DC Comics
Top Batman and Detective Comic Searches
We have been playing with all sorts of search data lately to see what interesting things we can share with the community. The following list is the top Batman and Detective searches for the first 5 months of 2020. Some things to consider before checking out this list. Things that are newer are more likely […]
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What Drives the Value of Comic Books?
Your first response to this question might be upcoming movies drive the value of comics. You would be partially correct with that answer. That seems to be increasingly the case. A collector more interested in obscure books might say rarity. We’ve all seen marketing like “limited to 100 issues” or “1 of 250 produced”. Some […]
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DC Comics Bombshell Variant Checklist
As I discussed in a recent Movie Variant blog post, DC was testing theme-based variant cover from March 2014 through April 2016. Arguably the most successful thematic variant was the bombshell variants, that were originally released in August 2014. Ant Lucia was the cover artist on all issues except for the Batman variant, featuring Joker’s […]
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DC Movie Cover Variants Checklist
Currently, DC and other publishers use variants for landmark issues, 1st appearances and the #1 issues in a title. There might be 100 different variants for Action Comics #1000 but it wasn’t always like that. From March 2014 to April 2016 DC was testing theme variants that covered several titles. So the variants weren’t all […]
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Francesco Mattina Checklist for DC Comic
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 good example. The cover is composed of very dark tones of black […]
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Batman Reading Order
If you are new to comics or new to Batman comics, there are thousands of stories about the Dark Knight. Detective Comics, which is where Batman got his start, just hit #1000! Batman Comics vol. 1 reached #713 before DC restarted it. Batman Comics volume 2 added 52 issues to the catalog and now volume […]
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