UltraMaximus

2nd print was allocated, and started selling for double cover almost immediately. 3rd prints on the way.

The books are well written, and well illustrated, and I cannot say the same for the big 2 in most cases! As far as your hunt goes, You won't be able to do it with straight Hasbro figures, you will have to get some 3rd party and custom to make to happen. I like where you head is at though! If I had the shelf space (and opened figures) I would do the same. I do recall a post at TFW2005 that is attempting this, you might want to pick up your search there.

DANG SON! You managed to get probably the 2 hardest to find RI covers out of all IDW! Way to knock that out off the list!

Thank you for the advice and I was 100% aware. I am in a dark room with blackout curtains, 0 direct sunlight. there is an idea you just gave me. $1 frames, not $30 frames, but a little UV reflective film for automotive applied to the glass would handle that. However, when I grade them I will get a different system to hang them from a professional framer who can provide UV glass. . .

I guess the next step is starting the grading, but until then the raw in dollar tree $1 frames will decorate my office walls. Here is the rest of the view from my desk.

Achievement Unlocked! Thanks again to those involved in the process of getting this pile of expensive paper into my possession!

It'll be needing a press according to the source. But any copy is a good copy.

Loving both titles extremely, Optimus is the Transformers book we all needed to establish him as the front piece in the Transformers history. A lot of pieces are getting moved into place and some of those visions Optimus is having is wild. Almost as wild as some of the things going on with the Lost Light. Need LL to catch up with the the arc so we can see where they are going with things. Writing is still on point, and I want to see more of Fort Max and that situation on Luna 1. GRAIL BOOK FOUND. It will be enroute today sometime, and in hand within a week or so thanks to some good friends making sure I didn't miss it. Lots of people to thank but I am sure they know who they are. Thank you!

I think the decimal point is too far right Well at least he/she doesn't have it listed as GCS first appearance. Too soon man!

http://marvel-hip-hop-variants.tumblr.com/ ^Has them all IIRC.

Hunt Continues! 9 Hip Hop covers missing from the complete run: Hulk #1 Elektra #1 (not out yet) Bullseye #1 (also) Kingpin #1 (samesies) Monsters Unleashed #2 (2/1 I think the rest soon after) US Avengers #1 Mighty Captain Marvel #1 Unstoppable Wasp #1

#1 1st Printing will always be tough in 9.8. Every book has bindery tears, and only a few had NCB stress, many were bad color break over 1/4"

Boom.

So you just admitting that since you missed the GOOD spec, you decided to pump other unrelated books without reading the story of how the Sirens form? L oh L.

Why are you so angry? Quit trying to discredit the people who are better at speculating comics than you. lmao

Positive feedback received. Go on......

You actually haven't read Tec 850, have you? I have read it. So story doesn't matter? Is that what you are saying? No story does matter, you are absolutely correct there, I will say Tec 850 is an important Sirens key book that does lead in to GCS but it's not their 1st appearance. We should be focusing on the plot line of the Sirens movie as that is where other specs lie. I 100% Agree with Ween because I have read the whole arc, and there would be NO Sirens series without what happened in Detective Comics first. Tec 850 is Cameo + Origin of Sirens and the only reason why these specific people are against it, is because CBSI broke the spec, and these guys all missed the opportunity to pick up copies/or are just continuing their stupid witch hunt against a spec site that does better than any other when it comes to finger on the market pulse. I've asked everyone of these loudmouth trolls for their ebay names, and they all refused because they are likely hiding something. They were PM'd to discuss, and they replied with rhetoric that cannot be backed up (as usual) and left the conversations.

Yeah but Monstress and 72E are both excellently written and illustrated. It went 3 printings for #1 so far, people are reading it but the book was nearly $20 out the gate........

So the good stuff went ultra quick which would be expected with money to be made. But all of those goods will soon be hitting the market either in slabs or raw where they previously were taking up space in a warehouse. the roughly 10-20 copies were always there, but it's ok if you want to roll with the conspiracy theory. I bet you think all books are 9.8 condition when sitting in these warehouses.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Deadpool-2-1-100-hip-hop-variant-cover-Vanilla-Ice-hip-hop-Mike-Hawthorne-/192038936265?hash=item2cb6699ec9:g:gC8AAOSwa~BYO4dt Why did they have any left over and why unload them for $2?? It was less than 20 copies, Diamond doesn't mark up incentives, and the distribution of #2 was HALF of #1.

Deadpool #2 1:100 Hip Hop was $2.00 in last years sale, and all went to one retailer whom sold me 2 9.8 candidates because he's a nice guy.

We looked, it's a majority of percentile variants nobody wanted, all the goods were gone in minutes of Diamond sending out the email, And it is still a bunch of Secret Wars variants leftover from last years sale. Conspiracy theorists, begone. Drinking that BC kool aid is bad for your health.

You won't, they have clearly stated only signed sets will get the random remarks.

He already did which is what caused the recent run up in his books appearance.

If you didn't have to ask for replacements, you are the 1st. Congrats!