Robert Downey Jr. may have turned Tony Stark into a household name in the world of superheroes, but back in 1963, Iron Man was just the latest Marvel creation to hit comic pages. Over six decades later, the single page that introduced Iron Man has just become the most expensive piece of original comic art […]
Fanatics Fest 2026 concluded just a few days ago, and collectors are probably still scrambling to keep track of their trades and newly announced cards. While most deals made at the venue were straight swaps, you can bet that there was a lot of money exchanging hands too. It was probably the one place where […]
While there are no shortage of categories for collectibles, one of the most interesting—and often expensive—is comic books. With decades of issues across many, many genres, comic books have no shortage unique and sought after issues and series for fans and collectors to seek out. But while superhero comics are among the most sought after […]
Superman has no shortage of memorable villains in his rogues gallery, and with names like Lex Luthor, Brainiac, Parasite, Mongul, and Toyman among them, it can be difficult to stand out. One villain, however, has no issues standing out from the pack, and that’s because the distorted powerhouse known as Bizarro is unlike anyone else […]
Despite being a Pokémon that’s mostly known for sleeping constantly, collectors are wide awake when it comes to Pokémon cards featuring Snorlax, as they’re worth a pretty penny on the secondary market – especially eminently rare cards from the early years of the Pokémon TCG. While two notable graded Snorlax PTCG cards recently sold for […]
Ridiculous merchandise is secretly one of the best ways to promote a movie. Right now, it’s all about popcorn buckets, like the infamous Sandworm bucket for Dune: Part 2. I’m sure someone in the design team pointed out that it looked a bit questionable, but the marketing team probably stepped in and said it would […]
At best, bootleg and knock-off action figures can usually be classified as a novelty item, lacking real value. But there are a select few bootleg figures that have attained the status of coveted collectors’ items, with their scattershot distribution, poor quality, and lack of manufacturing information making them seriously rare. In some cases, these bootlegs […]
Conan the Barbarian is a character with a rich history. He was first created by Robert E. Howard. He was one of the most prolific and tragic of the pulp authors of the ’30s, a man who ended his own life in 1936, four years after writing the first Conan story for Weird Tales, one […]
When it comes to bounty hunters in movies, very few are as popular as Boba Fett from Star Wars. While he didn’t really stand out in many ways besides capturing Han Solo and getting swallowed by a Sarlacc in the original trilogy, he undoubtedly had the coolest armor, making him a fan-favorite. Eventually, we got […]
It wasn’t until the Marvel Cinematic Universe launched that Marvel managed to step out of DC’s shadow and become the premier home of superheroes. That’s not to say that the likes of Spider-Man and Captain America weren’t popular then, but the MCU definitely made the rest of Marvel’s properties popular in the mainstream. This meant […]