Key Collector Comics

Key Issues Arriving At Your LCS This Week

The Crow Hack/Slash #1

1st appearance of a new Crow

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #40

1st appearance of a new Power Rangers team

Transformers Ghostbusters #1 

1st crossover Transformers and Ghostbusters (aside from the Ashcan preview)

1st appearance of Ectotron, an autobot version of Ecto-1

Justice League Dark #12

1st appearance of the JLD as the Lords of Chaos (cameo in #11)

Both issues are this week's "secret variant" Absolute Carnage tie-in 

Series premieres, finales, speculative keys and additional variants omitted from this post

16 hours ago, HuddyBee said:

I dunno... 

AOC???

I know.  It’s difficult to understand 

June 6: CGC graded 1.0 sold for $3,100 in 35 bids on eBay

Speculation that Far From Home will hint at or introduce Norman Osborn has generated interest in this undervalued key issue

Rumors that the High Evolutionary will be a villain in GOTG vol. 3 sends Thor #134 up 35% in value 

New Gods #1 makes the Hot List again with last week's news that Tom King is contributing to the screenplay

Richard Dragon's Kung-Fu Figher #1 and #18. Idris Alba confirmed to star in Suicide Squad 2 has many thinking he will play the Bronze Tiger

Morgan le Fay makes her first post Golden Age cameo in Spider-Woman #2 and full appearance in the final panel of Spider-Woman #5. (not in Skull The Slayer - that was a robot)

Elizabeth Hurley announced to play the sorceress in the next season of Runaways and there is also speculation that she may crossover into other Marvel Hulu upcoming shows

Lobo debuts in the second season of Krypton on June 12

Inhumans #5 now consistently selling for $45-$60 with many thinking Yelena Belova will be the main antagonist to The Black Widow

In 2014, the Sony hack revealed interest in developing the comic book series Django/Zorro, now we are learning Tarantino has hired comedian/writer, Jerrod Carmichael to adapt the comic series

As Paper Girls nears its series end, Brian K. Vaughn teases "big news coming". Movie adaptation rumors have already persisted prior to the vague message

Last Friday Bendis tweeted movie news coming soon in the letters section of Pearl #10.  This week has seen the result of the comment with values jumping from cover price to $15+ on both the standard and variant seen here

If you don't know why #191/#192 are hot, I don't want to spoil it.  Not quite HOT but the aggressor from the previously mentioned issues makes his first appearance in #177

A 🚨 Key Issue Alert notification was sent out when the press release of this issue hit and and an hour later the first printing was sold out. Reselling for 300% over webstore price. The new issue also stimulated additional $1k sales of the issue that prompted DC to send the cease and desist letter

Released this week and sold out with little inventory on eBay

Virgin variant cover by Artgerm has sold for $150-$200 since pre-sale and consistently thru this week's release

Not much of an increase in value yet but a high frequency of sales for Adi Granov's Wanda & Vision variant on the cover of Deadpool #13  

BONUS

Teasers released online by HBO today, June 7th are captioned with the title of this Watchmen #6  "The Abyss Gazes Also" the origin of Rorschach

5 hours ago, ygogolak said:

Not on this board at least. People still want Adam West probably. 

Ha! Good point!

9 hours ago, RockMyAmadeus said:

Credit where credit is due: saw that you edited the black costume appearance notes on your app. Good for you. Not that you need affirmation, but the correction was noticed. 

I sincerely appreciate corrections and feedback 

6 hours ago, Crops068 said:

The only worry there is that if they make a change to mimic what Marvel has done then people will complain they are just copying Marvel.  Of course in the end there will always be someone that is unhappy no matter what they do.

I just hope they put out something good that I will be happy to take my kids to see.

They have a good streak going!  Some controversy with the new Batman casting but I don't think there's anyone who would be cast as Batman that would receive overwhelming (51%+) praise

2 hours ago, Aweandlorder said:

They will as soon as the first cinematic depiction of Darkseid will surface

New gods 

3 hours ago, GeeksAreMyPeeps said:

If Warner Brother knows what's good for them, they would build towards a Cosmic Odyssey movie. (Also written by Starlin, with art by Mignola)

Lately their best critical success is when the characters are in standalone films.  Bringing in Tom makes me think they’re going to get more granular with character development.  

14 minutes ago, Crops068 said:

Oh I completely forgot about Shazam, my bad Billy Batson!  Aquaman and Shazam both went in the more comedic route imo, similar to what they did with Thor in the MCU.  Which is why I think they worked.

Shazam shined so brightly it eclipsed the fact it was DC in my mind.

DC might be getting their feet planted with the past few successes.  I’m interested in how  Suicide Squad is going to turn out with some interesting character choices.  Especially if the Idris Alba Bronze Tiger rumors turn out to be true 

7 hours ago, Hollywood1892 said:

There isnt much graded of Pearl at all.

