Between 1980 and 1985 several DC titles included a 16 page ‘bonus’ comic book, billed as an ‘Insert preview’. Many of these insert previews have gone on to be more valuable than…
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The Music of Success: Robert Kirkman’s Oblivion Song
It’s hard to think of a comic book writer with a more devoted following than Kentucky native Robert Kirkman. If he had only developed and published the Walking Dead comics, his would…
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Giant-Size X-Men #1 – A Case Study of Fluctuations in FMV for Value Investing
by James Jouby James JouHere we build on the idea of value investing through grade speculation from a previous article, Value Investing – Theory. Inefficiencies in market pricing exist, but how does it evolve over a…
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Maturation Cycle – Comic Book Movie
by James Jouby James JouSUMMARY • -Every year, dozens of movies based on comic books are released. In 2018 alone, DC and Marvel saw 6 different titles, with total box office in the billion. Furthermore, new…
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Value Investing – Theory
by James Jouby James JouSUMMARY “Value investing is an investment paradigm that involves buying securities that appear underpriced by some form of fundamental analysis.” – Wikipedia Does the concept of value investing exist for comic…
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With the third season of ‘Jessica Jones’ about to drop (the trailer can be viewed here), will the Netflix version of Patsy (portrayed by Australian actress Rachael Taylor) finally become Hellcat? A better…
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There’s a simple rule I often mention, and also try to use when picking comics to invest in for long term profit. That rule is based on an application of the classic…
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Every once in a while I take stock of my collection and inevitably ask myself this question: Does my comic collection actually have value? A scary question after the significant amount of…
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In about a month and a half (on July 16, 2019), the new official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide (2019-2020) will be released. The Overstreet Price Guide [OCPG], currently on its 49th…
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The ‘Golden Age’ of comics is one of the widest ranging eras in terms of years covered (spanning from 1938 until the mid-1950s); it was also one of the most diverse in…
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New collectors tend to have the same question: where do I start? With so many key issues on the market, it can be overwhelming. But there’s an easy answer because the cornerstone…
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A freedom fighter from a post-apocalyptic future, the grim warrior known as Killraven is a Marvel fan favorite and the star of the ‘War of the Worlds’ saga originally adapted by Neil…
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End Game has arrived to a hulk-like smashing of box office records and some quality tying up of loose ends in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). However, now the real speculation begins. …
A complaint I regularly hear from readers and other collectors is how they’ve always wanted a particular book, their Holy Grail book, but it’s out of reach. This may be because they…
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Guardians of the Investment
by James Jou
by James Jou
With the release of the 1st Guardians of the Galaxy movie, the sequel, and a cartoon series, it’s safe to say that any large catalyst for sudden value jump or acceleration has…
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More Risqué Covers from Yesteryear – Controversial Superhero Comics
This post continues the content of risqué covers begun for my entry the previous day (Risqué Covers from Yesteryear). There I was looking at Golden Age covers that pushed the limits of…
Interest in secondary key comics has been growing in popularity over the last several years. The secondary key hierarchy starts with the first (full) appearance being top-dog, the cameo (usually just one…
There have been months…nay…years of speculation about what may be next after the Avengers finally deal with Thanos. Apparently the only threat that is more deadly than Thanos is…Thanos from a few…