still be able to develop their various character (properties) without Spider-Man? Yes, and my Spidey-Sense tells me...
Aloysius Snuffleupagus, or Snuffy for short, was a character on Sesame Street. He was comic relief, for the most part, the joke being Big Bird would constantly mention him but no one else ever saw him. Eventually, everyone...
If you’ve ever tried to sell comics; especially on the internet, you’ve probably realized it’s a buyer’s market. That means getting people excited about hundreds, if not thousands, of existing titles is like getting water out of a stone. Then, periodically, a moment arrives when everybody...
In a previous article about Swamp Thing, we examined a couple key books for the title character; to round out the collection, here we will look at the key first appearance books of a few of the supporting characters; specifically, the Blue Devil, Abby Arcane, and Jason...
There are rumors and then there are rumors. In the case of some gossip, especially MCU related, we can discount what we hear after some consideration (like the rumors that Venom would make an appearance in ‘Spider-Man: Far from Home’ or that Annihilus would appear in...
I can’t help but wonder what the MCU landscape would be like if the Inhumans movie had gone ahead as planned. Perhaps Thane would have been introduced and played a pivotal role in Thanos’ plans. The presence of the House of Agon could have opened up so...
There seems to be an overriding sense of "being a collector" when you are trying to speculate about comics and make some money on the market. Sometimes I watch the value of a comic go up and I say to myself "why is this happening?". It...
Hulk's cousin Jennifer Walters is coming to Disney+ as the Savage She-Hulk. She is set to take us on a Disney journey with a story that will appeal to every demographic imaginable. The brilliance of Dinsey's MCU is picking an unlikely hero from the 80s and trying...
Between the movies and the lineup of new Marvel series, the pieces are falling into place to make the second incarnation of Amazing Fantasy #15 the hottest comic on the market. I’ve been spreading the word for months that Amadeus Cho is coming...