I wonder when its gonna start catching serious heat.

In regards to forever people, remember the massive jumps Iron Man 55 took over the past few years?

Darkseid is definetly DCs answer to Infinity war

Pearl started to pick up yesterday a bit. We’ll see what Bendis says in his letters column 

@Hollywood1892 Thank you for commenting.  I'm glad you enjoy it.  Actually the values haven't jumped much yet on Jimmy Olsen 134 or Forever People.  Most of the increases are all volume increase, not value.    The Pearl book is so new and not on many people's radar so there probably isn't much graded floating around.  Possibly sold already.  Thanks again for checking it out

@hollywood1892

56 minutes ago, Crops068 said:

I fixed it for you

Haha...I'd love to give my harmonious opinion on this but I'll let you do the talking.

52 minutes ago, Crops068 said:

Wasn't really directed at you more just in general.  Major X is imo a waste.  He looks terrible, every time I see him I shake my head.

General X is coming next

2 hours ago, Crops068 said:

How is this in a top 20?  No matter if this is in color, sketch, whatever format, it is hideous.  I do not know what they were thinking with this character. 

They would have done better making Aunt May a super hero that rescues the elderly from accidentally crapping their pants in a retirement home. They could have named her Major Accidental Coverage.

Hey...I'm not asking why or why not.  There are A LOT of Liefeld fans out there as seen in the data on Major X and the Spider-Man Deadpool #47 cameo.  I just report it.  Haha.   i think they may have gotten close to that Aunt May parody.  

2 hours ago, speedcake said:

You love it

3 hours ago, RockMyAmadeus said:

1. There is no debate, and those who do debate are wasting their time. ASM #252 was on sale about two weeks before both PPSSM #90 and MTU #141. While the copyright records aren't always *strictly* accurate, absent recorded data from Marvel or other contemporaneous sources (which does exist!), it's the best public information available, and demonstrates this time difference:

Issues Registered:	v. 1, no. 252, May84. Created 1984; Pub. 1984-01-10; Reg. 1984-03-20; TX0001319971

https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=5&ti=1,5&Search_Arg=amazing spider man&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=vxrIafEOOCQBj21Aayc1aBWC5ccn&SEQ=20190525112014&SID=3

Issues Registered:	v. 1, no. 141, May84. Created 1984; Pub. 1984-01-24; Reg. 1984-03-20; TX0001328284

https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=1&ti=1,1&Search_Arg=marvel team up&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=CigPEl_QvyVTx7jc9__Rv5GJAIkp&SEQ=20190525114109&SID=4

 

Issues Registered:	v. 1, no. 90, May84. Created 1984; Pub. 1984-01-24; Reg. 1984-03-20; TX0001325179

https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=6&ti=1,6&Search_Arg=peter parker&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=8yDJ-HcJVkvltTwP8Jp2DZ9foCv&SEQ=20190525114300&SID=7

The three Spiderman titles did not all come out the same week, even in 1984. Note the publication dates for ASM #252, then for MTU #141 & PPSSM #90.

As well, using abductive reasoning, we understand that Marvel wanted the biggest impact for the new costume...which had an even bigger impact than they anticipated...and wouldn't have diluted that impact by publishing, simultaneously, three books with the new costume. #252 was the first one out of the gate.

2. CGC does not "disagree" with his statement; CGC only goes by cover date, which is confined to the month. All three books share the same publication month, but they do not share the same publication date. And, as has been pointed out numerous times before, CGC label information is neither always accurate nor always present, and ought not be considered determinative in questions of factual accuracy. CGC makes a good effort to be accurate, but they do not have a dedicated fact-checker on staff, and label data can be (and often is) inaccurate or incomplete.

3. Being dismissive of criticism...especially involving legitimate factual errors in your app...will tend to magnify that criticism. Inability to listen and adjust has resulted in very bad experiences for many business ventures throughout history.

I thanked you too soon for the links. I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to prove. I'm not sure how to use "abductive" reasoning to make a determination but I think Mike's World has information that will be useful.  Back to the Gary show

37 minutes ago, RockMyAmadeus said:

So, I did a quick cursory glance of the site, and found a multitude of errors, such as "double covers" being listed as "variants", and newsstand versions being listed as "variants", and purported print runs for books that have no public print run info (which misleads a ton bunch of people, some of whom want to be misled), and other such errors, along with various spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors. And, of course, despite being presented as "free", the "best information" is hidden behind a pay wall. There's nothing wrong with hiding information behind a pay wall, but it does mean that the creator has a financial motive, and has an obligation to make sure the information he presents is 100% accurate.

The verdict, for me, as the OP requested, is a hard pass until and if the app's creator addresses these issues.

That's funny. There's a guy named Gary who does a lot of speculation rounds on comic sites who has the exact same rhetoric as seen here.

