As an over 30-year veteran of the comic book industry, I’ve seen a lot of cycles. Lots of creators, trends, and comic books come and go. There has always been one thing that keeps comic books in America from rising to the levels that the medium has in Japan, France, and Italy. There is one […]
Collectibles And Toys
CGC Reholder Scam Hits The Lawsuit Stage As Faith In Graded Books Sinks for Comic Book Community
The CGC Reholder Scam has recently come to light, raising concerns among comic book enthusiasts and investors. This scam involves replacing high-grade comics in CGC slabs with lower-grade ones, having them reholdered by CGC, and then selling these comics as high-grade due to the CGC certification. The parent company Certified Collectibles Group LLC and comic […]
San Jose Store Shares Humorous Pokémon Theft Surveillance Video
A downtown San Jose business owner is sharing footage of an unusual break-in at Tofu’s Trading, a collectible card store specializing in Pokémon cards and collectibles. Surveillance cameras captured the store’s first break-in in the middle of the night on January 24, 2024. Thieves stole 35,000 Pokémon cards from Tofu’s Trading, and the store’s staff […]
Lionsgate And Hasbro Reach $500 Million Media Deal While Both Companies Lay Off 30% Of Workforces To Begin The Year
The Canadian-American mass media and entertainment company, Lionsgate, has officially acquired the Entertainment One film and television division owned previously by toy giant Hasbro. Well-known IP like “Peppa Pig,” “Transformers,” “Dungeons & Dragons,” “Magic: The Gathering,” “My Little Pony,” “Power Rangers,” “Play-Doh,” and “Clue” were left out of the deal with Lionsgate while the film […]
CGC Admits Hundreds Of Graded Comics Could Be Fraudulent After Recent Amazing Spider-Man Mark Jewelers Fake Comic Scandal
The Certified Collectibles Group (CCG) and Certified Guaranty Company (CGC) acknowledged a number of scams involving their graded comics on Dec. 28, 2023. The company is best known for giving an objective grade for comics, putting them in an unopenable hard plastic shell without destroying the certification, and creating value for collectors who have these […]
NOT SO MERRY CHRISTMAS; HASBRO LAYS OFF 20%, Toy Maker SUFFERS Losses
This Christmas season has been a rough one for retailers. Constant international supply chain issues, and a slumping Bidencomy, have hit several seasonal mainstays hard; none more so than the toy industry. In an unsurprising move to end the year, Hasbro plans to eliminate approximately 1,100 positions amid continued headwinds in the business. In a […]
