After months of anticipation, Marvel finally released the trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Let’s take a look at how the market reacted. First Scott Lang Ant-Man
On November 10, Heritage is holding a 'foreign comics with U.S characters'-focused auction, and these books are incredible. With a majority of these books being from the Golden Age, I would absolutely welcome them all into my collection. Each one is beautiful and different than what we...
What’s this? Hulk #181 is on the Coldest Comics list? Say it’s not true (but it is…at least for one week). Such is the doubled-edged sword of being a pricey holy grail. Not even Wolverine’s impending MCU arrival could...
Batman changed comics forever when he burst onto the scene in May 1939 in Detective Comics no. 27. It took little time for the character's subsequent success to lead him to his own titled comic, which debuted in the spring of 1940. Since then, the...
One of the single biggest drivers of comic book speculation nowadays is the MCU. From major characters like Spider-Man all the way down to D-listers like Frog Man, the MCU has fundamentally changed the way people look at comic books. The goal of this...
Blade’s daughter, Bloodline, is getting her first solo title, and that has MCU potential written all over it. Marvel is going full-throttle with Brielle Brooks. Better known as Bloodline, she has only been in the Marvel-616 continuity since this past spring,...
To say that February 3rd impacted pop culture is an understatement. On that fateful day in 1959, musicians Buddy Holly,
No matter what kind of investing someone is doing, the end goal is always the same: maximize potential for profit and minimize potential for loss. When it comes to comics, books with multiple first appearances in many ways represent the pinnacle of this idea. All it takes...
There’s no question Mr. Mxyzptlk is a deserving oddball, but he could be on his way to movie screens now that Man of Steel 2 is in the works. Fans of the Golden Age comics and...
"Everything old is new again" is attributed to Stephen King, but I suspect poets and farmers turned that phrase many times before that author. And what do we say about fashion...just wait a while and it will soon be...
When it comes to A-list actors, Kevin Feige collects them like we collect comics. The word on the internet is that he has his sights set on adding his next piece to the set, Better Call Saul’s Bob Odenkirk.
Recently, I was in the field listening to retailers at the Motor City Comic Con ("MC3"). The goal was to hear what was moving in sales or generating word-of-mouth interest. The benefit of obtaining that information from conventions is that most of the buyers who come to...
When it comes to superheroes, we are fortunately spoiled for choice, and in this day and age, there is pretty much a hero for everyone. As we grow up, our heroes change and some of us even stray over to the Dark Side, choosing instead to pledge...
Comic books are considered alternative investments by financial planners. Even if collectors want to classify their interest in the hobby as something else, it does not matter. The IRS does not care if someone says they are a collector because in the end, comic books are investments....
It was a Star Wars kind of week on the Hottest Comics, but it was once again Morbin’ time for Amazing Spider-Man #101. As always, let’s not forget how we get these rankings in the first place. Using...
It’s time once more for Undervalued and Overlooked Comics! This time we’ll be looking at the Bronze Age. Take a look and see what comics you just might be missing out on. Conclusion of the Great Darkness Saga
Welcome back to this week’s Oddball Heritage Items! Each week, we look at the unique items in Heritage’s weekly comic event auctions — after all, there is a treasure or two to be found in these auctions! In the past, we’ve looked at a wide range of...
Emilia Clark’s Secret Invasion casting has shoved Astonishing X-Men #6 into the spotlight. Meanwhile, a new Black Panther hero is getting a boost thanks to the Wakanda Forever hype. It’s time...
Parks and Recreation fans rejoice because Aubrey Plaza is joining the MCU, and her casting has serious collecting implications. Andy and April could have a reunion thanks to Marvel. News broke Wednesday that Plaza...
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...
