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This book introduces a new tool for modern book investing called the Popularity – Scarcity – Matrix (PSM). The tricky part of investing in modern book is the lack of historical significance such as Overstreet List or the Wizard top 10 that investors can refer to. Without the past to guide us, modern books require […]
Fin Fang Foom is a much beloved pre hero comic character from Marvel. Even without too much movie influence, its first appearance in Strange Tales 89 is already one of the most sought issue in that era, after Tales to Astonish 13, the first appearance of Groot. There are now rumors of Fin Fang Foom […]
With news of Shang Chi casting, it is time to look at what comics related to him are undervalued and worth for us to invest in. Specifically, we will look at Whether Shang Chi’s first appearance in Special Marvel Edition #15 still has room to grow What other undervalued comics related to Master of Kung […]
We are know that Hercules is very likely to star in the 2020 Marvel movie, the Eternals. Hercules’ first appearance in comics is Journey into Mystery Annual #1. He appeared earlier in Avengers #10 but that has been reconned to be an imposter. His second appearance is in Journey into Mystery #124 and has his […]
Here is a list of Deviant first appearances that might have investment potential. Since the upcoming 2020 Eternals movie does not seem to feature any Deviants, their first appearance issues are still relatively cheap. How risky is this speculation depends on how you view the Eternals’ franchise. If you think it is a one off, […]
There was some Young Avengers rumors being circulated today so it is a good time to revisit Young Avengers #1. Long time readers of this blog know I recommend this book 3 years ago in this article: affordable comics to invest in – young avengers 1 wizard con. Young Avengers #1, Wizard Con Variant Date […]
Female characters are hot and I foresee they will continue to be so, in light of more and more females getting into comics. Unfortunately, there are thousands of female characters in the comic realm for us to invest in. To keep things manageable, I am focusing on a shorter time frame of 2019-2020 and evaluating […]
If you want to invest in the movie hyped books for Black Panther 2, this is article for you. Some or even all of these books might not hold value because they are not historically significant books. This is why they are all cheap. However, with Black Panther and its related characters like Shuri, Man […]
This article summarizes my thoughts on how to invest in comic books beyond just depending on movie speculation. Due to the G+ group that I am moderating, I get a lot of real time insights into how folks are investing, especially new ones. The main reasons cited is usually a bet on a movie appearance, […]
A year has passed since I last wrote about the Overstreet’s top 50 books in 2017. I did that post mainly to extend the Overstreet table to 50 books instead of 10; remove the price variant books correct any data error For 2018, the Overstreet bronze age list is now 25 but it is still […]
