Most comic book investors are also avid comic book fans. In fact, I don't know of a single person in this hobby doesn't also love comic book stories. Investing in and collecting comics is really just a natural outgrowth of this initial love of great stories and...
Welcome back to this week's top pics from Heritage's weekly Sunday and Monday comic book auctions! Heritage holds weekly funny book auctions which feature key issues, overlooked comics, oddball memorabilia items, and more. If you're looking to beef up your collection, these auctions are a must! Here...
Crossing their fingers for a mighty payoff, collectors and investors were stockpiling those Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania keys. Meanwhile, Eminem was making waves across the secondary market. Whenever there’s a new superhero movie on the horizon, it sends...
The 1990s were a wild time in the comic book industry. The hobby was on fire in the early part of the decade with X-Men and Spider-Man books selling millions of copies. There was also a rush of speculators driving prices up. Kids growing and collecting in...
So much of comic book collecting and investing nowadays is dominated by modern books. With the endless variants, store exclusives, and first appearances of ultimately insignificant characters, many investors, especially those who prefer older books, often feel ignored and left out of the conversation. Fortunately, we here...
My Comic Shop held their latest Prime Auction January 9 through January 13. While these auctions are at a slightly lower level than Heritage, ComicConnect, or Hakes auctions, there are typically some big sales of comics of note. Let’s take a look at some of the highlights...
Apocalypse was no match for the secondary market as X-Factor #6 held this week’s title of Coldest Comic. Winter’s chill was spreading across the marketplace, and En Sabah Nur felt its wrath. At least he wasn’t alone, and that...
In general, most investors tend to invest in heroes and not villains. Exceptions to this rule are the first appearances for villains who first appear in Detective Comics and The Amazing Spider-Man. After Batman, Spider-Man has the greatest rogue's gallery of villains in all of Marvel Comics:...
Don't miss out! Here are a couple of books that I suspect will rise in value in the near future. This is great news for comic enthusiasts. Heavy Is The Head That Wears The Crown... A tale of two Kings. One King owns all of...
Collecting trading cards has been a time-honored tradition for generations. From baseball cards to Pokemon cards, there’s a trading card for every kind of fan! Trading card games focus on the gaming aspect of certain trading cards — such as the previously mentioned Pokemon, as well as...
When it comes to oddball characters, the Green Lantern Corps has an endless supply. With the potential for many of these weirdos to arrive in the GLC show, it’s time to spotlight them in the Oddball of the Week. Since there’s not much...
Hake's is closing out their first auction of the year with an action figure and video game-focused day -- the absolutely perfect way to end an auction! These games are vintage and modern gems, with a solid variety for every type of...
With James Gunn and Peter Safran relaunching the DCU and prepping a new slate of films to reintroduce characters, now is the time to consider adding some DC comics to your collection – before anything is announced and prices rapidly rise. Let’s take a look at Green...
The 1990s were a golden age for card collecting. The hobby was never more popular with both kids and adults visiting their local store and card shows and poring over their Beckett issues. And now that many of those 90s kids have kids of their own, they...
The one thing I hold dearest since becoming "a writer" is the tremendous feedback I receive from my readers. Some negative of course, but overwhelmingly supportive and uplifting. However, I have noticed a bit of a trend on the negative responses, often questioning my passion for...
For decades, people young and old have been playing video games. From Atari to Playstation, there’s certainly a video game for every collector! With graded games, collectors can take their collection to the next level. Heritage holds a Mini-Boss Select auction each week, featuring some fine examples...
It's a new year, and that can mean one thing: new auctions from Hake's! They're kicking off 2023 with a banger of an auction, featuring comics, political memorabilia, video games, and toys. On January 17th, their first comic auction of the year is set to end, and...
In three previous blogs, I reviewed sales data for Silver, Bronze, and Copper Age key issues to determine if we're currently in a "buyer's market." In this blog, I review the sales data from the Modern Age. The Great Comic Crash of 2022 definitely had an impact...
It's an age old dilemma for collectors and investors, to keep sealed or to open. The extreme scenario exists with a CGC slabbed comic. Open your graded comics at your own peril and expense! But there are other times when collectible contents are sealed but maybe there...
With James Gunn and Peter Safran relaunching the DCU and prepping a new slate of films to reintroduce characters, now is the time to consider adding some DC comics to your collection – before anything is announced and prices rapidly rise. Let’s take a look at The...
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