http://collectcomicbooks.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 04 May 2009 22:21:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It has been a lousy year for the stock market, but not so for collectible comic books. Those quoted in this article from The Calgary Herald say that prices for rare comics have been going up significantly over the past months. So much so that investors are looking to comic ... http://collectcomicbooks.com/04/comic-book-investing-vs-the-stock-market/ Due to an unprecedented number of unsolicited art and writing submissions, Marvel has altered its open submissions policy effective immediately. Marvel has remained the only major publisher to continue accepting open submissions, however that practice has been halted as we review our strategies for accepting future submissions. Marvel has a proven ... http://collectcomicbooks.com/02/marvel-ends-open-submissions-policy/ Prince Valiant began in full color tabloid sections on Saturday February 13, 1937. The first full page was strip #16, which appeared in the Sunday New Orleans Times Picayune. The internal dating changed from Saturday to Sunday with strip #66 (May 15, 1938). The full page strip continued until 1971 ... http://collectcomicbooks.com/03/an-interview-with-a-hal-foster-prince-valiant-collector/ You can make money from your comic book collection. However, it's not as easy as you think. Too many casual comic collectors have charged gung ho into investing in comics without thinking about the risks involved. From my experience, here are the 10 brutal truths you need to know if ... http://collectcomicbooks.com/03/10-brutal-truths-about-making-money-from-your-comic-book-collection/ Comic book publishing has never been easier. Thanks to new software technology and the Internet, it is now possible for almost any individual to self-publish a comic book. When it comes to publishing comics you have several options. It is essential for you to be open and aware of the various ... http://collectcomicbooks.com/15/comic-book-publishing-made-easy/ You may think that a comic book collection is purely for kids, but, have you ever stopped and thought about it, collectibles spell big bucks. You may have heard about stamps selling for millions of dollars right? Well, as long as there are people collecting stuff, they will have value, ... http://collectcomicbooks.com/21/insuring-your-comic-book-collection/ When you're collecting comic books, trading your comic books for other comic books that you want is somehow inevitable. Of course when you trade comic books, it's not just the fair trading that exists in utopia. Not everything in this world has the same value, and the same thing applies ... http://collectcomicbooks.com/20/grading-comic-books/ Comic book appraisal is similar to comic book grading. The thing is, appraising is an objective process that places a fixed price on the comic that you are selling. Furthermore, appraisal is actually the step after grading the comic. Comic books are appraised on two factors. 1) The condition of the ... http://collectcomicbooks.com/19/comic-book-appraisal/ You should consider yourself lucky. If you are a comic book collector, you now have a much easier time looking for the comic books you want than those who did it a couple of decades ago. With the availability of the internet, you will now be able to find the ... http://collectcomicbooks.com/17/attending-comic-book-conventions/ Some would think that comic book collecting is purely child's play. Well, a couple of decades ago, that may have been true, but today, a comic book collection is more than just a child's fantasy, it is a very profitable venture that many adults can go into as well. But ... http://collectcomicbooks.com/16/showing-off-your-collection/