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East of West #36 wraparound cover Coolest EoW cover since issue #16 variants. Based on recent comments, I may be the last guy reading this....other than Solar

Read the books and decide for yourself. Some of us think he appeared early on in this run while others are thinking he hasn't shown up yet.

Most of the ASM common covers and variants in this storyline are bringing or are going to bring 5 to 10 times cover. The Hulk variant for #795 is bringing over $30 the last few days. That's hot. Even the Ross cover is bringing around $15 to $20. This run looks like it's going to be hot from beginning to end. Issue #795 will likely be the smallest print of the run other than store variants. Store variants are great. The old Ghost and Phantom variants were good sellers but most don't hold up as well as their counterparts for the most part especially if they are the second or third time a character, or mix of characters, are presented in print.

Is a book heating up if it hasn't hit the stands yet ? Amazing Spider-man #796 is selling for as much or more than #795. ASM 796 PS: You can get these at Midtown, limit 1

As do we all hahaha. I didn't spec heavily on this one, just wish I had seeing the same thing you are online. Oh well, win some, ,is some, lose some. Nature of the hobby.

Don't know if it's an anomaly or a trend but there are 64 copies currently available on ebay. Of those, 52 are the Spider-man Ross cover and 12 are the Hulk Keown cover. The Hulk cover is also commanding more dollars per copy than the Spidey cover too. On a side note, Marvel seems to be in " new character " mode with this series, Weapon H, Future Ghost Rider, and the current Avengers storyline. Should be interesting to see how these hold up over time.

I understand why it isn't your favorite. It isn't mine either but Keown's weaker covers are still better than most and... ...I guess its because of my distaste for rodents but I love thinking of opening the book. Page 2, rat goes splat... ?

I bet on Invincible Iron Man #9 because it was the the first RiRi on a cover in Iron Armor. The majority chose issue #7 which was her 1st appearance not in armor.

Amazing Spider-man 795 is picking up steam in a hurry. I haven't been buying the series lately but absolutely love Dale Keown doing the Hulk. This caused me to order 3 copies without knowing the story was going to feature this legendary villain combo. I've since paid a little extra to buy a couple more issues. Would be thrilled to see Spidey in Black vs Goblin/Carnage combo.

You search for desirable stuff so you always have people looking at what you have available. You are also typically ahead of the curve on comics that are on their way up. That doesn't hurt you. I've noticed a trend for a few years or more. Comics sell well in December from largely to slightly discounted prices. Its a buyer's market for the most part. I buy the majority ( 60% to 75% ) of my secondary market books for the year every December. I have theories as to why this happens but I firmly believe comics just can't compete with video games and electronics for Christmas money. That leads to deals for those of us willing to wait...even though waiting might cause us to miss a hot book. I sell a large number of books from February through June or maybe very early July. I used to sell year round but the profit margins are low to nonexistent some months. It does seem that the bargains dried up a little earlier this year than they have in a while. Maybe a new wave of readers and speculators are trying comics out like they did in 2012 and 2013. I really can't say because I've been in mostly buy mode for runs. Lots of good cheap reading in those sets. Lastly, while the Big 2 and Image nudge the market heavy in the summertime, they always slide in winners in the spring. The more good new stuff on the shelves, the more overall interest in the secondary market imo.

Possibly. I bought boxes upon boxes of Pokémon cards to give my kids when they got older because they absolutely loved the show. We also played the game, along with MTG for years. I have the cards divided and the kids are now welcome to them though to this point, they still leave them with me. None of them feel permanently settled and they don't want to lose them. I never had any intention of selling them and I was successful in that pursuit. That isn't to say that someday the kids won't sell them. It was always my intention for them to have something from their childhood just like my comics, cards, Megos, and Star Wars toys were available to me and my bro. It was such a great feeling for us.

Sorry about that. I read on a couple of sites that the book has been optioned. I wouldn’t have even mentioned it except Kirkmam and the Despicable Me guys are involved. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbr.com/birthright-comic-movie-skybound/amp/

So, after a brief 2 year hiatus, his book is back in the headlines.

The only book that I can recall where the complete story came out before the comic the Star Wars treasury and Super Special editions. Boba Fett shows up in a book well before the comic but the comic still pulls the money. Can you guys think of any other precedent setting books like this one ?

