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It's rare that I run these kind of things. But they have in the past made certain people a little extra cash on the weekend. Bleeding Cool ran news of the

As Scott Pilgrim is about to hit, and media interest is at a high, now is probably the best time to sell anything you want to get maximum return on. The

So, you want to enter the dangerous world of comic book speculating. Buying a comic from a retailer for twice what he paid for in the hope that he'll want

1. Take one standard Avengers #1. Costs $3.99 2. Take one of the Avengers "prints" sold to retailers to give away as part of an Avengers promotion. Maybe

Here are twenty recently published comic books that are currently breaking the $50 barrier based on actual reported sales. No CGC, no chase variant

Generator Rex launched on the Cartoon Network two weeks ago, airing at 8.30PM on Fridays in the States. About a young boy with nanotech inside his

Well now this wasn't announced. There was nothing in the solicitation for X-Factor #204. But the issue in question features the first appearance of the

I know next to nothing about wrestling. So names like Jerry “The King” Lawler pass me by. Well apparently he's drawn one of the covers to an upcoming

Okay, here's a possible opportunity. Deadpool: Secret Invasion HC is one of those titles that was printed pretty much to order before the recent boom in

Avatar creates a nunber of variant covers for its comic books. It's part of its publishing plan, and has a long history of finding new twists on the

I said that this would be a $10 book by the weekend. I was wrong. Copies of Captain America #602, featureing an anti-tax protest labelled racists by one

Here are seventeen recently published comic books that are currently breaking the $50 barrier based on actual reported sales. No CGC, no chase variant

Anthony Lucynski is known online as the biggest Rob Liefeld fan. I don't think there's anyone who's come close. And a lot of the dedication has been given

Bleeding Cool was the first to tell you about the existence of misprinted examples of DC's Blackest Night promotional items and name them Error Rings,

You think that Chew #1 in your vault is worth a bomb? That your Walking Dead and Deadpool collections will see you through the bad times? Holding onto

Well, what with everyone getting a credited column on this site, I thought I might as well have a go.  And yes I know that almost every article is already

The rule about selling comic books related to a movie is do it in the two weeks prior to release. After that, it's a case of diminishing returns. That's

This is how Newsarama reported the Blackest Night panel at San Diego; Fan asks if the character "Nekron" will be involved with Blackest Night. Looks like

So, you want to read Marvelman. The comic that simply everyone is talking about. How much is it going to set you back? Prices indicate the highest reach

It shipped yesterday in the US, from the smallish publisher with the annoyingly spelt name Th3rd World Studios. But it has already sold out fast. This

Going to San Diego Comic Con can be expensive. The travel, the hotel, the bar bills, the pedicabs, the strippers, it all adds up. Thankfully there are all

Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp's No Hero shipped its sixth issue last week from Avatar. For those who saw it, it had an unforgettable twist and end scene.

There are three basic ways to make a variant cover with big appeal, and a promotional pricetag to boot. 1) Have a strong character fanbase. Spawn may not

Do you mind making money from the suffering of others? I only mention this because I understand that the orders on the upcoming Hero Initiative Comic are

At 3pm on Sunday 6th September, Brian Blessed, his wife Hildegard Neil, his daughter Rosalind Blessed and son-in-law Mark Hayden will be gathered at the

You know Jennifer's Body, the new film starring Megan Fox as a naked demon, whose red band trailer failed to show any nippleage? (Don't worry, a quick

As predicted, Wednesday Comics hits the headlines as the New York Daily News splashed on the new oversized weekly series from DC Comics, quoting Dan DiDio

So you missed out on Chew #1, the biggest debut comics hit of the year? With second prints already sold out and third prints an age away, how long can you

1) Chew #1 First Print John Layman, Rob Guillory, Image Comics, 2009 $60 recent sale price, $2.99 cover price The little Image book that could. Sold out

Retailers, if you're thinking of increasing your orders of Chew #2 in light of unprecedented demand for such a low profile title, you're out of luck. The