Each week, hundreds of new comics hit the shelves, each with potential. We pick the ones we think have the best shot at heating up. Here are our picks of the week for delivery 9/2/20:
Big week, so let’s go!
New #1’s
Spy Island #1 – New Awesome sounding Dark Horse Series. Super spy Nora Freud (no relation) has a plum assignment. She’s stationed on a tropical island. Her mission? Keep an eye on things. Her problem? The island is on the lip of the Bermuda Triangle, where anything can happen. Her other problem? This particular island is a den of intrigue, populated by spies, tourists, and evil villains set on global domination.
Inkblot #1 – Cats are evil, this book was written to prove it. Third generation Kubert, Emma, writes.
Black Widow #1 – I have been looking forward to this one. Regular covers by Adam Hughes and J Scott Campbell. Tons of variants as well.
Marvel Zombies Resurrection #1 – The Cosmic Hunger is coming (Brood that feasted on Galactus’ remains.) Cool concept. Retailers Summit variant is still out there.
Arkworld #1 – Cool concept in a higher priced book. Many stores will not go deep on this one. Most stores online are sold out of the standard cover.
Broken Gargoyles #1In this Dieselpunk post-WWI mini-series, two men come home from the war scarred and forgotten. One man is looking for redemption as the other looks for revenge. Both are on a collision course toward each other and nothing can stop them”>Broken Gargoyles #1 – New Source Point book that looks pretty cool. In this Dieselpunk post-WWI mini-series, two men come home from the war scarred and forgotten. One man is looking for redemption as the other looks for revenge. Both are on a collision course toward each other and nothing can stop them.
Grendel Kentucky #1 – Modern retelling of Beowulf. Looks good, AWA has been cranking out good books lately.
Lonely Receiver #1 – another good looking reader book from Aftershock.
We Only Find Them When Theyre Dead #1 – Awesome new Boom book, but caveat, there are a retailer incentives out there so print run could be high and ratios could be plentiful. Cover A for me.
One To Watch
Batman #98 – Next Chapter in the Joker War. Saw one panel that made me interested.
The Variants
Miles Morales Spider-Man #18 Razzah Baby Variant – Miles is fire right now. If you can get them cheap flip them.
Miles Morales Spider-Man #18 Surprise Birthday Variant – Retailers didn’t know they were getting this and they showed up in their Diamond orders this week. Get it cheap and flip
Black Widow #1 Surprise Variant – Again, if you can grab it cheap, flip it.
Venom #27 2nd Ptg 1:25 Sketch – These all are doing well, the tune is the same, grab and flip if you get cheap.
Captain Marvel #18 2nd Print 1:25 Ratio – Rinse and repeat, selling for well over ratio. If you can get it cheap, flip it.
Reprint Madness
Ice Cream Man #20 2nd Print – Also the Cover of the week. Not selling for more than cover right now but still a cool cover.
Venom #27 2nd Ptg – Features the Venomized Avengers on the cover. The money is in the 1:25 as mentioned above, but putting together a nice set of reprints on this.
Small Press Pick of the Week
Bug Bites #1 – Awesome looking new book about kids disappearing and the bugs that eat them.
Pick of the Week
Thor #5 3rd Print – Good looking cover. Selling for multiples of cover. Down off it’s high but still worth the grab. Check Mycomicshop to see if they got any in and cheap.
I think mister poyo may disagree on the venom 27 1:25 having any value. I’m holding mine til codex becomes established. Cates hasn’t let me down, yet.
I ordered one at $19.99. What he is arguing is that the people coming into the LcS tomorrow and dropping $60 on a copy may be disappointed
I couldn’t get em that cheap when I bought. $35 for both covers was the best I could do. I like it for a hold, which isn’t a problem because I’m still making off venom 3 and thanos 15 4th print, etc. I always seem to have something hitting it’s second wave.
Second wave isn’t a bad thing. It’s why I don’t blow out sale stuff. I had copies of the Unknown Variant I got cheap and sold on here during CHU Black Friday a few years ago. Sold a copy for $100 not long ago. Was glad to give readers deals though.
Which is fine, I do disagree to a point.
But I have very valid reasons on why I don’t think it’s going to fair well to make my cut of being a pick this week. Maybe it does heat up over the coming months or years but right now, I’m thinking anyone who wants to invest in Codex, Venom #25 2nd Print is the better buy for ROI and even then, that window closed after they missed out on it at cover price.
Good luck with your $35 investments, I hope it makes you tons of cash months or years from now.. When it comes to ratio variants, I tend to only buy these if I can get them at cover price or dirt cheap. Like Anthony, I had the opportunity to buy at $20 as well but didn’t bother. I bought 6 copies of Venom #27 for that amount of money that will probably be a better ROI % wise if Venom #27 heats up in the future for Codex second appearance.
I certainly see your point. I usually stick with the same philosophy on ratios. I hate later printing ratios, but his one I felt a little different. I got plenty of the 25 2nd print to sell later on. I rarely flip cause I always get sellers remorse.
CGC did label 27 as 1st full codex
The same one that called venom 26 first virus….not first full….FIRST.
Totally ignoring Venom 25.
CGC grades books (and quite frankly they kind of suck at it too).. The additional stuff they add to their labels is on them as they are not the final authority on what’s a first, what’s not a first, etc.
Buy the book, not the label. 😉
@ D-Rog
I thought CGC put Spider-Man FCBD 2020 as first virus cuz of the pendemic?
Another error by CGC!
Venom 25 was released before FCBD. I have about 20 Copies Of FCBD too…so I’m not biased. Just pointing out facts.