Practical guides, expert advice and resources to manage, value and grow your comic book collection.
Its founding key dates from 1940: in the golden age, authenticity counts more than condition. Restoration, trimming, cut coupons — check before estimating.
Read article →Build a Kingpin collection without an unreasonable budget: the two titles, the four-step order of acquisition, the gradation, and the minimum list of eight issues.
Read article →Budget under €500: which pieces to aim for above the low budget, how to arbitrate grade, raw vs slab and distribution. Investor method.
Read article →The story of Gamora in comics: created by Jim Starlin (Strange Tales #180, 1975), last of the Zen-Whoberi, weapon then rebel of Thanos, figure of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Read article →Fantastic Four #6 (1962): the first Doctor Doom - Namor alliance, Marvel's first villain team-up. Key to the Silver Age, value and importance.
Read article →The simplest file to identify and the most difficult to put together: four years, one series, no gray area. How to collect when the core is inaccessible.
Read article →Its founding issue dates from 1990, just before the explosion of print runs; everything that follows belongs to overproduction. On 1988-1994, ask for the year before the character.
Read article →The paradox of ubiquity: present everywhere since 1963, therefore no appearance has value. The method consists of looking for the numbers where he decides — around ten in sixty years.
Read article →“Unthinkable” (2003) by Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo: Doctor Doom embraces magic and takes revenge on the Fantastic Four. One of the best stories of the character.
Read article →Tier list of the best comic book readings 2026: Absolute Batman, The Mortal Thor, Ultimate Spider-Man, Batman by Fraction, Iron Man… Releases and verified creators.
Read article →Pennyworth (2019) vs Batman #16 (1943): Alfred, originally a comic character, becomes the subject in an uchronic London. Key numbers and pitfalls of the segment.
Read article →Peacemaker (2022) vs Fightin' 5 #40 (1966): the character Charlton who served as a model for the Comedian from Watchmen. Key numbers to collect.
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