Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
[Just a warning, there may be spoilers ahead] Spider-Man is one of Marvel Comics most beloved characters. The character has been around for 50 years. That’s longer than some of your parents have been alive. Another beloved Marvel character is…
Spider-Man milestone issues have always been epic and/or controversial, and I can only imagine if the internet existed in 1971 there would have been a lot of complaining about Spider-Man growing extra arms. Each of the hundredth issues have been…
I sit here (a couple of days before December 21st) looking at my Mayan-Day-At-A-Glance calendar and realize that there are only a couple of days left to the Mayan calendar. Now to many people (and Doomsday Preppers) this means the…
Amazing Spider-Mam #583 Obama Variant 1st Print, Marvel Comics, March 2009 I’m posting this Undervalued Spotlight early on November 6th 2012, Election Day in the United States. Regardless of who wins the White House I’m arguing that the Amazing Spider-Man…
This past weekend I was watching the National Geographic channel and there was a program on called Fortune Finders. The show focuses on the Public Administrators office in Las Vegas. After someone dies in Las Vegas, with no apparent next…
It will come as no surprise to longtime readers that I am a huge Spider-Man fan. It is the book that I have collected the longest, the character that I have always liked the most, and the one that still…
No matter how many times a character is rebooted, restarted, or renumbered it is still a milestone to be in constant publication for 50 years. Our Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man has his Golden Jubilee this year and Marvel has a host…
I have read a lot of Spider-Man comic books. Pretty much everything. I have definitely read every issue of Amazing Spider-Man and believe me when I say that we are currently seeing another golden age in the pages of ASM.…
Every collector of CGC graded comics is familiar with the information panel—typically referred to as the label—located at the top of each slabbed book. The most important part is of course the grade, ranging from 0.5 to 10. In addition…
ComicLink’s January Focused Auction. This is my first Auction Highlight of 2012 and I think it’s a good time to try to take stock of the market, to see where some of the most heavily traded “blue chip” comic books…
So I am sure that many of you have seen the JMS vs Steve Wacker bit on Bleeding Cool. If not check it out here. Don’t worry I’ll wait. Back? Okay good. So here is the thing, JMS might not…
Last month quietly, without fanfare a second CGC 9.6 Amazing Fantasy #15 appeared on the CGC Census (CGC is of course the company that grades the comics out of 10, they keep a census on their website). What made this…
Every week Comic Book Daily asks the question and the crew (and special guests) give their answers; we’ll be doing this for 52 weeks. Tip of the hat goes to the gang at Scans Daily for the inspiration. Pete’s been…
ComicLink March Focused Auction The ComicLink March Focused Auction has just ended. This time around I want to focus on a “Tale of Two Comics”. Amazing Spider-Man #1 (ASM #1) and Journey into Mystery #83 (JIM #83) are two comics…
A CGC graded 9.6 copy of Amazing Fantasy #15 (published in August 1962 and featuring the first appearance of the Amazing Spiderman) has just sold for $1.1 million dollars in a private deal. This sale now has the distinction of…
Whosoever Holds This Hammer appears every Tuesday exclusively on Comic Book Daily. So Spidey’s Brand New Day is over and I for one am glad. It never lived up to its potential (for reasons I will get to) and I…
Amazing Spider-Man #1 I was rummaging through a bunch eBay auctions when I came across some interesting activity around Amazing Spider-Man #1. Amazing Spider-Man #1, Marvel Comics (March, 1963) Graded by CGC at 2.5 with Off White to White pages…
Writer: Joe Quesada Artist: Paulo Rivera Great things and terrible things have a single thing in common. Eventually, at some point, they come to an end. Such is the case with this polarizing storyline that has divided Spider-Man fans ranging…