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A character without enemies of his own, structured by obligations: dependence on a friend's technology, the military chain of command, a team where he is never a star.
Read article →A character without attachments: each run is judged by what the author found to give him something to do. Immobilize him, give him space, or give him someone.
Read article →Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975), Wein and Cockrum: first appearance of Ororo Munroe — but also of Colossus, Nightcrawler and Thunderbird. What it changes when purchasing.
Read article →Watchmen (2019, HBO) vs the 1986 comic: the only adaptation that chooses to be a sequel. Tulsa 1921 instead of the Cold War. Key numbers.
Read article →Comic book variants and investing: understanding ratios (1:10, 1:25, 1:100), which incentives gain value, which ones don't, and how to avoid them
Read article →Ororo Munroe's entourage: Forge and the invention that dispossesses her, Callisto and the Morlocks, the Wakandan marriage, Yukio and Kitty Pryde. A universe without personal enemies.
Read article →Byrne invented it eight years after its creation, through a process rather than an origin. A character whose value comes from a run, not a first time, remains cheap.
Read article →Bendis (2004-2005) which made it a disaster, the two limited series of 1982 and 1985, Englehart in the 1970s, James Robinson (2015). Where to cut.
Read article →Chris Claremont (1981-1991), Rick Remender (2012), Kelly Thompson (2018), Robert Rodi (2004): 23 years passed before his first continuing series.
Read article →X-Factor (1991-1993) is the only run where he is a subject, not a temperament. A secondary character is never programmed, he is collected - his quality depends on who collects him.
Read article →Titans (2018) vs The New Teen Titans (1980): the title that saved DC, adapted by taking the heat away from it. Three adaptations, three tones. Key numbers.
Read article →X-Men #4 (1964), Lee and Kirby: Wanda Maximoff begins as an adversary, with her brother. ⚠️ This issue belongs to the X-Men market — its price is set by another request.
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