UnknownRaw
Batman: The Audio Adventures Special
#1 · 2021
VF/NM
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Modern Age (1992–present)
Modern Age comics from 1992 onward: Image founders, variant covers and the first appearances that have become blue-chip 9.8s.
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The Tin Can Society
#1 · 2024
Not graded
UnknownRaw
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Adaptation
#2 · 2018
VF+
UnknownRaw
Cyberarchy
#3 · 2026
Not graded
DynamiteRaw
Space Ghost
#8 · 2026
Not graded
DarkRaw
American Gods: My Ainsel
#4 · 2018
VF/NM
MarvelRaw
Astonishing X-Men
#18 · 2006
VF+
UnknownRaw
Barb Wire Book 1 Steel Harbor Blues Trade Paperback 2016
nn · 2016
Not graded
Last copy
Modern Age
Barb Wire Book 1 Steel Harbor Blues Trade Paperback 2016 nn
Raw · Not graded
(0)
$15.60
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The Tithe
#1 · 2015
NM
MarvelRaw
The Incredible Hulk
#15 · 2024
Not graded
MarvelRaw
Marvel Two-In-One
#9 · 2017
VF/NM
MarvelRaw
Guardians of the Galaxy
#146 · 2017
VF/NM
DCRaw
Lucifer
#7 · 2018
VF/NM
ImageRaw
Wayward
#11 · 2014
VF/NM
ImageRaw
Trees
#6 · 2014
NM
UnknownRaw
Lark's Killer
#1 · 2017
VF/NM
UnknownRaw
Shanda the Panda
#20 · 1995
Not graded
UnknownRaw
Something Beyond the Petrichor
#2 · 2026
Not graded
ValiantRaw
Archer & Armstrong
#10 · 2013
VF+
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Shutter
#4 · 2014
VF
ImageRaw
Ghosted
#13 · 2013
NM
MarvelRaw
Amazing X-Men
#13 · 2013
VF/NM
MarvelRaw
New Mutants
#17 · 2020
VF/NM
UnknownRaw
Shanda the Panda
#41 · 2004
Not graded
DCRaw
Batman/superman
#25 · 2013
VF/NM
UnknownRaw
Supercrooks
#3 · 2012
VG/FN
DCRaw
The Unwritten: Apocalypse
#9 · 2014
VF/NM
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Dead Body Road
#6 · 2013
VF/NM
MarvelRaw
Amazing X-Men
#5 · 2013
VF/NM
UnknownRaw
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps
#29 · 2016
VF/NM
Boom!Raw
Thomas Alsop
#4 · 2014
NM
UnknownRaw
Kingdom of Evil (1992)
nn · 1992
Not graded
DCRaw
Green Lanterns
#44 · 2016
VF/NM
ImageRaw
Ringside
#3 · 2015
VF/NM
AfterShockRaw
Godkillers
#3 · 2020
VF/NM
DCRaw
Teen Titans
#23 · 2014
VF/NM
UnknownRaw
Butt Biscuit
#1 · 1992
Not graded
UnknownRaw
Infinite Crisis (2005) #'s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Complete Vf/nm (9.0) Set George Perez
nn · 2005
9.0
Last copy
Modern Age
Infinite Crisis (2005) #'s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Complete Vf/nm (9.0) Set George Perez nn
Raw · VF/NM 9.0
(0)
$44.99
DCRaw
Lobo
#2 · 2014
VF/NM
MarvelRaw
Infinity Countdown
#5 · 2018
VF/NM
UnknownRaw
Monica Rambeau: Photon
#3 · 2023
NM
DarkRaw
Catalyst Comix
#1 · 2013
NM
DCRaw
Lobo
#3 · 2014
VF/NM
UnknownRaw
Amazing X-Men Annual
#1 · 2014
VF/NM
UnknownRaw
Death of the Inhumans
#5 · 2018
VF/NM
UnknownRaw
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
#12 · 2019
VF/NM
UnknownRaw
Tyler Rake: An Extraction Story
#2 · 2026
Not graded
UnknownRaw
Knights of X
#1 · 2022
VF+
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Modern Age guides
Collecting
What are the ages of comic books? Golden, Silver, Bronze, Copper and Modern explained
Collectors divide American comics into eras: the Golden Age (1938 to the mid-1950s), the Silver Age (1956 to about 1970), the Bronze Age (about 1970 to 1985), the Copper Age (about 1985 to 1991) and the Modern Age (1991 to today). The boundaries are conventions rather than official dates, but each era has its own print runs, survival rates, paper and pricing, which is why listings and price guides always state one.
Updated Oct 11, 2026
Collecting
What is a variant cover?
A variant cover is an alternative cover printed for the same issue, usually in smaller numbers than the regular cover: retailer incentive variants distributed in ratios such as 1:25 or 1:100, convention exclusives, store exclusives, sketch (black-and-white) covers, and second printings with new covers. Variants are a Modern Age phenomenon and their value depends on the print ratio, the artist and the demand for the issue itself.
Updated Oct 11, 2026
Collecting
Newsstand vs direct edition: how to tell them apart and why it matters
From the late 1970s to around 2013, most Marvel and DC comics were printed in two editions: newsstand copies sold on returnable terms through news outlets, and direct editions sold non-returnable to comic shops. They share the same interior; the difference is on the cover, where newsstand copies carry a UPC barcode and direct editions show a logo, a blank box or a different barcode. Newsstand copies from the 1990s onward are scarcer in high grade and often sell at a premium.
Updated Oct 11, 2026
Characters
What is the first appearance of Deadpool?
Deadpool first appeared in The New Mutants #98, cover-dated February 1991, created by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld, as a mercenary hired to kill Cable. The same issue introduced Gideon and Domino (revealed later to be the impostor Copycat). It is the most valuable comic of the early 1990s and the standard example of a Modern Age key.
Updated Oct 11, 2026
About Modern Age comics
The Modern Age starts with the Image founders in 1992 and continues today. It is the most liquid part of the market: first appearances that are later adapted to film and television move quickly, and variant covers with tiny print ratios can outperform books forty years older.
Modern books are collected almost exclusively in 9.8, so grade is everything. A 9.6 of the same issue often trades at a fraction of the 9.8 price. Every modern slab we list is a recent, unaltered holder with a verified certification number, and we flag newsstand editions and low-ratio variants separately.
Every book ships double-boxed, signature-required and insured to full value, and you have 14 days from delivery to inspect it. Undisclosed restoration is refundable with no time limit under our authenticity guarantee. Have Modern Age books of your own to grade or sell? Start a grading submission or request an appraisal.