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Tier list of the best recent runs (2010-2025): Saga, Immortal Hulk, Snyder's Batman, Waid's Daredevil, Hawkeye, The Vision… All publishers.
Read article →Where to start Ghost Rider? Reading order of Blaze, Ketch and Reyes runs: Bronze Age origins, Jason Aaron, Midnight Sons and the modern era.
Read article →Where to start Gambit in comics: reading order of the Claremont-Lee, Nicieza, Carey and Kelly Thompson runs, major X-Men sagas and tips for getting started.
Read article →Galactus Reading Guide: the best entry point, the order of major cosmic runs and sagas, from the 1966 Trilogy to the modern era.
Read article →Falcon (Sam Wilson) reading guide: the best entry point, the seminal runs from Englehart to Spencer, major sagas and the Captain America era.
Read article →Where to start Elektra? Frank Miller's founding saga, Elektra: Assassin, the great solo runs and the ideal reading order to get you started.
Read article →Doctor Doom becomes godfather to Reed and Sue's daughter. Where her name comes from, what Hickman's Fantastic Four run makes of it, and what it says about Doom.
Read article →Deadly Class (2019) vs Deadly Class #1 (2014, Image): Remender and Wes Craig. Cutting as a means of expression, and the cost of 1987 on screen. Key numbers.
Read article →Understand the comics market cycles: accumulation, rise, euphoria, correction. Identify the current phase and position yourself according to each step.
Read article →Foil, hologram, chromium, die-cut, glow: why overproduction crushed the gimmick covers of the 90s, the rare exceptions and how to buy without traps.
Read article →How to build your first investment comics portfolio: allocation, beginner diversification, concrete steps and mistakes to avoid.
Read article →CGC 9.0 (VF/NM) vs 9.2 (NM-): defects that separate these neighboring grades, real impact on the rating, census and purchasing guide to choose wisely.
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