Swore off buying any new ( to me ) series during the winter. That didn't last long. I read these today after hearing so much about them. Loved Cates writing and the art was excellent too. What was I thinking by skipping this ? This may be something. There are numerous books/storylines involving Thanos that hold their value fairly well. I'd like to own a few runs of this at the early buy in but instead, I own a run I can read in the dark hahaha. Cates just keeps killing it. Congrats to him.

Sorry about the stock but you can't buy the memories you probably recorded with that camera. It wasn't a total loss. I bought a ton, well, close to a ton of Superman 204 Lee covers and a box full of Jupiter's Legacy that I'll probably take to my grave, so it has its ups and downs. On another note, the " not for resale " Oblivion Song mentioned above was a retailer preview TPB by Robert Kirkman. The actual comic 1st issue comes out in March. I went heavy on Kirkman's last book, Outcast, and it paid off enormously well for me but it sank like a rock later and a lot of people got stuck with them. The series sells in the $1 to $1.50 per book range. I truly hate when that happens to a series. It makes you wonder who was buying all of those early copies. Outcast is a pretty good read and is supported by a TV show but still doesn't sell. I think it has to do with the art. It isn't very commercial and Oblivion Song's art strikes me the same way. The Walking Dead and Invincible took people by surprise, this surprise no one. The TPB was a good idea to create some hype but it appears to be plentiful and easy to find. This is similar to the Redneck retailer variants that came out last year I'm strongly on the TAH #22 bandwagon, though I only have 2 of them. Still buying Spider-Gwen and Miles Morales stuff too. Something could happen with both of them...and soon....

Go on take the money and run...ooh hoo hoo I've agonized over early sales. 7 bought off the shelf The Walking Dead #1s for less than $100 each or a IH #181 and a GS #1, both in the 9.6 to 9.8 unread range for less than $400 each when that was the books' high. It happens. I've also sold lots of stuff like Rat Queens, East of West ( which I've purchased cheaper since), Ultimate X-men, Ultimates, early 2000s Transformers and GI Joe. When I sold the latter, it hurt to let them go and watch them rise...only to fall. It balances out and you NEVER lose money making money ? I purchased the GS X-men #1, the IH #181, a run of X-men from 94 to the mid 140s with lots of doubles, and a run of NM read Conan #1 through maybe 120 with lots of doubles. All of this for $900 in around 2003 to 2004 or so. I made a profit by the time I sold the 3rd book in the box. Sold about half at the time and kept half for a while, eventually selling them all. I'm certain of one thing. Selling when they're first hot has helped me stay in the black from the Wolverine mini in 1982, to Sandman, to the Spawn #1, to Magnus #12, to the Preacher/Authority/Planetary years, to Ultimate Spider-man #1 and even the Target #1, to Batman #608 and #612....to East of West in 2013 to TAH #22. There were tons of others in between. You profit, you buy more, and you buy for as little and as often as you can as early as you can and cover your ears from the hecklers...or sit on mountains of books for decades and show off the winners. Hahahaha ?

Still loving it. Enjoy the letters pages too. Great book. Great creative team. This is a month in, several month out, can't miss series.

Haha The old tried and true way. I'm absolutely loving the CLZ app. Loaded over 2000 books in the 1st day. Very convenient. Thanks again guys

Thanks to all of you. I'm giving CLZ a go. Just tried out the Barry app and that's a really easy way to inventory books. I really appreciate the help. I lost a ton of info recently and was facing a lot of work the way I used to do it.

Thank you

Thanks. I appreciate the info.

I'm looking for an easy way to inventory my modern collection and I'm curious what you guys are using for your own inventory. Which app is best for current to say 10 or even 20 year old books ? I'm more concerned with an accurate inventory system than current values. Free is great but accuracy and being able to add multiple copies of the same issue is even better. I use iOS and any system that works off barcodes would be fantastic. Any suggestions ?

This is great stuff. Overproduction aside, this was a very cool time period for comic readers.

Southern Bastards 19 issues in 46 months. East of West 36 issues in 59 months. These are 2 of my all time favorite comics in spite of the wait. This goes hand in hand with The Authority volume 1, 29 issues in 39 months, and Planetary, 27 issues in over 10 years. Great stories that both took a lot longer to get out than the typical comic. Hickman and Dragotta both said they were committed for 5 years on EoW. Here is to hoping that they decide to extend that commitment Hoping the Jasons have a long term plan for this one as well.