For this article, I’ll be dividing the hot books into four categories, television, movies, great art, and great character. As always, the comic books will be linked to Comics Price Guide so that you can see the increased value, the creator... Read more
There has been some confusion with the Walmart variants because the covers are obviously different, but there’s more. The issue number, the title, and the story are sometimes different and sometimes the same. So one of our fant... Read more
In 1985 when Back to the Future came out, everyone wanted to be Michael J. Fox. He had an orange vest, an easygoing personality, a beautiful girlfriend (not his Mom) and a wicked sweet ride. Even now, who doesn’t want a stainless-ste... Read more
The first real variant covers were found in comics used as marketing materials. From 1945 to 1959 Buster Brown had a series of comics that had different shoe stores printed on the covers. The cover art was the same but the store at t... Read more
*This article contains a minor spoiler for Heroes In Crisis #3 and #5. You have been warned* More than 35 years ago DC Comics licensed a handful of characters for an anti-drug comic. One hero was created for that book, but has only barely consid... Read more
(Trailer at the bottom but you’ve probably already seen it.) Mysterio played by Jake Gyllenhaal looks spectacular. His costume and action sequence is dramatic and showy. Some have suggested that the Sinister Six could be in thi... Read more
When you start searching through these issues and titles you’ll discover some rarely seen Mattina covers. Except for Spawn, everyone knows Spawn from his high profile start in the early ’90s. It’s important to give some insig... Read more
Francesco Mattina has a certain flair about his art. Most of it is dark shadowy work that has you straining to see more details. But he frequently adds these spectacular wisps of orange, lime green or red. The Batman Who Laughs cover is a goo... Read more
Comic books have a long history of noting the change in seasons and images representing different times of the year, but they have especially been good at celebrating the Christmas holiday season all the way back to the early years of the medium... Read more
2018 is nearing its end with less than 2 weeks to go before the ball descends in Times Square before a crazy hat, half-inebriated crowd. There are several events worth noting this year, some good, some bad. In this year, we lost Ditk... Read more
…drumroll please…Wally West! Now I’m sure about half of you thought I was going to say Barry Allen. Maybe about five people thought that I might say Bart Allen or Jay Garrick. While I love all three of those characters, you... Read more
Rob Guillory is probably most famous for his seven year run as the artist for the image book, Chew. If you’re unfamiliar with this title, which ended with issue 60, (November 2016) you might not know Guillory. He has this ability to add... Read more
First, let me preface this article by saying that the contents are my own opinion. Everyone is passionate about certain things, especially comics, and is entitled to their own opinion. Not everyone will agree with me and that’s okay. My in... Read more
*** Spoilers for Middlewest #1 *** When you see the name “Skottie Young” a certain comic book look goes through your mind. He has created hundreds of covers with that same essential style. Here’s a link to all of this books. Skottie You... Read more
Like our DC blog article, this is a quick reference for all first appearances for significant Marvel characters. These characters need to have an impact in any form of Marvel media (comics, animation, television, and movies), yet still have an a... Read more
***This article contains a spoiler for the ending of Avengers #10/#700. You have been warned.*** The Avengers have been a cornerstone of the Marvel comics since their debut in the classic Avengers #1 (September 1963), but there have been... Read more