The latest news on the Shang Chi movie has confirmed the Mandarin will return to the MCU. No, not that simpering creature played beautifully by Ben Kingsley. Rather the ultimate version of Mandarin with alien-powered rings and a deadly mustache. The Mandarin first appeared for Marvel Comics...
Nowadays, having a character appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is the best way to cash-in on increased comic values. However, it sometimes feels like the hype machine surrounding a character's appearance in the MCU can mean more to the comic's value than an actual...
While many Silver Age books are currently maintaining their value, many seemingly having plateaued at quite strong price levels, with Silver now so expensive, the ongoing and potential rise of value on Bronze Age books is worth considering. When it comes to still undervalued Bronze, the...
Sony just scored a major boon with its new director for the Venom sequel, and it will boost collectors' enthusiasm for Amazing Spider-Man #300 and Amazing Spider-Man #361. Face the facts: last year's Venom solo movie wasn't good. Granted,...
Controversial comics have been with us probably as long as comic books have existed. Some are funny, some offensive, but all of them pique our interest. They give us an insight into the art, culture and the zeitgeist of what was. Controversial comics can act as a...
The other day, I looked at the price spikes on sales of graded copies of The Boys by Garth Ennis. Will these prices be maintained, or will The Boys go the way of Preacher and other titles, which went soft price-wise after similar bumps from live...
For all the praise Superman’s parents got for foreseeing the destruction of Krypton and saving their son, there sure was quite a few other survivors; from Krypto to Brainiac to General Zod to the Evil Three to all the citizens of Kandor to... Wait… What happened...
Only days ago, DC revealed that Darkseid would be making his live-action debut in the upcoming New Gods movie. Not only will you want to collect the God of Evil's key issues, but you'll want to be on the lookout for the first appearance of his signature weapon, the Anti-Life Equation.
The cosmic Kirby crackle is invading movie screens both in the MCU and the DCEU with the Eternals and the New Gods. When it comes to Jack Kirby's solo creations, DC has the advantage, and there are three of his bronze age titles you should keep an eye on.
Like the recommended twice-a-year dentist visit nobody does, it’s time for another round of checkups on the key comic books for some recent silver screen appearing characters. The previous sentence may or may not be grammatically correct. Moving on, here we follow-up on the current state...
[caption id="attachment_13654" align="alignleft" width="443"] Scene from Amazon's 'The Boys'. Left to Right, Jack Quaid as Hughie and Karl Urban as William Butcher[/caption] If you haven’t seen the Amazon produced American adaptation of Garth Ennis’s comic The Boys, then you should. The new show is excellent. What’s especially impressive...
Will Moon Knight ever make it into the MCU? Who knows? But the rumors refuse to die, and it keeps Werewolf by Night #32 in the spotlight. Now there's new speculation to feed on, and Moon Knight's first appearance is getting another bump....
With collectors still making a mad grab for all the key issues connected to Marvel's San Diego Comic-Con presentation, one comic is quietly ascending the ranks - Rom: Spaceknight #1. Here's why you want it. Typically, the next sentence after that has to...
Spider-Man helped the Autobots fight the Decepticons!? Thanks to the first comic book series being produced by Marvel Comics, that very scenario did indeed occur. Currently, the Transformers franchise is easily recognized by fans worldwide, but it wasn’t always so. In the 1980s, Hasbro had the...
I want to share a secret with you about Indiana Jones comics. This is something you may or may not know. Some Indiana Jones comics are really very good. Others are not that great. That shouldn’t be too surprising since the original ‘Raiders of the Lost...
With all the attention on Jane Foster’s impending return to the silver screen as Thor, it’s important to not forget that Valkyrie is also returning. Notably missing from the events of Avengers: Infinity War, she should in theory get much more screen time in Thor: Love...
Marvel is starting to leak news about its newly acquired FOX characters and today two Marvel characters closely related to the Silver Surfer are making waves (see here). The first is the Surfer’s overlord, the force of nature known as Galactus. The second is the...
If you’ve been collecting comics for even a brief period of time you’ve no doubt heard the term “key”. For example: “Giant Size X-Men #1 is a major key” or “Incredible Hulk #181 is the most important Bronze Age key comic”, etc. Maybe you’ve heard this...
Centaur Comics (or Centaur Publications) was founded in 1938 and lasted until 1942. It was one of the earliest publishers of American comic books with titles that are highly sought out today due to both scarcity and for historical reasons. In this post, I’ll look at...
The Red Guardian had a very short-lived career in Marvel Comics. He was the proletariat version of Captain America for the Soviet Union. Probably created more as a foil for Cap to spar against, than anything else. He nonetheless is appearing in a major motion picture and...
