Sorry for getting this out late, hope you haven’t been to the shop yet if you are a regular reader, but here is my picks of the week. Continue reading “Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 4/17/13”
Top Cow’s ‘The Test’ moves past $27
As we said the other day, what a difference a few days can make in selling a comic book. Top Cow Pilot Season 2011 now has a confirmed break out star in Matt Hawkins, ‘The Test.’ Continue reading “Top Cow’s ‘The Test’ moves past $27”
“The Test” Top Cow Pilot Season coming to Syfy
What a difference a few days can make. This seller currently has the only copy of The Test by Matt Hawkins and Joshua Hale up on eBay and it’s going for $10.50 at this time with 16 bids. Continue reading ““The Test” Top Cow Pilot Season coming to Syfy”
Diamond Comics Advanced Reorder 4/11/13
One way to gauge how hot a comic is/will be is by the Advanced Reorder list from Diamond Comics. This is a list of books being most reordered by retailers before the publication date of the comic. Continue reading “Diamond Comics Advanced Reorder 4/11/13”
Spoilers: Batgirl 19 – Mainstream comics first transgender character
Oh boy here is one that went under the radar and was just announced today. Batgirl #19, which shipped today, has a big reveal. Continue reading “Spoilers: Batgirl 19 – Mainstream comics first transgender character”
Saga 12 banned on Apple App store
Saga #12 drops tomorrow and there is already some controversy on it. Seems that Apple censors have banned the sale of it due to sexual content. Saga has been no stranger to sexual content in the past but this one apparently has graphic male on male sexual content. You can still buy this one in stores tomorrow. Saga back issues always do well and the added press it’s getting could help fire up the prices on the secondary market.
Comic Picks of the Week For Delivery 4/9/2013
Sure, this is an easy one. Walking Dead issues are a safe bet because of the tv show that has helped drum up interest in the book. But Walking Dead 109 is my pick of the week for several reasons. Continue reading “Comic Picks of the Week For Delivery 4/9/2013”
Batman and Robin #19 Carrie Kelley Robin?
Yeah, the same Carrie Kelley that appeared in Frank Miller’s Dark Knight Returns.
Not sure how the story will pan out, but Bleeding Cool reported that there was a print run of 18,000 available through Diamond that have sold out as of Sunday night. This book drops on Wednesday and would be worth picking up.
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Diamond Comics Advance Reorder 4/7/13
One way to gauge how hot a comic is/will be is by the Advanced Reorder list from Diamond Comics. This is a list of books being most reordered by retailers before the publication date of the comic. Continue reading “Diamond Comics Advance Reorder 4/7/13”
Buying books other than #1 for Speculation
I read a lot of forum posts, and have seen a trend. People talk about going into stores looking for certain books (Saga, Peter Panzerfaust, Sixth Gun) and not finding the earliest issues. They often state that they had some of the later issues but passed them up. I am not talking about key issues in a run, but just other books in the series worth selling. Continue reading “Buying books other than #1 for Speculation”
Comic Pick of the Week for Delivery 4/3/2013
So my pick of the week is Über #0 from Avatar Comics. It is an alternate history super hero book from Kieron Gillen that comes out tomorrow. Continue reading “Comic Pick of the Week for Delivery 4/3/2013”
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Diamond Comics Advanced Reorders
One way to gauge how hot a comic is/will be is by the Advanced Reorder list from Diamond Comics. This is a list of books being most reordered by retailers before the publication date of the comic. Continue reading “Diamond Comics Advanced Reorders”
Walking Dead 108 King Ezekial (and his tiger)
So we all know Walking Dead back issues equal money. No surprise there. It usually takes a few issues before you start to see a spike in price on the newer issues. Well, Walking Dead 108 is breaking that trend with the introduction of Ezekial and his tiger. Not sure how this character is going to play out, but his first appearance is already spiking in the 2 weeks since the book came out. Currently, the book is selling on average for $6.99-$9.99, with a few exceptions of one that sold for $1.99 (???) and one that sold for $16.99. The price increase started happening over the last three days (March 25-28.) Before March 25th, the book was selling for +/- cover price. Continue reading “Walking Dead 108 King Ezekial (and his tiger)”
I am not saying its dead…..
I am not saying the Comic Price guide model is dead, I am saying it is on life support. Currently, there are no monthly comic book price guides (think Wizard Magazine) that accurately track prices. The big books come out every year, but they do not capture the prices of books that spike before or after the publication of the book. If a book starts spiking on eBay before the book is published, it will not be captured until the next edition. Basically, if you are looking for newer hot books, the price guide model is dead. If you are looking for older books, it still might not be helpful.
House keeping items
In the transition from our old blog to this one I did not put out a couple of books that are heating up, albeit cooling down a little now. So here is the post as it should have run on the blogspot site Continue reading “House keeping items”
East of West Jonathan Hickman
So our pick of the week, seems to be everyone’s pick of the week. Why is this the pick of the week? It is a new Image book. It is written by fan favorite Jonathan Hickman (Manhattan Projects.) There has not been a lot of press on this book, but it did make the cover of previews. Continue reading “East of West Jonathan Hickman”
The Activity by Nathan Edmondson
Maybe it’s due to the coverage about it’s realism in the USA Today, maybe it’s due to the movie deal tweeted, but Image Comics has another breakout success (on the secondary market that is) with Nathan Edmondson and Mitch Gerards The Activity. Regardless, the secondary market movement is bringing in new readers to this already growing book. Continue reading “The Activity by Nathan Edmondson”
The Damned Prodigal Sons by Cullen Bunn
Following up on the break out success of Cullen Bunn’s Sixth Gun, comes Cullen Bunn’s next hit The Damned Prodigal Son. I was able to find a few of these in my LCS and they are selling well. Showtime has picked this up for a series. Continue reading “The Damned Prodigal Sons by Cullen Bunn”
New site
If you have followed me over from our old blog site, thank you. We will now be hosting on wordpress just because it is easier for us to deal with. We will still provide you with the same great news and speculation on comics that are rising on the eBay market. We still will give you this information before others find out so you can still find them in your local comic shops.
Thanks again, and if you are new, welcome and enjoy the speculation.