Uncanny X-Men is going through something of a renaissance, with writer Gail Simone taking the book back to its character-heavy, soap opera roots. Once upon a time, it was the bestselling comic in the industry, easily beating out the Avengers, Spider-Man, Superman, and Batman. It built its legend through the late ’70s, after revolutionary X-Men […]
There are few comic books in existence that can attract the attention of Amazing Fantasy #15, the Marvel Comics issue responsible for introducing Spider-Man to the world. The Silver Age collectors grail comes in many conditions, but even copies with yellowed and dishevelled pages can command prices in their thousands. Generally, a comic with a […]
There are some Marvel heroes that captured the imagination of audiences the moment they first appeared in the pages of comic books over half a century ago. Among those to have endured over the year are Steve Rogers aka Captain America and Nick Fury, and their popularity was enhanced when Chris Evans and Samuel L. […]
It is hard to understate exactly how much money there is collecting, selling and trading Pokémon cards. Ever since its inception, the Japanese franchise has gone from a regular trending card-trading game to a multi-million dollar financial goldmine, with more money trading hands than global stock exchanges. To make a point, Heritage Auctions is currently […]
Record-breaking video game auctions have been coming thick and fast in the last few years, with many SNES games selling for hundreds of thousands. In many cases, the running theme of these sales has been the inclusion of Nintendo mascot Mario, whether in his original solo game appearance or one of the several variants to […]
Vintage movie posters can fetch a fair amount at auction when they are in good condition. This has been seen with many Star Wars posters, classic 40s and 50s movie one-sheets. In a recent Prop Store auction, it was an iconic piece from one of the biggest movies of the 1980s that really captured the […]
When you think of vintage Star Wars collectibles, most people would imagine toys and action figures. Kenner’s Star Wars line is among the most coveted and iconic of these, with some rare figures getting valuations of hundreds of thousands of dollars. While the line of toys leads the pack when it comes to vintage collectibles, […]
Star Wars has provided almost 50 years of movies and TV shows since the original movie blasted into theaters back in 1977. Over that time a large collection props, costumes and other memorabilia have been collected and preserved over the years with many coming to auction at one time or another. Owning a piece of […]
There are few phenomenon in toy collecting more well-documented or baffling than the volume of kids’ tie-in merchandise produced for 1979’s Alien. It seems as if licensors were pitched the hard-R sci-fi horror film from 20th Century Fox and only heard the “sci-fi” and “20th Century Fox” parts before letting wishful thinking fill in the […]
Eeveelutions occupy a strange and enviable corner of the Pokémon TCG market. . Eevee itself is one of the franchise’s most recognizable mascots, but its evolutions have developed collector followings strong enough to make certain cards feel like character-specific grails rather than simple set chases. Umbreon generally sits at the front of that pack, with […]