The Leeds desk behind the comparison sheets

Panel Routebase began as a Saturday argument in a Leeds comic shop: two collectors insisted they owned the same Marvel NFT comic edition because the covers rhymed. They did not. One was a first drop; the other was an anniversary recut with two missing splashes.

Mission

We write comparison language for people who care about edition facts. The audience is the UK collector who already follows Marvel digital comics and wants a calm sheet before treating two objects as twins.

Origin

Amira Holt kept analogue notes on drop windows after a year of mixed-up foil covers. Callum Briggs brought longbox habits from paper issues: count the pages, then argue the cover. Nia Okonkwo joined to catalogue variant families so the atlas would not collapse into a single pile of yellow logos.

The office on Park Row is a writing desk, not a warehouse. We do not store collectibles and we do not run a till.

Working approach

A sheet starts with titles copied exactly. We then read interiors, then trade dress, then the public drop language. If a fact is missing, the cell stays empty. We would rather look unfinished than inventive.

Collectors remain in charge of what they keep. Our values are bibliographic: quote the object, name the relationship, refuse fake urgency.

Community

Leeds shops still handle paper Marvel comics. We map those cousins when asked. Digital listings stay on their platforms. We are an independent informational resource, not a Marvel, Disney, Veve, or Binance desk.

Call +44 113 496 2140 or email info@panel-routebase.click if you want to know whether a pair of editions belongs on one sheet.