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Webs Won’t Stick: 8 Reasons Marvel Comics is Struggling to Keep Peter Parker Relevant

In current Spider-Man comics, Spider-Man is having adventures in deep space while Norman Osborn is Spider-Man on Earth. It’s a polarizing story that challenges fans’ enjoyment of the character. Miles Morales is more relevant as Spider-Man than Peter Parker to some demographics. I’m not talking about Tom Holland’s MCU Spider-Man…

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Get a Grip: The 8 Most Memorable Comic Book Cliffhangers of All Time

One of the cons of being a comic fan is that you must deal with controversial comic book cliffhangers. Did you know that there is a 23-year-old Daredevil comic with no resolution because issue #2 was never published? How about all of the post-credits scenes from Phases 4 and 5…

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Black Excellence in Comics: 10 Facts About the Launch of Milestone Media

The launch of Milestone Media in 1993 was a historic event in comic book history. It was the first time that comic books could be seen as being more diverse without every superhero of importance being a white male. I was a teen in 1993 when I first saw a…

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Your Post-Divorce Money Checklist: Avoid These Common Pitfalls

Divorce is rarely just an emotional journey — it’s a financial one, too. When the papers are finally signed and the dust begins to settle, you might find yourself staring at your bank account, wondering, “Now what?”

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Totaled vs. Repairable: How to Decide What’s Best Financially After a Car Accident

Few experiences are as stressful as a car accident. Beyond the initial shock and the process of ensuring everyone’s safety, you’re often left facing a crucial financial decision: should you repair your damaged vehicle, or is it better to let it go as “totaled” and start fresh?

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Modern Age Treasure: The 10 Most Valuable Comic Books From The 80’s

Some of the best comic book investments don’t have to cost a lot of money. Age, rarity, pivotal storylines, and many other factors help to make a comic book a collectible. It’s been almost 40 years since the start of the 1980s. So, here is a list of the 10…

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Icons of Power: The 12 Greatest Male Superheroes of All Time

While modern superheroes are more diverse, the original blueprint for modern comic books was the male superheroes of the early and mid-20th century. For example, the first modern superhero, Superman, made his debut in Action Comics #1 in 1938.

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9 Superhero Omnibus Collections for New and Casual Readers

One of the biggest complaints of new and casual comic book readers is that there is too much canon to consider. Comic book character storylines and events can reach back decades and still have connections to modern storylines. One way to get new and casual readers into comic books is…

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Preserve, Protect, Profit: The 6 Best Comic Book Grading and Slabbing Companies

There is a process to convincing someone else, usually a stranger, to buy what you own. Many people have Antiques Roadshow or Pawn Stars syndrome; they think they will trip over crap in the attic and find out it’s priceless. There are processes to follow if you want to sell…

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8 Top Websites and Apps for Selling Comic Books to Collectors Who Need Them

90% of selling something or finalizing a transaction requires conviction on your part. Do you have a worthy product to sell to someone who wants or needs it? Keep in mind the other 10% to finalize 10% any sale is professional and non-desperate persuasion. If you know the buyer needs…

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How Did it Make $1.3 Billion? 10 Reasons Why I Hated Deadpool and Wolverine

I absolutely hated Deadpool and Wolverine. I didn’t think it was very funny. It was groan-inducing. This is a messy and unfocused film. It is a collection of middle-school fart jokes and cameo scenes stitched together to make a poorly written mess of a film.

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17 Quotes Stuck In Our Heads From Iconic Movies of the 90s

The 1990s were a defining era for cinema. Practical filmmaking and storytelling, not CGI, was the norm. Movies from the 90s were not only visually stunning, but they were also rich in memorable dialogue. It was the pre-digital age; the internet was in its infancy, and there was no social…

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Not All Heroes Wear Iron: 8 Comics Where Tony Stark Was Evil

“Evil Tony Stark” is sometimes the baseline personality of Tony Stark in the comic books. While 80% of MCU fans, who don’t read comic books, see RDJ as Tony Stark, the character in the comics has deep personality flaws. These flaws reveal him as human, but not always as a…

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8 Influential Comic Book Artists of the 1970s: Underappreciated Bronze Age Masters

I don’t want to sound like an old guy yearning for yesteryear, but the comic book artists of the 1970s do not get enough recognition. Bronze Age comic book masters of the art form, like Neal Adams, Dave Cockrum, Walt Simonson, Bernie Wrightson, and more, should be known to modern…

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10 Marvel Movie Posters Every True Fan Should Frame Immediately

Film posters are a form of art. The way that characters pose in a poster can evoke nostalgic moments from a film. The font of the logo can project the style and creative energy of the project. Every aesthetic aspect of a film poster, also known as one-sheets, is strategically…

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Comics Royalty: The 100 Most Valuable Comic Books Collectors Should Seek

In my previous articles about valuable comic books, I have primarily focused on comic books that have sold at auction for hundreds of thousands and millions of dollars. So, in this list of the 100 most valuable comic books, I have focused on comic books that stand to gain more…

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From Batman to X-Men: 10 Superhero Omnibus Trades Fans Swear By

I’m an old-school comic book fan and a cynic. Every week, there are just too many comic books to choose from, and not all are worthy of attention. I’m not saying not to read new and different comics. I am saying that there are some comics and creative runs that…

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Superheroes, Scarcity & Serious Value: The Top 25 Most Valuable Comic Books

It’s easy to forget that the lion’s share of modern comic book fans are “casuals” or “normies.” The biggest modern comic book fans don’t read comic books. They know nothing about source material comics. Instead of being a cranky old guy yelling at clouds, I want to tell you about…

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I used to believe that the more things change, the more they stay the same. But the more things change, the more they change. How modern fans buy and read comic books is nothing like how I did it in the 1980s and 1990s. For example, reading digital comics is…

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8 Resealable Comic Book Sleeves

Protecting your comic books from the elements is an expensive numbers game. You must consider how much free time and manual labor you want to spend sleeving and boarding comics. The more comics you own, the more you must spend on sleeves and boards. Also, if you do not seal…

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8 Comic Books for Kids That Spark Creativity and Imagination

Introducing children to the world of comic books can be a fantastic way to nurture their creativity and imagination. These visual stories can captivate young minds, encouraging them to explore new ideas and express themselves in unique ways. This list highlights eight comic books for kids that are not only…

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Bronze Age Gold: The Most Valuable Comic Books of the 1970s

The Comics Code, censorship guidelines that dictated what could and couldn’t be depicted in comic books since 1954, became less strict in the 1970s. Comic publishers began ignoring or meeting the bare minimum of the Code by then. By the 1970s, comic books could depict violence more realistically, graphic death,…

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Vintage Legends: The Most Valuable Comic Books of the 1950s

Image source: AmazonComic book collectors and collectibles investors should understand the history and creative lore of comic books to a certain extent. It helps a lot if you want to invest in the most valuable comic books of the 1950s. For example, did you know that comic books have always…

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8 Controversial Comic Book Storylines of the 2000s

Controversial comic book storylines are a dime a dozen today. Controversy always sells, especially in comic books. However, controversy was almost an art form back in the 2000s. Publishers and creators would sometimes court readers with controversial stories for their own sake. Some comics and stories are controversial organically as…

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7 Digital Drawing Tablets for Professional Comic Book Artists

Did you know that the average comic book artist makes about $12 an hour or just under $26,000 annually? However, the objective word in the previous sentence is “average.” An artist is a freelance worker and can only get as much work as they network or hustle to find. As…

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