Welcome to this weeks spec. This is where we pick the winners each week we (or shall I say myself) think will be spec worthy, a great read or just cool looking art on the cover.
Marvel Picks
Avengers Forever #4 gets a second printing. Already sold out at Midtown and TFAW.
Carnage #1 (2nd Ptg Variant) also gets a second printing.
Spider-Gwen Gwenverse #1 is another 2nd printing that is sold out at TFAW and Midtown already.
Spider-Man 2099 Exodus Alpha #1 I’m picking up because I just enjoy Spider-Man 2099 to read. This is a one-shot to be followed by the next titles for Spider-Man 2099.
A no brainer pick for me, as I’ve always been an Obi-Wan fan comes his new solo title Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi #1 (of 5).
Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi #1 (of 5) Momoko Japanese Creator V
Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi #1 (of 5) (Gist Variant) – Just a sweet cover!
Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi #1 (of 5) (10 Copy Movie Variant)
Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi #1 (of 5) (Anindito 1:25 Variant)
TFAW has their own variants for this one:
Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi #1 (Lashley TFAW Exclusive Variant) – Trade Dress
Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi #1 (Lashley TFAW Exclusive Variant) – Virgin Bundle
Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi #1 (Lashley TFAW Exclusive Variant) – CBCS Graded 9.8 Blue Label – Trade Dress
Also out on May the 4th Be With You Day is the regular title, Star Wars #23.
Star Wars #23 (Christopher Action Figure Variant)
Star Wars #23 (Renaud Traitor of the Dawn Variant)
Star Wars #23 (1:25 Lashley Variant)
Like Omnibuses? Did you pre-order to save a boatload of money? Well, if you didn’t, now you get to pay a higher price for Star Wars Legends Empire Omnibus HC Vol 01 Sandra Cover which is out this week for you Star Wars fans and for those who don’t want to open and read your back issue floppy copies.
DC Picks
Batman Beyond the White Knight #1 gets a second printing along with a 1:25 variant.
Batman #123 Jock Variant is a must if you can find for cheap. Love the yellow background and simplicity of this cover. Jock is good at Batman, there’s no doubt about that!
Indie and Small Publisher Picks
Love this cover for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ongoing #128 (Cover A – Tunica).
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ongoing #128 (Cover B – Eastman)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ongoing #128 (Cover C – 10 Copy Whalen Variant)
It was a decent read and I’m looking forward to seeing where the story takes us for Twig #1 (of 5) (Cover A – Strahm). Lots of store exclusives for this one and it’s going to be plentiful, so tread carefully but I think there’s still potential long term so go with Cover A if you can’t decide and hold a copy or two for the long term.
Twig #1 (of 5) (Cover B – Young)
Twig #1 (of 5) (Cover C – Momoko)
Twig #1 (of 5) (Cover D – 10 Copy Strahm Virgin Variant)
Twig #1 (of 5) (Cover E – 25 Copy Momoko Virgin Variant)
Twig #1 (of 5) (1:50 Young Variant)
Twig #1 (of 5) (1:100 Young Sketch Variant)
Twig #1 (Martinez TFAW Exclusive Variant)
Twig #1 (Martinez TFAW Exclusive Variant) – CBCS Graded 9.8 Blue Label
Twig #1 (of 5) (Cover H – Strahm Blank Sketch Cover)
Grunch Welcome To The Brudderhood #1 looks like good fun. Regular covers already sold out at TFAW and Midtown sold out of all covers, this one could be hard to come by as a lot of shops might not order or don’t go heavy on American Mythology titles. Only seems issue #2 is listed currently on eBay as well.
You can still find a few of the ratios at TFAW:
The Grunch Welcome to the Brudderhood #1 (Cover D – Century Ed 10)
The Grunch Welcome to the Brudderhood #1 (Cover F – Buz Hasson Og)
The Grunch Welcome to the Brudderhood #1 (Cover E – Ks Ltd Ed 250)
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