Marvel Comics is in something of a pickle lately. The publisher was able to spend much of the 21st century at the tops of sales charts, but recent years have seen DC Comics begin to outsell Marvel. This would have been unthinkable sixteen years ago, when the House of Ideas ended the story that had […]
The Fantastic Four are Marvel’s First Family. Marvel had heroes before them, but the Four are the super team that put Marvel on the map. They were more than superheroes from the onset, being a group of individuals who truly cared for each other, with their stories split between typical heroic adventures and emotionally based […]
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 […]
Superhero comics cover all kinds of genres. They can be campy, child-friendly adventures that exist to educate or inspire hope, or they could be scathing, nuanced examinations of the human condition, painting a picture of people in a way that only superhero comics truly can. They can be horrible, gut-wrenching tragedies that leave you depressed […]
Today, Marvel Comics is a pop culture juggernaut that has revolutionized the comic book and movie industries with thousands of incredible stories and characters. All of Marvel’s success, from the comics, movies, and global fanbase, can be traced back to one superhero team: the Fantastic Four. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Marvel’s First […]
