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Back issue bin hunt: Astonishing Tales #25
Well folks, it is time to hit your favorite retailers ins and see if they have this Bronze Age Gem. Astonishing Tales #25 has been picking up steam and looks like it could pop. Continue reading “Back issue bin hunt: Astonishing Tales #25”
EScape from Jesus Island about to get covered on CNN this weekend? Keep you eyes peeled
Well it is about time. We talked about this one a while back and had hoped something like this would occur. We had hoped that Escape from Jesus Island would get some kind of press attention that would stir controversy, that would bring even more demand for this wickedly cool book. Copies of the Phantom Variant had been selling well for $12 upon release and then moved slightly lower to $9. The book only had a print run of 3,000 regular copies and 3,000 Phantoms. Continue reading “EScape from Jesus Island about to get covered on CNN this weekend? Keep you eyes peeled”
Powerpuff Girls #6 Subscription cover, one to keep an eye on
The other day bleeding cool ran a story on Powerpuff Girls #6 Subscription cover from IDW. The story stated there was a bit of controversy about the way the girls are drawn. Continue reading “Powerpuff Girls #6 Subscription cover, one to keep an eye on”
Sold out comics for delivery 1/22/14
As usual the only comics to actually sell out this week were Image and Marvel Comics with very strict printing orders. Thanks to Terry Hoknes at www.hoknescomics.com for the update. Continue reading “Sold out comics for delivery 1/22/14”
Comics Picks of the week part 2 for deliver 1/22/14
I purposefully left a book off my picks of the week this week. That book was DEADLY CLASS #1. I left it off because there are seven different variants for the book, and for an Image #1 that usually means a big print run. In addition to there being a standard A and B cover, there is a Forbidden Planet variant
, an Eh! Variant
(think Canadian Phantom or Ghost Variant), a Beachballs/Laughing Ogre Cover
, Third Eye Comics Variant
, and a DCBS Variant. I also left it off because I wanted to Spotlight one of the covers. The cover I picked up and wanted to Spotlight was the sweet looking Third Eye Variant
by Harper Jayten. I have done well in the past selling their variants, and do most of my eBay sales on Phantom and Third Eye Variants.
This book has sold out and has been getting solid reviews overall, no matter what the cover, and could have potential, especially on the heels of Rick Remender’s other recent success Black Science.
Comics Picks of the week for delivery 1/22/14
Yeah! Wednesday! Each week hundreds of new comics come out and each week we pick the ones we think stand out from the crowd and have the best shot of rising in value. Here are this weeks, for delivery for 1/22/14. Continue reading “Comics Picks of the week for delivery 1/22/14”
Best Selling Top 1000 Comics of 2013
Analysis by comic book historian Terry Hoknes of www.HoknesComics.com – hoknes@hotmail.com
Over 5,000 new comics came out in 2013. John Jackson Miller ranked the top 1000 best selling comics of the year at www.Comichron.com.
Lets analyze the best selling publishers and the unique titles that stand out from the smaller publishers.
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Top 100 Non-Premier Comics sold in 2013
Straight from Diamond Comics, the Top 100 Non-Premier Comics sold in 2013. These are the top performing comics by publishers other than the “big publishers”. It is a very interesting look at sales from 2013. Continue reading “Top 100 Non-Premier Comics sold in 2013”
Manifest Destiny #1 A Comic Heating Up
This was one of our picks of the week several months ago. Manifest Destiny #1 had several things going for it, it was an Image book, A Skybound book, and had a print run of just over 12,000 copies. throw in a variant by Ryan Ottley that may have been 1 50/50 split if retailers got their orders in on time (very small ordering window) and you have a book that had potential to spike. Continue reading “Manifest Destiny #1 A Comic Heating Up”
Diamond Comics Advanced Reorder List for 1/16/14
Each week retailers have to have their orders in for comics coming out weeks and months in advance. Sometimes they have enough to cover demand, and sometimes demand shifts, with fans and speculators clamoring for more copies of a book that may be big. This is where the Diamond Comics Advanced reorder list comes in, it is the books shops are going back to order more of before the comics come out. Needless to say, this is good insight into what may become hot. Each week we run the list. Here is this past weeks list: Continue reading “Diamond Comics Advanced Reorder List for 1/16/14”
Marvel Premiere 47 and 48 Bronze Age heating up
With the big news involving the Ant-Man movie casting coming out, that Scott Lang will be in the movie, prices quickly shot up on Lang’s first appearances as Ant-Man. The first appearance, Marvel Premiere #47 has been going for as high as $60 on eBay in vf+ to nm. Continue reading “Marvel Premiere 47 and 48 Bronze Age heating up”
Detective Comics #27 Selling Well on Secondary Market
I try to stay away from big event books, mostly due to the print runs. In fact, I am off of almost all Marvel and DC books now (partially due to quality vs. price but print runs play a big part.) So I was surprised to see that Detective Comics #27 from Dc’s New 52 line is selling above cover. Sure, the 1 in 100 is killing it at over $150 a copy now (retailers would have to kick out over $400 to get one copy.) Continue reading “Detective Comics #27 Selling Well on Secondary Market”
Comics Picks of the week for 1/15/14 part 2.
