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Collector's Guide

Ghost Rider Reading Guide: Where to Start

Where to start Ghost Rider? Reading order of Blaze, Ketch and Reyes runs: Bronze Age origins, Jason Aaron, Midnight Sons and the modern era.

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Collector's Guide

Gambit Reading Guide: Where to Start

Where to start Gambit in comics: reading order of the Claremont-Lee, Nicieza, Carey and Kelly Thompson runs, major X-Men sagas and tips for getting started.

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Collector's Guide

Galactus Reading Guide: Where to Start

Galactus Reading Guide: the best entry point, the order of major cosmic runs and sagas, from the 1966 Trilogy to the modern era.

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Collector's Guide

Falcon Reading Guide: Where to Start

Falcon (Sam Wilson) reading guide: the best entry point, the seminal runs from Englehart to Spencer, major sagas and the Captain America era.

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Collector's Guide

Elektra Reading Guide: Where to Start

Where to start Elektra? Frank Miller's founding saga, Elektra: Assassin, the great solo runs and the ideal reading order to get you started.

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Comics History

Doctor Doom and Valeria Richards: a surprising relationship

Doctor Doom becomes godfather to Reed and Sue's daughter. Where her name comes from, what Hickman's Fantastic Four run makes of it, and what it says about Doom.

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Films & Series

Deadly Class versus comics: the layout cannot be transposed

Deadly Class (2019) vs Deadly Class #1 (2014, Image): Remender and Wes Craig. Cutting as a means of expression, and the cost of 1987 on screen. Key numbers.

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Valuation

Comics market cycles: reading the phases to invest

Understand the comics market cycles: accumulation, rise, euphoria, correction. Identify the current phase and position yourself according to each step.

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Valuation

90s gimmick covers: foil, holo, die-cut

Foil, hologram, chromium, die-cut, glow: why overproduction crushed the gimmick covers of the 90s, the rare exceptions and how to buy without traps.

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Valuation

Beginner Comics Portfolio: Allocation and Steps

How to build your first investment comics portfolio: allocation, beginner diversification, concrete steps and mistakes to avoid.

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CGC & Grading

CGC 9.0 vs 9.2: What Difference in Grade and Value?

CGC 9.0 (VF/NM) vs 9.2 (NM-): defects that separate these neighboring grades, real impact on the rating, census and purchasing guide to choose wisely.

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Key Issues

Aquaman Annuals & Specials: Guide to the Key Issues

Complete guide to Aquaman Annuals and Specials: dates, creators, storylines and rarity benchmarks for the 9 key issues to know before you buy.

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