Practical guides, expert advice and resources to manage, value and grow your comic book collection.
A six-step reading order for Jack Kirby, from the Galactus trilogy in Fantastic Four to the Fourth World at DC, with edition advice for each step.
Read article →Incredible Hulk #340 (1988): the gray Hulk faces Wolverine on a Todd McFarlane cover. Not a first appearance: what drives value, editions and pitfalls.
Read article →Incredible Hulk #271 (May 1982) is Rocket's first regular-series appearance, while Marvel Preview #7 came first. Editions, grading and buying pitfalls.
Read article →Ice Cream Man #1 (2018) key issue guide: Prince and Morazzo's horror anthology at Image, how to spot the first printing and what moves its market value.
Read article →House of Secrets #92 has the first Swamp Thing, but it is Alex Olsen, not Alec Holland. Check condition, editions and buying pitfalls before you buy.
Read article →Hellboy in French: Delcourt albums, Deluxe volumes and the first Dark Horse France editions, with the numbering traps to avoid before you buy.
Read article →New to Grant Morrison? Start with All-Star Superman, then JLA, New X-Men and Batman, and save Animal Man, Doom Patrol and The Invisibles for later.
Read article →Not sure where to begin with Geoff Johns? Start with Green Lantern: Rebirth, then Teen Titans, Flash, Blackest Night and Justice League, in six steps.
Read article →Where to start with Garth Ennis: a six-step reading order from Punisher: Born to Preacher, Hellblazer, war comics and The Boys, with the right format for each.
Read article →Eternals #1 (July 1976) by Jack Kirby: plot, why it is a key issue, what moves its price, how to spot the original edition and the buying pitfalls.
Read article →New to Ed Brubaker? Start with Captain America or Criminal, then follow a six-step reading order through Sleeper, Daredevil, Fatale and Velvet.
Read article →East of West #1 (2013) key issue guide: the Hickman and Dragotta launch at Image, how to spot a first printing and what drives the value of this issue.
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