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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.
Read article →Understand the comic grading scale from 0.5 to 10, the key tiers 9.4/9.6/9.8 and why the value of a comic never progresses linearly.
Read article →The rivalry between Doctor Doom and Reed Richards: born at university, the accident, two geniuses with opposite destinies, jealousy. Heart of the Doom mythology.
Read article →Image, Dark Horse, horror, Valiant: why and how to reduce correlation to the Big Two in an investment comics portfolio. Concrete method
Read article →Color retouching, filling, reinforcement or trimming: simple tests (grazing light, UV, margin measurement) to identify a hidden restoration.
Read article →Tier list of the best screenwriters: Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, Frank Miller, Claremont, Vaughan, Ellis, Ennis… the authors ranked.
Read article →The essential Suicide Squad key issues: Brave and the Bold #25, Batman #59, Legends #1, Suicide Squad #1 (1987 and New 52), Harley Quinn, Peacemaker.
Read article →Where to start with Justice League? Founding runs, major sagas and the modern era: a reasoned reading journey to get started and collect the DC team.
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