Wednesday Open Forum

Wednesday
 
Wednesday, the best day of the week, new comic book day. It is like your birthday in the middle of each week (well, one where you buy your own presents.)
We open things up to hear from you. A free for all.
The 67th edition of the open forum!

What are your pick ups?
What about back issue raids?
What was sold out at your store?
What was sitting one the shelves in piles?
Or anything else you want to talk about, here is where to do it!

53 thoughts on “Wednesday Open Forum”

      1. spent 170…i said to myself ..only variants only variants…Then here comes deadpool 2099 and Tony with Man Plus lol…..
        New Avengers #5 1st new version on Latin Ms Marvel named Marvel Woman..made a small investment in that also lol

      2. I was about the same. But for me, I picked up the Silk #3 variant from last week that set me back $60. I know I overpaid, but it’s strictly for my PC. Going prices on eBay right now are over $60 so at least I’m even for the time being.

  2. My definite pulls:
    Batman #48
    Nowhere Men #7
    Tokyo Ghost #5
    Drax #3
    Hercules #3
    Star Wars #15
    Uncanny Unhumans #4
    ExMortis #3
    Simpsons #225
    Blood Feud #4
    Carver Paris Story #2
    My wallet and bank account is thanking me this week.. gonna stay under budget most likely.

      1. It does.. just good ol cheesy entertainment to me. Reminds me sort of Big Trouble Little China type writing/characters.

      1. I read the last volume with Hickman but the new lineup to me didn’t catch my interests this round. I also figured I can wait to check it out when it hits the Marvel app I pay for a few months from now to read.

    1. I’m sure I’ll pick up a few more after skimming but yeah, I’m gonna try and keep it small this week.

  4. My picks are;
    Batman #48
    Harley Quinn #24 ( for the wife)
    Devolution #1 ( loved the art in previews. It fit the story nicely hopefully I am not disappointed)
    Deadpool #6 ( new deadpool, and 3 additional 1st appearances yes please. I got 2 reg covers and 1 secret comic variant. And got these from 2 different stores. My store is having a first come first serve and 1 per costumer)

  5. -Captain Marvel #1 Adam Hughes variant (to flip if it’s around)
    -Deadpool #6. I’m taking the bet on a Deadpool 2099 first appearance. I’ll probably buy 4 copies. Deep breathes, DrunkWooky.
    -Man Plus #1 Stegman cover. Tony has sold me on this.
    -Star Wars #15. It’s just impressive that Marvel has resisted the urge to start again at #1. Another Obi Wan standalone story here!
    Pumped.
    -Street Fighter Unlimited #2. I picked up #1 just for the Secret Wars 8 homage, but the contents were AWESOME!
    -Hangman #2 Huddleston variant. Mel V turned me on to this sweet cover. Was undecided if I would pick up #2 and keep reading this, but the cover has broken the tie. They have me for another issue.
    -Tokyo Ghost #5
    -New Avengers #5-first appearance of a team of new characters.
    -Uncanny Inhumans #4: I’ve liked Soule’s two Inhuman’s books, especially Uncanny.
    -Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #3: part of my growing Valiant pull list. Valiant has some awesome stuff building.
    That’s it. Hopefully I pick up a flip-worthy book to pay for my heavy week haha!

  7. Seeing as how I literally just finished last week’s books and after that tremendously expensive week last week (thanks Walking dead b&w), I’m actually relieved I’m not getting much this week.
    Here goes:
    68 last rights – likely my last 68 book. I’m over it
    Batman
    Deadpool
    The true believers books – hey, they’re only a buck!
    Star wars
    Superman/wonder woman
    Uncanny inhumans
    Eight books for a grand total of $25.94 USD! Smallest haul in at least a year. And the closest I’ve ever come to my $20 a week budget I set and promptly ignored two years ago. Last week as $180 when it was all said and done (again, thanks Walking dead b&w)

  8. Here are a couple of my extra pickups (not including what I already have pre-ordered or in my pullbox).
    Silver Surfer #1
    Wrath of Eternal Warrior #3
    Deadpool #6
    Amazing Forest #1 both covers
    Wolf #5.
    The last three I have pre-ordered but will most likely get extra copies at the shop. Is anyone speculaing on the secret Deadpool var. or the coloring book var. ?

