u/vitogesualdi

As a reminder

If I've blocked you on Twitter and it really genuinely bothers you and you want to be unblocked, all you have to do is send me a message literally anywhere saying "hey dude can you unblock @@username?"

This constant hand-wringing about the evil Vito banning beloved fans on Twitter is bizarre to me. Yeah, if you tweet "where's my comic, fat boy" I assume you want to be blocked.

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u/vitogesualdi — 3 days ago

Time to buy Spider-Man singles?

It seems obvious to me that Wizards is going a bit nutso with the marketing for the Marvel set. Painting murals, taking over Japanese subway cars, hosting red carpet events, etc.

Point is, unlike Spider-Man, I think this big push will actually bring Marvel fans into the game. And in the same vein as Pokemon collectors, the characters and art are going to matter a lot more than the actual power level of the card. A Marvel collector doesn't care that Peter Parker // Spider-Man is an underwhelming tricolor legendary. They just want PICTURES OF SPIDER-MAN. Just take a look at some of the Topps Marvel sets, where people pay $500+ for serialized Iron Man and Spidey cards all day long.

The obvious specs are the comic cover variants (Spidey, Miles, Venom), which will have the most appeal to normie collectors - especially if they decide to collect them alongside the new ones.

But the Eternal Legal cards are probably the most appealing value right now. Some of these have gorgeous comic art and are selling at more than 50% off their original highs. I have no idea how the Opposition Agent and Reanimate have gotten down to just $40 in foil. Both are just gorgeous in person.

Anyway, I've been building up a nice little pile of Spidey stuff in anticipation. Locked in on a comic cover Venom today. Made a rambling little video going into detail on my thesis and spec picks if anyone is interested: https://youtu.be/yR6ZVaMKEuY?is=vc2SCLUzGdGype15

Let me know if I'm crazy.

u/vitogesualdi — 18 days ago