Practical guides, expert advice and resources to manage, value and grow your comic book collection.
Which Spider-Man comic to give? Picks for movie viewers, adults, Miles Morales fans, collectors (Amazing Spider-Man #1000) and kids, with the mistake to avoid.
Read article →For each Marvel or DC film, the comic collection that inspired it: Winter Soldier, Civil War, The Batman, Superman. Plus a pick for Avengers: Doomsday.
Read article →Which first comic to give an adult beginner: picks by taste (crime, sci-fi, fantasy, true stories), the right format, and the common gift mistakes.
Read article →Five cross-checked facts on the 2026 comics market: an old record, huge print runs, sellouts, art money and no public market share. Review as of October 3.
Read article →Avengers #1 by Zdarsky and Checchetto arrives November 4, 2026: the six-member roster, who David Colton is, and the reading order to prepare.
Read article →Snyder and Dragotta, Kelly and Larraz, Camp and Rodríguez, Zdarsky: the 2026 teams behind sales, Eisner wins and launches, and what to reread from each.
Read article →Anarky key issues in order: Detective Comics #608, #609 and #620, the 1997 and 1999 series, modern versions, and what to know before Gangs of Gotham.
Read article →Seven volumes, one legacy counter: a volume-by-volume table from the 1963 #1 to #1000, plus a filing method that handles both numbering systems.
Read article →Nine hundredth issues of Amazing Spider-Man, from #100 to #900: who wrote and drew each one, what happens in it, and what the lineage reveals.
Read article →Amazing Spider-Man #1000 gathers seven stories by seven creative teams. For each one, find out which run or arc to read next to follow its references.
Read article →The ASM #1000 second printing arrives October 28 with two sketch covers. Three checks to tell it from the first printing, and whether it deserves a spot.
Read article →New to Alan Moore? Start with a short, complete story, then Swamp Thing and Watchmen, then pick a path: V for Vendetta, From Hell or The League.
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