Variants and exclusives online store archives drawn to. Shop newbury comics exclusive, limited edition variant comics from marvel, dc comics and indie publishers including titles form star wars, batman, spiderman, deadpool. Heres a gallery spotlighting some of the totally awesome new variant covers were getting this week at third eye. Variant covers and chase covers have become a staple of the comics industry in recent years, helping inflate sagging sales and fueling a gotta have them all collector instinct wired into some fans. A website devoted to bringing you the best in the world of conventions, comics and cosplay. It hasnt been confirmed officially, but it is speculated that marvel was testmarketing 30cent comics at the new price of 35 cents as they had done testing 25cent comics at 30 cents the year before. I thought we should have a thread that lists all the store variants announced so that people interested can find it easier. With two shops to serve you, in central manalapan and northern n. Wonder woman 1987 no month variants cgc comic book. Some of the most important and rare comic books to be published in the golden age appeared as part of allamerican comics full article. The 32page comic follows the film script and most of the characters are drawn to resemble their screen counterparts. From individual characters and stories to movies, tv, video games and even comic co. The overall quality of comic books remains very high.
The most beloved and hated subcategories of comic book collecting. Readers should be aware that marvel graphic novel does not fit the same mold as the newsstandexclusive comic book variants that make up the. New look coming for worldwide comics in early january we will launch a new look for our website with improved search functions, a want list capability for clients and a new color scheme with design on the site. The variants often depended on whether the copy was sold through the direct market or at a newsstand. Comic books collectors storage university products. Apr 05, 2016 so at the 5050 point of newsstanddirectedition comic book sales for the major publishers mid1980s as weve been informed by industry insiders and book authors, my 4.
University products is the leading supplier of materials for conservation, restoration, preservation, exhibition, and archival storage. For example, a limited convention variant sold at the san diego comic con 2018 will usually show as sdcc 2018 or sdcc 18. And in a sense, specifically for store variants, it will a little. Marvel 35 cent price variants comic book price guide. Today on variant, we lay out the comic book origin of the antimonitor, one of the mot powerful beings in the dc universe and the central villain in the cws crisis on infinite earths crossover. The list is more interesting as a result, and so our editorial decision is final. Fantastic four 1961 1st series national book store. Jun 03, 2017 this month every comic book was an exclusive variant cover instead of 2 out of 3 from the may comic block which is awesome. The regular direct edition shows the prices in the us, canada and the uk, and has an ad for the history of the dc universe in the upc box. Theres way too much reliance on shock tactics, especially deaths. Whats the deal with these blank cover variants reddit. But if theres one you really want and its a smaller shop, id just ask them about it and theyll probably give you a better answer than anyone here could.
Availability of these comics is extremely limited, so please check with your retailer for pricing and details. Many titles from london night press as well as double impact from high impact studios were really big on nude variants. Aug 31, 2016 types of cgcrecognized newsstand variants. Rafael albuquerque created the variant cover by taking inspiration from the famously known batman. First up will begin releasing a new digital first series centered around the bombshell characters. True comic book fans know that the cover isnt one that came out of nowhere. Art by rich buckler breakdowns and joe sinnott finishes. Obtaining even the least rare variants are still a must for many collectors. Weve arranged the rare comic books by series or main character. There are some variants where the shop can only get one for every of the regular cover they order and so on, so those i would have to find online if i really wanted one.
The newsstand edition has a 75c price in the box, along with the date of feb. Oct 6, 2015 newbury comics has a ton of exclusive variant covers of your favorite comics limited editions, of course see more ideas about newbury comics, comics and comic books. So at the 5050 point of newsstanddirectedition comic book sales for the major publishers mid1980s as weve been informed by industry insiders and book authors, my 4. Still no sign of the elusive trade paper back that we were promised would be in some of the boxes, so perhaps next month. Mar 15, 2014 aspen, avatar, dynamite, image, idw, and valiant all produce these kinds of normal variants every month they all also produce chase covers to go along with the regular variants. African storytelling meets comic books with these new.
The first comic book marketed with a variant cover was the 1986 first issue of the man of steel, which featured two different covers by writerartist john byrne. I look at the comics solicits each month and dutifully choose the variant cover that i think looks the best out of the many options available to me on my order form. Canadian price variants how to spot them rare comics. In really nice condition, any issue of this rare comic book series is worth good money. By benjamin nobel, june 28, 2016 a galleryslideshow of a few comic book examples i found particularly interesting, from the 27%. A week does not go by without a large number of multiple covers coming out. Of all the different types of comic book variants to try to explain to people, cover price variant comics produce an almostimmediate got it.
