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5 Oct 2021

Twinsburg Township resident launching new comic book series

FutureGen Comics released a graphic reference book for its upcoming comic book series, which features predominantly Black characters ...

5 Oct 2021

'Darkhold Alpha #1' Review (Marvel Comics)

Another big 'nothing will ever be the same etc etc' number one issue. Sigh. Whenever I see these I am simultaneously disappointed and intrigued. Disappointed in that so many of these have the feeling ...

27 Sep 2021

CGC Estimated Market Capitalisation (CGCEMC): A Next Generation Metric

The total value of all CGC graded copies of a comic book could be an interesting thing to know. With all the grades, prices, and counts for each book, that metric could take forever to calculate – but wouldn’t it be nice to see results? Take a look.

16 Sep 2021

WandaVision is up for 23 Emmys, but did this Marvel series deliver on its promise to reinvent the MCU?

Marvel Studios's first fully owned series foray had great ambitions, promising a superhero story where emotions were as high stakes as CGI fight scenes. What happened?

10 Sep 2021

Brand New Character Designs Revealed for HOUSE OF SLAUGHTER #1

BOOM! Studios today revealed character designs of monster hunters-in-training Aaron Slaughter and Jace Boucher by acclaimed artist Werther Dell'Edera for the upcoming HOUSE OF SLAUGHTER

10 Sep 2021

Todd McFarlane Launches Iconic Gunslinger Spawn Series

The NEW and HIGHLY anticipated Gunslinger Spawn series hits comic store shelves this October as part of Todd McFarlane's ongoing expansion of the Spawn Universe.

10 Sep 2021

Spider-Man’s 1962 Debut Sells for $3.6 Million at Heritage Auctions to Become the World’s Most Valuable Comic Book

The finest-known copy of Amazing Fantasy No. 15 sold for $3.6 million Thursday morning at Heritage Auctions during the third session of the Sept. 8-12 Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction.

10 Sep 2021

Hemingway interviews Mickey Mouse, goes on Kung-Fu adventures

Ernest Hemingway has appeared in comics over 120 times. That's more than Abraham Lincoln. So why does Sun Valley's prized literary possession share the page with the likes of Wolverine?

10 Sep 2021

Pittsburgh Comic Book Series Tells The Story Of People Experiencing Homelessness

The release party for a new comic about Pittsburgh individuals experiencing homelessness takes place Sept. 10 at the Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District.

10 Sep 2021

Dwayne Johnson Reportedly Wants Black Adam To Fight Darkseid

One major difference is their respective big screen fortunes; Josh Brolin's Thanos emerged from the shadows to live up to his reputation as the Infinity Saga's end-of-level boss, while we didn't even ...

10 Sep 2021

Comic Book Preview - Star Wars: Darth Vader #16

Darth Vader #16 ahead of its release this coming Wednesday; ''TARGET SKYWALKER'' All of DARTH VADER'S careful scheming and brutal power moves to claim HAN SOLO'S frozen body have one ...

8 Sep 2021

From NFTs to Fine Wine, We're Entering a Golden Age for Modern Collectors

With a few clicks of a button, you can invest in vintage comic books, fine wine and blue-chip artwork. It hasn't always been that way. Here's how we got here and what the future might have in store.

8 Sep 2021

DC FanDome 2021 - Teaser

Teaser. Break out the Batman and Wonder Woman cosplay because DC FanDome, a virtual event, returns this Autumn ...

8 Sep 2021

Archie's Girls Betty & Veronica #229

Betty & Veronica star in their first comic book series! Take a trip back to the earliest days of Archie Comics as Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge show the town of Riverdale who's really in charge!

4 Sep 2021

Cowabunga! ComicConnect Notches New TMNT #1 Record

A highest-graded copy of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 CGC 9.8 sold in ComicConnect’s fixed price marketplace for a record-pulverizing $245,000

2 Sep 2021

Blade: Reported Director Confirms He's Joining the MCU: 'Marvel Takes Big Swings'

Director Bassam Tariq has confirmed that he is joining the MCU to helm Marvel's Blade reboot starring Mahershala Ali.

1 Sep 2021

Best-Known Copy of Spider-Man’s Debut Comic Spins a New Auction Record – One Week Before Its Auction

Amazing Fantasy No. 15 is one of several Spidey centerpieces in Heritage Auctions’ September Comics & Comic Art event

1 Sep 2021

Pedigree Comics' World's Best X-Men Auction is Underway, Ending on Thursday Night September 9t

Pedigree Comics' World's Best X-Men Auction is underway. The auction began on the night of Monday, August 30th and lasts for ten days until the night of Thursday, September 9th as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website

1 Sep 2021

Marvel exhibit to open at COSI in November, featuring more than 300 artifacts

Comic book fans are invited to step into the Marvel Universe at COSI this November for what organizers are calling one of the most ''exciting and groundbreaking" exhibitions the museum has ever hosted.

31 Aug 2021

The great hope of Marvel movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Could an Asian-American superhero in a gargantuan Marvel epic actually change hearts and minds? Could it make the world more inclusive?