Practical guides, expert advice and resources to manage, value and grow your comic book collection.
Where to start Madame Web? Reading order of major runs and sagas (O'Neil, Stern, Grim Hunt, Spider-Verse), entry points and recommended route.
Read article →Hidden restorations, fake graded slabs, counterfeits: the complete method to avoid scams when purchasing valuable comics and secure your acquisitions.
Read article →How to estimate the circulation and real rarity of an issue: order index, historical sales, population of grading censuses, absolute rarity vs high grade and demand.
Read article →“Emperor Doom” (1987): Doctor Doom conquers the world through mind control — and discovers the void of total victory. Foreshadowing of God Emperor Doom.
Read article →“Doomwar” (2010) by Jonathan Maberry: Doctor Doom invades Wakanda for his vibranium, facing Black Panther, Storm and the X-Men. Confrontation of two monarchs.
Read article →CGC blue label (Universal): meaning, rating scale, differences with the yellow, green and purple labels, and verification before purchase.
Read article →Action Comics #1, Batman #1, Detective Comics #27... Actual rating, CGC census and rarity of key DC Comics issues, sourced sale by sale.
Read article →Captain America Comics #1 to #25: key issues, real CGC values (sales records) and buying guide to collect this cult series.
Read article →Happy! (2017) vs Happy! #1 (2012, Image): Morrison and Robertson. The most unbalanced source/adaptation relationship, and why brevity protects strangeness.
Read article →Where to start Loki in comics? Reading order of cult runs (Gillen, Ewing, Simonson), major sagas and publishing advice for a peaceful start.
Read article →Where to start Lex Luthor in comics: best entry points, essential runs, major sagas and reading order to discover Superman's rival.
Read article →Where to start with Kingpin? Runs by Miller, Bendis, Brubaker and Zdarsky, cult sagas like Born Again: our reasoned reading journey.
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