DCRaw
Curse of Brimstone
#7 · 2018
9.0
Collection · 18,008 listings
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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ImageRaw
Newburn
#2 · 2021
VF/NM
UnknownRaw
Nightcrawler
#3 · 2014
NM
ValiantRaw
Eternal Warrior: Days of Steel
#1 · 2014
VF/NM
IDWRaw
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy--Lost Contact
#1 · 2026
Not graded
Last copy
IDW Publishing · Modern Age
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy--Lost Contact #1
Raw · Not graded
(0)
$3.74
DarkRaw
Knight City
#3 · 2026
Not graded
UnknownRaw
Skybound X
#5 · 2021
VF/NM
DynamiteRaw
James Bond 007
#2 · 2018
VF/NM
MarvelRaw
X-Men
#3 · 2024
NM
UnknownRaw
Heavy
#2 · 2020
VF/NM
ImageRaw
Mayday
#2 · 2016
VF/NM
UnknownRaw
United States vs. Murder, Inc
#1 · 2018
VF/NM
UnknownRaw
Florida Hippopotamus Cocaine Massacre
#2 · 2026
Not graded
UnknownRaw
The Last Harlemite
#1 · 2026
Not graded
DCRaw
All-Star Batman
#13 · 2016
VF/NM
UnknownRaw
G.o.d.s
#5 · 2023
VF/NM
DCRaw
The Swamp Thing
#16 · 2021
NM
UnknownRaw
Black Panther Legends
#1 · 2021
VF/NM
MarvelRaw
X-Force
#37 · 2019
NM
MarvelRaw
Mystic Arcana: Black Knight
#1 · 2007
VF/NM
UnknownRaw
Ripcord
#3 · 2026
Not graded
UnknownRaw
Archie Game Galaxy
#1 · 2026
Not graded
DynamiteRaw
Flash Gordon: Kings Cross
#1 · 2016
VF/NM
ImageRaw
That Texas Blood
#5 · 2020
VF/NM
UnknownRaw
Star Wars: Sana Starros
#3 · 2023
NM
MarvelRaw
Venom
#21 · 2021
NM
ImageRaw
Skinbreaker
#8 · 2026
Not graded
ImageRaw
Dust to Dust
#8 · 2026
Not graded
UnknownRaw
Strange
#3 · 2022
VF/NM
DCRaw
Suicide Squad
#10 · 2021
VF/NM
DarkRaw
Power Cubed
#2 · 2015
VF/NM
MarvelRaw
Miles Morales: Spider-Man
#30 · 2018
VF/NM
DCRaw
Flash
#82 · 2016
9.4
UnknownRaw
New Mutants: Lethal Legion
#4 · 2023
NM
ImageRaw
Regression
#1 · 2017
VF/NM
DarkRaw
Barbalien: Red Planet
#1 · 2020
VF/NM
UnknownRaw
Ant-Man: Last Days
#1 · 2015
VF/NM
IDWRaw
String Divers
#1 · 2015
VF+
DCRaw
World of Krypton
#2 · 2022
NM
Boom!Raw
Evil Empire
#3 · 2014
VF/NM
UnknownRaw
Hit the Beach
#10 · 2003
Not graded
UnknownRaw
Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Captain Phasma
#2 · 2017
VF/NM
MarvelRaw
Uncanny Avengers
#23 · 2013
VF/NM
UnknownRaw
Star Wars: Hidden Empire
#2 · 2022
NM
MarvelRaw
Marauders
#9 · 2019
VF/NM
DCRaw
Legends DC Universe Lot 2 #12, 13 1999 DC Justice League 1st Print Comic Books
nn · 1999
Not graded
Last copy
DC Comics · Modern Age
Legends DC Universe Lot 2 #12, 13 1999 DC Justice League 1st Print Comic Books nn
Raw · Not graded
(0)
$2.24
ImageRaw
Stormwatch Lot of 3 #2, 14, 15 (1993) Image Comics 1st Print Comic Books
nn · 1993
Not graded
Last copy
Image Comics · Modern Age
Stormwatch Lot of 3 #2, 14, 15 (1993) Image Comics 1st Print Comic Books nn
Raw · Not graded
(0)
$2.24
UnknownRaw
Piracy
#5 · 1998
VF/NM
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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.