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 158th edition of the open forum!
Happy Halloween everyone. Check out this awesome short film (8 Minutes) in the vein of Trick ‘r Treat.
As always we also want to hear about your weekly pickups.
So, What were your pick ups?
What had disappeared off the shelves?
What was sitting on the shelves?
What back issue deals did you grab?
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I won one of the two original art sketches of Harley Quinn by Natali Sanders from Comic Market Street for buying the Harley variant a little while back. I was first so I got to choose from the two, I choose the one on the left I like the pose and signature better. Here they are!
https://ibb.co/mCSfQw
That’s awesome. Congrats on that.
Nice win, Alana. I think you choose the better one of the two.
Very nice.
Happy Halloween everyone. Same as last week for me the main thing I am looking for is Metal and maybe a couple more things.
IDon’t know If you remember butI shouted you out to from a taxicab window at NYCCC last month. I was hyped to see you that Sunday morning LOL
Anyway.. I’m scopping Spider Gwen, No 1 With a Bullet, Inhumans Once and Future Kings,
Batman White Knight, Gravediggers Union, Batman 34, Batman: The Devestator, Willows, Black Lightning, Deadman, Jetsons,
Capt America Marvel Legacy, Spider Man 234 and of Corse…. Black Bolt
Yeah Wolf. I remember. I was joking about it with my family that I was walking down the street in New York and got recognized by a reader. Funny thing happened the other day, I was walking to the post office at work and another reader did the same thing. I cannot tell you guys how awesome you all are and how much I appreciate your support of CHU!
Yeah, wouldn’t stop bragging about it in the car ride to the airport. Couldn’t wait to get out of his car and back to Texas…. 😉
It happened to me again the other day. But not around a comic thing. Just randomly on the street. I am a zzzz level celebrity.
Nerd Alert!! 😉
2nd print of Spider Gwen #24 is out today. Same cover, different colour trade dress. FYI.
Thanks Jay
Hope everyone had a fun Halloween! I gave out candy and some of the Halloween Comicfest mini comics. Most kids liked them but about ten percent politely declined and opted only for candy. *Sigh* I guess any reading is too much reading for some kids. The parents thought it was a good idea at least, I’ll probably buy more again next year anyways.
Today I am grabbing:
Batman #34
Batman White Knight #2
Batman The Devastator
Justice League #32
Nightwing #32
Spectacular Spider-Man #6
Spider-Man #234
Spread #23
Darth Vader #7
Superman #34
The Walking Dead #173
Also, any of the Marvel lenticular covers my shop gets and hopefully a glow in the dark Deadman.
Fingers crossed!
I dropped Black Bolt and Once and Future Kings this week….Love the characters but I have to trim the fat and something has to go, these weren’t that good in my opinion. Just my opinion.
Have a great first of November!
https://imgur.com/a/snqS6
Canadian Deadpool represent.
Lol yeah, it was kind of cold!
Aren’t all Deadpools technically Canadian?
WOW!! Both of those are at the top of my stack. lol
Picking up:
Spread 23
I’m gearing up for a local comic swap next weekend, in Portland.
Picking up:
Batman #34
Batman the White Knight #2
Batman the Devastator #1
Jetsons #1
Nightwing #32
Superman #34
No. 1 with a Bullet #1
Comic shop pick ups this week:
Deadman #1 (Glow in the Dark variant-will pair well with my Ghost Rider #15 from 1991)
Walking Dead
Grave Diggers Union (Gold retailer appreciation for $10)
Darth Vader #7
GI Joe #244 (cover B-1st female Snake Eyes X 2)
Spec finds last week:
Leggionaires #13, #14, and #16 early Adam Hughes cover art ($1 each)
Thor #700 Szdarsky variant ($7)
Good hunting everyone!
I flipped through today’s gi joe and I think it has a couple pages of the new female snake eyes character. I dont normally read gi joe. Can you guys confirm if this is a possible key.
Hold that thought. Will post tonight actually.
I’m pretty sure it is her 1st. She’s also on the Cover of Cover A (I think).
I fell asleep last night early. Will post today I promise. It’s her first cover appearance but not her first appearance or appearance in costume. I am waiting for a book to get into my LCS so I can verify and post pictures.
This weeks pickups-
Batman #34 Var Ed
Batman White Knight #2 Var Ed
Batman The Devastator
Nightwing #32 Var Ed
Spider-Man #234
Superman #34 Var Ed
Bane Conquest #7
No. 1 With A Bullet #1
Old Man Logan #30
Only stuff for me today was all issues of Metal, Superman #800 variant and a couple of Rick and Morty back issues.
Managed to get to my LCS before closing. Managed to pick up a couple of things…
Captain America 695 Steranko variant (Granov coming from Midtown but 2 were left this evening)
Spider-Man 234 1:25 Variant and cover A
Walking Dead
Batman 33(cover B was gone, thankfully ordered one last week)
Coming from Midtown…
Metal one shot/justice league tie-ins
Gravediggers Union 1
Astonishing X-Men 5
Slower week, which is good. I’m working on decreasing what I buy and saving them more for variants/key issues or must haves.
