Author: James Jou

Use Comic Book Indexes to see Your YTD Return!

Wow! This book had an amazing YTD return! The best! But did it really? How do we sort something that is actually performing better from the Ravens and MonkeyDexes? Google that one. IDENTIFYING A GOOD BASELINE FOR A “GOOD” RETURN If you look up a corporate...

The Lethal Legion, and A Few Overlooked Keys That Didn't Spike in The Last Year

Sinister Six, Thunderbolts… what’s next? Of the villainous Marvel team-ups, the pieces necessary for those teams appear to be coming together and almost inevitable. With that, their key comic books have been heavily speculated on ad infinitum. So here we’re going to look past them, and even...

Where Are We With Wonder Man?

Nova, Adam Warlock, Wonder Man. Once upon a time, those three names received a ton of similarly circled speculation surrounding Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2. In the years since, it seems that the comic book markets for Adam Warlock and Nova have taken off, and left...

Doctor Strange Books Rising in Popularity

While Doctor Strange #169 usually gets the majority of attention, a few other nearby books in the realm have been quietly gaining popularity in the market. But are any of them worth getting into?   DOCTOR STRANGE...

Magic: The Gathering Comics

In early 2021, an Alpha Black Lotus graded at a PSA gem mint 10 sold at auction for just over half a million dollars. Magic: The Gathering started with trading cards, but has since crossed over to novels, online games, a soon to be arriving Netflix series,...

What’s With all the Spider-Man Talk?

Spider-Man this… Spider-Man that… Is his popularity all a ruse? Because when we take a closer look at a random sampling of Spider-Man and his other spider family books, we find the long-term spec opportunities to have a poor outlook.

Sports Illustrated: The Most Valuable Covers

When considering sports collectibles, the first things that often come to mind are jerseys, cards, and autographed balls, but there is another niche category… Sports Illustrated magazines. The next time you go hunting for comic books in a garage sale and see a stack of magazines nearby,...

He-Man and the Masters of the Market?

By the power of Grayskull, He-Man started as just a toy line. He has since managed to achieve success across multiple mediums. As recent as Feb 2021, a vintage 8-back carded He-Man sold for as high as $8000. Has this carried over to his comic books? Here...

Nintendo Comics for the Retro Game Collector

As a spec, collectibles with cross interest generally pique the interest. Bigger audience, bigger market. The obvious popular trend is comics/movies, but before that, there were comics/video games. In the 90s, Valiant Comics published a series of comics based on Nintendo’s properties. Interestingly, these...

Planet Of the Apes

Rise of the… Dawn of the… War for the… Conquest of the… So long as more titles (or more accurately pre-titles) can be generated, the Planet of the Apes franchise will forever live on. Until we get the next installment in the “of the” series, thankfully we...