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It's Christmas time and if you ask me it is a buyers market.  

There has been alot of heat surrounding the Into the Spiderverse movie.  While box office numbers have been less than some anticipated, the sales of the books are through the roof with sales of Miles and Gwen leading the pack.  There has been less heat on properties like Spiderman Noir, Penni and Peter Porker.  Prices have been rising on both Gwen and Miles 1st appearnces which is telling about the future of the spiderverse.  News of an Into the Spiderverse sequel has sparked renewed interest in the romance covers of Gwen and Miles.  News spinoff films has also driven sales of books like Spidergirls (particularly the variant cover of no. 1), Silk's 1st appearance and Jessica Drews first appearance in Bronze Age Key MS32.  

Hellboy's trailer has caused massive interest in his properties with copies of SDCC 2 continuing to sell well in high grade, his b/w first appearnce in the Italian book Dime Press No. 4 dried up in high grade a long time ago, Next Men 21 continues to sell well and the Hellboy: the Fury 3 virgin variant sale on December 21 has shocked many who were unaware of its potency (including me).  

The strength of the Titans DC Streaming show has restored confidence in the spec value of DC Comics Presents 26 which is high off the appearance of Cyborg in the Doom Patrol commercial.  This book is the first appearnce of Raven, Cyborg and Starfire as most if not all of you are aware.  I am suprised by the stregth of this book and often wonder about its print runs because I see it almost as often as I used to see copies of NM98.  

Donny Cates tweeted yesterday that he wants to write Machine Man which has spawned sales of 2001 A Space Odyssey No. 8 and Machanie Man No. 1.  This property is a Kirby classic that appeals to horror and sci-fi fans alike and has been perenially undervalued in my opinion.  Good luck finding raw copies of 2001 A Space Odyssey No. 8 in high grade.  

News of a Zatanna film from DC has sparked renewed interest in her books.  The Adam Hughes books always sell well, but don't forget about DC Super-Stars No. 11.  It's next to impossible to get in high grade with a black cover.  

There is continued interest in the Immortal Hulk book.  Sales are strong on the title and Alex Ross is selling autographed copies of issue number 2 on his website.  Look for Avengers 682 and 284 to take off when collectors move away from speculating on his ongoing series and start hoarding his first appearances.  There is a 1:25 variant of 682 that is undervalued and a 2nd print of 682 that arguably has the best cover.  I have no interest in the 682 mask/no-mask silliness, but others apparently do.  The cover to 684 is awesome and it is unclear where the market will settle and/or when the market will settle on his first appearance.  

The Batman-Who-Laughs and the Grim-Knight are selling well.  I enjoyed the BWL No.1 as a read and copies of Titans 12 are moving at all time high prices.  I sold all my copies on eBay.  There has been some interest in some of the store variants for Metal 2 and 3 with the Matina covers as well. 

Rags creators continue to infuriate the collector and speculator market.  I belabor the point but I left the patreon a long time ago and it appears that many are outraged by the creator(s) decisions regarding this title.  I gifted every copy of this book away for Christmas and will not be returning to the title.  I do wish the creators healing and serenity as they appear to be struggling.  

The Aquaman movie is a box office hit.  Sales of Aquaman comics are strong with the Trench run and Middleton variants leading the way.  Black Manta and Mera's first apperance have been selling well for a long time and I imagine sales of the Ocean Master's first appearance will pick up steam if they haven't already.  This movie was enjoyable for those who were gun shy about watching another DC movie bomb at the box office.  I think it's worth your time.  

Copies of the Black Hammer: Age of Doom RRP have disappered ffom eBay and have not returned.  This book was also limited to 500 copies but enjoys a Bill Sienkiewicz cover that I love.  There was some heat on issue no. 8 which is the first apperance of Sherlock Frankenstein as well.  

Thanos 13 is still king of the modern Marvel mountain with Cosmic Ghostrider staring in another title due out in March or so.  The previews have him interacting with much of the marvel universe and somehow manipulaitng continuity and/or chanding origin stories.  These books continue to sell well.  Again, the Albuquerque variant remains the top book as it is a nightmare to sub a 9.8 because of the ease at which it gets color rubs.   

As always, I'm sure there was alot more that was news worthy and/or note worthy that I am forgetting, but I should get a pass since it is the holidays.  

 Happy hunting you bunch of savages! 

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2 hours ago, Nico Esq said:

There is continued interest in the Immortal Hulk book.  Sales are strong on the title and Alex Ross is selling autographed copies of issue number 2 on his website.  Look for Avengers 682 and 284 to take off when collectors move away from speculating on his ongoing series and start hoarding his first appearances.  There is a 1:25 variant of 682 that is undervalued and a 2nd print of 682 that arguably has the best cover.  I have no interest in the 682 mask/no-mask silliness, but others apparently do.  The cover to 684 is awesome and it is unclear where the market will settle and/or when the market will settle on his first appearance.  

 

 

Copies of the Black Hammer: Age of Doom RRP have disappered ffom eBay and have not returned.  This book was also limited to 500 copies but enjoys a Bill Sienkiewicz cover that I love.  There was some heat on issue no. 8 which is the first apperance of Sherlock Frankenstein as well.  

 

Thanks for the updates. Good stuff as usual.

Question, isn't the first appearance of Immortal Hulk, Hulk #1?

 

The Black Hammer Age of Doom Diamond Retailer Summit variant is by Rafael Albuquerque.

https://www.cbr.com/black-hammer-age-of-doom-1-rafael-albuquerque-variant/

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4 minutes ago, gradejunky said:

I wasn't aware that Black panther #2 1st Shuri was doing so well.  I picked up 3 a few years back and held them.  Off to the bay to dump a couple.

