The debut graphic novel from 2015 Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award Winner Jorge Corona. Born covered in black feathers, abandoned as a baby in the slums of the Maze, Poe has lived his entire eleven-year-old life hidden away, until he meets Bianc…
The martial arts movie hit punches its way onto the page, in a critically-acclaimed, bone-crunching new story set during the second film! Ollie Masters (The Kitchen) and Alex Paknadel (Assassin's Creed) team up with artist Budi Setiawan (Rex Royd) t…
Annuals have been largely overlooked unless they are key books. This annual however has an extraordinary cover and is quite popular. It boasts Mike Zeck and his kinetic "Raw Fury" talent at its best. Watch the sparks fly with Wolverine versus Captain America, literally. Even though compelling,...
A new graphic novel from the Eisner Award-nominated creator of Mermin that deftly navigates loss, vengeance, and acceptance! Truff is the ghost of a young boar, fueled by fury towards the hunter who shot her down. She has a lot to learn about her new…
Let's be real; origin stories can be complicated. Most heroes have had changes, updates, erases, redos, and all sorts of disruption from the norm. These complications happen to deepen a character's appeal, fix missing plot holes, and perhaps make their origin more fitting for the modern...
On the wall in my office there’s a lenticular reproduction of the famous Marvel Bronze Age cover to the first issue of Star Wars. This iconic cover, with its dramatic framing of the central protagonists screaming action and adventure is basically everything a comic book cover...
Zombies, ninja turtles, and mutants have been dominating the comic newsfeed this summer, and these instant-key issues are already booming, including those that have yet to be released. For the past month, the talk of the collector's market has mostly been on three topics: The end...
Which one is the true first appearance of Eddie Brock's son: Venom #7 or Venom #9? No matter which side of the debate you fall on, both these issues are great investments considering Donny Cates has teased "big important moments for newer characters"...
After much murmuring and grape vine whispers, Amazon seems all set to adapt Brian Vaughan’s Paper Girls comic to the small screen. Will it happen? As my trusty Magic 8-Ball is telling me: “Outlook good”. Well, my Magic 8-Ball in tandem with this ‘Nerdist’ article (...
In the comic book universes where superheroes manipulate matter with their minds, travel through time, and fight off alien invasions, it is interesting that there is still room for characters such as Lucifer, the bringer of light and OG antagonist. With various depiction of his abilities,...
The great thing about a new Suicide Squad movie coming out in 2021 (Director James Gunn) is the more choices you have to speculate. The entire group is keyed off one particular catalyst. With multiple characters, it means each first appearance should spike in value as...
Most of us have seen ‘Back to the Future’, and can remember Marty McFly’s incredulity when he visits the 1950s version of his home town. If you could jump onto Doc Brown’s time travelling Delorean and travel back in time to January of...
Marvel Comics and Toei Company initially worked together to create the long running Japanese Spider-Man series in the 1970s. The success of this series led to the creation of the Super Sentai Series, which was subsequently adapted into the Power Rangers franchise. The Walt Disney...
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...
