CGC & Grading
CGC Comic Grading: Complete Guide to the 2026 Scale
How CGC grading works: grading scale, label colors, census, 2026 prices and real impact on the value of your comics.
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Key Issues
Books of Doom #1 (2006): the definitive origin of Doctor Doom
Books of Doom #1 (2006) by Brubaker and Raimondi: the modern and nuanced rereading of the origins of Doctor Doom. Accessible key, in-depth psychology.
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Key Issues
Astonishing Tales #1 (1970): the first Doctor Doom solo series
Astonishing Tales #1 (1970): the start of the first solo series of Doctor Doom (with Ka-Zar). Key to the Bronze Age, importance and accessibility.
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Comics History
Secret Wars (2015): the crossover that inspired Avengers: Doomsday
Secret Wars (2015) by Hickman and Ribić, source of Avengers: Doomsday: Battleworld, God Emperor Doom, Doom god of reconstructed reality.
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Tier list
The most beautiful comic book covers: the tier list
Tier list of the most beautiful comic book covers: Amazing Fantasy 15, Action Comics 1, ASM 300, Detective 27, X-Men 1… The most iconic covers.
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Films & Series
Outcast against comics: adapting a work still in progress
Outcast (2016) vs. Outcast #1 (2014, Skybound): Kirkman and Azaceta. The adaptation in parallel with the publication, and the worst speculative bet of the medium.
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Key Issues
Mystique Key Issues: Collector's Guide
Key issues of Mystique to collect: first appearances, editorial context, known CGC ratings and purchasing advice to avoid making a mistake.
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Valuation
Investing in collectible manga: the guide
First Japanese prints, obi, tankobon vs magazine, grading: everything that makes manga investment different from US comics. Concrete method.
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Valuation
Colors of slab labels: what they are worth
Blue, yellow, green, purple: what each slab label color means, how it impacts value and liquidity, and how to read a label before you buy.
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Collector's Guide
Winter Soldier Reading Guide: Where to Start
Where to start with the Winter Soldier in comics? Guide to reading Ed Brubaker's runs, order of sagas, solo series and best editions.
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Collector's Guide
Wasp reading guide: where to start
Wasp reading guide: where to start, the founding runs, Avengers sagas, the modern era and Nadia Van Dyne. Reasoned reading order.
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Collector's Guide
War Machine Reading Guide: Where to Start
War Machine Reading Guide: Where to start with James Rhodes, from the seminal 1990s run to modern solo runs, major sagas and key collections.
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