 

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=black+panther+2+shuri&_sop=10&rt=nc&LH_Sold=1&LH_Complete=1

Yea, one of the few books that held on after a movie.

From the next series you're also going to want to look out for:

Black Panther #1 JSC and Lashey covers

Black Panther #5

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3 hours ago, ygogolak said:

Thanks for the updates. Good stuff as usual.

Question, isn't the first appearance of Immortal Hulk, Hulk #1?

 

The Black Hammer Age of Doom Diamond Retailer Summit variant is by Rafael Albuquerque.

https://www.cbr.com/black-hammer-age-of-doom-1-rafael-albuquerque-variant/

Regarding Immortal Hulk - I certainly don't want to encourage debate about whether an incarnation of a character is adequately unique to constitute a 1st appearanec but whatever the heck it is Immortal Hulk starts in 682 (in my opinion) and/or 684 (in some other people's opinion). 

https://screenrant.com/marvel-reveals-immortal-hulk/

 

Thanks for the edit on Albuquerque.  Too much recitation at once and I mess up numbers, names and make typos galore.  There was also a noteworthy sale of Batman 880 CGC 9.8 but it brought out other copies of the book at lower numbers promptly which did not sell so I don't necessarily know how noteworthy that is in the long run.  That book is a monster and moves with haste whenever there is a motivated seller.  I subbed a 9.8 earlier this year and gave someone a real good price on the book which sold literally with in a week of me receiving my shipment from CGC.  

The other books I did not discuss were the Galactus ASM variant and the Angela Thor variants both of which were Stan Lee banner variants.  I think these two books will standout and may have some longer term appeal for collectors.  Sales of both were strong.  The Angela Thor cover was available in limited supply based upon orders of a prior months book (the details of which escape me but I'm confident are available after a quick google search).  I don't recall if the Galactus book was limited in the same way, but I think both books were under ordered by many retailers.    

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On 12/27/2018 at 2:27 PM, ygogolak said:

Yea, one of the few books that held on after a movie.

From the next series you're also going to want to look out for:

Black Panther #1 JSC and Lashey covers

Black Panther #5

THANKS!!!  I love this thread and this board.  I have a couple copies of each (Black Panther #1 JSC and Lashey covers)  and had no idea they were climbing - time to evaluate getting them graded or just selling raw (worship)

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On ‎12‎/‎27‎/‎2018 at 3:27 PM, ygogolak said:
On ‎12‎/‎27‎/‎2018 at 3:20 PM, gradejunky said:

couple.

 

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=black+panther+2+shuri&_sop=10&rt=nc&LH_Sold=1&LH_Complete=1

Yea, one of the few books that held on after a movie.

From the next series you're also going to want to look out for:

Black Panther #1 JSC and Lashey covers

Black Panther #5

I passed on one today for $30 and I think I will go back and grab it. 

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On ‎12‎/‎27‎/‎2018 at 4:28 PM, Nico Esq said:
On ‎12‎/‎27‎/‎2018 at 4:14 PM, ygogolak said:

ASM Galactus Granov wasn't a Stan Lee cover.

Thank you again my friend! 

It is a great cover. I always thought Byrne's FF 257 was the best, but this one might be better. 

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On ‎12‎/‎22‎/‎2018 at 11:54 PM, Doohickamabob said:

I came to the boards specifically to run a search on "wondercc" to find out if they have a history of backing out of sales. Looks like they do.

Right now they are backing out on a comic they sold me, but they're claiming it's lost in the mail, and saying that sometimes comics gets lost in the mail and never returned to them -- so they'll have to just give me a refund. They had a tracking number but a search on the number shows that the package never arrived at their local post office. So in other words, it looks like they decided they didn't want to sell the comic, but they created a tracking number without shipping so there would be a plausible deniability, and then they kept the comic (to sell later at a higher price, perhaps) with the intention of refunding the buyer (me) down the line.

It's really aggravating because I don't especially enjoy being lied to, and my feeling is that if I buy something in good faith, the seller should ship in good faith. If they want to back out, then say so upfront and take the hit if I don't like it and feel like negging them in the feedback system. Instead, they make up a whole story and leave me waiting and wondering for weeks at a time. Just a really shady, shoddy way to treat a customer.

Of course, if I'm wrong and the comic shows up in a week or so (already been 3 weeks), then I'll eat all the above words.

Make sure you leave them NEGATIVE FEEDBACK! For what they did to ya sir!

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2 hours ago, Vietnam67 said:

Make sure you leave them NEGATIVE FEEDBACK! For what they did to ya sir!

Yeah I'm inclined to. I suspect they are in the habit of calling eBay to get negs removed or reduced to neutrals.

Really sorry to see that this hobby is still tainted by people who fail at basic life skills, such as honesty, the Golden Rule, etc. I also had a comic stolen from me this past month in a shady way. The books, the art, the stories, the history, the culture -- that's what I love about comics. Not so much the people in the hobby who think fellow hobbyists are their personal toilets to on.

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11 hours ago, Doohickamabob said:

Yeah I'm inclined to. I suspect they are in the habit of calling eBay to get negs removed or reduced to neutrals.

Really sorry to see that this hobby is still tainted by people who fail at basic life skills, such as honesty, the Golden Rule, etc. I also had a comic stolen from me this past month in a shady way. The books, the art, the stories, the history, the culture -- that's what I love about comics. Not so much the people in the hobby who think fellow hobbyists are their personal toilets to on.

If you look his ebay id up on toolhaus.org it shows any feedback that has been removed and it doesn't look like he has had any of his feedback removed.

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3 hours ago, Jimmy Linguini said:

If you look his ebay id up on toolhaus.org it shows any feedback that has been removed and it doesn't look like he has had any of his feedback removed.

Thanks for reminding me about toolhaus.org. I used to have it in my bookmarks and will put it back again.

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