Which Walking Dead comic book issues are the best investments?
I have been collecting comics for over 20 years and do not recommend walking dead as an investment and here is why. Many of the people buying walking dead are now speculators. Although there are a lot of readers the speculators are normally the ones pumping up the value. Almost every time I have seen a series become a high target for speculation that series hits a pick and the values will start to decline. This decline can be rather fast. Some of the Valiant comic series from the 90's that had low print runs went from being worth $2 to over a hundred dollars. Today some of the same books can be found in some dollar bins. Although I would not expect as big as a crash for the walking dead comics, they are not immune to the possibility of dropping in price as soon as people start to loose interest in th series. There are a lot of new series out there that you can buy for a few dollars. Personally I think it would be much safer to maybe investing in some of them because there is a much high chance of the newer books going to 10x in value than a book that is already very expensive. Either way its a gamble but I would rather risk $20-50 buying a handful of newer books that may be a hit than buying a book that is already very expensive. Another good thing about the newer books is if you decide to read them you can because you do not have to worry about accidental damaging vs something you have spent a lot of money on. If you have a lot of money to invest I personally like golden books because there a handful of golden books on the market that smaller stores will price based on guide even though they can be sold on e-bay for 10x that. For example pep 22, in GD condition I beleive lists for under $1k but in that condition it has sold for over $20k. Although you may never be lucky enough to find a Pep 22 for guide, it does not mean you cannot find other books that are under priced because the price guide is way off from reality. Most comic books however are not underpriced in guide so you need to know what you are looking for. Good WW2 ie hitler covers from the 1940's tend to sell for multiple guide value so these maybe something to learn more about if you looking for a something you can turn around for a profit. The good thing about the golden age books is unlike walking dead 1 that had close to 5k copies made, many of the golden age have less than 100 known copies to exist..
Why don't modern comic books use real paper like the comics in the 80s? Now they use the plastic, magazine paper.
It basically comes down to printing and image quality, modern comics have better coloring and (mileage may vary) overall better art at a higher standard.The creators and publishers would also use a lot more digital tools now as well.Not an expert, but I believe the glossy magazine paper (other then just looking shiny and being a heavy stock) also might bleed less I.e. if you think of an image as just a bunch of coloured dots the glossy paper allows you to have more dots packed closer together.
Who are some Jewish superheroes from Marvel and DC comics?
Spider-Man.While it’s never been officially stated outright one of the 15 Things You Didn't Know About Spider-Man is that he’s (probably) Jewish.For starters, he grew up in the Forest Hills area of Queens, New York, a historically predominant Jewish neighborhood.(On an unrelated secular note, his teenage home is also a reason why he’s such a huge Mets fan.)Then there’s the fact Stan Lee has always referred to Peter Parker as his alter-ego.Lee is Jewish (real name Stanley Lieber) and has compared Spidey to the Hebrew biblical figure of David, who in addition to famously defeating Goliath, was saved from death by the web of a spider.Spidey even has his own Goliath to play around with.Andrew Garfield (who’s also Jewish) was convinced he and the character shared a similar background, calling Parker’s “neurotic behavior” a surefire sign of his religion.Though that just sounds like blatant stereotyping so let’s move on to something a little more convincing.Like Yiddish.Spider-Man’s uses Yiddish probably more than other superhero out there. Sure, “oy vey” is a common phrase used by everyone, but what about fakakta?If there was ever an argument to be made that behind that mask Spider-Man is actually a Jewish grandmother, this is it.Going well beyond your simple “oy” Spidey says things that probably wouldn’t come from someone who isn’t well versed in the Yiddish language.Shlamazels? Seriously? How many superheroes do you know that randomly yell out shlamezel when they’re kicking a guy in the face?Finally there’s Deadpool, and his astute observations of Spidey’s crotch.If you can’t trust Deadpool who can you trust?