Comics

After almost 20 years, Captain Collector stops writing the market report for the comic price catalogue and explains where demand in the shop has shifted.

From 1953 Rolf Kauka's foxes Fix und Foxi thrilled children. Captain Collector on the comic from the kiosk, its many different artists and the serials.

Why Marvel's black-and-white magazine Savage Sword of Conan could show more than the comics: Captain Collector on the Comics Code and its limits.

A Marvel Zombie since 1973: Captain Collector on the Ultimates, their influence on the Marvel films and how Samuel L. Jackson became Nick Fury.

In 1961 the Fantastic Four kicked off Marvel's Silver Age: Captain Collector on Jack Kirby, Stan Lee and the legendary art team of Kirby and Sinnott.

From Avengers #1 to Captain America in the ice to Vision and Kang: Captain Collector tells the early story of Marvel's superhero team.

Twelve Marvel comics for CGC: Captain Collector explains his selection, his own grades and why slabbed comics can be worth so much more.

In 1972 Marvel brought Bram Stoker's vampire into comics: Captain Collector on Tomb of Dracula, artist Gene Colan and the German edition from Williams.

From his first Bessy comic in 1970 via Fix und Foxi to the Marvel heroes: Captain Collector looks back on half a century as a comic reader and collector.

From Budapest to Switzerland: Captain Collector tells how, aged ten in 1970, he learnt German from colourful comics and found his way to the superheroes.

Three weeks at the Galerie111: Captain Collector looks back on the AMAZING Comicshow 2020 with almost 50 original pictures and the big warehouse sale.

Spider-Man or Pokémon: Captain Collector on what comic and card collectors have in common, from the paper itself to clear cases and certificates.

Captain Collector had 11 Marvel comics from the Silver Age graded by CGC and compares the grades issue by issue with his own assessment.

Spring 2020, the shop is shut: Captain Collector on the flood of orders in the online shop, Pokémon boxes to pack and several trips a day to the post office.

Steve Ditko, John Romita and Todd McFarlane each shaped Spider-Man in their own way. Captain Collector compares the three artists and their styles.

Who created Spider-Man? Captain Collector on Amazing Fantasy #15, the dispute between Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and the role of Jack Kirby.

First the AMAZING Comicshow, then almost two months of lockdown: Captain Collector on the strange first half of 2020 in the shop and in the online shop.

Only a hair's breadth lies between CGC 9.4 and 9.6, but millions are at stake: Captain Collector on the record sale of Amazing Fantasy #15.

The comic shop's 16th year: Captain Collector on the new website, the new online shop with around 5'500 items and the first comic exhibition.

For many, Showcase #4 from 1956 marked the start of the Silver Age of superheroes. Captain Collector explains how long it lasted and where the name comes from.

Captain Collector explains the Overstreet scale from 0.5 to 10, how he grades a comic's condition point by point and why grading is an art.

Stack your comics or stand them in boxes? Captain Collector tells how he stored his comics for decades and why bags and boards really help.

From the idea in the early Eighties to the opening in July 2004: Captain Collector tells how the Comic Shop Amazing in Zurich came into being.