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 stand. Perhaps these results are barometers of what’s to...

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 have meant to slam the current creative team specifically, he could have been basically...

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 2nd copy’s appearance even more noteworthy than it normally would have been...

Would you be shocked if I told you this collection has experienced a devastating loss in market value over the last two years? In late 2009 a collection of key Bronze Age titles (list below) would have been worth approximately $65,000. Using the latest auction data, this collection would be worth around $36,000 today. A stunning 45% drop.

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 busy this week, so the question is mine [David Diep] this...

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 heading in opposite directions. Luckily a 9.0 Off White...

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 being the second highest price ever paid for a comic book....

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 will be happy at no longer being forced to purchase 3 times the number of...

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 sold on eBay for $1,434.00 on October 6th....

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 from readers to creators. Issue #641 of the...

In my Auction Highlights #43 I looked at the recent $21,250.00 ComicLink sale of a CGC 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man #11. This comic book has an Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide value of $2,400 in the 9.2 grade. ComicLink noted that the CGC 9.6 grade is rare for this comic book...

Writer: Joe Quesada, Stan Lee (Spidey-Sundays) Artist: Paolo Rivera; Joe Quesada, Danny Miki, and Richard Isanove (pages 1 and 24); Marcos Martin (Spidey Sundays) All Peter and Mary-Jane wanted was to save Aunt May. Laying in a hospital bed after catching a bullet meant for Peter, The Parkers...

I should start this article by saying that the Amazing Spider-Man is my favourite comic book. It has been so since my childhood and shall ever be. I have owned (and read) every issue at one point or another so I feel pretty confident in my ability to discuss the title and its current...

Black covers. Comic book collectors and investors have always coveted classic black covers when found in very high grade. It’s very hard to preserve and old comic with a black cover, any little fleck, color break or crease just seems to be amplified...

Every Wednesday I race home with a bunch of comics and start to read through the pile. I do this because of my extreme dedication to excellence in the field of professionalism; in short, I do it for you, the reader. On average it takes about 15-20 minutes to read a comic book. I should clarify...

Things that I Enjoyed in My Comics This week includes spoilers, and plenty of them. So consider this your warning. You’ve been warned, so don’t read it unless you’re willing to be spoiled. Got it? Dan Slott explains away all that Kevin Smith Daredevil nonsense and wins a...