Practical guides, expert advice and resources to manage, value and grow your comic book collection.
How to identify and CGC-grade Saga #1 first print and the Diamond Retailer Summit variant (~500 copies). Real eBay data, documented records, honest grade-tier advice.
Read article →Discover the key issues of Martian Manhunter: first appearances, solo series, documented CGC values and buying advice for collectors.
Read article →Black Panther reading guide: where to start, in what order to read the runs of McGregor, Priest, Hudlin and Coates, the great sagas and where to find the collections.
Read article →Where to start Black Canary? Our reading guide traces his cult runs, from the golden age to Gail Simone's Birds of Prey and 2015's Solo.
Read article →Where to start with Batman in comics? Reading order of cult runs, major sagas and gems: a clear and reasoned route to get started and collect.
Read article →All incarnations of Doctor Doom in cinema: the 1994 Corman film, Julian McMahon (2005-2007), Toby Kebbell (2015), and Robert Downey Jr. (Avengers: Doomsday).
Read article →Reholder and slab crossover: understanding reencapsulation and grading organization change, their costs, the risk of regrade, and when it makes sense.
Read article →Black Lightning (2018) vs the 1977 comic: first titular black hero at DC, the neighborhood rather than the city, a middle-aged hero. Key numbers.
Read article →Doctor Strange, Scarlet Witch, Ghost Rider: the key issues of the magical Marvel universe, their editorial history and their real market values.
Read article →Tier list of the best reboots and relaunches: House of X, DC Rebirth, Green Lantern Rebirth, Ultimate Spider-Man, Waid's Daredevil... the successful reboots.
Read article →Where to start Batgirl? Our reading guide retraces the major runs and sagas of the three heroines: Barbara Gordon, Cassandra Cain and Stephanie Brown.
Read article →Where to start with Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur): The Age of Apocalypse, X-Factor, Uncanny X-Force and the Krakoa era, with a clear and reasoned reading order.
Read article →