There was plenty of action to be found on the Hottest Comics index this time around, but the clear winner was Red Hulk’s first appearance. 13. HULK #1 (+77)
Hakes has a ton of amazing auctions going on this month, including a VHS-specific auction! Running until November 14-15, Hakes is giving collectors a chance to add to their growing collection. If you've been following the collector's scene, you know how big VHS collecting has gotten. Certain...
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...
San Francisco Rock Posters & Collectibles is excited to announce their Fall Auction! This month, they'll present another fine auction with a unique selection of very rare and iconic posters, handbills, and more, featuring The Grateful Dead, Cream, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, CGC Graded,...
With speculation running rampant thanks to James Gunn and Jason Momoa, now is the time to invest in Lobo. Lucky for you, I’ve got a shopping guide ready. James Gunn shares Lobo pic on Mastodon Social. Jason Momoa makes some veiled comments. Lobo...
Yet another classic 1980s franchise could be passing the torch as Sylvester Stallone says there’s going to be one more Rambo movie. At least there are comics to collect, and that's always a bright spot. This...
With the holidays right around the corner, now is the perfect time to find the perfect gift for yourself or a loved one. Hakes's November-focused action figure auction is the perfect place to find some truly unique examples of some of our favorite action figures. From mint-in-box...
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...
To this day some Aurora model kits can be worth thousands and are in constant high demand. Over the course of the initial run, Aurora sold millions of these kits. On October 25 Hakes unveiled a series of new auctions, including an Aurora Plastic Model auction. Bidding...
The King of the Monsters is going back to his roots as Toho announced it will bring the world another Godzilla movie in 2023. Toho is synonymous with giant monster movies, but none are as famous...
On April 12, 1963, Bob Dylan walked out onto the stage at The Town Hall in NYC. He would play the first major show of his career on that stage, setting into motion a career and discography that would become legendary. Only 50 posters advertising the event...
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...
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