With college football underway and the NFL roaring into view, many across this country and across the globe will spend their weekends watching their favorite (American) football teams in action for the…
Ryan Kirksey
Ryan Kirksey
Besides being a proud husband and dad, I work in higher ed, write about television and 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 or on Twitter at @CableBoxScore.
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Undervalued Comics for Late Summer 2023: Take Advantage of Slow News Cycles
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyI’m happy to be back again bringing you the latest quarterly installment of Undervalued Comics in 2023. Books that, in this volatile and news-sensitive market, actually seem to hold strong future value…
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ComicsInvestment SpeculationKey IssuesRecent
HOTTEST SILVER AGE COMICS: DAREDEVIL IS HEATING UP
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyAnalyzing the Hottest Silver Age Comics of the last 30 days, we may be beginning to see a trend emerging from a highly-anticipated upcoming MCU property. Daredevil: Born Again is expected to premiere…
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HOTTEST SILVER AGE COMICS: MOVIES DRIVING SALES ONCE AGAIN
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyAnalyzing the Hottest Silver Age Comics of the last 30 days, we may be beginning to see some trends from a couple years ago emerging as investors start to speculate on books again. For…
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Glen Trosch: The Sage Behind Psychedelic Art Exchange
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyGlen Trosch is a man who knows a lot about a lot of things, but his first true love is music. Beginning when he was just a boy, Trosch – the owner…
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ComicsComics in Movies & TVInvestment SpeculationKey IssuesOld SchoolRecent
Hottest Silver Age Comics: Speculators Playing the Classics
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyAnalyzing the Hottest Silver Age Comics of the last 30 days, we may be beginning to see some trends from a couple years ago emerging as investors start to speculate on books again. This…
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Interview with Dark Horse Books Senior Editor Chris Warner
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyWhether you realize it or not, you know Chris Warner. You may not know him personally, but somehow, someway you have come into contact with his work over the last 30+ years.…
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Rally’s Batman #1 Sells for Record $2 Million: How One Shareholder Voted
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyNews officially dropped on Tuesday morning that the buyout offer for a CGC 8.0 copy of Batman #1 was accepted by Rally shareholders. The anonymous offer was for a record $2 million,…
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Secret Wars: Toys and Merchandise That Saved Marvel
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyConsidering the original 1984 Secret Wars series, key issues, various sequels, toy lines, variants covers, and a movie on the way in a few years, it’s easy to forget there was a…
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Hottest Silver Age Comics: Mephisto Is Burning Up…..Again
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyAnalyzing the Hottest Silver Age Comics of the last 30 days is a case study of both what lies behind us and speculation about what lies ahead. Normally, this list is populated with…
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ComicsInvestment SpeculationKey IssuesOld School
Undervalued Comics Fall 2022: Zig When Others Zag
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyI’m happy to be back again bringing you the latest quarterly installment of Undervalued Comics in 2022. Books that, in this volatile and news-sensitive market, actually seem to hold strong future value…
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ComicsComics in Movies & TVInvestment SpeculationKey IssuesModern AgeOld SchoolRecent
The Unannounced: Marvel Books to Buy That Were Not Announced at SDCC
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyBooks that fall under the announcement umbrella of SDCC are still simmering and moving up the sales charts, but what about the names, teams, and projects that were not announced? The heavy…
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Hottest Silver Age Comics: Fantastic Four Books are on Fire!
by Ryan Kirkseyby Ryan KirkseyAnalyzing the Hottest Silver Age Comics of the last 30 days is a case study of both what lies behind us and speculation about what lies ahead. Much of what we see…
How Much is Mitchell Pritchett’s Amazing Spider-Man #3 Worth?
On May 7th, 2014, the popular ABC sitcom Modern Family aired an episode entitled “Message Received.” In this episode, Mitchell Pritchett and Cam Tucker are in the midst of their wedding planning…
Kelly McClain of Hake’s Auctions: Hot Items, Current Auction, and Holy Grails
Long before e-commerce sites like eBay introduced us to digital collectible auctions and long before technology like WhatNot took over the collectible app market, collectors looked to reputable auction houses such as…
Hottest Silver Age Comics: Speculators are Back in Business
Analyzing the Hottest Silver Age Comics of the last 30 days, we may be beginning to see some trends from a couple years ago emerging as investors start to speculate on books again.…
Hottest Silver Age Comics: Silver Age Spidey Rules Over All
Analyzing the Hottest Silver Age Comics of the last 30 days is normally a case study of both what lies behind us and speculation about what lies ahead. This list is typically populated…
Hottest Silver Age Comics: Spider-Man is King Again
Analyzing the Hottest Silver Age Comics of the last 30 days is a case study of both what lies behind us and speculation about what lies ahead. Normally this list is populated…