Cap Granov variant
If anyone is speccing on Viv Vision and Marvel having future plans with her you may wanna pick up a copy of Avengers 673 today. Big big change for her.
Picked up a Vision #1 hip hop for cover last week, and All New Wolverine 13 1:10 Adams Variant recently!
Sorry. Not 1:10, but Champions Variant.
I still have a copy or two to sell.
LCS
Batman 34 reg cvr
Spread 23
Walking Dead 173
Online
Action Comics Vol 2 #988 Cover A Regular Nick Bradshaw Lenticular Cover
Archie Vol 2 #24 Cover A Regular Audrey Mok Cover
Archies One Shot Cover C Variant Audrey Mok Cover
Batman The Dawnbreaker #1 Cover A 1st Ptg Regular Jason Fabok Foil-Stamped Cover (Dark Nights Metal Tie-In)
Bettie Page #3 Cover B Variant Scott Chantler Cover
Black Monday Murders #7
Black Panther Vol 6 #18 Cover B Variant Jenny Frison Connecting Cover
Clive Barkers Nightbreed #23 To finish that old Marvel run
Comic Shop News #1586
Crosswind #4 Cover B Variant Cat Staggs Cover
Deadpool Kills The Marvel Universe Again #5 Cover A Regular Dave Johnson Cover
Dollface #9 Cover B Variant Dan Mendoza Tattered & Torn Cover
Flash Vol 5 #31 Cover B Variant Howard Porter Cover
Generations Miles Morales Spider-Man & Peter Parker Spider-Man #1 Cover A 1st Ptg Regular Ramon Perez Cover
Generations Sam Wilson Captain America & Steve Rogers Captain America #1 Cover B Variant John Cassaday Cover
Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Grimm Tales Of Terror Vol 3 #9 Cover C Alfredo Reyes
Harcourt Legacy #1 Cover A Regular Jason Federhenn Cover NEXT WEEK
HCF 2017 Black Betty One Shot
HCF 2017 Junji Itos Shiver
Incredible Hulk Vol 3 #600 1st Ptg Regular Alex Ross Cover
Lazarus X Plus 66 #3
Mighty Thor Vol 2 #23 Cover B Variant Clayton Crain Venomized Hela Cover
Normals #5
Power Man #19 1st Cottonmouth & Mr. Slick
Punisher Platoon #1 Cover B Variant Chip Zdarsky How-To-Draw Cover
Punisher Vol 10 #16
Rebels These Free And Independent States #7
Red Sonja Vol 7 #9 Cover D Variant Cosplay Photo Cover
Saucer State #4 Cover B Variant Jeffrey Veregge Cover
She-Hulk Vol 3 #159 Cover C Variant John Tyler Christopher Trading Card Cover (Marvel Legacy Tie-In) NEXT WEEK
Slots #1 Cover C 2nd Ptg Variant Dan Panosian NEXT WEEK
Solar Flare #6
Solar Flare Season 2 #1 Cover A Regular Song Ye Cover NEXT WEEK
Southern Bastards #18 Cover A Jason Latour
Supergirl Vol 7 #15 Cover B Variant Stanley Artgerm Lau Cover NEXT WEEK
Vampblade Season Two #7 Cover C Variant Magenta King Cover
Venomverse #4 Cover B Variant Clayton Crain Connecting Cover
War Mother #2 Cover B Variant Renato Guedes Cover
Wonder Woman Vol 5 #34 Cover B Variant Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson Justice League Cover NEXT WEEK
X-O Manowar Vol 4 #7 Cover E Variant Doug Braithwaite Cover
It was a decent week for me. My pick ups were:
Watchmen #2 1st print NM $10
TWD #173
Batman Devastator #1 x2
OML #30
Darth Vader #7
White Knight #2
Batman #34
Astonishing XMen #5
Spectacular Spider-Man #6
Spider-Man #234
Spider-Gwen #24 2nd print
Guardians #146 1:25 Granov $10
Grave Diggers Union #1 Gold Foil Variant $10
G.I. Joe #245 A&B ( and I’m pretty sure that this is 1st appearance of female Snake Eyes. She’s also on the cover of cover A)
Skin & Earth by Lights #1B (these are selling for 2-3x cover right now, Lights is a performing artist with a good following, this is her own comic, small print run)
The Willows #1
Batman: The Dark Prince Charming HC ( got for free with my store credit ?)
Darth Vader #7 – You should be reading this title.
The Walking Dead #173
A few backissues…
What If… #10 What if the Punisher’s Family Hadn’t Been Killed
What If… #58 What if The Punisher Had Killed Spider-man. This is a Cool ASM #129 homage cover
Atari Force mini comics #2 and #4
This weeks pulls – Looks like a Batman week.
Batman #34
Batman: The Dark Prince Charming Book 1 of 2 – This looks like a winner!
Batman: The Devastator #1 (Metal)
Batman: White Knight #2
Crosswind #5
Elsewhere #4
Extremity #8
The Gravediggers Union #1
Spider-Man #234