Category: Comics
Who has the face of Jack Palance, the villainy of Adolf Hitler and the cunning of Richard Nixon? According to Jack Kirby, those are the personalities he used to create the ominous one himself, Darkseid. This Kirby creation is a Machiavelian villain with...
A year after making predictions for 2019, it is time to check on the picks and see how they fared for the past 12 months. Before I make my 2020 choices, it's time to analyze last year's selections from "Four Comics to Watch in 2019" and "Best...
Ye is a curious young man, named after the only sound he knows how to make. His voice must have been stolen by the Colorless King, the source of all the world's sorrows—terrifying, unrelenting, all-taking, and never-giving. Now, Ye has no choice…
Given the rising popularity of Jonathan Hickman’s House of X/Powers of X, it makes one wonder when some of his Image Comics originals will gain favor in the market. Especially with the recent deluge of more eclectic comic books turned TV series choices; such as The Boys,...
Tis the season for spending, but when it comes to those “holy grail” comics, it’s a bad time to sell (but a great time to buy). Welcome to the dreaded "Christmas dip." During the holiday season, the comic market generally slows down. It’s one of the worst times of the year...
The Spider-Verse is alive and well on the market. Classic Spider-Man titles are a collector's golden standard and always a good addition to any collection. Spider-Gwen is going to be the next big thing if she isn't already. Spider-Ham has finally...
One of the biggest comic stories of the summer was the debut of a fifth ninja turtle, Jennika. Collectors and investors flocked for her key issues months ago, inflating the values in the process, but are they still worth those price tags? Back...
Originally created as a way around the Comics Code Authority’s rules against vampires, Sauron has since risen to become one of the X-Men’s greatest antagonists. And yes, Sauron is named after the dark lord in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings novels. With much of X-Men...
During the Spider-Man animation series that ran on TV back in 1995, the Sinister Six lost the "Sinister" in their title. Not from the power of Spidey, but by a haymaker from the network that demanded changes. Back then, the censors...
Another installment of examining a batch of comic book characters that were likely heavily speculated on surrounding their silver screen debut, but now less so. It just so happens that the characters to be featured here all happen to be more human...