Simply click any of the links below to see more details of the rarest comics featuring that character, and the minimum they are worth. So theres always posts in all the separate celebrate artist x threads about store exclusives for a certain artist or character. It also comes with a very rare sketch version of the look at variant covers banner. I can think of about eight shock deaths that were seriously unneeded. By delivering the weekly list of new releases, along with news concerning current and future products available in local and online comic book shops, we enable consumers to meet their goals more effectively. Very iteresting if you consider the back cover as this is a wraparound cover.
Red, a dc comics supervillain and member of the rainbow raiders. Find the most exclusive and sought after comic book issues and collectibles and their variants online at sonnys comics. Sell my comic books presents the 100 most valuable variant covers. Hi, i was just wondering what the blank cover variants are for. Were a business made up of innovators and forwardthinkers, with the drive and wherewithal to constantly update and improve the online shopping experience. It will be written by marguerite bennett and have art by marguerite sauvage. Variant covers became more common during the speculator boom of the 1990s, when. Exclusive and variant comic books online sonnys comics. The killing joke story from brian bolland and alan moore in 1988. The embossed versions are not hard to find individually and the troika collector set pops up periodically.
I bout the future foundation issue 1 variant its all they had and i wanted to read it, and its a blank cover, and back, made out of carboardish paper, and then the actual cover is on the inside. Click the pic to find out more about two key variants. Top 100 variants of the 2020 cpv price guide rare comics. Variants and exclusives online store archives drawn to comics. So you may see a major comic having a 1in10 variant, a 1in25 variant, and so on. Most of the titles from lighting especially hellina. Dc comics cancels batgirl joker variant cover after. Variant comics irritate me because it is such an obvious ploy by publishers to get your money.
This is the incredibly rare foil variant manufactured without any foil giving it the nickname of comic book. Top 60 most valuable comic books from the modern age. In comic books, a variant cover sometimes variant edition refers to an issue of a comic book printed with multiple covers, each with unique cover art. If you are a fan of dc comics bombshell variants from last june june 2014 then strap in, because you are in for a treat. In that story, barbara gordon aka batgirl is shot by the joker and ends up paralyzed. A history of publisher experimentation and variant comic books, by. Its not uncommon for a book to have multiple chases variants, each distributed at a different sales ratio. Red, a number of charactersconcepts in dc comics publications. Justice league hawkgirl action figure august 26, 2020. Store variants are probably one of the biggest factors that the variant market seems to be down or appears like its a bubble waiting to burst. It is a loose adaptation of the eponymous james bond film released in 1962, which in turn is inspired by the novel by ian fleming. Rare comics key investment comics of the modern age. This is one of those spawn variants that only a true spawn collector would recognize as a incredibly rare variant.
Products zapp comics new jerseys best comic book stores. Sep 22, 2017 in this episode, i talk about variant collecting. Chase variants are printed in much smaller quantities than the standard cover and are usually tightly distributed on a ratio system. Those rare whitman variants include action 508, batman 324, dccp 22, superman 348, losh 264, flash 286, jla 179, superboy 6, etc. Zoomcomix is a trendsetting online comic book store, offering our firstrate comic books and exceptional customer service to shoppers from the comfort of their own homes. Rare and not so rare dc universe logo upc variants. Jun 14, 2017 hopefully we get less quantity of variants and better quality much like the books we saw in 201020 in the near future. Marvel gallery mcfarlane spiderman pvc figure october 30, 2019. Each week variant explores all things in the world of comics and geekdom. The list above contains other rare comic books of the modern age which are. Tintin in the congo, a popular 1930 comic book from belgium, depicted the congolese people as savage like monkeys drawings that have now been banned from childrens bookshelves.
But some could also see it as an opportunity to showcase some other artists andor extra art. Very little is really known about the marvel 35cent variants, even by hardcore collectors. Things from another world comics, toys, and collectibles. To find your local store, check out the comic shop locator service. Mar 03, 2015 chase variants are printed in much smaller quantities than the standard cover and are usually tightly distributed on a ratio system. Although youll often see the term 75 cent variants used for this class of comic book rarities heres how that phrase may have originated, they differ from earlier price variant windows for example the earlier 35 cent variants in that the window in this case was fairly large by contrast spanning multiple years in fact and because regular prices for comics varied and rose over time over that multiyear period, the higher cover price copies i.
This month every comic book was an exclusive variant cover instead of 2 out of 3 from the may comic block which is awesome. But if theres one you really want and its a smaller shop, id just ask them about it and theyll. Dc gallery linda carter wonder woman pvc statue may 27, 2020. Wayne, we are able to fulfill the needs of collectors from darn near the whole state. Fantastic four 1961 1st series national book store variants. The best way to identify a convention variant is by finding the logo and year of the specific convention it was sold at on the front or back cover of the comic book.