  9. Light week for me
    This weeks pickups………,,
    Contest of champions #1 1:25 Yu variant. Why am I buying a book I already have again but a different cover? Because this book is the one you want. This is white fox 1st appearance and this variant has her on the cover. Who cares about White Fox? The Koreans do!!! White fox is a Korean Super hero just like Amadeus Cho the new hulk who got his own book, and Cindy Moon aka Silk who has her own series. Marvel is getting big in Korea and Marvel is capitalizing on the Korean market. Marvel has released a game Marvel Future Fight with Koreas biggest game company Netmarble in the past year. This is fueling new Korean comic collectors with big $$$..as well as the mcu movies and now Korean heroes. Good chance we see white fox show up some time this year in some more stuff maybe her own books as well. It’s also interesting to note her only appearance outside of the contest of champions story is in the recent deadpool #1
    Totally Awesome Hulk #1 signed Picked this up from midtown for 4.99 there was a article on comicsheatingup last week about this book. Picked this up because of the article and for same reason as above.
    Deadpool #6 2016 Deadpool 2099 1st appearance. Picked up both covers this is a no brainier bet this book sells out.
    Deadpool #7 preorder Blood Red signed limited edition from midtown comics. This is deadpools 25th anniversary issue. Preordered this in the limited blood red signature series because I planned on throwing some money at Deadpool for the movie coming.
    Deadpool collectors corps. Not a comic but preordered the February collectors corps mystery box that is Deadpool themed. Exclusive limited Deadpool swag at the time of the movie release can have a lot of potential as well as long term value. Can put this one away without opening it and it displays nice from the box.
    Agent X 1-3. Keeping with the Deadpool theme. Agent x was created when they stopped making Deadpool at one time. Agent x was the replacement Deadpool at many times they would hint at agent x as being Wade but comes out he wasn’t and was separate from Deadpool they quickly cancelled this book and started making Deadpool books again. Agent x could be a good Deadpool spin off for perhaps TV who knows. Books are cheap worth a pick up.
    Captain America #323. U.S. Agent/Super Patriot 1st appearance. I collect 1st appearances Marvel/DC mostly, this was missing from our collection steal of a deal .99 + 3.50 shipping
    Thor #165, 166. Adam warlocks 1st and 2nd full appearance. This book has been a thorn in my side for awhile now….back 5 or so years ago Adam Warlocks 1st appearance was considered Marvel premiere #1 so thought I had his 1st appearance covered. Then they change the first appearnce to Fantastic Four #67 so I eventually pick up that. Now they consider that an unnamed appearance as he goes by “Him” in that book and call his first full appearance Thor #165 Adam Warlocks 1st appearance. So whichever book is decided on as his 1st we have it now. Only a matter of time until all these mentioned warlock books explode. Look at Thanos 1st appearance ironman #55 soon Thanos’s counterpart Adam Warlock will hit the MCU and you will want these books in your collection.

    1. Thanks for the specs! Since the whole Rick grimes tip, I know to read your posts!
      Where would I be without you, Tony, poyo, Mel, and drunkwooky!

  10. A cheap and rather confusing week for me. Mainly because the website I pre-ordered all my comics from – Disposable Heroes appears to have gone and I have not received anything for the past 2 weeks and my post Christmas brain is struggling to work out what I did order.
    I loved that site because it was a great place to pre-order some variants at reasonable prices which suited me as I am not placed near a comic book store.
    However the picks I have made today are
    – Man Plus #1B
    – Plus Ultra #1
    – Captain Marvel #1 Hip Hop
    – Silver Surfer #1 Hip Hop & Baby Hip Hop
    – Devolution #1A
    – Postal #9A (currently my favourite series)
    – Deadpool #6

    1. Yeah! I use Disposable Heroes also!! Gutted its gone. I’m also trying to figure out what was due from them? I’ve re-ordered WD150 and Deadpool from other sources 🙁

  11. Just 4 books for me….Thankfully….
    The Hangman #2. Hopefully this stays good….
    Sunflower #3: Really loving this mini series.
    Postal #9: Come on TV series!!
    Legend of Wonder Woman #1: This was supposed to release last week but didn’t in my area.
    I might pick up American Monster if it’s in stock.
    We got a few inches of snow last night so I’m hoping the weekly shipments aren’t messed up. I think my usual shop get’s their books on Tuesday’s now so I think I should be good.

