Canadian Price Variants (CPVs) have definitely been gaining traction over the past few years. Maybe now that the Toronto Raptors are NBA champs, CPVs will be the new rage in comics. If you are new to the CPV game, you can catch up by reviewing my...
Once in a blue moon, speculators take a few long-shots; they are usually cost-effective and have upside potential. The Ghost Rider #28 is one such long-shot; this is the first appearance of both Lilith 2, a demon villain, and the Midnight Sons (The Nine version). Media rumor...
For comic book speculation, what’s better than a character that gets a movie? One that keeps getting promised to be made but never does. It’s almost like a rollercoaster that only goes up but never experiences the first drop; the actual release of the movie. One such...
Gone are the days when only issue #8 of Secret Wars was worth buying. A few years ago you would regularly find copies of most other issues of Secret Wars in dollar bins. Today there’s no issue from the original run that isn’t worth some money...
Continuing the Doctor Strange speculation, there are three comics you will want in your collection: Strange Tales #114, #126, and #169. Here's why. STRANGE TALES #114 After Mordo was featured in the original Doctor Strange film (as more or less a sidekick)...
Will Namor the Sub-Mariner be the antagonist in Black Panther II? That seems to be most people’s bet right now, (see here). I was early in thinking Namor would be introduced into the MCU with a Black Panther connection (see my post, Earthquakes under...
Superman Lifted Thor’s Hammer?! Yup, Superman did indeed. And so did several other “worthy” and unworthy characters; not to undermine Captain America’s epic moment in Endgame. Out of curiosity, how many people know how to spell or pronounce “Mjolnir?” Besides the commonly known hammer wielders such as...
Before the Avengers and the Fantastic Four, before the Legion of Superheroes and the Doom Patrol and even before the Justice League of America existed, there was the Justice Society of America. The JSA was the first superhero team in comic book history. First appearing in...
The “Merc with a Mouth.” In the last few years, Deadpool has gained worldwide popularity with box office success and comic book sales. In light of this all-time high of exposure to Deadpool, how has this translated to his original first appearance comic book? Here we...
All summer, the speculation is that Nightmare will square off against the Sorcerer Supreme in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. While Nightmare's first appearance may be too pricey for most collectors, there are other options that no one is talking about at the moment. Ever...
This final season of Marvel: Agents of Shield marks the end of that show and the beginning of another. The developers of Marvel and ABC Network are teaming up to create a "mostly new" female superhero. But beyond that, they won't say which female hero they have...
Created by legendary X-Men writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum, Moira MacTaggart was originally introduced in the rebooted, international, team of the Uncanny X-Men as a Mutant expert residing on Muir Island. As the rebooted X-Men series developed, MacTaggert came to occupy an even more important...
Like the reason you try a slice of pineapple pizza even though you know you don’t like it, the idea of randomness is often refreshing. In a previous article, we introduced the random characters of the Slug, Sax Gola, Animal Lad; here we will introduce a...
The creator of Swamp Thing and Wolverine (among many others) if it wasn’t for Len Wein modern superhero comics would look very different. Getting his start early on in the comic book industry, Wein worked for both Marvel and DC and his creative vision shaped the...
Introduced in 1950, the comic strip Peanuts has gone on to become an iconic representation of modern America. Featuring Charlie Brown and his friends (including his beagle Snoopy, who has become synonymous with ‘Peanuts’ comics’ as a whole), Charles Schultz’s strip is one of the most...
The signs are all around that the Totally Awesome Hulk is coming to the MCU, which will make the first appearance of Amadeus Cho and his transformation into the Hulk detonate. Shortly after Avengers: Endgame hit theaters, I predicted that the modern Marvel...
X-Force #2 is ready for a brief spike thanks to Rob Liefeld’s Twitter feed. If you haven’t read the latest news on the Deadpool front, Sir Liefeld the Vocal tossed out the idea that The...
Now it’s being reported a standalone ‘Moon Knight’ film has been greenlit by Marvel for Phase 5. As of this writing, this is still a rumor – (see here) -so don’t take it as written in stone. That said, when talk has moved from ‘will...
Prices on Special Marvel Edition #15 are surging with no end in sight. The other day, a low grade (3.5 at best judging from the photos) raw copy sold for over $200.00 on eBay. Returns are strong on every single grade. Do you have a copy...
What did it cost to collect all six Infinity Gems? In the fictional Marvel universe, abstractly priceless; but in the comic book collecting sense, a few credit card swipes away. Like our favorite superheroes and supervillains, the Infinity Gems themselves have 1st appearances in the comic...
