Practical guides, expert advice and resources to manage, value and grow your comic book collection.
Comics from the 80s, a pivotal decade between the Bronze Age and the Modern Age: major works (Watchmen, Dark Knight Returns), key issues, importance of the state. Collector's Guide.
Read article →Doomsday: complete guide to key issues, from the cameo of Man of Steel #17 to Superman #75, with real price, rare editions and buying advice.
Read article →Barry Allen, Wally West, Reverse-Flash, Jay Garrick, Impulse, Quicksilver: comic speedsters ranked S to D, from Showcase #4 (1956) on, and why DC dominates.
Read article →Krypton (2018) vs Action Comics #242 (1958): Brainiac, Kandor, Adam Strange and Zod. How to tell a story about a doomed world. Key numbers.
Read article →Katy Keene (2020) vs Wilbur Comics #5 (1945): outfits designed by readers and credited to their name: an untransposable mode of production. Key numbers.
Read article →Jonathan Hickman's run on Fantastic Four (2009-2012): rivalry with Reed, Valeria Richards, cosmic dimension of Doom, foreshadowing of Secret Wars.
Read article →Where to start Spider-Gwen? Reading order of Jason Latour and Robbi Rodriguez runs, Spider-Verse and Spider-Women sagas, and the Ghost-Spider era.
Read article →Where to start with Silver Surfer? Reading order of major runs and sagas, from the Galactus trilogy to the modern era, for readers and collectors.
Read article →How to distinguish a first printing from a reprint and why this difference disrupts the value of a comic. Concrete identification method.
Read article →CGC 9.0 (VF/NM) or 9.8 (NM/M)? Official definitions, defects that separate grades, impact on value and rarity in the census. The complete guide.
Read article →Doctor Doom: the key issues to know, from FF #5 (1962) to Books of Doom, with real values and collector's buying guide.
Read article →Discover the key issues of Cable in comics: New Mutants #87, X-Force #1, Cable #1 and more, with rarity and rating markers.
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