    1. The Legends of Wonder Woman works out like this: there are three Diamond Distribution centers, one in Pa one down south and one West coast. The PA one that services the northeast got theirs and sent them to stores. The ones south and in the west didn’t get them so stores didn’t either. The fact that stores were not serviced and people wanted the books caused demand to shoot up. Supply and demand. Hopefully a ton more do not make it to the market and kill prices.
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      1. ha, I hear ya. I wondered what had happened. My shop acted like it was supposed to release this week the whole time. It’s a book for my wife so I didn’t really care when it came out personally. I still doubt the coveted variant is on the shelf or that they even got one.

  12. Definite pickups:
    Rachel Rising
    I Hate Fairyland
    Tokyo Ghost
    Maybe:
    Super Zero
    Deadpool
    Recent acquisitions:
    CGC 9.6 Swamp Thing 20 (1st Alan Moore)
    DC Special 4 (1st appearance of Abel from Sandman)
    Secrets of Sinister House 6 (1st appearance of Eve from Sandman)
    Tales of Ghost Castle 1 (2nd appearance of Lucian from Sandman, 1st appearance of Ghost Castle later revealed to be Dream’s residence)
    Weird Mystery Tales 1 (1st appearance of Destiny from Sandman, Jack Kirby art)

  13. smallish but awesome week! gotta love hump day.
    amazing forest # 1 — so cool! best anthology comic i’ve read in ages.
    ms marvel # 3 — still have to read 1 and 2.
    lucifer # 2 — really digging this series so far.
    legend of wonder woman # 1 — never been a dc guy so this was a fun and novel read for me.
    deadpool # 6 — 2 copies, thanks for the heads-up, chu.
    captain marvel # 1 hughes variant
    man plus # 1
    devolution # 1 virgin cover variant
    back issues snagged at/below guide value:
    eternals (1976) # 2 NM — 1st celestials
    moon knight (1980) # 1
    marvel team-up (1972) # 55
    captain marvel (2012) # 1 2nd print B&W Variant
    daredevil (1998) # 9 — 1st echo
    longshot (1985) # 1 — signed by art adams (also his first pro work)
    avengers # 257 — 1st nebula
    marvel premiere (1972) #s 20, 21 — 1st mention, app misty knight

  14. Went to 2 stores today, no Man Plus. Called my main Shop and told them to put a copy of Silver Surfer #1 in my pullbox. I don’t know about anyone else, but for the last two issues of I Hate Fairyland most stores have not had many of the F*** var. covers.

  15. Hey Poyo;
    Just got the book in the mail today and man I got to say that it looks better in person. Larime sure did get down with it. And now I know ur name too lol wah ha ha ha ha lol jk jk

    2. Keep your eye out. Laramie, Poyo, and I will be announcing some crazy books for a fund raiser for Sylv. I am so pumped for the artists involved and there is some awesome art. All money we will be raising will go directly to Larime for Sylv’s treatment.

  17. I am waiting patiently for that announcement. I am saving my paypal $ for them books lol. Poyo got me pumped up when he told me about it.

  18. Yeah I have heard. I would get involved and help out but the local artist here are well how can I put it in a nice way ” jerks” lol. Once they become famous and known they don’t care about the people they just care about the $$. I try to go to as many signings as I can and talk to the artist to get tips and pointers. They just tell me to Google it lol. So sometimes I just don’t get my books signed and stop buying that artist books. Well at least from my experience.

    1. You mean the one I mentioned above? I can only say one thing, it’s not a sketch on a book.. but it is a sketch from a very well known artist. I can’t share though, it will be listed with the others. 🙂

        1. I know, it’s gonna be exciting just selling them to raise money for Larime’s wife.
          We’ll likely put detailed pics up here at CHU that link to the auctions right Anthony?

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