Who is Spider-Man’s greatest rival? Some would say it’s Green Goblin, others would say it’s the unnamed assailant who killed Uncle Ben. It could even be one of the Sinister Six. However, none of these iconic villains harbor the kind of generational hatred and pettiness as one man. He has dedicated his life and career […]
Mewtwo and Gengar have occupied unusually durable positions near the top of the Pokémon popularity hierarchy since the franchise’s earliest days, and their best cards from the Pokémon TCG continue to attract serious money whenever elite graded copies reach the open market. Mewtwo arrived as the genetically engineered postgame legend of the original games, a […]
Doomsday may be upon us, but very few movies will have the same effect on fans as The Avengers did. The first big crossover in the Marvel Cinematic Universe defied all expectations, giving us a grand ensemble of Earth’s mightiest heroes, with each of them getting a surprisingly balanced amount of screen time. Much like […]
For most comic collectors, their holy grail is owning one of the classic Marvel first appearances of the silver age, the books that created and helped define the Marvel Universe as we know it today. With prices ever-climbing on these iconic mega-keys, many of these same collectors have accepted that owning one – especially in […]
The Pokemon collectibles market features a wide array of products, from Pokemon cards to plushies and McDonald’s toys and beyond. But increasingly, some of the most high-ticket sales are going to graded, sealed physical copies of early Pokemon games. In fact, someone just bought a trio of the original Pokemon games for a whopping $2 […]
Long before it would serve as the basis to a company-wide crossover film, Marvel Comics’ original Secret Wars storyline would be the basis for a company-wide crossover comic more ambitious than anything the publisher had ever attempted. While Marvel’s heroes had been crossing paths since the dawn of the silver age, Secret Wars represented the […]
If you’ve seen Spider-Man: Brand New Day, you’ve probably seen the banter-filled relationship between Frank Castle/The Punisher and Spider-Man. While The Punisher is now one of Marvel’s most popular characters, thanks to his appearances in his own Netflix show and Daredevil: Born Again, he’s long been a cult favorite for comics fans and while on-screen […]
Jurassic Park cemented its place in movie history the moment everyone saw a Tyrannosaur terrorize two children in a broken-down car. Long before that, the movie was marketed with a simple teaser showing miners working in the dust and dark and eventually coming across a small treasure: a piece of amber containing a single mosquito. […]
Since his 1962 debut, Spider-Man has been Marvel Comics’ flagship hero. His powers, origin, and morality are baked into the world’s pop cultural consciousness, cemented by innumerable big and small screen adaptations. Virtually anyone can tell you that Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider, gaining the proportional strength and agility of a spider […]
Even in the mid-sixties, Superman was no stranger to merchandise. Since his 1938 debut, the hero’s image had graced everything from wooden dolls to wind-up toys to even shampoo. But by modern standards, there still hadn’t been a Superman action figure. Ideal Toys changed this in 1966, when they would become the first manufacturer of […]