Not long ago, I was browsing GoCollect’s Top 100 list for the Silver Age – the books that are selling the most over the past month from that era. Like many of…
Ryan Kirksey
Ryan Kirksey
Besides being a proud husband and dad, I work in higher ed, write about fantasy sports, and collect Silver Age and Bronze Age Marvel comic books. Daredevil is the best superhero there ever was and you can't convince me otherwise. You can follow my collecting journey at my Instagram account @kirkseycomics.
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Blogger Dome: Batman Villains vs Spider-Man Villains
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyWelcome back to the Blogger Dome! Here, bloggers will argue different topics involving the comic book market and industry. This will be a combination of the Big Bang Theory meets the WWE. …
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I’m The Guy Who Wouldn’t Buy Ultimate Fallout #4. I’ve Changed My Mind.
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyBack in early June of 2020, when the price of Ultimate Fallout #4 was creeping up past $1,100, I wrote my defense for why I would not invest at that price. I…
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Undervalued Comics Spring 2021: Keep an Eye Out
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyI’m happy to bring you the latest quarterly installment of undervalued comics in 2021. If you missed any of the previous versions of this column for this year or the past two…
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WandaVision Finale Review and Speculation
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyNOTE: THIS POST CONTAINS MASSIVE SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 9 OF WANDAVISION. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND WATCH IT FIRST BEFORE READING THIS POST.
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The Curious Case of ASM #101 & Morbius
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyIt’s not often that a movie that has completed all filming and editing and then is delayed four separate times, but that’s what these pandemic times have presented us with Sony’s Morbius.…
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At the end of 2019, I felt a little bit like a comic hypocrite. I had believed – and proclaimed! – for the longest time that Daredevil was my all-time favorite character.…
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Top Tips From A Comic Book Investor: My Rebuttal
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyI think it was a football player named Eddie Kennison who famously said “When opportunity presents itself, don’t be afraid to go after it.” Well, my friends, I recently came across an…
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The Original Hulk 6: How Nothing Turned Into Something
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyThe original six Hulk issues are some of the rarest and most valuable issues of all of Marvel’s major characters. But why were there only six issues? What happened back in 1962…
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Undervalued Comics: Winter 2021
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyI’m happy to bring you the latest quarterly installment of undervalued comics in 2020. If you missed any of the previous issues for this year or 2019, you can find them all…
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The Sudden and Shocking Rise of Daredevil #1
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyIt’s not uncommon to see some of the most treasured Silver Age keys have periods of spikes in value; it’s the nature of the market in our favorite hobby. In the past…
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Speculating Jane Foster Ahead of Thor: Love and Thunder
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyIn October, Marvel Cinematic Universe fans were treated to a fairly substantial piece of information from Natalie Portman when she was asked about the plot for the upcoming MCU movie Thor: Love…
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20/20 Speculation: Tales of Suspense #52 vs. Tales of Suspense #57
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyFor the last half of 2020, I am going to try and put several blog pieces together that look back at popular speculative books with the full benefit of hindsight. In doing…
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Ranking the Alex Ross Timeless Covers: Part 2
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyI got quite a bit of feedback in comments, on Instagram and on Facebook for Part One of the Alex Ross Timeless Covers rankings. The first piece looked at the bottom half…
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Ranking the Alex Ross Timeless Covers: Part 1
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyIn late September, Marvel began rolling out the first of 32 unique Alex Ross Timeless Variant Covers. These are an Alex Ross take on many of Marvel’s most classic comic characters, and…
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New to Comic Collecting? Start Your Collection With These 5
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyStarting comic collecting can be an overwhelming and daunting task. Even if you look at just one official account like Marvel and the companies that eventually became Marvel. They published more than…
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Undervalued Comics: Fall 2020
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyI’m happy to bring you the latest quarterly installment of Undervalued Comics in 2020. If you missed the summer issue here it is.
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KANG: Speculating The Next Major MCU Villain
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyAfter months of speculation, contemplation, and consternation, we have the most credible piece of evidence yet of the direction Marvel plans to take with its next major villain in the MCU. Deadline…