A simple principle for finding valuable comics, and not spending a fortune to own them, is to buy before they rise in value. Using that principle as my heuristic device, in this post I take a look at four comics you can find today for $20.00...
Everything Sandman is hot thanks to the announcement of the coming Netflix series. While you may already know to pick up the first appearances of Morpheus and Death, there are more potential recurring characters whose comic debuts could surge. On the heels of last week's announcement that...
Created by Doug Moench and Tom Mandrake, the mobster villain known as the Black Mask made his first appearance in Batman #386 (August 1985). We now know he will be portrayed by Ewan McGregor in the upcoming film ‘Birds of Prey’ due out in February. How...
The top five Bronze Age comics for the month of June are both symbiotic black suit appearances (early Venom precursors), the first appearance of Wolverine, the Eternals, and the coming of Beta Ray Bill. All five have a catalyst of some kind, in order to be the top-ranked comics in the Bronze Age. The symbiote...
Sometimes a book can defy the market and make some amazing gains in a short amount of time. Recently, it seems that most value pops happen when a character is exposed in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Comic pricing can be inconsistent, at best, due to...
Knull has been one of the most popular new characters for a year, and his first appearance is becoming increasingly expensive. But in the last two weeks, one edition is outshining the competition. Venom #3 has been a hot comic since last year, and it spawned four...
We live in a data driven society and are all influenced by the so-called ‘information economy’. One way to understand this often cited fact is to read it as implying that we have access to more data today than any single person can adequately process. With...
One of the flagship TV series announced for the upcoming Disney+ streaming service is an animated series based on Marvel’s comic book series “What If?” Comic books benefit from the MCU bump; what if, they also benefit from a Disney+ bump? Puns aside, it’s certainly possible, but...
As everyone scrambles for the first appearance of Morpheus, you'll want to find two of his sister's keys, Sandman #8 and Death: the High Cost of Living #1, before prices erupt. In the pages of Sandman #8, Neil...
Turok’s is a name you may have heard of, which is likely as he’s been around since 1954. Believe it or not, Turok still has fans today and those fans are willing to pay premium dollars for back issues of their primitive hero. Although some...
Mad Magazine is coming to an end, after 67 years of publishing. Mad created a comic and magazine that was a satirical romp through the last half of the 20th, and part of the 21st Century. This sardonic magazine skewered everyone in equal portions: politicians and pundits,...
Yellow trenchcoat? Check. Square jaw? Check. 2-Way Wrist Radio? Check! The All-American detective just made the biggest collar of his career, and it only cost him his job! But now the honest cop has packed his bags for "the city by the lake," and its…
A new era of all-out Avengers action begins! A new team is formed to battle a mega-sized threat that is weirder and wilder than any of the superheroes have met before! The New Danger will be the perfect opportunity for middle grade readers—and…
With Black Widow’s first movie appearance having already occurred almost a decade ago (2010s Iron Man 2) and multiple appearances across the MCU, it’s safe to say that any instant bump in the value of Black Widow’s key books will likely be less pronounced than new...
If Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon and John Carter had a baby, that baby would be Adam Strange. Created by legendary comic writer Gardner Fox, with help by artist extraordinaire Carmen Infantino and former Buck Rogers artist Murphy Anderson on inking duties, the original Adam Strange stories...
It's been a week since Netflix announced Neil Gaiman's Sandman will be coming to life on the streaming platform. How has that affected the first appearance of Morpheus? After titles like the Dark Knight Returns and Watchmen paved the way for more mature content at DC...
Collects the entire miniseries! If you missed out on the Rick and Morty™ vs. Dungeons & Dragons miniseries when it was on shelves, you can stop kicking yourself, because now the whole thing is available in one convenient package—and with e…
The seventh volume of the much-beloved comic series based on the much-beloved TV show, Invader ZIM features tales of aliens, gym teachers, and cute, fluffy, radioactive woodland creatures! ZIM finds himself imprisoned with all his worst enemies in a…
It's time to refresh your memories on a modern classic, 2010's the Siege of Asgard. The pieces are being subtly placed to bring this story to movie screens, and it has the potential to reshape the entire MCU and add value to your Siege limited series in...
In "Treasure Above the Clouds," Scrooge battles playboy plutocrat John D. Rockerduck for ownership of an awesome Incan treasure! Then, it's Valentine's Day in Duckburg, and Scrooge faces a firestorm from two dastardly dates—Klondike goldminer Glitt…