So I was sick this week, after my son was sick and it sidelined me from the site, and pretty much everything else. I did do a picks of the week column but only mentioned these next two books in it and wanted to spotlight them a little further because of the coolness factor. Both books are sold out. Continue reading “Comics Picks of the week for 1/15/14 part 2.”
Comicsheatingup Chatter Hastings Variants
There has been some talk of the Hastings Variants for several books in the comments section so I wanted to bring that talk over into the posts.
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Top 200 Hottest Comic Titles and recent Back Issues during EARLY JANUARY 2014
Bi-weekly column and list compiled by comics historian Terry Hoknes of www.HoknesComics.com – hoknes@hotmail.com
This chart is styled like the old classic Wizard Magazine Top 10 Hottest Comic charts that were published every month in the 1990′s.
This list is updated every 2 weeks. This list is compiled from my non-stop research of the current market. I believe these were the most demand and growing in value books this month. This list focuses on all regular edition covers. (Variants are not listed otherwise they would likely dominate the entire list due to instant high prices and calculated small print runs). If you think I have missed any hot MODERN titles/issues please let me know. Here are my picks of what I believe are the hottest comics at this very moment from all sold out releases of MODERN comics online based on back issue sales ABOVE cover price. Continue reading “Top 200 Hottest Comic Titles and recent Back Issues during EARLY JANUARY 2014”
SOLD OUT New #1 and #2 Comics for January 15 2014 Release Week
Apologies for getting this info out late this week. Still dealing with an illness that has sidelined me for four days.
Article by comic book historian Terry Hoknes of www.HoknesComics.com – hoknes@hotmail.com
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This weekly article shows how popular the titles are and how close they are to selling out at Diamond.
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Comics Sold out before release for Wednesday 1/15/14
Thanks to Terry Hoknes over at www.hoknescomics.com for this weeks list of sold out comics for delivery on 1/15/14.
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New Ms Marvel generating buzz
I have been sitting on this one for a little bit as I didn’t know what to make of it. The Muslim Ms. Marvel had a bit of a buzz when the final issue of Kelly Sue Deconnick’s series introduced her. Then the Marvel point one issue came out a week ago. This was her first full appearance. Then his article from Vibe came out. Continue reading “New Ms Marvel generating buzz”
Comics Sales 2013 – December – Surprise high and low sales report
Market report by comics historian Terry Hoknes – hoknes@hotmail.com of www.HoknesComics.com
Every month Diamond Distributors reports the top 300 best selling highest ordered new comic books of the month
Retailers order new products 2 months in advance and must predict how well new comics will sell for them.
What happens every month is some titles are over-ordered and some retailers under-order.
As a stereotypical rule most retail shops will order extra heavy on all DC and Marvel titles knowing they might have potentially longer shelf life. All other smaller publishers most retailers will NOT take the same risk with financially.
Therefore the best selling comics of the year are predictably from the “big 2” publishers and the smallest print runs and books that sell out the quickest are from the smallest publishers. Continue reading “Comics Sales 2013 – December – Surprise high and low sales report”
Comic Picks of the week for 1/15/14
Each week tons of new books come out, each with potential. We pick the books we think have the best chance of rising in value. Here are picks of the week for delivery on 1/15/14: Continue reading “Comic Picks of the week for 1/15/14”
Amazing Spider-Man #1 and end of Superior Spider-Man Speculation
We have all probably seen the goofy cover to the New Amazing Spider-man #1 and seen the smiling face. Well, NY Daily News broke the story tonight that….. (if you haven’t read it or do not want spoilers stop here) Continue reading “Amazing Spider-Man #1 and end of Superior Spider-Man Speculation”
Comics sold out before delivery on 1/8/14
This past week had quite a few sold out comics. Thanks to Tery Hoknes at www.hoknescomics.com for the list.
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Sex Criminals #1 4th printing: A comic heating up
There is no doubt that the series Sex Criminals from Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky is a hit. The first issue went through a first print, two basic reprints, and then a goofy, fun, Olan Mills style 4th print. Continue reading “Sex Criminals #1 4th printing: A comic heating up”
Favorite comics of 2013 and your best seller
Well we are at the end of the second week of 2014. I have been meaning to ask you all a couple of questions. Continue reading “Favorite comics of 2013 and your best seller”