Author: Norman Robinson
I have been writing, investing, speculating, and living with comic books for the last 12 years. My experience is primarily with the Bronze Age, Copper Age, and Moderns. My life motto is "do what you enjoy and enjoy what you do." The beauty of speculation is seeing the value before anyone else.
After 603 articles and well over four years working with GoCollect.com, I feel I have a solid range of knowledge both anecdotal and quantitative for tracking returns of comics. That said, here are my picks for some "must-own books" for my readers for the next five years....
Fads come and go, and superheroes are not the exception to this simple little truth. Lately, Marvel has been pushing some little-known superheroes like the Guardians of the Galaxy, She-Hulk, and of course, last year's flavor of the month, The Eternals. Now, I am a huge Marvel...
The Copper Age has produced quality books, characters, and stories. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles came to life during the Copper Age among many great heroes and villains. It strengthened some rather old Silver Age superheroes and re-established the...
When I first got back into comics after many years of absence, I noticed one thing right off the bat. That some of the local comic shops outright refused to talk about speculation in comics at all. In fact, the more I brought it up,...
The next rendition of Wonder Man should be fun because director Destin Daniel Cretton can tell a good story; he proved that with Shang-Chi. This has a significant impact on Wonder Man's key comics. What comic books are important for Wonder Man? How important is...
What book to buy if you're watching the supernatural hero field? Well, why not try Marvel Premiere #28, which has all the baddies in one book. It has been hot for the last couple of years. Now? Yep, it is hard to find and expensive....
Why has the Copper Age, among all ages, seen a decrease in value over the last 6 months? Furthermore, what are the key books that we might use to identify this sudden downturn? Finally, should you be worried about future prices? The Copper...
As a collector, you could buy and sell these things all day long. But primarily, you may try to add to your collection without breaking the bank. Are low-grade keys profitable? Should you track and buy low-grade raw keys? Buy Lower grades
Spawn #1 has breached some serious numbers in grade 9.9 and even the plain old 9.8s are banking pretty solid prices currently. After all, go back just four years ago, and this book was in the $.50 bins. This is seemingly a Millenial favorite. What...
Moon Knight is clearly a force in the MCU, at least as far as the fans are concerned. Did the key comics cited in earlier blogs hold their value, or increase? How has the ending of the TV series impacted key comic book...
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