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Those Two Geeks Episode 121: The Comic Book Market Volatility

Alex and Joe talk about a couple things, starting with the minor change to the Wandavision ending, then touching on Loki (no spoilers beyond episode 2) before delving into the insanity of the current comic book speculation market.

As always, Alex and Joe can be found on Twitter respectively @karcossa and @jcb_smark if you feel the need to tell them they’re wrong individually, or @those2geeks if you want to yell at them together on twitter, or by email at ItsThose2Geeks@gmail.com.

Cigar Aficionado Covers Comic Art Collecting


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Mixed in with it’s interview of Sylvester Stallone, coverage of cars, motorcycles, poker and well cigars the latest issue of Cigar Aficionado has an article covering the growing collecting of original comic art.

The article gives a general overview and has a similar tone to those in the 90’s that speculated comic books were the next big thing.  Yes, the prices over the years for original art have increased, and expect them too continue to as comics move to digital production (there is a finite amount of original art), but with some exceptions, I wouldn’t sink your life savings into the market.

We’ll see if these types of articles lead to a speculative bubble much like articles have pumped up the industry in the past.  The article is in the print magazine, so you’ll need to head to a store to pick it up and read it in full.

Get Your Copies of Captain America 602 Now


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While you’re out grabbing you’re new comics this week, you might as well tuck away some extra copies of Captain America #602.  Marvel has stated they are caving into the Tea Party outrage over the issue and will be altering any future printings.

Rich Johnston over at Bleeding Cool has tracked that already the issues are rising in value.  For those speculators out there, tuck some away, or turn and burn for some quick cash.