We are doing a deep-dive CGC Census audit into millions in stolen pedigree comics. Following the recent alerts from Metropolis/ComicConnect regarding a massive cache of stolen high-grade pedigree books, I noticed something interesting. Some of these books were previously unknown and not all of them were from single book CGC Submissions… What else is out there?
This Wednesday, I am going live to kick off a collaborative, data-driven research project. Using a custom clickable tracking list I built we are going to look directly at the CGC Census data and verification strings in real time to see what we can find.
I am officially back in the box-diving game. I spent the weekend at Wicked Comic Con here in Boston, and while I didn't walk in with a rigid want list, I walked out with a stellar mix of raw grails, rare 1970s price variants, and pristine newsstand keys.
In this video, I'm sharing my final con haul and breaking down the market logic behind what I picked up—and the one major Golden Age Schomburg key (Exciting Comics #59) I almost brought home to test out a grand conservation experiment.
Before we kick off our first official research stream next Wednesday, I wanted to do a raw, unedited technical dry run in Riverside to test the layout. What better way to do it than by reacting to a guide on "Collecting Superhero Comic Books" that I wrote all the way back in 2008? Let's take a time machine back to a pre-MCU, pre-bubble market and see how much the hobby—and my own commentary—has shifted over the last 18 years.
The results of the Heritage May 2026 Signature Comics Auction are in, and the figures are absolutely staggering. From a conserved Action Comics #1 that blew past boundaries to historical shifts on classic horror covers and a head-to-head grading war between CGC and PSA, this auction provided key data points for the future of the hobby.