2 hours ago, RockMyAmadeus said:

1. There is no debate, and those who do debate are wasting their time. ASM #252 was on sale about two weeks before both PPSSM #90 and MTU #141. While the copyright records aren't always *strictly* accurate, absent recorded data from Marvel or other contemporaneous sources (which does exist!), it's the best public information available, and demonstrates this time difference:

Issues Registered:	v. 1, no. 252, May84. Created 1984; Pub. 1984-01-10; Reg. 1984-03-20; TX0001319971

https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=5&ti=1,5&Search_Arg=amazing spider man&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=vxrIafEOOCQBj21Aayc1aBWC5ccn&SEQ=20190525112014&SID=3

Issues Registered:	v. 1, no. 141, May84. Created 1984; Pub. 1984-01-24; Reg. 1984-03-20; TX0001328284

https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=1&ti=1,1&Search_Arg=marvel team up&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=CigPEl_QvyVTx7jc9__Rv5GJAIkp&SEQ=20190525114109&SID=4

 

Issues Registered:	v. 1, no. 90, May84. Created 1984; Pub. 1984-01-24; Reg. 1984-03-20; TX0001325179

https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=6&ti=1,6&Search_Arg=peter parker&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=8yDJ-HcJVkvltTwP8Jp2DZ9foCv&SEQ=20190525114300&SID=7

The three Spiderman titles did not all come out the same week, even in 1984. Note the publication dates for ASM #252, then for MTU #141 & PPSSM #90.

As well, using abductive reasoning, we understand that Marvel wanted the biggest impact for the new costume...which had an even bigger impact than they anticipated...and wouldn't have diluted that impact by publishing, simultaneously, three books with the new costume. #252 was the first one out of the gate.

2. CGC does not "disagree" with his statement; CGC only goes by cover date, which is confined to the month. All three books share the same publication month, but they do not share the same publication date. And, as has been pointed out numerous times before, CGC label information is neither always accurate nor always present, and ought not be considered determinative in questions of factual accuracy. CGC makes a good effort to be accurate, but they do not have a dedicated fact-checker on staff, and label data can be (and often is) inaccurate or incomplete.

3. Being dismissive of criticism...especially involving legitimate factual errors in your app...will tend to magnify that criticism. Inability to listen and adjust has resulted in very bad experiences for many business ventures throughout history.

Thanks for the links 

5 hours ago, Bookery said:

In partial response to the above post... I just paid for an annual subscription on my desktop.  Have only had a couple of minutes to scan the site, but it appears everything is there.  Looks interesting.  I didn't realize how inexpensive the subscription is.  That's a lot of work just from what I've seen for $19.95 (year) (about the cost of a package of mylars).  As one might glean from my previous posts, I'm a reference book and data junkie.  My office is lined with hundreds of reference books.  Some are excellent, some not so great, but it is rare not to find something useful in all of them.  You (Key Collector) have set yourself up for a major workload, keeping up with all of the myriad changes and fluctuations out there.  I had it lucky with pulps... since they pretty much died out in the 1950s, not a lot of new information popping up on a daily basis, and few variants to deal with (but, yes, there actually are a few in the pulp world).

Thank you for your support.  It’s a lot of work but it’s also lot of fun. I’ll send you a direct message 

35 minutes ago, Aweandlorder said:

It's probably no coincidence that this new player is doing better with new collectors as opposed to old

pre 2000s - guide/newsletters

early 00s - message boards

2010s - blogs/pages

2020s - phone apps

It’s on the website too. The search and design  is unrefined but going through redesigns now. Regardless, the information is there. 

54 minutes ago, Gaard said:

I REALLY would like to check this program out. It sounds really useful.

Unfortunately, I haven't really kept up with tech stuff. I certainly do not own one of those smart phones. My son was showing me his phone one day and I told him "that's not a phone, that's a device." 

When/if your program becomes available to the PC, let me know.

 

Did you know toasters, these days, do 4 slices at a time?

Will do.  

It’s available on PC. Keycollectorcomics.com

35 minutes ago, Rhymenoceros said:

If you're willing to put in the time to compile a list of all the legitimate errors you find, I'm sure he would appreciate the helpful info. Chances are with 14k books there are a couple. 

The harsher the critic the better 

42 minutes ago, Lazyboy said:

Every piece of misinformation hurts, especially when it comes from someone pretending to be some kind of authority.

And do you really think that's the only error on there? I kind of want to get the app now just so I can see how many pieces there are after I tear it to shreds.

Sounds good.  I’d love to have an editor 

12 minutes ago, Aweandlorder said:

This is funny but spot on.

The first time I heard about the app is when people here were bit**g that it promoted Deadpool vs Hawkeye 0 as Spider-gwen's first appearance (can anyone find this post somewhere? being lazy)

I swear to you I had a slab of that book sitting in my store for 3 years doing nothing... The next day I sold it for a cool $200

 

Cameo appearance